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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. See Also: New PwC Report: The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Soft Skills Training. To solve this issue, Viability.

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Lowe’s Unveils VR Clinic For DIY Home Improvement

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Lowe’s sympathizes with your concerns and as part of their never-ending battle to make home maintenance simple and easy has debuted a brand new DIY clinic that uses virtual reality to train you in the proper procedures and methods of various improvement projects.

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

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But thanks to virtual reality, there might be an exercise machine coming to your local gym or arcade that promises to gamify what many people not only find to be an existential commentary on their personal failings, but also a painfully boring experience. “Virtual reality brings new excitement to traditional fitness equipment.

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A Look Inside Consumer Perceptions of Oculus Go

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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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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. One such partnership with the City of Boston Massachusetts allowed residents of senior care facilities to virtually attend the2019 Patriots Super Bowl parade. 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

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At the same time I was living in Greenwich Village and I had some talented friends working in the advertising sector, making things like stop-motion animation for advertising… and these friends told me that a new studio was being built in Massachusetts by Douglas Trumbull. He was obsessed with Virtual Reality.

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Facebook Acquires FacioMetrics To Add ‘Fun Effects’ To Photos and Videos

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Users of FacioMetrics’ technology span the academic and tech industry worlds and include Lightricks, Anki, Meograph, University of Kentucky, Carnegie Mellon University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and a “leading social networking company” — perhaps Facebook?

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