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10 “Metaversities” Are Opening Across The US This Fall

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Participating universities include West Virginia University, the University of Maryland, and Morehouse College just to name a few. VR headsets such as the Meta Quest and HTC Vive have set the stage for the next generation of video games, allowing players to immerse themselves even further in their favorite worlds.

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VR Simulation Allows Police To Train Using Real Tasers

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Axon’s simulator training is powered by the Vive Focus 3 , HTC’s all-in-one VR headset in combination with the company’s Vive Wrist Trackers , which track the position of the user’s hands in VR. Not only that, but trainees can actually bring their TASER energy weapons and training firearms with them in VR.

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The Media and Entertainment Metaverse: What to Expect

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Theme and amusement parks have begun incorporating VR technologies from HTC VIVE for novel attractions. Busch Gardens Virginia , one of the United States’ top theme parks, created an immersive roller coaster ‘The Battle for Eire’ featuring emerald mask VR headsets from the Taiwanese tech giant. VR Theme Parks.

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This Restaurant Will Let You Paint With Sauces in VR

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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. 26 – Virginia Tech vs. Virginia. Georgia Southern.

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Virtual Reality Creeps Into Virginia Commonwealth University

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Virginia Commonwealth University , or VCU for short, is the latest educational facility to install a Virtual Reality lab on their premises. While not every VR Lab out there will offer setups as advanced as Virginia Commonwealth University, but these labs are becoming much more commonplace. Comment below and let us know!

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‘Firewall Zero Hour’ to Get New Maps, Characters & Weapons Starting Tomorrow

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SEE ALSO Here’s What HTC Says About Camera Privacy on Vive Cosmos. Another new free map, called Gauntlet, will also arrive then, a training ground located in the state of Virginia. Also coming tomorrow is the Nerve Gas Mine, which emits a lethal cloud of gas that causes constant damage to players who step within its radius.

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The XR Week Peek (2019.14.09): a new powerful Vive Focus appears, Facebook Connect is coming, and more!

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Geekbench has just published the scores for a new Vive Focus headset , indicating that a new standalone headset by HTC is coming. But for sure HTC wants Oculus to feel the competition, if this “leak” on the new Focus has “casually” happened some days before the launch of the new Quest…. (Image by Qualcomm). Good luck to her.

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