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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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Flipside XR Launches Free VR App Flipside Studio for Animated Content

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Launched on March 2 with support from Meta, the VR app enables users to build animated content in real time, using advanced virtual production tools. The app contains a number of tools and features that allow users to produce engaging, high-quality videos powered by VR.

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How Microsoft Is Leading A War On Deepfakes

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Microsoft’s new tool detects digital manipulation in real-time based on nearly invisible imperfections. 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. How exactly does it do this?

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Bank Of America Turns To VR For Soft Skills Training

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Created by The Academy —Bank of America’s award-winning onboarding, training, and development organization—the program is part of the company’s commitment to providing the most cutting-edge professional development tools to their employees to ensure they are successful in their roles. . Image Credit: Bank of America.

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Using Augmented Reality to Fight World Hunger

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The ever-expanding range of immersive tools is slowly transforming multiple industries, from retail and entertainment to healthcare. Viewers went on a journey to three different countries: South Sudan, Jordan, and Bangladesh. Aside from AR, the UN also utilized virtual reality and other audio-visual tools.

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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. We are directly helping VR Creators make a living and giving them another tool in their belt to increase their engagement and growth.

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ArborXR Secures $12M Funding to Scale Enterprise XR Device Management Platform

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Launched in 2020 by Brad Scoggin, Jordan Williams, and Will Stackable following the founders’ sale of SpringboardVR to Vertigo Games , ArborXR aims to provide a “scalable solution to effectively manage fleets of XR devices and deliver a seamless VR experience – often during critical phases,” the company says.

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