Tag: virtual reality

Apple mixed reality Vision Pro goggles unveiled to varied response

Stephanie Beck
Vision Pro Goggles - Introducing Apple Vision Pro - Apple YouTube

While some raved about the potential of the device, others were far more skeptical or concerned. It’s not unusual for technology to receive a mixed response these days, but there was a particularly large variety of responses to the official unveiling of the Apple Vision Pro mixed reality goggles. Among the leading concerns expressed had to do with increased trends toward isolation. The Apple Vision Pro goggles are designed to provide both an augmented reality and virtual reality experience. When in augmented reality mode, the wearer can see the real…

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Meta squeaks new VR headset unveiling in before Apple’s

Julie Campbell
VR headset - Meta Unveiling

Zuckerberg announced the Meta Quest 3 only days ahead of Apple’s scheduled announcement. Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO, took the opportunity to unveil the company’s latest VR headset, the Quest 3, just ahead of when Apple is expected to make a similar unveiling. The new virtual reality device will start at $499, according to a video Zuckerberg posted on Instagram. In Zuckerberg’s post, he pointed out that the new Meta VR headset will be the first one with “high-res color mixed reality.” Those interested in the technology will also be interested…

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World’s first AR campus test launched by St. Ambrose University

Stephanie Beck
AR Campus - University

A new VR and AR pilot project aims to improve student engagement. An unprecedented VR and AR campus “Metaversity” pilot project has been launched by St. Ambrose President Amy C Novak EdD in partnership with VictoryXR as part of strategic initiatives to help emphasize a new generation of learning and to bolster student engagement. The school will be the first in the world to test the launch of a fully augmented reality campus. According to Novak, St. Ambrose University (SAU), located in Davenport, Iowa, will be the world’s first school…

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Metaverse policing strategy is under development at Interpol

Jesse Collins
Metaverse - Interpol Headquarters

The global police agency is investing the ways crime can be regulated in a virtual reality universe. Jurgen Stock, secretary general at Interpol, said that the police agency is currently developing a strategy that the organization will be able to use to police crime that occurs in the metaverse. The virtual reality universe has seen a great deal of hype but has yet to experience any mainstream use. Interpol has developed its own virtual reality (VR) environment in anticipation of a potential widespread use of the metaverse. In Interpol’s VR…

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Microsoft surprises no one by laying off its HoloLens, mixed reality, and VR technology staff

Jesse Collins
VR Technology - Layoffs

The tech giant has dumped all the employees in each of those departments following a hiring wave. Microsoft has joined a number of other large tech companies that are laying off mixed reality and VR technology staff following a hiring boom that occurred throughout the pandemic. The employees of those companies are now paying the price of their employer’s rapidly made choices. Several tech giants were too quick in hiring new staff and expanding their offerings during the pandemic. Now, as the economy contracts, those giants are laying off those…

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