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Medical simulation platform FundamentalVR raises $20M to help surgeons learn through VR

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FundamentalVR , an immersive simulation platform for medical and health care professions, has raised $20 million in a round of funding to “accelerate skill-transfer and surgical proficiency” through virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) applications. “This makes the solutions highly scalable and affordable.”

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VRAI wants to tackle the energy crisis by bringing VR simulation training to offshore wind sector

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Virtual Reality (VR) has struggled to transition too far beyond gaming circles and specific industry use-cases such as medical training , but with the burgeoning metaverse movement championed by tech heavyweights such as Meta , there has been a renewed hope (and hype) around the promise that virtual worlds bring. ” Training day. .

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Power Immersive, Engaging, Impactful Learning Experiences with AR/VR

Trigent

But with Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) coming into the picture, things have changed radically for the education sector. We are treading into an era of experiential learning driven by AR/VR. The research by MarketsandMarkets suggests that the global EdTech and smart classroom market is growing at a CAGR of 16.1%

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Why Adopting New Technologies like AR and VR are Essential for Your Business?

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In that case, it is essential to understand why companies consider adopting new technologies or digital transformations like Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) to meet customer needs. It has proven the perfect platform to taste success in today’s competitive market. million VR users and 110.1 million by 2027.

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Audi spinoff holoride collects $12M in Series A led by Terranet AB

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Holoride will use the fresh funds to search for new developers and other talent both as it prepares to expand into global markets like Europe, the United States and Asia, and in advance of its summer 2022 launch for private passenger cars. . I used VR in a car going 90 mph and didn’t get sick. “One million (~$3.9

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Lablaco seeks to help usher in the new era of web3 digitized retail

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Even reducing the carbon emission it takes to travel via car to a store is progress. With SPIN, users can enter the VR version of their favorite store and speak to avatar customer service agents to buy clothes. And so much of fashion — especially fast fashion — ends up in landfills.

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Daily Crunch: Patreon rival Fanfix projects paying creators $50M by end of 2023

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And we have five more for you: Running in place : Brian reports that, a decade later, this VR treadmill is finally ready to ship. It’s easy to calculate, but it’s a hard number to budge, since ARR indicates how well a startup is doing in terms of product-market fit. Do you like to travel? You can sign up here.