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Over 2,000 Meta Quest Headsets Deployed in Kentucky Schools

XR Today - Virtual Reality

In a recent report by XR MDM solutions provider MangeXR, the firm highlighted a recent success story with educational end users in the Kentucky region. Moreover, the current phase two of headset distribution sees the Kentucky Department of Education actively approach special education groups.

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‘Google Earth VR’ Lets You Experience the Total Solar Eclipse Right Now

Road to VR

Whether or not you’re in the narrow band of ‘solar eclipse totality’ that’s making its way across the continental United States on Monday, August 21st, Google Earth VR has seen a recent update that will let you experience the rare event from the comfort of your own HTC Vive or Oculus Rift. image courtesy NASA.

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Network Rail’s XR Training Pilot Reaches 1,000 UK Students

XR Today - Virtual Reality

In early February, CareerViewXR, a new immersive edtech startup, initiated a statewide program that provided more than 300 HTC VIVE VR headsets and corresponding immersive learning software to schools throughout North Dakota. Doncaster’s recent scaling success comes in the wake of similar success stories in the US.

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2020: The Year of AR and VR for Education and Training

EON Reality

In my time with the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, I was first introduced to the concept of using virtual reality (3D stereographic presentation), as a means to change and improve the teaching and learning process. AR and VR, Random Acts of Progress: A Personal Story.

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This Restaurant Will Let You Paint With Sauces in VR

VRScout

Zaxby’s is taking an interactive HTC VIVE experience on tour to tailgaters across the country. The “Zaxby’s Fanz of Flavor” tour is hitting the road with a full-sized wooden barn where you can get your hands on the HTC VIVE and a few custom interactive VR experiences. 24 – Western Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt. 10 – TCU vs. Arkansas.

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Vodafone ‘Shifts the Paradigm’ from XR Headsets to AR Glasses

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Vodafone is bringing its computing connectivity capabilities to the Snapdragon-powered HyperRealityHub that it says “shifts the paradigm” from heavier XR headsets to more lightweight and affordable AR glasses.

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Funding Roundup: NextVR Raises $80M Series B, Owlchemy Labs.

AllThingsVR

NextVR has raised $80 million in Series B funding to expand its platform that has broadcast events, including a Coldplay concert, presidential debates and the Kentucky Derby, in virtual reality. Funding Roundup: NextVR Raises $80M Series B, Owlchemy Labs Raises $5M & TheWaveVR’ Raises $2.5M Investors include China Assets Holdings Ltd.,