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‘The Future of Police Training’: SURVIVR Uses Virtual Reality to Prep Officers for the Real World
by Payton Potter | Jun 25, 2019
Founded by a recent UTD grad, VR training startup SURVIVR is working to change how law enforcement trains its officers, while cutting costs and saving lives along the way.
by Blair Welch |
Oct 4, 2018
iUniversity Prep is a state-funded, tuition-free public school open to kids in Texas, but that doesn't mean its students are riding the bus to school. The virtual academy conducts classes 100 percent online.
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by Dave Moore |
Sep 28, 2018
The user experience sector is exploding in Dallas-Fort Worth. That's a good pairing with the region's history as a high-tech hotbed.
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by Dave Moore |
Sep 27, 2018
There are plenty of area associations, events, organizations, and educational institutions to help designers brainstorm, commiserate, learn, and hone their skills. Here's a resource guide to get you started.
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![Cassini Nazir is the director of design and research for the ArtSciLab at the University of Texas at Dallas. [Photo: UTD]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Cassini-Nazir-940x436.jpg)
Cassini Nazir is the director of design and research for the ArtSciLab at the University of Texas at Dallas. [Photo: UTD]
Societal Urgency: UTD’s Cassini Nazir on the First-Person Experience
by Dave Moore | Sep 27, 2018
It would make sense that the best education in user-experience would involve a first-person experience. It's about finding needs and figuring out how to fill them.
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![The University of Texas at Dallas School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (ATEC) program. [Photo: UTD]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/UT_Dallas_Wireframe-360x203.jpg)
by Dave Moore |
Sep 27, 2018
From developing autonomous trucks to incorporating science and the arts, universities in Dallas-Fort Worth are churning out UX-perts
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![Spacee founder Skip Howard wrote the code for the computer vision technology that allows individuals to interact with surfaces, which display information in response. [Photo: Spacee]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Screenshot-2018-09-25-21.28.23-360x203.png)
by Dave Moore |
Sep 26, 2018
In a service economy, winners will be companies who can best anticipate customer needs and can provide the best customer experience. Enter Extended Reality: Here are some DFW companies making bets on its future.
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![Norm Cox was on the Xerox team that literally built the desktop environment we use every day. [Sources: Norm Cox, Alexey-Bezrodny/iStockphoto]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/norm_cox_Menu_Alexey-Bezrodny-360x203.jpg)
by Dave Moore |
Sep 24, 2018
Tap a menu on your smartphone to pay for your coffee, or edit a Word doc. Either way, you can think of Norm Cox. The North Texan was on the Xerox team that developed the graphical interface that we still use today.
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SirenGPS: Keller 1st to Launch ‘Uber for 911’ App
by Lance Murray | Dec 12, 2016
The app uses GPS technology to send emergency responders to an exact location, speeding their arrival.
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