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‘Meta for Education’ Program Exits Beta, Bringing Quest to the Classroom

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Meta announced its ‘Meta for Education’ program is now out of beta, allowing schools and educational institutions from all over to fill their classrooms with Quest headsets and use a variety of education-focused XR apps and software.

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Meta Horizon Desktop Editor Now Publicly Available In Early Access

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The software also supports creating in-world user interfaces (UIs) for use in VR, web, and mobile, and for creating, animating, and setting up the behavior of simple non-player characters (NPCs). Further, Meta is launching a $50 million Meta Horizon Creator Fund to pay creators of "fun and engaging" worlds.

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EON Reality Expands its rollout in Iceland Targeting National-Rollout with 10,000 Tailored Courses with the Launch of Spatial AI Center and EON AI Autonomous Agents

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“Empowering Iceland’s Future: EON Reality Launches Spatial AI Center to Revolutionize Education.” ” IRVINE, CA– February 27,2024 – EON Reality, a global leader in immersive learning technologies, is thrilled to announce the launch of a groundbreaking educational initiative in Iceland.

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How To Watch Meta Connect 2022 Live, On Screen Or In VR

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Horizon Worlds is accessible to Quest 2 owners in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Ireland, France, and Spain. Update your headset to the latest Meta Quest software version. Meta says to follow these steps to access the experience in VR: Register at oculus.com/connect.

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Meta's Horizon Worlds Now Rolling Out To All Countries Where Quest Headsets Are Sold

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Currently Horizon Worlds is only available in the USA, Canada, UK, France, Spain, Ireland, and Iceland. Still, despite being in the top 10 the platform remains less notably popular than its primary competitors Rec Room, VRChat, and Roblox, even with Meta's efforts to integrate it into the Quest system software.

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30th Raindance Film Festival to Showcase Skits & Giggles, the First Live VR Comedy Show in Horizon Worlds

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To date, the Horizon Worlds metaverse project is available in select regions only: the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, France, Ireland, and Iceland. In addition, the team showcases strong skills in game design, full post-production, and software development. Double Eye Studios and the Future of VR Performance.

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Hands-on: Dell Mobile Connect Brings Your Smartphone into VR With a Few Caveats

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To address this excruciating first-world malady, Dell is including a new VR function in its Mobile Connect software that lets you bring your entire Android phone—and some of your iPhone—into any VR app running on SteamVR. SEE ALSO HTC Confirms Vive Cosmos Will Support OpenVR/SteamVR. 5] stars on the App Store.

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