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10 “Metaversities” Are Opening Across The US This Fall

VRScout

Participating universities include West Virginia University, the University of Maryland, and Morehouse College just to name a few. VR technology company Engage XR today announced that it is partnering with VR education specialists VictoryXR to launch 10 virtual universities, aka “Metaversities,” across the United States.

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How Immersive Technology Is Advancing Healthcare

ARPost

As immersive technology has become more advanced with time, it has had an increasing role in medicine. Virtual and augmented reality technology have both been responsible for particular advancements in the healthcare industry, and not just in medicine. This is where immersive technology is really having its moment to shine.

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VR Shooter Core Disruption Features Motion Sickness Tech

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Thanks to MPLEX’s simulation sickness mitigation technology, you shouldn’t experience any discomfort as you zip across the battlefield in your futuristic murder machine. Outside of gaming, this technology could be used for certain types of VR training modules or even in the workforce. Image Credit: MPLEX. Feature Image Credit: MPLEX.

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Education’s Next Big Leap: Immersive VR Education For Better Learning

VRScout

While investing in VR education and training applications may seem unnecessary, time-consuming, or just a “nice to have”, immersive technologies can play a large role in educating students and employees efficiently and effectively. So, let’s explore how exactly immersive technology can make a difference in a student’s learning journey. .

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Spreading the Love of Classical Music Through Virtual Reality

ARPost

Perhaps it might come as a surprise, but the technology is disrupting many fields, including ones you least suspect—classical music. Developers leveraged binaural audio processing technology, as well as directional surround sound to make everything come to life. Many people associate virtual reality with video gaming.

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Pimax launches innovation center: 314 Labs

XROM

The new center, titled 314 Labs inspired by the number π, is located in Elkton, Maryland, as well as in Qingdao, China. According to the latest news, Pimax has launched its own innovation center to accelerate R&D for virtual reality.

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Marco Magnano on XR Safety Week, journalism, and the meta…

The Ghost Howls

I will discuss this on Monday, the 6th of December , with professor Adam Marton, director of the Capital News Service Data and Graphics Bureau and lecturer within the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland. Here you will be able to see the panel about immersive journalism I will be part of.

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