GizModo VR

MARCH 29, 2022

is fed up with the poor air quality in her home state of Utah. Fifteen-year-old Natalie R. But rather than simply complain, she and a group of other young people are taking on who they see as the enablers of this pollution: government officials who continue to green-light fossil fuel development. Read more.

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GizModo VR

JULY 13, 2021

Thousands of 3-inch fish splashed down into about 200 high-altitude lakes in Utah over the past week, as the state’s wildlife department restocked its water bodies by plane. The work is done by plane because the lakes are inaccessible by ground transit, especially when carrying so many fish in hundreds of pounds of… Read more.

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Hypergrid Business

JULY 25, 2019

Image courtesy University of Utah Center for Neural Interfaces.). Scientists at the University of Utah started with an arm created by DEKA Research & Development Corp., Image courtesy University of Utah Center for Neural Interfaces.). Watch a video of the University of Utah system in action below: Keven Walgamott.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 7, 2017

Starting today, visitors to Lindon, Utah, where the startup is based, will be able to see this incredible experience. First opening in New York at Madame Tussauds last year, the experience puts you inside a Ghostbusters-themed narrative that ingeniously helped explain why you’re wearing a backpack.

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VRScout

APRIL 13, 2019

Researchers, including those at the University of Utah, are hopeful that VR can slow or diminish the effects of this chronic illness. An April 9th study from the University of Utah found that using VR may help people suffering from Parkinson’s disease improve their balance and potentially decrease their rate of falls.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 10, 2016

That’s the idea behind three new VR Arcades that have opened in Utah, Ohio, and Washington, DC, which are leveraging the HTC Vive as the go-to ‘out-of-home’ VR platform for such activities. VR Junkies – Orem, Utah. The post 3 New VR Arcades Hit Utah, Ohio, and Washington, DC appeared first on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. 5:00 pm PT January 6 // Utah Jazz vs. Philadelphia 76ers // 4:30 pm PT January 8 // Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers // 4:00 pm PT January 9 // Portland Trail Blazers vs. New York Knicks // 4:30 pm PT January 13 // New York Knicks vs. Memphis Grizzlies // 5:00 pm PT January 15 // Indiana Pacers vs. Utah Jazz // 6:00 pm PT (..)

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GizModo VR

JUNE 4, 2021

The West is in drought. You might even call it Biblical given that a drought this fierce hasn’t hit the region in at least 1,200 years. Read more.

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Yesterday, the internet was enthralled by the discovery of an unexplained metallic monolith in the middle of nowhere by officers for Utah’s Department of Public Safety. Was it aliens or artists? Roughly 24 hours later, we have a lot more answers, all thanks to amateur sleuths online. And given the area’s long history… Read more.

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GizModo VR

JULY 27, 2021

Water levels in Utah’s Great Salt Lake have officially dwindled to their lowest ever recorded. It’s an effect of the megadrought that has impacted water supplies across the West. Read more.

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Road to VR

JUNE 24, 2021

The company is now taking pre-orders for tickets to its debut locations, which for now are in Utah and New Jersey. . Locations are tentatively said to start operations sometime in November 2021. With Jensen’s experience in out-of-home entertainment, we expect to see that number go up before then.

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GizModo VR

MAY 18, 2022

A legislative commission in Utah has given the green light to study several strategies to help with the worryingly low levels of water in the Great Salt Lake—including potentially building a pipeline to carry water over land from the Pacific Ocean. The study to determine “the feasibility and cost of piping water from… Read more.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

” Since the launch of its first mixed reality experience back in 2016, Ghostbusters: Dimension , the Utah-based company has produced a wide assortment of free-roam VR experiences based on major IPs, such as Star Wars , Wreck-It-Ralph , Jumanji , and Marvel’s The Avengers just to name a few.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The additional DLC pack, which typically sells for $5 on Quest, brings to the game four scenes from the Mars Research Station in Utah, making for a total of 20 scenes. Each scene can be played in multiple difficulties, which allow to tackle the puzzle in 25, 50, 100, 200, and 400 pieces.

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Next Reality AR

AUGUST 10, 2018

At the recent Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, held in Salt Lake City, Utah in June, Microsoft researchers gave a tutorial showing off the new HoloLens Research Mode, which gives developers access to the device's sensor data.

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

The mysterious shiny metallic monolith that was found in Utah’s Red Rock Country more than a week ago and set off various online and offline investigations into who—or what , dun, dun, dun—put it there is gone. On Saturday, the federal Bureau of Land Management’s Utah office announced that the monolith had been removed… Read more.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 5, 2022

With vaccines and boosters now in full effect, the festival was meant to be both Hollywood’s return to Park City, Utah, and an evolution of its virtual component. The 2022 Sundance Film Festiva l was set to be the big comeback after a fully virtual event in 2021. Even with the rise of the covid-19 omicron variant over… Read more.

