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Meta Opens Project Aria to Researchers Tackling All-day AR Challenges

Road to VR

Meta envisions a future where AR is an integral tool for communication, entertainment, and utility, although getting there requires slim, all-day wearable AR glasses, which hasn’t been easy.

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Iowa State Athletics Will Use A Concussion-Detecting VR Headset

VRScout

In fact the technology is so promising that Iowa State University has already announced plans to integrate the technology into their popular sports program. The ability to quickly detect any trauma makes this a perfect tool for clinicians to use on the sidelines.

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Samsung is Developing VR Tools to Help Diagnose Mental Health

Road to VR

The ZDNet report maintains that the app will focus on cognitive behavior therapies for suicide prevention, and include psychological assessment tools using the Samsung’s Bixby AI assistant. Besides Gear VR and Bixby, the diagnostic tool will also incorporate data retrieved from the Gear S3 smartwatch and the S Health app.

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Meta Partners with UK Immersive Learning Start-Up Amidst Cambridge Analytica Legal Battle

XR Today - Virtual Reality

I immediately recognized this as a tool that’s going to change education—change the way we teach. Furthermore, advanced device management tools eliminate the need for teachers to update each device individually, streamlining the onboarding process and making it more efficient. It had a completely different feeling.

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Meta For Education Beta Brings VR & Mixed Reality To Colleges & Universities

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I immediately recognized this as a tool that’s going to change education—change the way we teach. I think Meta has all of the tools that they need, and allowing us to beta test is giving you better insight on how to make the product better for us. Meta says these institutions will provide feedback on the program before its full launch.

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Meta Brings VR/MR Headsets and the Metaverse to US/UK Education Institutions

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

I immediately recognized this as a tool that’s going to change education—change the way we teach. Additionally, advanced device management tools eliminate the need for teachers to update each device individually and prepare them manually in a bid to make onboarding processes more efficient. It had a completely different feeling.

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Modul University Vienna Adopts Digital Twin Campus

XR Today - Virtual Reality

By integrating modern solutions such as augmented or virtual reality, we see the potential in meaningfully supplementing and further developing conventional teaching rather than replacing it” The collaboration will continue to enhance conventional teaching by introducing augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) classroom tools.

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