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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. See Also: What Is a Digital Twin?

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Top XR Vendors Majoring in Education for 2022

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Perhaps the biggest company in the mixed reality landscape right now, Microsoft is paving the way to a future of incredible hybrid learning. According to Microsoft, implementing mixed reality into the training landscape leads to a reduction in training times of approximately 30%. That’s where Unity comes in. Pico Interactive.

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

Road to VR

While the program was principally incubated by Crytek, students working in VR First labs tend use Unity (48%), followed by Unreal (20%) and then CRYENGINE (14%). University of Florida, USA. image courtesy VR First. image courtesy VR First. Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia. Universität Hamburg, Germany. VIGAMUS Academy, Italy.

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ARway to Integrate Magic Leap 2, Microsoft HoloLens 2 Headsets

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

ARway-Microsoft HoloLens 2 Collaboration The Toronto, Canada-based company also struck a major deal with Microsoft to integrate its solutions on the latter’s HoloLens 2 headset. Working with Microsoft, ARway will introduce its digital wayfinding platform to Microsoft’s world-renowned set of hardware capabilities.

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USC Launches $1bn XR, Generative AI Initiative

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The Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Association (VRARA)’s Central Florida Chapter took centre stage with Full Sail University in late March. At the impressive event, the partners launched their first-ever Central Florida Immersive Technology Summit, hosting industry leaders across the globe.

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Sony Acquires Beyond Sports to Expand Metaverse Solutions

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

” Rival firm Microsoft bought Activision Blizzard to expand its portfolio of solutions in a historic $68 billion deal. This has greatly expanded Microsoft’s future ambitions for metaverse technologies such as cloud computing, digital avatars, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and others.

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Orlando’s Breakthrough Digital Twin Project Named 2024 Top Tech

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This year was a busy one for the XR industry; following a lull in faith towards the start of the year, groups such as the OEP, Microsoft, and Meta worked to bring new life to the sector via substantial workplace XR solutions. The Unity integration also enables the OEP to integrate other related solutions into the product.

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