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AR Takes Center Stage At SXSW 2020

VRScout

The annual festival will debut new AR experiences from Magic Leap, Intel, and director Virginia Galloway. News AR glasses Augmented Reality Intel Magic Leap NCT 127 Superhuman AR SXSW 2020 The Last Light Virginia Galloway Virtual Cinema Program Hiraeth Here are just a few of the wild experiences festival-goers can expect!

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VR Technology Being Used In De-Escalation Training For Police

VRScout

Police officers operating out of the Strasburg Police Department in Strasburg, Virginia have begun receiving supplemental VR training centered specifically around crisis de-escalation. Lonnie Conner according to The Northern Virginia Daily. Officers are given a chance to experience confrontations from the civilians perspective.

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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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HaptX Secures $1.5M Grant to Build Full-body Haptics for VR & Telepresence Robots

Road to VR

The company behind the force feedback haptic gloves HaptX and research teams from Virginia Tech and University of Florida have secured a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), something the group says will allow them to build full-body haptic and force feedback tech for VR and robotics.

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Watch Google’s Wing drones make deliveries to folks in Virginia

Digital Trends

A trial drone delivery service operated by Google's Wing unit is celebrating a year of operations in Christiansburg, Virginia.

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A Caterpillar With Vomit-Inducing Poison Fur Is Taking Over Virginia

GizModo VR

Now the East Coast is getting in on the bad bug action, too, as furry poisonous caterpillars that can make people vomit and feel like they’re going into shock spread across Virginia. More like United States of Ahhh Get These Horror Show Bugs… Read more.

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West Virginia Starts New Fake Culture War Against Blackrock

GizModo VR

West Virginia won’t use BlackRock’s investment funds any longer as part of its banking transactions, positioning itself as defending poor, defenseless American fossil fuel companies. The boycott is based on BlackRock’s recent public statements on climate—but ignores the realities of where the financial giant is… Read more.