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Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality

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VR Can Boost Police Officer Empathy, UMD Study Finds

Officers Immersed in Simulated Confrontations Felt More Connection to People in Mental Health Crisis

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Haptic Hardware Offers Waterfall of Immersive Experience

‘Sensational’ New Gaming Tech Could Someday Aid Blind Users

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Finding Inner Peace on Innerworld

Alum’s Online Mental Health Platform Provides Empathetic Community for Thousands of Users

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Medical Training Comes to Life in UMD’s VR Simulation

Physician Assistant Program at UMB Will Introduce Technology for Stroke Assessment

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Music Video ‘Immerses’ Viewers in Virtual Performance

Faculty Member Evokes Sensory Crossovers With Local Indie Band

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An AR-Aided View of Black History

UMD, Montgomery County Recreate Life at Historic African American Cabin

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Up in the Air—Without Leaving the Ground

Engineering’s New Immersive Flight Simulator Will Test the Rigors of Flight for Safer Skies

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Hearing and Seeing Climate Change, Through Music and AR

Performance at The Clarice and its Virtual Reality Element Bring Listeners to Chesapeake Bay

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Dr. Sarah Murthi tests an augmented reality prototype that overlays ultrasound data directly on the patient.

Bringing Health Care’s Vision of Tomorrow Into Focus

UMD Leads Multi-Institutional Effort to Advance Medical Innovations, Build Regulatory Framework for Extended Reality

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Get ‘Immersed’ in Arts and Tech

New Showcase Highlights Students’ Work in Virtual and Augmented Reality, Other Emerging Media

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A VR View of ‘Black Broadway’

Students Create Virtual Tour to Showcase Decades of U Street Culture

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Computer Scientist Elected Fellow of National Academy of Inventors

Ming Lin, Innovator in Virtual Reality, Computer Graphics and Robotics, Becomes 10th UMD Faculty Member Honored

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