AR Insider
JUNE 4, 2024
Google Maps offers immersive animations at specific locations to offer deeper context or history of a given place. The idea is to engage in deeper ways after you get to your destination. We examine drivers & dynamics. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
JUNE 4, 2024
IO Interactive and UK-based studio XR Games announced they’re bringing a new version of stealth-action game Hitman 3 exclusively to Meta Quest 3 this summer. Hitman 3 came along with VR support for the original PSVR at launch in 2021, later bringing Agent 47’s most recent exploits to PC VR headsets with the Windows version a few months later.
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XR Today - Virtual Reality
JUNE 4, 2024
Clackamas Fire District has ploughed $50K into a VR training programme for its firefighters and paramedics. The money went into purchasing virtual reality (VR) software created by the Australian company EmergiSim, with headsets costing much less by comparison that are available to buy from Amazon for $199. The online resource for firefighters, FireRescue1, published an article explaining how the software could simulate various high-stress scenarios, such as protests, shootings, and even terroris
Road to VR
JUNE 4, 2024
Skydance Interactive, the studio behind The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners franchise, is getting the hype train fueled for its next big single-player VR game, Skydance’s BEHEMOTH, which promises to bring a bevy of immersive melee combat and epic adventuring to all major VR headsets later this year. We haven’t gone hands-on yet, although we got an early look at an extended gameplay session from a vertical slice, which takes you to the first gigantic boss—your first Behemoth of ma
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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JUNE 4, 2024
The Quest v66 update "significantly" reduces Quest 3's passthrough distortion and warping, according to Meta. The v66 update also brings an experimental option to use wrist-mounted menu buttons instead of the pinch gestures when using hand tracking, background audio and media controls, the ability to hide apps in your library, and a new sleep mode. As always, keep in mind that Quest system software updates "roll out" gradually, so it may take a few days or even more than a week for your headset
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Charlie Fink
JUNE 4, 2024
Augmented World Expo (AWE) is marking its 15th anniversary June 18 - 20 in Long Beach. This year’s hot topic: how AI will converge with AR.
Road to VR
JUNE 4, 2024
Meta announced its annual Connect developer conference is set to kick off this year on September 25th-26th, which we’re hoping comes with a few key reveals and info drops we’ve definitely been waiting for. There’s no schedule published for now, only a sign-up portal for future updates, which the company says could include “previews of our speakers, sessions and featured tech.” There’s likely set to be an in-person element for a select few, and a bunch of live
Upload VR
JUNE 4, 2024
Meta's next headset is Quest 3S. Here's everything we've heard about Quest 3S, including how it likely compares to Quest 3 and Quest 2. There's been strong evidence over the past 15 months that Meta is preparing to release a cheaper alternative to Quest 3 to replace Quest 2 in its lineup. The S here is being used in the same sense as Xbox Series S, to mean a cheaper model, not in the same sense Apple used to use for iPhones.
Road to VR
JUNE 4, 2024
Skydance Games, the studio behind The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners franchise, is getting the hype train fueled for its next big single-player VR game, Skydance’s BEHEMOTH, which promises to bring a bevy of immersive melee combat and epic adventuring to all major VR headsets later this year. We haven’t gone hands-on yet, although we got an early look at an extended gameplay session from a vertical slice, which takes you to the first gigantic boss—your first Behemoth of many.
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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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JUNE 4, 2024
Palmer Luckey says he will announce that he's working on a new headset at AWE 2024, which is taking place June 18-20. It comes as Luckey's new company ModRetro just announced and opened preorders for Chromatic , a $200 handheld that can play Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges on a display with the same resolution and colors as the original consoles for a pixel-perfect and color-accurate experience.
Road to VR
JUNE 4, 2024
The original Quest headset, launched in 2019, has been on its way out for quite some time. Now it’s getting a final farewell from Beat Saber , as the game’s new OST 7 music pack is the last that will reach the headset. Beat Saber’s newest free music pack, OST 7, is available now on all platforms (though temporarily delayed on PS4).
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JUNE 4, 2024
You can watch Netflix in the web browser on Quest headsets "in the coming days". Previously, the Quest browser showed incompatibility with Netflix when trying to play a movie or TV show from the service. Since 2019, Netflix offered the poorly-reviewed native VR app on the Quest Store instead. The app lacks downloads support and is capped at 480p. With built-in web browser support, though, Netflix on Quest should be viewable in passthrough and while multitasking alongside other windows on the Que
Road to VR
JUNE 4, 2024
IO Interactive and UK-based studio XR Games announced they’re bringing a new version of stealth-action game Hitman 3 exclusively to Meta Quest 3 this summer. Hitman 3 came along with VR support for the original PSVR at launch in 2021, later bringing Agent 47’s most recent exploits to PC VR headsets with the Windows version a few months later.
