The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

My feed on social media is full of posts about the Apple Vision Pro, which has just been released a few days ago. So, as you can expect, a big part of this newsletter will be about Apple’s device, but actually there are also a few interesting pieces of news that regard other products and other companies. As usual, I did my best not to miss any important thing that happened in the XR space, and I hope you will appreciate this Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple has released the Vision Pro

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Theres growing urgency to address climate change, but also challenges in exposing complex climate data. Can AR's singnature dimensional visuals help send the message.? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

StatusPRO , the studio behind NFL Pro Era (2022) , announced it has secured $20 million in Series A funding, led by Google Ventures. The XR sports technology company says the latest funding round will help it expand its growing catalog of sports-focused VR titles. The funding round includes participation from India-based Dream Sports, Wise Ventures (owned by Minnesota Vikings Owners Mark & Zygi Wilf), JDS Sports, and Alumni Ventures.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This week on Reality Bytes, we listen to President RoboBiden, laugh with TikTok, and check in on MrBeast’s newest project. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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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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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Vision Pro is here, and if you were wondering what’s under the hood of Apple’s $3,500 mixed reality headset, iFixit has done another one of its patented teardowns to crack some tightly-glued seals and un-torque a billion-or-so screws. Vision Pro was bound to be incredibly complex, what with its inclusion of eye-tracking, automatic interpupillary distance (IPD) adjustments, an outer ‘EyeSight’ display—not to mention its array of sensors, chips, etc.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The internet has gone crazy for the Vision Pro. It’s been less than a week since Apple released its long-awaited spatial computing headset, and the Apple Vision Pro meme explosion has already begun. Consumers lucky enough to get their hands on the popular headset have spent the last few days sharing videos, posting on social media, and exploring what the device can do.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Meta’s Horizon Worlds “metaverse” platform is now in the top 10 most used apps on Quest. Mark Zuckerberg announced the achievement to investors during Meta’s Q4 2023 earnings call on Thursday. The Meta Quest Store publicly lists the ‘Most Popular’ apps at a given time, at a URL described as showing ”the most played experiences right now”, and I often check it to see what Quest owners are actually doing with their headsets.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The Apple Vision Pro finally debuted for US customers last week. Social media and tech enthusiasts are already sharing their experiences with the device, capturing imaginations worldwide despite a limited regional release. Apple CEO Tim Cook recently noted that the Apple Vision Pro “is the most advanced consumer electronics device ever created,” US customers can grab a 256GB model for $3,499.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Konami revealed a Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links VR experience, though a home release is unconfirmed. Last weekend, Konami held 25th anniversary celebrations for Yu-Gi-Oh! with its ' The Legend of Duelist Quarter Century ' event. As reported by Dicebreaker , this featured a short demo called "Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Presents Solid Vision Experiment," a VR spin-off from the Duel Links digital collectible card game previously released on PC and mobile platforms.

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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.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Augmented reality smart glasses are re-entering the spotlight in the extended reality industry. While the adoption of virtual reality headsets is accelerating at a faster rate, innovations in AR technology are revitalizing the smart glasses space. In fact, between 2023 and 2030 , the market for smart glasses is expected to grow at a whopping CAGR of 27.1%.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Steam Next Fest is back once more with a fresh round of PC VR demos. Kicking off 2024's first Steam Next Fest , we've spotted a few familiar names so far among this lineup. That includes physics-based puzzle platformer ArcSine , MyDearest's 3v3 "smack and shoot" Brazen Blaze , manga-inspired narrative adventure Sushi Ben and Vestiges: Fallen Tribes , which mixes auto battlers with a collectible card game.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

XR devices are all over the headlines this month; the release of the Apple Vision Pro has brought spatial computing/mixed reality wearables to the forefront of emerging workplace and consumer-based digital solutions. However, AR smart glasses are already riding a solid wave of usage in various markets due to a history of respectable adoption rates and a few years of mainstream enterprise and consumer marketplace presence.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Yupitergrad 2: The Lost Station reaches PSVR 2 later this year. Initially released as a timed exclusive for Pico last May, developer Gamedust later brought its sequel to the 2021 swinging platformer to Quest , PC VR and Vive XR Elite , though PSVR 2 remained a big exception. During the Ruff Talk VR Gaming Showcase , Gamedust confirmed that Yupitergrad 2: The Lost Station would reach Sony's headset in 2024.

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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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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Interest in AR smart glasses trends is increasing again in 2024. New vendors and existing XR innovators are exploring the growing market. Events and industry professionals are drawing attention to the growing power of AR, and excitement is growing. Although interest in virtual and mixed-reality headsets has grown faster in the business landscape over the last couple of years, AR is edging back into the spotlight.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

iFixit tore down Apple Vision Pro, giving a fascinating look at its intricate design and revealing the secrets of EyeSight. When revealing Vision Pro at WWDC 2023 in June Apple described Vision Pro's EyeSight feature as using a "curved OLED panel with a lenticular lens" to show a rendered view of your eyes to others in the room with parallax, so the components used were already confirmed.

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Customer service is proving to be one of the most popular applications of generative AI. But how exactly can generative AI aid customer service teams (without alienating customers)? And which companies are already making great use of generative AI? Read on to find out. The Capabilities Of Generative AI One of the obvious uses of generative AI is customer-facing chatbots.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Fast Travel Games is publishing BlackForge, a VR weaponsmithing sim reaching Quest and Steam later this year. Developed by Mana Brigade, BlackForge VR lets you creative medieval weaponry to support the town's local heroes, fulfilling requests in the campaign. "Study the mythical techniques of the elders, forge metal, shape wood, and channel the power of the Aesir into your ancient hammer to create epic weapons worthy of the bravest heroes," states Fast Travel Games in a press release.

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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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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

You might be surprised to learn that AI is already proving to be a powerful weapon in the fight against climate change. The UN, for example, has incorporated AI into its UNOSAT satellite imagery center – using algorithms to analyze images of flooded areas and assess where disaster response teams are needed. AI can also help to preempt future disasters and help vulnerable communities anticipate what may be coming their way.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Brazen Blaze, a melee-focused 3v3 VR multiplayer game, enters open beta today on Quest & Steam. Developed by MyDearest ( Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate ), Brazen Blaze is a competitive VR action game focused on close-quarter melee combat and destructible environments. Inspired by Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with a personality-driven cast, open beta registrations are now live, letting you play until February 12, 2024.

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This year’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos was a testament to the growing prominence of artificial intelligence (AI) in our world. Over five days, from January 15th to 19th, 2024, a diverse mix of global leaders, tech innovators, and thought leaders gathered to tackle the most pressing economic, political, and social challenges, with AI taking center stage.

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Generative AI is already being adopted in journalism to automate the creation of content, brainstorm ideas for features, create personalized news stories, and produce accompanying video content. As such, it’s helping outlets like The Associated Press and News Corp process and present information in new, exciting ways. But what about other forms of writing?

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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?

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

When any major new technology grabs the headlines, talk quickly turns to jobs. And so it is with generative AI. How will generative AI affect jobs? What’s the potential scale of job displacement? I’ve written extensively on this subject, but what I’d really like to emphasize in this article is the potential for generative AI to create entirely new jobs.

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