The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) has launched a Canadian XR Startup Market Accelerator program to help prepare Canadian virtual reality, augmented reality and voice-related startups for expansion into the U.S. market. The eight-week virtual program will include a mix of curriculum, introductions and mentorship to help participants grow their entrepreneurial skills and begin market […]
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The Future With VR Integration
Through my 20 plus years of technology experience, tech predictions have been a hit or miss—mostly a miss—however, the innovations that are fabricated every year still leave me in awe. When it comes to virtual reality (VR), I don’t think I’m exactly making predictions, but instead commenting on the trend of VR integration into everyday […]
Virtro Takes Job Interview Practice Into Virtual Reality
Virtro Entertainment has launched a new product that takes practising for a job interview into virtual reality (VR). Be Confident: Job Interview Simulations allows users to improve their job interview skills through conversational role-playing with Virtual Human interviewers in VR or on a web browser. COVID-19 has changed how job interviews are conducted — mostly […]
Virtro To Use AI and VR To Help Canadian Armed Forces Stay Bilingual
Vancouver’s Virtro is working with the Department of National Defence (DND) to develop an immersive language application to help members of the armed forces practice and retain their English and French skills. Virtro is working to develop an application to help learners practice and retain their second language, either English or French, with AI and […]
BC Tech Association Announces Finalists for 2020 Technology Impact Awards
The BC Tech Association took to Zoom today to announce the finalists for the 2020 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs). BC Tech President and CEO Jill Tipping joined co-host Riaz Meghji online to announce the finalists live amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This year the theme of the B.C.’s largest and longest-running tech awards program is “Purpose,” […]