AR Insider
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
They say that necessity is the mother of invention. That phrase applies to Meuy Xaimuangmonh's work in designing a system to address his own motion sickness issues in VR. He tells his story and takeaways. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Ember Souls is getting ready to toss you head-first into its very Prince of Persia- inspired hack-and-slash action, which blends melee combat, parkour, climbing, and environmental puzzles—coming to Quest 2/3/Pro and SteamVR headsets soon. Inspired by Prince of Persia and Assassin’s Creed , Ember Souls puts you in the shoes of the last Immortal, thrusting you into battle against the mysterious Shadow Sultan through five distinctly Persian locations, ranging from the opulent sultan’s baths
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AR Insider
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
This week on Reality Bytes, we tackle mental health with the Thrive initiative, test AirPods Pro as a hearing aid, and eliminate Baby Shark from your Spotify with parental controls. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
‘Dumb Ways to Die’ isn’t just a railway safety campaign with odd little bean-people. Soon, it will be a VR game too packed with a ton multiplayer mini-games. Called Dumb Ways: Free for All , the game lets up to six Beans work their way through various challenges across the globe, taking you to “usually safe destinations” where you earn coins, which you can spend on avatar outfits to glam up your Bean before taking on your friends.
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.
AR Insider
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Snap evolves its AR endeavors, Palmer Luckey Boosts Microsoft's troubled IVAS efforts, and AI sucks up all the funding. We have these and other happenings from the spatial spectrum through the eyes of Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
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Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Meta and eyewear conglomerate EssilorLuxottica announced they’re expanding their smartglasses partnership into 2030, which promises to see further development of “multi-generational smart eyewear products” from the companies. Working together since 2019, Meta and EssilorLuxottica released the first-gen Facebook Ray-Ban Stories glasses back in 2021, later launching the follow-up Ray-Ban Meta Glasses in fall 2023, which included improved cameras, audio and more design options.
XR Today - Virtual Reality
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Healthcare and XR are common combinations when reporting on the growing immersive industry. Immersive training is notably finding a foothold in the sector. Like with other high-risk areas of business, such as aviation, public transport, or engineering, VR is seen as a repeatable, safe, and low-cost learning method. In healthcare, this training can help medical students learn about operational procedures or help upskill working doctors and nurses.
Upload VR
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Immersed claims Visor is the future of remote work. Critics claim it's a scam. Today I attended the first demo event in search of the truth. Immersed covered the cost of my flights from the UK to its event in Texas, which made it possible for me to attend. If you've read my work before you'll know that won't have any effect on my impressions, but I think it's important to disclose nonetheless.
Charlie Fink
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Fei-Fei Li officially launched her new startup, World Labs, with $230 M in funding from top VCs like Andreessen. Neuralink is helping the blind to see. Snap, HTC introduce new XR headsets.
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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.
Upload VR
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Iron Rebellion, a VR mech sim love letter to Titanfall and Hawken, receives its last major update before entering full release. Previously released in early access three years ago, Iron Rebellion is one step closer to ending its eight-year development cycle. Marking its most significant early access update yet, developer Black Beach Studio is introducing new mech abilities in Version 0.939 via six customizable classes, three of which are brand new.
EON Reality
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Interactive AI-Driven Tool Transforms Soft Skills Training Through Realistic Role-Play Scenarios and Performance Evaluation. IRVINE, CA., September 19, 2024 — EON Reality, the world leader in AI-assisted Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality-based knowledge transfer, is excited to announce the launch of EON SoftSkills Train AI , a revolutionary tool designed to enhance workforce development by focusing on soft skills training through AI-powered lessons.
XR Today - Augmented Reality tag
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Snap Inc. has released fifth generation Spectacles and Snap OS, which it describes as the ‘next frontier of AR glasses’. The latest generation of Spectacles are see-through, standalone augmented reality glasses that can use Lenses to experience the physical world with a digital overlay. Spectacles are powered by Snap OS, the social media application’s newest operating system, which has been designed to ‘bring Spectacles to life’ through its intuitive interface and features that enhance daily lif
Full Dive Gaming
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Quest 3 VR Game Developer of Freeland VR talks about making a welcoming place for EVERYONE. Freeland isn’t just a game; it’s a whole new way to dive into your favorite gaming experiences. Picture this: you, the player, get to explore an online galaxy that seamlessly blends open-world exploration, epic battles, character growth, and hanging out with other players.
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.
Oculus
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Bulletstorm VR did not have a smooth launch and the developers at People Can Fly are the first to admit that. Today, Bulletstorm VR is gettin one of its biggest additions yet with a new Horde Mode update that includes a ton of additions and changes.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Anduril Industries, the defense tech company founded by Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, announced it’s partnering with Microsoft to boost the company’s militarized, HoloLens 2-based AR headset, which is currently under contract by the United States Army. The company maintains its Lattice platform, integrated into Microsoft’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), will provide soldiers real-time threat detection, aiming to improve battlefield awareness and survivability by
Oculus
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
To celebrate their September anniversaries, Puzzling Places developer Realities.io collaborated with Mighty Coconut to chop up Walkabout Mini Golf’s Cherry Blossom course into puzzle form.
XR Today - Augmented Reality tag
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Meta Connect is approaching. Mark Zuckerberg’s company is generating excitement, with audiences anticipating significant announcements during the September 28th event, which continues to captivate mainstream audiences year after year. To explore the upcoming Connect 2024 event and some of the announcements that may follow, XR Today spoke with Frank Furnari, the CEO and Founder of ARuVR.
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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