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Oculus’ New Headset
What’s Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s goal for VR? To acquire 1 billion users! He hopes that the release of Oculus’ standalone headset in 2018 will bring us closer to that goal by offering the most accessible and affordable VR experience that the world has ever seen. #VR #Virtualreality #billionusers #facebook #markzuckerberg #oculus #experience #virtual #possibility…
Read MoreVR Boxing at the CES
The 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is underway. VR has been reaching new heights. Revolutionary ideas are being expanded upon. Check out how world-class boxer Floyd Mayweather is using VR to help train future fighters. #VRtraining #CES #boxing #mayweather #VR #virtualreality #virtual #possibilities #technology #immersion #welcometothefuture http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/01/10/ces-2018-floyd-mayweather-jr-unveils-new-boxing-vr-experience.html
Read MoreSenior 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 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 MoreWelcome to 2018!
2017 was a great year for advancements in Virtual Reality. Read up on some of the ways that VR transformed in the last year, and remain informed throughout 2018 to see more progress. It will be exciting to see where we will go from here! #newyear #2018 #lastyear #virtualreality #VR #buffalo #immersion #immerseyourself #progress #forward…
Read MoreJazz VR
Gather round for an immersive jazz experience, and get the best seat in the house. Mark Filsinger’s Eleventet performs the tune “Softly.” Thanks to his entire ensemble and the Buffalo Jazz Collective for lending their musical talents. Thanks to the Louis P Ciminelli Recital Hall at Buffalo State and the Buffalo State Music Department for…
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 MoreMerry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas! If you gave or recieved a VR headset this holiday season, don’t forget to check out Crosswater’s exclusive VR content, produced here in Buffalo! Explore here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLvwyjVJ2Tr025oaN_MQTpQ/videos
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