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Orlando Mayor Offers 2,500 Open Positions to Build Metaverse in the MetaCenter

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This was further supported by the founding of the University of Central Florida (UCF) to create a workforce capable of supporting the US space program. BrandXR is also building AR experiences for some of the world’s biggest brands and institutions, including NASA and Microsoft. Red 6 is using AR headsets to enhance training for pilots.

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Top XR Vendors Majoring in Education for 2022

XR Today - Virtual Reality

At the same time, Meta’s flexible software landscape ensures teams can access a wide range of educational apps, or make and implement their own learning tools from scratch. Perhaps the biggest company in the mixed reality landscape right now, Microsoft is paving the way to a future of incredible hybrid learning. Pico Interactive.

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Crytek-Incubated ‘VR First’ Program to Double Number of Academic VR/AR Labs in 2017

Road to VR

VR First , the global initiative to seed academic institutions with VR/AR hardware and software, today announced that it’s nearly doubling the number of its VR labs in universities and science parks across the globe by the end of 2017. University of Florida, USA. image courtesy VR First. image courtesy VR First.

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Report: VR in Retail and Marketing to Generate US$1.8 billion in 2022

Tech Trends VR

Walmart’s recent acquisition of VR software company Spatialand is another indicator of VR deployment as a retail solution in the future, as is their use of HoloLens for helping better manage their warehouse logistics. “There is high consumer interest in using VR for making purchase decisions while shopping online or in-store. billion 2022.

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NASA Let Us Walk On Mars With HoloLens

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The software, called OnSight, is a collaboration between NASA and Microsoft to give rover scientists the ability to walk around and explore Mars right from their offices. For NASA JPL and Microsoft, its all about using the HoloLens and software as a tool to interact with Mars and 3D simulations in a more natural human way.

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Medical Software Maker Medivis Closes $2.3 Million in Funding to Bring HoloLens to Surgical Platform

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The HoloLens has made enough of an impact on the healthcare industry for Microsoft technology partner Medivis to convince investors to pledge $2.3 The platform will be on display at the Microsoft booth until the conference's conclusion on Friday. million in funding for its surgical platform.

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EON Reality Joins Axelrod for UAE Knowledge Metaverse

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The platform, which is compatible with major immersive tech providers such as Magic Leap, Meta Platforms, Microsoft HoloLens, Apple, HTC VIVE, Ready Player Me, and Google recently provided the University of Glasgow with an EON-XR Centre to train and engage students with the XR tool.

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