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VR Training Program Teaches Underserved Population Soft Skills to Increase Their Employment Chances

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However, an initiative by Viability, funded by the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC), promises to make things easier for the underserved, thanks to an innovative VR training program. The Oculus headsets are placed in this unit after each session, so that the next person participating in the VR training program can use them safely.

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Lowe’s Unveils VR Clinic For DIY Home Improvement

VRScout

The latest edition to the Lowe’s Innovation Labs’ Holoroom experience, Holoroom How To is an on-demand virtual reality tool that uses said immersive tech combined with step-by-step instructions to educate and assist users in the proper completion of a variety of complex home projects.

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A Look Inside Consumer Perceptions of Oculus Go

Road to VR

More than just the latest in a long line of niche gadgets, Oculus Go represents the linchpin of Facebook’s lofty goal of putting one billion people into virtual reality. He is based in Boston, Massachusetts. SEE ALSO Oculus Go Review: Standalone VR Priced for the Masses. Consumer Perceptions.

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VirZOOM Partners With AMD to Bring VR Fitness Bikes to Locations Across the Globe

Road to VR

The software itself can be downloaded at home for free, as it supports Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR headsets (with Gear VR coming later), but the company’s proprietary VirZOOM Bike Controller, an integral piece of kit, costs a little under $400—available at VirZOOM , Amazon , Best Buy , Gamestop , Target , and Walmart.

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Rendever Announces Addition of EnvisionHome Solution to VR Experience Platform

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It was initially offered through Samsung Gear, and then Oculus Go. To accomplish this, Rendever works with content providers and aggregators, creates its own immersive media, and creates partnerships to produce specialty content. As a result, the VR experiences are navigable through more user-friendly touch screens.

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Magic Leap’s John Gaeta talks about the future of cinema, storytelling and mixed reality

The Ghost Howls

I’ve had the opportunity to interview him together with two other journalists and during the interview we have been able to span different topics, from cinema to the MagicVerse, not to mention mixed reality storytelling and immersive cinema. So, why don’t you participate in this amazing discussion with me?

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VR Helps Shape Future US & German Urban Transportation Policies

Peter Graham

Earlier this year applied research institute Fraunhofer IAO and Hessischer Rundfunk from Germany in collaboration with (among others) the Harvard Graduate School of Design and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Senseable City Lab presented a future vision of urban transportation. As Dr. David S.