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Plus! Inside virtual reality with Meta’s Quest 3

Evening Standard

Virtual reality can help emergency services navigate the complexities of real-life crises

The UK has experienced several terrorist attacks, from the 2005 London bombings, to the devastating events at Manchester Arena and London Bridge in 2017. These tragic incidents not only resulted in the loss of innocent lives but were also immensely challenging for emergency response teams.

The Conversation

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicks off developer conference with focus on AI, virtual reality

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the tech giant’s Connect developer conference on Wednesday with a focus on virtual and augmented reality and artificial intelligence

The Independent UK

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Is Meta Stock A Buy? Facebook Parent Breaks Out On AI Buzz, Earnings Optimism

Meta stock is charging higher on the strength of new technology, like its AI glasses, and bullish analyst views about sales momentum ahead of Q3 earnings.

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Union High School, University of Texas partner for football Metaverse experience

Union High School is using virtual reality to give fans a new way to watch football games and other live events with help from the University of Texas.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Sex offenders are using virtual reality to ‘groom and abuse children’

NSPCC says VR is being used to not only interact with children, but also to simulate acts of abuse

The Independent UK

Virtual reality is helping Olkola Traditional Owners get back on Country

The Olkola people from Queensland’s very remote Cape York Peninsula gained their land back through a native title claim in 2014. Since then, they have undertaken land management using traditional fire techniques, habitat protection and restoration and cultural tourism.

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Birmingham Royal Ballet uses virtual reality to make dance more accessible

Company aims to allow those unable to go to the theatre, including neurodivergent people, the elderly and children, to enjoy its shows

The Guardian - UK

Virtual reality is mid — all my Meta Quest 2 does is gather dust

The Meta Quest 2 was supposed to be a game changer, but as it turns out virtual reality is actually kind of mid.

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Generative AI and VR/AR/Gaming: Complementary Technologies

This may be pretty obvious to many readers, but I thought it would be fun to have a discussion about it: Generative AI should sharply propel forward the development of lifelike Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality environments (and of sub-VR visual environments, such as those for many computer games). That's…

Reason

Meta Quest 3 video leak shows off thinner design and new controllers

Here's what the Meta Quest 3 virtual reality headset looks like when you actually take it out of its box.

TechRadar

‘The night is literally in my hands’: what it’s like to attend an acid house rave – in virtual reality

Using VR and haptic vests to transport users to a sweaty club in 1980s Britain, In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats is so realistic that you might need a lie down afterwards

The Guardian - AU

Experience boat race through virtual reality

The NTBRS offers boat race fans a unique VR regatta experience. The vehicle with the VR system was flagged off by the District Collector. It will tour schools and a special competition has been arranged for students. A photo exhibition ‘Thuzhathalam-2023’ was inaugurated at the Lalithakala Academy Art Gallery. The…

The Hindu

Virtual reality has negative side effects – new research shows that can be a problem in the workplace

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Tech&Learning

What is Cybersickness? The Common Virtual Reality Side Effect Explained

Cybersickness affects more than half of those who use virtual reality experience to some degree. Here’s what educators need to know about cybersickness and how to prevent it.

Zenger

Game-Changing Robot Medic Empowers Remote Assessment And Treatment

Robot medic uses virtual reality to save lives in high-risk environments

Zenger

Digital Innovations Revolutionize Music Production, Boost Revenue For Producers

Streaming, home studios, global collaboration, and virtual reality reshape the industry landscape.

Tom’s Guide

NBA games could be Apple Vision Pro’s secret weapon

NBA chief hints that virtual reality NBA experiences could be on the way to Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro headset.

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Evening Standard

Roblox is coming to Meta Quest VR with a 13+ rating

The child-friendly gaming platform will work in virtual reality without a PC connected

The Hindu

Kalaignar Centenary library to be inaugurated in Madurai on July 15, will house over 3.3 lakh books

. Kalaignar Centenary Library in Madurai to open on July 15; features 3.3 lakh books, amenities, services, art gallery, multi-purpose hall, children's theatre, conference hall, virtual reality experience, dome with chandelier, digitalisation for e-library & more. Aims to attract readers & enable visually-impaired to enjoy reading.

Daily Mirror

Health Secretary gives virtual reality tours of 40 new hospitals as they don't exist

Labour's Wes Streeting said patients need a government in the 'real world' as Steve Barclay resorted to hosting reality tours of hospitals that haven't been built

The Independent UK

In Ukraine, civilians train on survival skills to cope with dangers from Russia’s war

In a cramped municipal building in a residential area of the Ukrainian capital, a group of people take turns training to shoot from a replica of a machine gun with the help of a weapon’s training simulator relying on virtual reality

MusicRadar

Korg releases Gadget VR, a virtual reality music studio for Meta Quest headsets

Is it time to take your music production into the metaverse?

The Hindu

Ramky to launch ‘RamkyVerse’, Hyderabad’s first virtual reality real estate marketplace

Real estate firm Ramky Estates becomes the first residential developer in the city to venture into the realm of virtual reality with ‘RamkyVerse’, a virtual reality marketplace which will allow customers to virtually experience the group’s ongoing projects.

The Guardian - UK

Virtual reality and a ‘snail fossil’ meet in clash of old and new at Royal Society

The Summer Science Exhibition shows the enduring appeal of the prehistoric

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