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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JUNE 4, 2024
Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded rebuilds the sandbox stealth game "from the ground up" with cel-shaded visuals exclusively on Quest 3. Partnering with IO Interactive, XR Games ( Zombieland , Zombie Army VR ) confirmed Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded will introduce dual-wielding for the first time in the series' history, letting you use two weapons or items simultaneously.
Road to VR
JUNE 4, 2024
Vision Pro is an impressive headset but it’s not perfect right out of the gate. Luckily, Apple has a great track record of improving products for years through software updates, and Vision Pro isn’t likely to be an exception. But what should the company focus on first? Here’s what I’d like to see. Apple first revealed Vision Pro to the world on June 5th, 2023, at its annual WWDC event.
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JUNE 4, 2024
Skydance's Behemoth builds upon Saints & Sinners combat foundations well with a promising VR fantasy action RPG. Read on for our full impressions and developer Q&A. It's hard to deny Skydance Games' impact on VR gaming. Four years on, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners remains an essential experience that excels with its tactile melee combat, one that still delivers a refreshing change of pace from other undead action games.
Road to VR
JUNE 4, 2024
Meta announced its annual Connect developer conference is set to kick off this year on September 25th-26th, which we’re hoping comes with a few key reveals and info drops we’ve definitely been waiting for. There’s no schedule published for now, only a sign-up portal for future updates, which the company says could include “previews of our speakers, sessions and featured tech.” There’s likely set to be an in-person element for a select few, and a bunch of live
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.
Anand Tech
JUNE 4, 2024
During the Intel keynote hosted by CEO Pat Gelsinger, he gave the world a glimpse into the Intel Client roadmap until 2026. Meteor Lake launched last year on that roadmap, and Lunar Lake, which we dived into yesterday as Intel disclosed technical details about the upcoming platform. Pat also presented a wafer on stage, Panther Lake, and he gave some additional information about Intel's forthcoming Panther Lake platform, which is expected in 2025.
Road to VR
JUNE 4, 2024
The original Quest headset, launched in 2019, has been on its way out for quite some time. Now it’s getting a final farewell from Beat Saber , as the game’s new OST 7 music pack is the last that will reach the headset. Beat Saber’s newest free music pack, OST 7, is available now on all platforms (though temporarily delayed on PS4).
Upload VR
JUNE 4, 2024
Schell Games is one of the most exciting studios working in the VR space right now. With a diverse portfolio of hits like Among Us VR and I Expect You To Die, I was so excited to see what kind of creative spin they would bring to the horror genre. I'm happy to say that Schell followed through on its reputation with Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire with tense and engaging gameplay, even if it can be a bit taxing.
Anand Tech
JUNE 4, 2024
In recent months, Frore Systems has been turning heads with their fanless solid-state air cooler technology. The AirJet , as it's come to be called, was previously shown off at CES this year; and for Computex, the company is back with a fresh round of demonstrations. For the show, Frore has a number of demonstrations running in a fairly large showroom.
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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JUNE 4, 2024
HTC is offering all Vive XR Elite owners a free Deluxe Pack with four accessories that upgrade the experience of using the headset. Vive XR Elite is HTC's newest standalone headset, launched last year at $1100, and its first targeted to consumers instead of just businesses. XR Elite features the same kind of small early pancake lenses as 2021's Vive Flow, and uses the original generation Snapdragon XR2 chip also used in Quest 2.
XR Today - VR Headsets tag
JUNE 4, 2024
Watch on YouTube. XR Today’s Rory Greener hosts Frank Furnari, the CEO and Founder of ARuVR. Here, they discuss Apple’s upcoming WWDC 2024 showcase event and its effect on enterprise XR training and adoption. Thanks for watching. If you’d like more like this, don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to our channel. You can also join in the conversation on our Twitter and LinkedIn pages.
XR Today - Mixed Reality tag
JUNE 4, 2024
This week, Microsoft announced significant layoffs accounting for roughly 1,000 positions in its HoloLens and Azure Cloud divisions. This puts into question the firm’s development of HoloLens 2 hardware and Azure “Moonshot” projects that include collaboration with firms like SpaceX to enhance highly complex operations. Following Microsoft’s axing of roughly 10,000 almost a year ago, Microsoft appears to be tightening up its XR and cloud division without hitting its AI tea
Program Ace
JUNE 4, 2024
Discover the ultimate customization with AR Product Configurator—effortlessly personalize in a 3D environment for a unique touch.
Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute
The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?
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