VRScout

MARCH 23, 2020

Vancouver-based start-up Precision OS just introduced a new multiplayer feature for VR surgical training platform. In an era of rapidly advancing technologies and procedures, training is often a rate-limiting factor. Multiplayer is literally and figuratively adding another dimension to our proficiency focused training platform.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

At the end of the visit, I was asked if I wanted to play around with a plane simulator that was there in the demo room. I never say no to a plane simulator, so I entered the cockpit, put on my head the Varjo XR-4, and started playing with the simulator. The mixed reality simulation was pretty good.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

VR has absolutely transformed the classroom and when it comes to sports training, it’s like hitting the turbo boost. This training allows players to train effectively without the risk of injury. One sport that has embraced the benefits of VR training is football. Now the really exciting part!

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Road to VR

JANUARY 21, 2019

Delays are a train driver’s worst nightmare, and while it’s true upcoming VR train simulator Derail Valley has seen a modest setback after its planned January 18th launch, the game is now full steam ahead as it makes its Early Access debut on the Oculus Store and Steam this week.

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Road to VR

JULY 3, 2023

Derail Valley, the train simulator for VR and PC, launched into Early Access in 2019, positioning itself as the most realistic train sim out there. The so-called ‘Simulator’ update includes a load of new content, including dynamic VR hands, new locomotives, better world simulation, sandbox mode, and more.

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VRScout

JUNE 4, 2017

Walmart staff have their work cut out for them, one of the many reasons why the retail giant began opening its many ‘Walmart Academies’ to train its future staff on the details of their expected duties in a comfortable and cost-efficient manner. Could we be seeing the dawn of VR in retail and shopping?

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Sense Arena, a VR sports training provider based out of the Czech Republic, is one such company working to modernize the world of sports training through the use of immersive technology. Sense Arena can be used in a professional training environment with a stick or on the go using the standard Touch controllers.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Our portfolio includes various projects, such as virtual tours to monuments and cities, VR games, marketing activities and corporate training simulators. Huawei wanted to facilitate training of their 4G and 5G network installers. So, onsite training is always costly? It is too much workload for any computer.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Walmart associates will now have access to the same VR training their managers receive at Walmart Academies. Now, in the wake of their first year utilizing the immersive tech, the company is doubling down its efforts to integrate VR into the their training program by delivering VR headsets to every Walmart branch within the United States.

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Road to VR

JUNE 23, 2021

Moth+Flame, a creator of VR training software, today announced it’s garnered $2.5 million in seed funding to expand the scale of its workplace VR training technology. To see PromiseVR in action, check out the three-minute video below, which shows the company’s workplace racial bias training.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Military simulations are one of the fields where virtual reality has always been an important technology , even before that VR had its new renaissance in 2012. Can you be so kind as to also introduce Bohemia Interactive Simulations? VBS4 is an easy-to-use, whole-earth virtual and constructive simulation.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

I have been able to speak for almost one hour with Jeremy Bailenson , which is the professor at Stanford that is a legend in the VR field for his studies on interactions, psychology, and training in Virtual Reality. His lab was even visited by Zuckerberg before he decided to acquire Oculus. This is 1999.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

TRANSFRVR , one such company working to bring immersive VR learning to accredited job training programs across the United States, today announced its secured $12 million in Series A financing. The post Transfr Secures $12M Series A Financing to Scale Immersive VR Job Training Platform appeared first on Road to VR.

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VRScout

AUGUST 29, 2018

The advanced VR simulation expands to new medical institutions as Oculus & CHLA continue their push towards experiential education. For the past year, medical students and staff at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) have been utilizing VR technology to simulate various high-stakes pediatric emergencies.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 23, 2021

While the company hasn’t fully revealed its product, it says it’s using AR and VR to create immersive sports training and gaming experiences. ” The company is focused on both XR sports training and gaming. .” ” The company is focused on both XR sports training and gaming. million seed investment.

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VRScout

AUGUST 16, 2019

Doghead Simulations CEO uses social VR to get back in shape. Mat Chacon , co-founder and CEO of Doghead Simulations , the company behind the VR tool Rumii, spent most of his life in remarkable shape. Depending on the workout, Chacon would use either an Oculus Go, Oculus Quest, or an HTC Vive to pump up his cardio.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Separate from the main Quest store, Oculus App Lab gives developers an official ‘unlisted’ and uncurated means of distributing Oculus Quest apps. So far Oculus has stayed true to that promise, having no qualms about hosting a Quest app that’s literally just a cube. But what about price?

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Immersive training has the potential to make a huge impact on Ecuador’s education system. “ActiVaR,” one of the first technical training programs in Latin America, was launched at an event in Quito, Ecuador where 150 participants experienced VR and AR training techniques–many of them for the first time.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Certifying a worker to operate heavy construction equipment like a crane costs companies time and money, and now that the United States’ Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires all crane operators to be certified by 2017 , there’s never been a better time for simulators to enter the market in force.