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ARPost

AUGUST 3, 2020

Utah-based company eLearning Brothers has made a safer approach to training firefighters using virtual reality. Volunteers and veterans alike can hone their skills without putting their lives in danger. Trainees can also easily retain information using VR. Moreover, they will feel more confident in high-risk situations.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Houston Rockets // 5:00 pm PT November 4 // Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons // 4:30 pm PT November 7 // Portland Trail Blazers vs. San Antonio Spurs // 7:00 pm PT November 12 // Phoenix Suns vs. Utah Jazz // 6:00 pm PT November 15 // Miami Heat vs. Indiana Pacers // 4:00 pm PT November 19 // Denver Nuggets vs. Memphis Grizzlies // 5:00 pm PT (..)

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

And despite losing some of the charm that comes with attending the legendary in-person event in Salt Lake City, Utah, event organizers did a considerable job with this virtual alternative. Sundance Film Festival’s New Frontier showcase was conducted virtually this year in response to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. 28th to Feb.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 10, 2017

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GizModo VR

JUNE 9, 2022

In parts of California, Nevada, Utah, and Texas, today’s predicted highs are well above 100 degrees. It’s currently very hot in the Southwest. Those scorching three digit temperatures are expected to increase and persist across the region through the weekend, in the first heatwave of the season for some parts of the… Read more.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Oklahoma City Thunder (5:00 pm PT) January 6: Utah Jazz vs. Philadelphia 76ers (4:30 pm PT) January 8: Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers (4:00 pm PT) January 9: Portland Trail Blazers vs. New York Knicks (4:30 pm PT) January 13: New York Knicks vs. Memphis Grizzlies (5:00 pm PT) January 15: Indiana Pacers vs. Utah Jazz (6:00 pm PT) January 20: San (..)

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GizModo VR

APRIL 11, 2022

More than two months after paleontologists claimed a dinosaur fossil site in Utah was seriously damaged by a backhoe, the Bureau of Land Management—which had ordered the construction work—has admitted that fossil trackways were indeed damaged by the heavy machinery and that the department made mistakes in not… Read more.

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Mashable VR

MAY 7, 2022

In the video above, a helicopter drops the shell (aka a "Manufacturing Demonstration Unit," or MDU) from 1,200 feet above the Utah Test and Training Range, a military site. NASA hopes to return the precious Martian samples to the Utah desert, collected in tubes by the Perseverance rover, in the early 2030s.

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Oculus

OCTOBER 9, 2024

NHL Sense Arena 25 returns for the 2024-25 NHL season with a revamped Season Mode, a Trophy Room, and (of course) the brand-new Utah Hockey Club. Hockey is back—both in real life and in VR.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Even though no one will actually be in Park City, Utah to see it, the 2021 Sundance Film Festival is still happening. It’s taking place mostly online from January 28-February 3 and anyone can go, if they buy tickets and passes. Those go on sale January 7 so, in the build-up to that, we went through the schedule and… Read more.

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Road to VR

MARCH 8, 2017

In a reverse engineering exercise, two students at Utah State University have hacked positional tracking onto a Gear VR headset using SteamVR Tracking technology. Mobile VR solutions like Samsung’s Gear VR currently employ rotational tracking only.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 21, 2021

A remarkable fossil site in Utah, in which several tyrannosaurs were found buried together, strengthens a burgeoning theory that these fearsome creatures hunted in packs, similar to wolves. Read more.

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Road to VR

JULY 31, 2020

First part has already been demonstrated with Utah array, but not as an outpatient device. Yes, should be possible to create a neural shunt from motor cortex to microcontrollers in muscle groups & restore movement even if someone has a fully severed spinal cord. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 30, 2020.

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VRGames

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Players from all around the league are making their way to Utah for what is sure to be a competitive and exciting game. This weekend, Salt Lake City will be hosting the annual NBA All-Star game. But Meta Quest will also be attending as one of the most exciting parts of this year’s game festivities. […]

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CraneMorley

MARCH 14, 2023

One of the first courses for first year students is to explore the river valleys in Utah. Once students place the Mixed Reality headset on, they are taken on a virtual magic school bus ride and transported to the river valleys of Utah. Professors and past students found the traditional method of teaching outdated and lackluster.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 27, 2022

with Oliver going through the problems ("the South-West is actually going through its driest period since 800 A.D. ," he explains) to the many unhelpful ideas and solutions being offered, including a call to collective prayer for rain from Utah's Governor Spencer Cox. Utah, your Capitol is Salt Lake City. It's me, God. A lake of salt.

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Road to VR

JULY 22, 2019

The company says that leading hospitals using the platform include Brown University, Vanderbilt University, Hospital for Special Surgery, Marshall University, Newcastle Simulation Centre, The University of Hawaii, UCLA, University of Washington, Wake Forest Baptiste Health, University of Kentucky, University of Utah, and New York University.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

. “Colonizing Mars begins at the Mars Desert Research Station in Hanksville, Utah where simulations are teaching us what it would be like to live on the red planet.” Take an intimate look inside the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah, where the lucky few have been chosen to simulate life on Mars.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

The project is an ongoing research initiative at the University of Utah’s Laboratory for Quantitative Experience Design which is a joint lab between the School of Computing and Entertainment Arts & Engineering departments.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The Grand Finals are set to take place in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 29th, and will include the top three finalists. The competition is slated to take place over three weekends in March, including an at-home section open to anyone from March 13-14 and a global VR arcade section co-hosted by SpringboardVR from March 18-22.

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