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Using Google Earth VR to Study Awe – Towards a Virtual Overview Effect

Road to VR

Denise Quesnel is a graduate student at Simon Frasier University’s iSpace Lab , and she has been studying the process of invoking awe using Google Earth VR. Quesnel wants to better understand the Overview Effect phenomenon, and whether or not it’s possible to use immersive VR to induce it. Subscribe on iTunes.

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ExpressVPN Survey Explores Immersive Tech in the Workplace

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ExpressVPN has conducted a survey of 1,500 employees and 1,500 employers to learn about attitudes toward immersive work. Remote collaboration has been one of the biggest promises of immersive technology as it relates to work but employers seem to be more excited than employees. Why Not Bring Immersive Tech Into the Workplace?

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Study by “Compare The Market” Finds Surging Interest in “Virtual Travel”

ARPost

A recent study sheds light on one way that some people might be trying to adapt: virtual travel. About the Study. That month saw many countries implement stay-at-home advice and restrictions and by the end of March most of the world was under some form of stay-at-home order,” Eliza Buglar wrote in her article on the study.

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The Future of VR in Education: Full Immersion in Learning

ARPost

Some schoolchildren are visual learners: it is important for them to “see” the object of study, and not just hear or read about it. The results of studies on the VR impact on student engagement in the learning process show that in more than 60% of cases, students have increased attention, and interest in the subject.

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Researchers Catalog 170+ Text Input Techniques to Improve Typing in XR

Road to VR

As immersive experiences become increasingly sophisticated, the challenge of efficient text entry remains a crucial barrier to seamless interaction in virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR). each dot represents one technique analyzed in the study). Words per minute using multiple fingers, and different input devices.

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Google Reveals Latest Project Starline Prototype, Its Light-field Telepresence Platform

Road to VR

It’s been nearly two years since Google first introduced Project Starline, a telepresence platform designed to facilitate natural-feeling remote communication between two people. Google says that makes the latest prototype “more practical,” and says that select companies are trialing the new version.

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Immersive Learning: Expert Roundtable

XR Today - Virtual Reality

XR finds a keen home in training and learning thanks to the technology’s unique ability to create immersive spatial environments for trainees that can cover a broad number of use cases. Immersive training has been proven to be effective. Immersive learning enhances learning retention and recall.

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