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December 5, 2022 2 min read

Mozilla Hubs, an open-source virtual world platform

Within Mozilla Hubs you can create with relative ease a unique Hub. You can choose your own environments and avatars that will shape your community, you can build and decorate your virtual world with the…

December 5, 2022 1 min read

Surgical training with VR support in UK hospitals

Digitalhealth.net reported recently on surgical training being carried out by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in the UK. The simulation technology used in these training sessions allows trainees to practice and develop their…

December 5, 2022 1 min read

Metaverse Safety Week 10-15 December

The Metaverse Safety Week is a five-day event exploring the opportunities to create a better and safer Metaverse by sharing everything from policies to research. Different perspectives on issues, such as how to tackle bias,…

November 2, 2022 11 min read

4 pilots to assess effectiveness of using AR technologies in education

by Eleni Mangina, University College Dublin, Ireland. ARETE is a €3.9 million research and innovation project funded by European Union’s H2020 programme (2019-2023). The project is led by Professor Eleni Mangina from the School of…

November 2, 2022 8 min read

Using XR to improve architectural education

by Farzam Sepanta, Carleton University, Canada. Although extended reality (XR) technologies such as virtual and augmented reality are widely utilized in many different fields, architectural education has not witnessed a significant change over the past…

October 28, 2022 9 min read

The role of wearable haptic devices in XR

by Rebecca Rui, XR ERA. WEART develops wearable haptic devices that enable a naturalistic and comfortable interaction with virtual objects, surfaces, and materials, allowing people to grasp, touch, feel, and manipulate content. By implementing rich…

October 28, 2022 2 min read

Discover how to develop educational XR apps on 17 November

Have you ever wondered how researchers and developers work together on creating an extended reality project? How do they approach an idea that can add value to an educational experience? What are the pitfalls that…

October 4, 2022 10 min read

Removing location boundaries from clinical simulation using XR

Dr. Jonathan Martin, Clinical Simulation Lead of Cambridge University Hospitals and Patricia Ramos, MD, MCRP, Medical Director of Simulation at Kaiser Permanente NW, co-facilitated a clinical simulation where two physicians in training and one GigXR…

October 3, 2022 2 min read

STEREOPSIA, 17-19 October in Brussels, Belgium

Stereopsia is the gathering of entrepreneurs, investors, content creators, scientists, and audiences seeking new voices and fresh perspectives on XR since 2009. This year the 14th annual conference will take place from 17-19 October in Brussels,…

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