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VR/360 at UB

September 12, 2018

VR is alive and prospering in the UB Community! Crosswater and members of UB Faculty, will be demonstrating the educational opportunities for immersive media at the University at Buffalo Center…

Medical VR

September 11, 2018

Virtual Reality attracts a lot of attention because of its many uses in the medical field. Along with training future doctors, VR has found success as means of ‘distraction therapy’…

VR Helping NFL Players

September 10, 2018

Football season is officially underway! So is the discussion surrounding concussions, and analytic methods to making the game safer for players. Crosswater is an advocate for using eye tracking in…

View From Inside a B-17

September 7, 2018

Get ready to go back in history with Crosswater’s VR/360 producer and avid aviation enthusiast, Dan, as he takes us on his adventure in a B-17 bomber, known as the…

POCUS Collaboration

September 7, 2018

Crosswater welcomed Inteleos’ Director of Conceptual Research and Design, Elizabeth Santana and Dr. Rubens Pessanha from the Point-of-Care Ultrasound Certification Academy where they joined the Crosswater team and UB Graduate…

Distraction Therapy

September 6, 2018

VR’s potential to transform the approach taken by pediatric doctors to reduce stress, anxiety and discomfort is staggering. Stanford Children’s Health – Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital was one of the…

VR Education

September 5, 2018

VR has made revolutionary strides in education. The immersion offered by VR/360 media content has the potential to increase information retention, improving the effectiveness of teaching. This article breaks down…

VR Training

September 3, 2018

Today is Labor Day. At Crosswater, we’re thinking about how the future of training workers is shifting with the introduction of VR into the workplace. Research has backed the claims…

Thunder of Niagara Airshow VR/360

August 31, 2018

See and feel the roar of the USAF Thunderbirds in an immersive experience captured by Crosswater VR/360 Producers, Dan & Lauren! Look up to the sky and follow the formation…

VR EDUCATION

August 30, 2018

While consumer adoption of VR/360 technology has been a bit slower than expected by industry experts, there is one use that continues to see steady growth; Education.   Facebook owned,…

VR is Maturing

August 29, 2018

VR has reached a tipping point in its introductory process to our mainstream culture. According to Gartner, a research company, VR is “rapidly approaching a much more mature stage, which…

Dan on a B-17

August 28, 2018

Crosswater’s Audio Engineer, VR/360 producer, and avid airplane enthusiast, Dan, had a chance to ride in a B-17 recently. Here are some pictures that he captured on the ride. He…

Ending Simulation Sickness

August 27, 2018

For some who experience motion sickness, VR can be difficult to use for extended periods of time, if at all. However, motion sickness caused by simulated VR/AR environments could soon…

VR/360 with UB

August 24, 2018

Crosswater’s partnership with the University at Buffalo has yielded some exciting results! Along with UB’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences, The…

VR Marketing

August 23, 2018

Do you want to find a way to market your products to new audiences with innovative techniques? If so, Virtual Reality Marketing is a route that you cannot pass up.…