AR Insider
OCTOBER 28, 2024
35 percent of U.S. adults have used AR at least once according to our latest survey. But how often are they using it? We drill into survey sentiments in the latest Behind the Numbers installment. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Valve officially released a feature to the SteamVR stable branch that adds basic hand-tracking to Steam Link for Quest users. Previously only available in the Beta test branch released back in August, the new SteamVR 2.8 update doesn’t actually bring full hand-tracking support to SteamVR’s UI, but rather allows Quest users to DIY their setup for each game by experimenting with input bindings.
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AR Insider
OCTOBER 22, 2024
In the last installment of this series, we looked at the user-facing integrations of XR and AI, such as digital-assistant functions for smart glasses. Now we switch gears to creator-facing functions. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth revealed last week a mysterious wide field-of-view (FOV) headset prototyped in the Redmond, Washington-based Reality Labs offices. Bosworth now reveals the research prototype had something close to a 210-degree FOV, however wide FOV displays are a critical tradeoff the company isn’t ready to make. And if you were hoping this was the wide FOV Quest yet to come, you’ll probably be disappointed.
Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions
To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.
The Ghost Howls
OCTOBER 22, 2024
What a great week for XR with the release of the Quest 3S! I have already started playing with this little toy, and I will write my impressions very soon on this blog (probably Friday or Monday). Tonight, I also can’t wait to play a bit of Batman as soon as it becomes available! What about you? Are you going to play it, too? Let me know! Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Meta had a successful launch of Quest 3S Quest 3S is now shipping to the houses of people who ordered it.
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VR Bites
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Ivanovich Games has launched Motion Soccer , a brand-new VR football game available in Early Access on SteamVR and Meta Quest. With this release, the Barcelona-based studio aims to offer the most authentic virtual football experience yet, building on their previous successes like Final Kick and Final Soccer. A New Era for Virtual Football If you’ve ever wanted to play football in VR, Motion Soccer takes it to the next level with full 11 vs. 11 matches.
AR Insider
OCTOBER 23, 2024
XR transforms how we interact with digital environments. But developers need to balance multisensory inputs when creating interactive experiences. This is the art of sensory harmonization. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Apple appears to be scaling back production of Vision Pro, and may even halt manufacturing entirely by the end of the year, The Information reports. According to the report, Apple started reducing production this summer, with supply chain sources maintaining that the company has built up enough inventory to meet projected demand for the foreseeable future.
Upload VR
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Meta is launching a new traveling “Immersive Demo Experience” visiting sites in the United States and Canada. The experience is designed around the release of Batman: Arkham Shadow and the new Quest 3S headset. Batman fans and those curious about VR enter an immersive zone complete with an Arkham-themed vehicle and other props from the game. The highlight of the experience is a chance to strap on a Quest 3S and play through a portion of the new Batman title.
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With a rapidly changing economy, Avangrid Renewables looked to virtual reality to develop a standardized form of immersive training in order to onboard and upskill technicians faster than ever before.
XR Today - Virtual Reality
OCTOBER 28, 2024
SynergyXR recently debuted version 3.0 of its XR training platform, which enables businesses to create bespoke immersive training environments for upskilling workers in various professional sectors. Notably, the SynergyXR 3.0 release includes a platform update introducing Procedure Builder, an integrated development suite that allows businesses to create and scale bespoke immersive XR training programs based on a no-code, drag-and-drop approach.
VR Bites
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Cracow, Poland – October 25, 2023 – The popular renovation simulator House Flipper VR has officially launched on PlayStation VR2, offering an upgraded experience with enhanced graphics and new gameplay mechanics. Developed by Frozen Way in collaboration with Quest Craft, this latest version aims to deliver a more immersive and precise renovation experience for players.
AR Insider
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Walmart recently crystalized its immersive tech integrations in a formal program. Known as Adaptive Retail, it includes several parts AR and several parts AI. We break down drivers & dynamics. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Meta continues its reign as the XR industry’s dominant player, with its most recent moves signaling a shift into a new era for the company—and thus the industry at large. This year saw the introduction of the Meta Orion AR glasses prototype and the Quest 3S headset—two pieces of hardware that are not only crucial to Meta’s future but will be pivotal in shaping the industry’s direction as a whole.
Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor
With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.
Upload VR
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition is officially dropping PC VR support after March. Mojang revealed the news in the latest Bedrock Changelog. The game currently supports Oculus Rift headsets, Quest Link, and Windows MR headsets on PC, though the Rift/Link version was delisted for new users in 2021. Here's the full note from the changelog: Our ability to support VR/MR devices has come to an end, and will no longer be supported in updates after March of 2025, when you will receive your final update.
