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How to Use Travel Mode on Meta Quest 3 Headsets

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Want to know more about Travel Mode on Meta Quest headsets? This comprehensive guide will tell you everything you need to know. The Meta Quest 3 is easily one of the most popular extended reality headsets around today. It promises an exceptional virtual and mixed-reality experience at a reasonably affordable price. But it’s not just its incredible performance that makes it so appealing to consumers and enterprise users.

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Bigscreen Beyond VR Review: Big Experience, Tiny Headset

XR Today - VR Headsets tag

Is the Bigscreen beyond VR headset the future of extended reality? I’ve tried out countless XR headsets in the last couple of years, and while they all have their own unique pros and cons to consider they almost always share one consistent downside: size. Sure, options like the Apple Vision Pro might look sleeker than the Meta Quest 3, or the Varjo XR-4.

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Mannequin Adds Deathmatch Mode To The Hide-And-Seek VR FPS

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Mannequin, the hide-and-seek VR multiplayer game, added a Deathmatch Mode in its latest update. Following its full release in September, Mannequin by Fast Travel Games just received its second major update. Headlining this is the Deathmatch Mode, a free-for-all mode where players can respawn instead of having one life per match. This even lets you attack other players in the same class, pitting individual agents and mannequins against each other.

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Award Winning VR Film ‘Gargoyle Doyle’ Now In Quest Store

Charlie Fink

Ethan Schaftel's critically-acclaimed “Gargoyle Doyle” VR film has arrived in the Quest store.

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The Future of eLearning in 2022: A Sensitive Eye for Authentic Translation and Localization

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.

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Bridge Constructor Studio Brings The Chaotic Puzzle Game To Quest This December

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Bridge Constructor Studio is a new entry in the unique and popular puzzle series, bringing VR and mixed reality shenanigans to Quest this December. Developed by the same studio behind the excellent LEGO Bricktales , Bridge Constructor Studio delivers the hectic physics-based bridge-building game that fans of the series have come to expect, but the use of VR and mixed reality allow you to view your creations in a new, immersive way. 0:00 / 0:53 1× Throughout the game's 70-puzzle campaign, you'll

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Meta Quest v71 Update: A New Look for Horizon OS, Train Travel, A Calendar App, and More

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The v71 update is enormous, and includes a redesign of Meta Horizon OS (including a reorganized Settings menu), train support for Travel Mode, expanded capabilities.

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Experience Music on Your iPhone Like Never Before with Music Haptics, Which Lets You Feel Every Beat

Next Reality - News

Feel your music on iPhone like never before with Music Haptics on iOS 18, a feature that syncs vibrations to every beat, bass drop, and melody for an immersive, tactile experience that brings music beyond sound. Apple's latest accessibility innovation transforms your iPhone into more than just a music player it becomes a haptic instrument, using the Taptic Engine to translate each audio element into rhythmic taps, pulses, and vibrations you can feel as you listen.

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Tam Armstrong On the Nuances of XR & the Pillars of Immersive Gaming

Oculus

Today, we’re catching up with Polyarc CEO & Co-Founder Tam Armstrong.

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Apple's Massive Control Center Update Gives You 11 New Must-Try Features on iPhone and iPad

Next Reality - News

Apple has finally given Control Center the love that it needs with an updated interface design and more customizations than ever before. Taking the more customizable overhaul one step further, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 have elevated controls beyond Control Center, so you can use controls from other places on your iPhone or iPad for even faster access to your most-used shortcuts.

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How to Train Employees 65% Faster With Virtual Reality

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.

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Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Selected as One of Oprah’s Favorite Things 2024

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Today, we’re excited to share that Ray-Ban Meta glasses have been named to Oprah’s Favorite Things 2024!

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Hands-on: Shiftall MeganeX Superlight Packs a Wishlist of Ergonomics Into a Tiny Package

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Japan-based Shiftall is the latest company making an effort to deliver an ultra-compact VR headset for enthusiasts who are willing to spend big on maximizing their PC VR experience. Despite the tiny package, the MeganeX Superlight headset still manages to deliver the optical adjustments that should be standard for every headset. Though undoubtedly expensive, the headset overall is promising, provided the company can finalize a few tweaks before crossing the finish line.

