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How to prototype VR games, virtual tours, or training sessions with just your Chromebook

A friend of mine named Scott Jacobson, who is a professor of science and game design (thanks, Scott!) recently brought a cool product to my attention. He said he used a Chromebook to prototype a VR game with his students at the start of the global pandemic, like many people. However, as software like Construct …

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Children's on-road bike safety sees 'dramatic improvement' after indoor immersive VR training

Children’s on-road bike safety sees ‘dramatic improvement’ after indoor immersive VR training

Credit: Brunel University London Drifting or loss of concentration is a major cause of bicycle accidents, and because they are not as good at seeing hazards as adults, children are more often seriously injured. Failing to look correctly at junctions and “human error” are the leading cause of road cycling accidents according to the Department …

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Global Low-Cost Airline Market Snapshot to 2030 - High Internet Penetration Combined with Online Literacy Driving Growth

Global Military Simulation and Virtual Training Market Analysis Report 2022-2030: Warzone Games, Combat/Mission Exercises, Virtual Indoor Firing Ranges, Virtual Boot Camp and Tactical Medical Training

DUBLIN, December 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The “Military Simulation and Virtual Training – Market and Technology Forecast to 2030” report has been added to from ResearchAndMarkets.com offer. Research and Markets Logo The use of virtual training with simulators is increasing, driven by developments in augmented reality and virtual reality in terms of functionality, user experience, …

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Rain presents AI training on an analog chip

Rain presents AI training on an analog chip

Article by: Sally Ward-Foxton Rain’s scientific work proves that training deep learning networks on analog chips works. Rain Neuromorphics trained a deep learning network on an analog chip (a crossbar network of memristors) using the company’s analog-compatible training algorithms. The process required several orders of magnitude less power compared to current GPU systems. Although Rain’s …

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Virtual Reality: The New Healthcare Training Tool - MedCity News

Virtual Reality: The New Healthcare Training Tool – MedCity News

I don’t think anyone can really be prepared for their first use of a VR headset. Technology has become such a familiar part of our lives that I think its brilliance can sometimes escape us, but virtual reality has given people a taste of something they’ve never experienced before. Virtual reality is not a technology …

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Loft Dynamics, formerly VRM Switzerland, raises $20 million to turn pilot training into virtual reality

Loft Dynamics, formerly VRM Switzerland, raises $20 million to turn pilot training into virtual reality

First-of-its-kind technology solves global pilot shortage, growing demand for flight schools and urgent need to reduce air pollution ZURICH and SAN FRANCISCO, December 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Loft Dynamics AG, creator of the world’s first and only virtual reality (VR) simulator licensed by a major aviation regulator, today announced that it has rebranded and increased …

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A Dose of Virtual Reality: Pilots Upgrade 316th OSS Helicopter Simulator to Meet Training Needs

A Dose of Virtual Reality: Pilots Upgrade 316th OSS Helicopter Simulator to Meet Training Needs

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – First Lt. Joseph Mull, a pilot with the 1st Helicopter Squadron at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, flew one of two UH-1N Hueys in formation over the National Capital Region. The storyline was a routine 30-minute mission in late October where Mull followed leader Huey taking off from Andrews and navigating …

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5 Examples of Using Virtual Reality in Soft Skills Training

5 Examples of Using Virtual Reality in Soft Skills Training

Soft skills are gaining more and more importance in the contemporary workplace, and virtual reality can help employees improve their soft skills by placing them in realistic simulations where they practice these skills. As business upskilling needs grow, training in soft skills can be particularly challenging. Virtual reality can help bridge this gap. VR headsets …

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PRophet, a cloud marketing product from Stagwell (STGW), partners with Paul Allen AI Institute's Yoodli to bring voice coaching and AI media training to the PR industry

PRophet, a cloud marketing product from Stagwell (STGW), partners with Paul Allen AI Institute’s Yoodli to bring voice coaching and AI media training to the PR industry

PRophet becomes the first communications technology company to enable users to hone their media interviewing skills with AI, Personalized, non-judgmental feedback from Yoodli’s vocal coach NEW YORK, November 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Prophetthe first-ever AI-powered PR pitching platform, built by and for PR professionals that predicts media interest and sentiment, today announced a partnership with …

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Murfreesboro Housing Authority launches new program providing residents with free internet access and energy training for up to three years

Murfreesboro Housing Authority launches new program providing residents with free internet access and energy training for up to three years

Launch of the connected communities pilot project funded by TVA this month MURFRESBORO, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Murfreesboro Housing Authority (MHA), in cooperation with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), United Communications and SmartMark Communications, today announced that its residents will now be eligible for free Internet service up to three years thanks to a subsidy from TVA’s Connected …

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