XR Today - Virtual Reality
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Disguise has been given £1.2 million in funding to support innovative marketing and advertising technologies via the MAX-R alliance, which includes the major UK TV broadcaster BBC. Snapchat Adds New AR and ML Tools for Advertising What is Out-of-Home (OOH) advertising? The Next Step in Marketing XR Advertising Case Study in Focus: VIVE and Rinnai America The award-winning immersive experience company, Disguise, is working to streamline productions and reduce costs and license requirements for f
VR Bites
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Skonec Entertainment has unleashed a massive update for its popular VR hero shooter Strike Rush. Titled Season 2: Unknown Villain , this overhaul introduces a slew of new features, including fresh game modes, characters, maps, and an upgraded user interface. The update, which is available now on Meta Quest 2, Quest 3, Quest 3S, and Quest Pro, is completely free for existing players.
AR Insider
OCTOBER 24, 2024
This week on Reality Bytes, we explore Google's AI-powered shopping, Apple's integration of BNPL services into Apple Pay, and Instagram's new Social Library. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon
Remote meetings are here to stay - and many are BORING. If you are trying to engage your learners (or any audience), compelling content is critical. But trying to create stimulating content with the same tools you’ve always had is hard, right? Thankfully, wrong! Terrific tools in PowerPoint along with visual assets help you create the kind of dynamic content you need to capture your remote audience’s attention, with functions that allow for interactive sequences and navigation.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Bigscreen , the social VR screen sharing platform, is spectacularly good at letting users hold communal watch parties dedicated to anything they can show on a PC’s screen, Quest users included. But now the studio is launching a paid cloud-streaming service that aims to make it even easier for Quest users looking to get away from their PC entirely.
Upload VR
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Apple told Vision Pro's manufacturer it might ask it to stop Vision Pro production by the end of the year, The Information reports. That does not, however, mean that Apple will stop selling Vision Pro before a new Vision headset is available. Major electronics companies typically produce significant volumes of stock in advance, and the report cites employees at three component suppliers as saying they have built enough for between 500,000 and 600,000 Vision Pro headsets to date.
XR Today - Virtual Reality
OCTOBER 25, 2024
This week, immersive healthcare solutions provider Osso VR announced a strategic expansion roadmap that aims to scale targeted VR training services across pharmaceutical industry professionals and institutions. The firm’s expansion roadmap covers the delivery of VR immersive learning content to the sector, which allows pharmaceutical professionals to understand sector-unique situations and disease state awareness through interactive 3D experiences; accessible via a VR headset.
VR Bites
OCTOBER 25, 2024
f you’re looking to add some chills to your heist adventures, the new Spooky House DLC for Thief Simulator VR on Meta Quest is here to deliver. This Halloween-themed expansion invites players to explore Hollow Street No. 13—a mansion shrouded in mystery and brimming with eerie surprises. Welcome to Hollow Street No. 13: A Mansion Full of Secrets In this new DLC, players take on the challenge of infiltrating a creepy old mansion deep within a fog-filled forest.
Speaker: Treion Muller, Chief Strategy Officer at ELB Learning
Since when has learning and development (L&D) become such a negative experience with its intended learners? Could it be because learners have been conditioned by very poor learning experiences over the past two decades, combined with the kinks of technological innovation? Or is it because learning has typically been designed as a one-size-fits-all solution, despite the fact that humans are not clones?
Road to VR
OCTOBER 22, 2024
The Washington Commanders’ offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury is all-in on VR training, something the team’s star quarterback Jayden Daniels credits for accelerating his development, the New York Times reports. A former quarterback for Texas Tech himself, the intense realism was clear to Kingsbury from the snap. “The first time I put [the VR headset] on, I backed into the wall,” Kingsbury told NYT. “It felt like the [pass] rush was coming.
Charlie Fink
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Bezos-backed Perplexity AI, is seeking $500M in funding, doubling its June valuation. The Air Force is recuiting Drone Racers at their 2025 Championship event.
Upload VR
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Shattered, a puzzling mixed reality escape room game, is coming to Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S this December. Developed by PlaySide Studios, the Australian developer behind Dumb Ways: Free for All and ZR: Zombie Riot , Shattered traps you in a mental health facility as a private investigator called Jessica. Promising a "groundbreaking mixed-reality labyrinth of escape rooms", Shattered aims to immerse you in an exciting concoction of puzzles, as you unravel the mystery. 0:00 / 1:37 1× "We are exci
VR Bites
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Game Night , a mixed reality party game developed by Fantail Games, is set to launch in Early Access for Meta Quest devices on November 18th. Designed to bring people together in the same physical space, Game Night combines classic party game vibes with innovative mixed reality features, promising a lively multiplayer experience for all ages. Bringing the Living Room to Life with Mixed Reality Game Night taps into the unique potential of mixed reality (MR) by turning your living room into a play
Speaker: Micah Eppler, Account Executive for Rehearsal of eLearning Brothers
Did you know that companies such as Paychex, 3M, and Honeywell are getting better results by incorporating video-based practice and coaching within their L&D strategy? From sales pitches to soft skills, learners are becoming top performers by applying and validating knowledge transfer using the unique benefits of video. Whether used as a stand-alone application or integrated with a learning platform, video-based practice and coaching platforms give learners the ultimate opportunity to repeatedly
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