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VRScout

MARCH 12, 2017

Currently available for download on the Oculus Store for the low, low price of $0.00, Mission:ISS is a scientifically accurate space simulation that lets players explore the infamous International Space Station in full virtual reality. Mission: ISS is currently available for download free over at the Oculus Store.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2020

Compatible across desktop and standalone VR like Oculus Quest and Oculus Go. NVIDIA Holodeck is a virtual reality (VR) innovation platform that brings designers, peers, and stakeholders together from anywhere in the world to build and explore creations in a highly realistic, collaborative, and physically simulated VR environment.

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VRScout

MAY 1, 2019

We learned that both the Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S will be shipping to customers May 21st and that Viveport Infinity would be offering owners of either the recently-announced Valve Index or Oculus Rift S two free months of the popular game subscription service. Image Credit: Oculus. Image Credit: Oculus.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Available now on Oculus Quest, Tribe XR DJ School is an interactive DJ simulation experience that teaches you the skills required to mix music on a professional level. Originally released on SteamVR back in March, the standalone experience offers the same all-in-one DJ training package for both experienced and budding disk jockeys. .

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2018

SimSpray is a VR training system targeting educational institutions, manufacturers, and trade unions, all with the eye for lowering costs over traditional training and offering some unique insight only available in VR. Image courtesy VRSim. “We ” minimizing waste and exposure to hazardous materials.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Last week, I traveled to the Houston Area Safety Council in Pasadena, Texas, to put Industrial Training International VR’s new crane simulator through its paces. While ITI has been training crane operators, riggers, and signallers for 30 years, the inclusion of VR in their training programs is a recent development.

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Road to VR

JUNE 25, 2016

One of the best we’ve seen, this video, demonstrating a dangerous workplace simulation for train operators, shows how virtual reality and motion controllers might revolutionise training in the work place. Seem to me that user engagement would skyrocket and along with it, the success of driving home the training.

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VRScout

JUNE 17, 2019

Here’s what PSVR players have to look forward to this week: VACATION SIMULATOR from Owlchemy Labs. Originally released on SteamVR and Oculus this past April, Vacation Simulator arrives on PlayStation VR tomorrow ( June 18th ). There isn’t enough time to properly convey to you my love for this game.

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Tech Trends VR

APRIL 22, 2020

FundamentalVR collaborated with Imperial College to offer free virtual training in ventilating COVID-19 patients. This allows students to exercise their skills at home while in isolation using the company’s @HomeVR system which was launched two weeks ago for standalone VR headsets such as Oculus Quest and HTC Vive Focus Plus.

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VRScout

JUNE 18, 2019

VR hardware is front and center at this year’s festivities following the release of Oculus Quest and HP Reverb. VR Hardware of the Year: Oculus – Quest. Oculus – Rift S. Owlchemy Labs – Vacation Simulator. VR Experience of the Year: ILMxLAB & Oculus Studios – Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series – Episode I.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Out now in early access, Thief Simulator VR offers both regular users and kleptomaniacs-in-training the chance to experience life as a skilled cat burglar. But I guess that’s just a testament to the impressive realism of Thief Simulator VR. Crime pays in PlayWay’s burglary VR game, available now.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 1, 2017

US supermarket chain Walmart is betting big on VR to help improve its employee training techniques, and it’s turned to a new company to help. TechCrunch is reporting that Walmart plans to install VR training platforms at each of its 200 Academy training centers across the US by the end of the year.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The Oculus Touch motion controllers arrive December 6th and pre-orders begin October 10th. Oculus’ biggest event of the year, Oculus Connect 3 , kicked off Thursday morning with an opening keynote that revealed what’s next for the Facebook owned Oculus platform, as well as new content playable with Oculus Touch motion controllers.

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Road to VR

JULY 15, 2017

Of course, the beauty of real-time VR rendering combined with a multi-axis robot arm means that its potential applications are almost endless and can be improved over time; initially designed for the attractions industry, the same software can be used to safely simulate high-risk scenarios for training purposes. image courtesy Holovis.

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VRScout

APRIL 21, 2020

The medical simulation company has collaborated with Imperial College to train the skills to ventilate COVID-19 patients. This allows students to exercise their skills at home while in isolation using the company’s @HomeVR system which was launched two weeks ago for standalone VR headsets such as Oculus Quest and HTC Vive Focus Plus.

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VRScout

JULY 22, 2021

BroadAR – Smell Revived Health Scholars – Saving Kids Lives: VR Training for Pediatric Emergencies Khora – The Challenge Project Make Real Ltd – Make Real & NHS Blood Transplant – Aseptic Technique VR NUMENA GmbH – SSI VR Osso VR – Osso VR – Cinematic VR Surgical Training Platform SimX, Inc.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2018

The app launched in Early Access on the Oculus Store in December. Tribe VR DJ School is their first project, a VR application currently optimised for Oculus Rift and Touch. The post ‘Tribe VR DJ School’ Trains You to Mix Music on Real Equipment appeared first on Road to VR. Image courtesy Tribe VR.

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ARPost

JULY 22, 2021

The “smell training” program has more uses than you might expect but is currently being used by individuals who temporarily lost their sense of smell due to COVID. Health Scholars for VR Pediatric Emergency Care training. for “Aseptic Technique VR” training with NHS Blood Transplant. VR Education and Training of the Year.

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