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Non-Profit ‘Athar’ Is Developing VR Employment Education For Jordan Youth

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Nada Ibrahim Hassan Hussen dreams of changing this unfortunate reality through the use of technology skills training and a VR platform that it’s in the early stages of development, Hussen is Programmes Manager at Athar, a non-profit organization based in Rusifeh, Jordan (a sub-grantee of Mercy Corps). Image Credit: Pluralsight.

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How Augmented Reality Is Enhancing the Value of Digital Personas

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Many kids bought super expensive Air Jordans to sport at school. They buy outfits for their characters to look cool for the same reason we used to buy Air Jordans (sneakerheads still buy and sport expensive shoes, of course). So imagine that a teen can’t afford or doesn’t see as much value in owning a physical pair of Jordans.

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VR Streetball Game Blacktop Hoops Coming Later This Month

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The company used motion capture technology to capture the movements of streetball pros and dunkers like Jordan Kilganon and King Handles. Created by the Berkeley, CA indie game studio, Vinci Games, Blacktop Hoops was built from the ground up to deliver an authentic streetball experience that feels natural in VR.

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VR Sci-fi Shooter Turns Your Hands Into Laser Cannons

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Rogue Ascent VR is a killer-looking VR shooter that makes use of Quest hand-tracking technology to immerse you in a sci-fi adventure where you use your bare hands to blast your way through multiple action-packed levels. Rogue Ascent VR is available free on Meta Quest and Meta Quest 2 headsets via SideQuest.

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Bank Of America Turns To VR For Soft Skills Training

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Innovation is at the heart of everything we do,” said Hari Gopalkrishnan, Head of Retail, Preferred, Small Business, and Wealth Management Technology at Bank of America. “We We are focused on creating and implementing technologies that offer advanced solutions.

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How Microsoft Is Leading A War On Deepfakes

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This is actually a video of acclaimed director/writer/actor Jordan Peele that’s been altered to look like the 44th President of the United States using an artificial intelligence software. It’s likely you’ve seen this technology used before. Believe it or not, this is not former US President Barrack Obama.

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VR Shooter Rogue Ascent Adds Twitch Integration On Quest

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In an official press release, Jordan McGraw, Game Creator and CEO of Nooner Bear Studio said, “I wanted to offer native Twitch streaming because I saw a gap in the technology that I recognized I could fill. Adding the Twitch integration only reinforces my opinion that this is the go-to VR title for Twitch Streamers everywhere.”.