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The digital design specialist made this video in order to prepare medical staff in remote locations to respond to a possible spike in cases. Virtual reality is an immersive technology that benefits medical personnel by generating a 3D, interactive environment in settings that are often hard to simulate with 2D graphics. Through surgery on a mannequin, the video depicts a doctor treating a COVID patient suffering from respiratory failure.
Read MoreMicrosoft's new global skills initiative aims at bringing more digital skills to 25 million people worldwide by the end of the year. Microsoft plans to combine existing and new resources from its LinkedIn and GitHub units (learning content, certifications, job-seeking tools), as well as from inside the rest of the company, and make them available for free or cheaply to those who are interested in upskilling or retraining for new careers.
Read MoreThe campaign asks people who are about to share social media content to pause. The idea is for people to 'take care before you share", to try stop the spread of misinformation by enabling a personal behaviour change. The UN is working with social media platforms and technology companies on the campaign.
Read MoreAt Hyperoom, customers can buy the products in 360-degree displays or in 2D closeups with product descriptions. All Diesel’s products will be featured in the virtual store through a customised section of the platform, including the Spring and Summer 2021 Collections. Diesel believes the new virtual-store concept will be a solution for many fashion brands as it also reduces the amount of clothing samples required in stores.
Read MoreThe website, EverydayExperiments.com, showcases a series of digital experiments that explore new ways of how we interact with the spaces we live in. It demonstrates how our homes can be experienced in extraordinary ways through the means of technology, focusing on AI, Machine Learning, Augmented Reality and cutting-edge Spatial Intelligence.
Read MoreStarted as a 'sibling quarantine project' by Suraya Shivji (22 years old) and high school senior Jameel Shivji (18 years old), the app, called HAGS, 'Have a Great Summer', lets students get yearbook signatures from their friends and classmates via Snapchat. Creators Suraya and Jameel Shivji didn't want high schoolers to miss out on the tradition due to the current crisis.
Read MoreFreshBytes has just created an innovative system of contactless dine-in experience, where customers scan the QR code to view the menu, order and pay directly from their mobile device.
Read MorePanera partnered with M7 Innovation, a tech company specialized in AI and immersive realities to create an AR experience, enabling fans to access immersive filters on Facebook and Snapchat. Customers can thus wake up with the company's signature coffee and breakfast wraps and can then flip their cameras over to be presented with an animated breakfast wrap on a tray.
Read MoreTourists are able to explore the historic churches of Herrenberg via virtual reality thanks to a digital twin developed with the High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS). The team developed an app inviting Herrenberg residents to share feedback on whether certain locations in the town feel comfortable, unsafe or ugly, to display these sentiments virtually via emojis.
Read MoreThe kit is a solution that allows restaurant guests to use their personal mobile devices to order and pay their food, without the need for touching any foreign surface or contact with people. Since its launch two weeks ago, the Contactless Dining Kit has received orders from over 5,000 restaurants in 22 countries across 5 continents.
Read MoreThe app enables customers to safely order and pick up food before their flight. The app also enables travellers to check their flight status and receive alerts about flight updates. It can also provide boarding gate information and news about the weather conditions at the destination.
Read MoreGo Evo (Government Evolved) launched the Personal Protective App (PPA), an employee screening solution designed to enable self-assessments for COVID symptoms. This app supports employees in determining whether they should return to work and provides them with instant visibility into the health and safety of their workforce.
Read MoreAs the majority of people's next interviews will be led and offered virtually due to COVID, Talent Web offers video interviews to practice a mock behavioural style interview and get real-time tips and advice by their Career Coaches. Then users will be able to receive their evaluation report and video, to practice and prepare.
Read MoreA virtual protest on Animal Crossing: New Horizons made it possible to denounce violence without leaving home during COVID. It happened just after the Autonomous University of Nayarit (UAN) reported the death of Diana Carolina Raygoza Montes, a 21 year old who was studying law at the institution, which seemed to be a femicide and raised enormous social indignation.
Read MoreAGF Aarhus will welcome local rivals Randers for the reopening of the season, with a giant screen of 40 metres long and 3m high filled with fans watching via video link. Supporters have signed up for free tickets to take part, with two smaller screens allowing for neutrals and away fans to be there too. The concept, created in partnership with Zoom, has taken weeks of preparation.
Read MoreWith the SODAR tool, your phone will use augmented reality to map the space around you, superimposing a two-meter radius circle on the view from your camera, to help keep proper social distancing. It is available on a Chrome browser at goo.gle/sodar (but won’t work on iOS or older Android devices).
Read MoreBefore the show, Sleep & Eat Virtual will allow all registered attendees (architects, designers, developers, brand owners and investors) to introduce themselves via a dedicated online platform and to pre-arrange meetings at the event. The portal will re-open afterwards, enabling attendees and non-attendees to organise virtual matchmaking.
Read MoreHuawei ICT Academy Kenya, in collaboration with its partners has launched Learn ON, transitioning from face-to-face learning to online learning. As part of the Learn ON the program, a webinar brought together UNESCO experts, university professors, and experts from Huawei’s ICT academies to discuss global best practices for mitigating the impact of COVID on education.
Read MoreWhite Sepal helps traditional learning institutes adopt technology services to keep going after lockdowns with the latest classroom technology and seamless fee payment, in addition to conducting live classes. It also offers special services like Tutoreal, an analytics-driven assessment platform.
Read MoreMatrix Booking helps its clients and staff going back to work by reducing the maximum capacity for each room to ensure the required distancing, by helping them eliminating the need for shared screens or increasing the distance in the shared area and sharing data like occupancy rates and real time statistics.
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