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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. Energy crisis.

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CommonGround raises $25M for immersive video avatar technology that doesn’t rely on VR gear

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Like “TrueSelf Scan,” the name of the initial application that’s used to scan a person’s image, the meeting software also will not require a VR headset to use and engage with — users will be “seated” in a room that will be shown on a video screen.

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Transfr raises $12M Series A to bring virtual reality to manufacturing-plant floors

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Transfr started as a mentor-based VR training programming play. Labster, which offers schools VR simulations of science class, had product usage grow 15 times since March. 7 investors discuss augmented reality and VR startup opportunities in 2020. The company raised money in August to expand to Asia.

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Virtual Recruitment Events: A Complete Guide

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As businesses embrace remote-first cultures and global talent pools, virtual recruitment events are a cost-effective, efficient, and scalable way to source and connect with top talent. Virtual hiring events are becoming vital for modern recruitment, and the hiring world is changing rapidly. Here’s what the future holds: 1.

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Labster gets millions from a16z to bring virtual science lab software to the world

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VR is good for learning, but we need to make sure that we understand and provide services and solutions that work with the hardware that institutions already have and are available,” he said, adding that many institutions have been unable to afford headsets for all students. VR] was in no way as revolutionary as we hopped and thought of.”.

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ManageXR grabs $4 million seed round to scale XR business 

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ManageXR built an enterprise device management platform designed for VR and AR devices to serve as the core infrastructure for organizations. Device management solutions have been around for years, but until recently, there hasn’t been a viable option for VR and AR devices. ” Image Credits: ManageXR dashboard / ManageXR. .

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