Black Box VR is developing a new version of its virtual reality fitness software that includes more exercises and the ability to share progress on social media. The new version is expected to come out in mid-December – just in ...

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Fitness is going high tech at a downtown Boise gym thanks to virtual reality. Black Box VR formally opened its Boise facility at The Gym Eighth & Main on Aug. 28 and is planning to open a similar facility in ...

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Virtual reality has been the next big thing for a number of years, but, so far, VR arcades haven’t been the moneymaker that some have hoped. In December, IMAX announced it was shutting down its remaining three VR arcades, after shutting ...

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Black Box VR is hiring in Boise for the first in a planned new line of VR gyms within fitness facilities. Jim Bradbury, general manager of the Boise-based company, said this “box in a box” approach will launch at The Gym ...

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Black Box VR chief design officer and co-founder Preston Lewis really thought his inaugural San Francisco virtual reality gym would be open by now. “I was hoping I could say, ‘We’re open next week,’ but we’re still waiting for the ...

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With architects using virtual reality to help design their buildings, could real estate agents using virtual reality to help sell them be far behind? That’s the theory behind EPIC Realty, a Meridian-based real estate company that offers virtual reality and ...

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Markus Nigrin, Blocksmith XR CEO and co-founder, knows that Idaho is making its mark in the virtual and augmented reality market: He doesn’t have to explain where Boise is anymore. That’s one of the tidbits that came up during a ...

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An old postcard shows the Boise Natatorium in its heyday. Gordon Roberts, a retired game developer, has recreated the historic building with VR technology. Photo courtesy of Gordon Roberts. IBR recently ran a three-part series on VR in various industries. ...

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This is the second story in a three-part series on virtual reality.  We’re a ways from using it in areas such as surgery and other medical procedures, but virtual reality (VR) is playing an increasingly larger role in health care. ...

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This is the first story in a three-part series on virtual reality.  As retailers prepare for the traditional Black Friday start to holiday shopping, they are turning to a new tool: virtual reality. Walmart now offers virtual reality (VR) training ...

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