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Senior Citizens Try VR
VR doesn’t discriminate by age! Watch these senior citizens try VR for the first time, and realize that immersive content can be universally received across generational lines. Everyone can find redeeming value in #virtualreality. #VR #seniors #elderly #VRforall #immersion #anewway #firsttime #immerseyourself
Read MoreNorth Korea in VR
VR allows for new perspectives. Let ABC News take you where you’ve never been able to go before. This short VR Documentary shows a view from inside the North Korean Regime. #newperspectives #northkorea #ABCnews #VR #virtualreality #VRproductions #buffalo #immersion #immerseyourself #welcometothefuture
Read MoreVR: 2017 Results
Did 2017 pan out the way we’d expected? Take a look at this article to compare 2017 projections of the VR industry to actual results from the last year. This may help us to understand the certainty of the 2018 market projections. #VR #virtualreality #market #projections #predictions #technology #newyear #aNewWay #buffalo #welcometothefuture #immersion #immerseyourself http://www.tomshardware.com/news/2017-vr-industry-predictions-revisited,36199.html
Read MoreVR Brings Empathy to Doctors
Read how one physician’s experience as a patient opened her eyes to a new approach in dealing with her own patients. Virtual Reality is another way that physicians can gain new insight into patient experiences that may lead to more empathetic responses. Just one more way that #VR is #changing the medical world. Contact Crosswater at (716) 884-8486, crosswater.net,…
Read MoreVR: A Billion Dollar Industry
These are some big numbers… According to chief executive of Kaleidoscope, a company that facilitates VR’s public exposure and distribution, “as an industry, we’re leaving the experimental phase and, I think, the market is finally maturing to a point where savvy artists and savvy studios can create VR content that actually turns a profit.” The…
Read MoreInmates Using VR
Adjusting back into the real world has always been a challenge for inmates who have been incarcerated for the majority of their lives. Some prisons have adopted VR programs to guide their transition and facilitate their second chances. This is just another example of how Virtual Reality is changing the way that we operate as…
Read MoreExperiential Learning
According to experiments carried out by professor Ann Schlosser at the University of Washington, “The immersive nature of VR means users remember content they interact with in virtual scenarios much more vividly than with any other medium.” Read about how VR is helping people learn new languages using the method referred to as “experiential learning.”…
Read MoreSamsung’s new Headset
This may just be the most accessible version of immersive Virtual Reality that we have seen yet. Samsung is releasing a VR Headset to rival the Oculus and HTC Vive called Odyssey. It will come with a software that allows it to be compatible with a wide array of computers, as long as they are…
Read MoreVR is Splitting in Niche Markets
As VR technology gains more acceptance, producers are finding their niche markets. Read what INTEL’s VR Guru sees for the future. Crosswater specializes in VR training for the medical and industrial sectors, practical educational tools, virtual tours, immersive marketing content, spatial audio and VR/360 video footage. Contact Crosswater at (716) 884-8486, crosswater.net, Facebook Messenger, or…
Read MoreSelf Driving Car & VR
What a world we live in! 2 of the most #futuristic technologies merge in this story to give you a glimpse into the world of the future. Watch the video and read the article to learn more from the immersive VR simulation that has a self-driving car takes you to your destination. #welcometothefuture #anewway #selfdrivingcar…
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