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Swap the Flashlight and Camera Lock Screen Controls on Your iPhone to Open Apps, Toggle Settings, and More

Next Reality - News

It's no secret that you can quickly toggle the flashlight and open Camera from your iPhone's Lock Screen using the bottom left and right buttons. But what you may not know is that you can customize those buttons to perform different actions on your iPhone. With the iOS 18 software update, released Sept. 16, controls that were previously only in Control Center are now also available for the Action button (on iPhone 15 Pro and all iPhone 16 models) and Lock Screen (on iPhone models with Face ID).

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Detailed Meta Quest 3 Product Information Overview

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Meta Quest 3 news comes up a lot these days, and for good reason. It's a groundbreaking device that mixes virtual reality and mixed reality together to provide a wealth of immersive options. The headset provides a novel design that allows for use in both the personal and professional worlds. In this article, you'll discover [.] The post Detailed Meta Quest 3 Product Information Overview appeared first on Metamandrill.com.

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Are You Still Watching? How to Create Engaging Presentations for Virtual Learning

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.

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Your iPhone's Hidden Back Tap Button Has 6 More Actions Available with iOS 18

Next Reality - News

There are more actions available for the Action button, but only a handful of iPhone models have that button. However, there is another button with new features you can use, and you can access all the fresh features on any iPhone model that can run iOS 18. The button in question is Back Tap, which isn't technically a button since there isn't a physical mechanism to press or click or an onscreen item to tap.

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VR Is Changing War & Sex, Why Are We Still Acting Like It Is Just A Game?

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I’m tired of corporations contributing to the misunderstanding of virtual reality as they deploy branding tactics in place of genuine education. Apple and Meta employ marketing departments and vast legal teams attempting to imbue the vision of their executive leadership on the public. Terms like “mixed reality” and “spatial computing” and “augmented reality” and the “metaverse” are hoisted like banners above their efforts, obfuscating what’s actually going on.

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Apple Music's 17 Hidden Features and Changes You Might've Missed on iOS 18 and iPadOS 18

Next Reality - News

Apple's official feature list for the Music app on iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 may highlight only one update, but there's much more happening under the surface than that. Whether you subscribe to Apple Music, the latest version brings hidden gems that enhance your up-next queue, playlists, and overall experience. At first glance, the new features and changes might seem subtle or even nonexistent on iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, both released on Sept. 16, but a closer look reveals Apple's focus on refining the

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Quest v71 Brings Design Refresh, AI Audio To Expression, Smoother Passthrough, And More

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Quest v71 is a huge update, bringing a number of improvements and new features to Meta's Horizon OS. In no particular order, the v71 update is bringing: a refresh of the system interface design, an AI model that converts microphone audio into estimated facial expressions, smoother passthrough, train support for Travel Mode, Dolby Atmos and Dolby Digital Surround, a first-party calendar app, a shortcut to Remote Desktop in Quick Settings, improvements to Scene Mesh scanning, a volume mixer for ap

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

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.

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Cornerstone, Meta Partner To Deliver AI-Powered Immersive Learning

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Cornerstone and Meta have announced a strategic partnership to deliver AI-powered immersive learning. Cornerstone, a provider of workforce agility solutions, has joined forces with Meta to enhance immersive learning and extended reality (XR) capabilities powered by AI. Announced as part of Meta Innovation Day, this partnership aims to democratise immersive learning within the enterprise space.

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My experience at AWE Europe and a comparison with the US chapter

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I’ve just come home after my trip to Vienna to attend AWE Europe. Many people asked me about my experience with the event and especially what are its differences with the US version, so I thought it could be worth writing a little post about it. AWE is one of the best XR events out there A selfie with me, AWE’s head Ori Inbar, and Pico’s Heitor Bravi.

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Big XR News from Meta, Samsung, HTC VIVE, PICO

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

As the dust settles after Meta Connect 2024, AWE EU captured headlines by bringing together leading XR companies to showcase the latest innovations in the immersive technology market. Simultaneously, major Q3 earnings calls were held, highlighting the current state of XR in 2024. Overall, the industry was optimistic. Recently, Meta has reported success with its AI-integrated AR smart glasses, positioning this emerging technology as a priority for the company.

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