Fri.Nov 15, 2024

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Meta Quietly Rolls Out ‘Horizon Worlds’ Premium Digital Currency in US, UK and Canada

Road to VR

Meta has added an important puzzle piece to Horizon Worlds , as the company has quietly rolled out its premium digital currency on the social VR platform in the US, UK, and Canada. Roblox has Robux, Rec Room has Tokens, and Horizon Worlds now has Meta Credits, letting users buy in-world digital goods from creators, such as avatar outfits and access keys to premium worlds.

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Odyssey Raises $18 Million To Scan The World, Meta’s Ray Bans May Be Gift Of The Year

Charlie Fink

The addition of AI to Meta's Ray Ban audio smartglasswes is going to make the stylish new edition the Christmas gift of the year. Plus more Cinematic AI!

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Final Cut Pro 11 Finally Unlocks Spatial Video Editing, But Lacks Vision Pro Preview

Road to VR

Apple has released Final Cut Pro 11, which finally lets you edit spatial videos captured with Vision Pro, or iPhone 15 Pro or later. The latest Final Cut Pro now lets users make adjustments to the left- and right-eye angles on their Mac display, add effects, color correction, and titles to spatial videos. Of course, thanks to Mac Virtual Display, you can also now edit those spatial videos captured with Vision Pro on Vision Pro.

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Batman: Arkham Shadow's Developer Would 'Love To' Make A Sequel

Upload VR

As Quest 3 and 3S owners look down at their pointy-eared shadow thinking "I Am Batman" and exhaust themselves punching bad guys, Camouflaj's global team of 75 people continues work on Arkham Shadow updates through the end of 2024. As widespread praise for Batman: Arkham Shadow continues to build, both UploadVR.com and Videogamer.com have now asked Camouflaj founder and studio head Ryan Payton about the potential of building a VR sequel.

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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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Apple Releases The Weeknd’s Immersive Music Video Exclusively for Vision Pro

Road to VR

Apple has released a new immersive music video from The Weeknd featuring his latest single ‘Open Hearts’, which is available exclusively on Vision Pro for a limited time. Captured in Apple’s Immersive Video format, Open Hearts serves up 180-degree immersive views and spatial audio set to eponymous single from the Canadian pop artist’s upcoming album ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ Putting viewers in the center of the action, the music video—or more of a immersive music ex

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Raye's 'Concert For One' Apple Immersive Video Releases Next Week

Upload VR

Apple's new Concert For One immersive video series debuts on Friday with a set from Raye. "Through a set recorded at Air Studios in London alongside her 20-piece band, six-time BRIT Award-winning singer-songwriter RAYE offers her blend of R&B, jazz, and pop to viewers from the best seat in the house." What Is Apple Immersive Video? The Apple Immersive Video format is 180-degree video with 8K resolution, stereoscopic 3D, high dynamic range (HDR), and spatial audio.

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OpenSim user growth cools down with chilly weather

Hypergrid Business

The weather’s been getting cooler here in the US where I live — some days, at least. The weather’s been a little wonky lately. And there have been other things happening in the country that make me want to spend less time in the real world and more time in a virtual one. So it makes sense that registered users and land area both went up in the public OpenSim grids.

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How to Compare Augmented Display Solutions

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

The world of augmented display technology is growing at a phenomenal rate. In fact, augmented reality solutions, from smart glasses to headsets, have exploded in popularity in recent years. As the market accelerates towards a projected value of $432.35 billion by 2031, various vendors previously focused in virtual reality tech are switching their attention to augmented displays.

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Apple Vision Pro, Discontinued? The Rumors So Far

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Will the Apple Vision Pro be discontinued? It’s certainly starting to look that way. In the last couple of months, numerous reports have emerged suggesting that Apple is either slowing down or completely halting production of its flagship headset. So, what does that mean for Apple’s future in the extended reality market? Apple has had a rough time with its Vision Pro headset.

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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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7 Augmented Reality Display Trends to Watch This Year

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Not so long ago, the only type of “augmented reality display” most users had access to was a smartphone. Demand for this type of AR screen continues to accelerate, with experts predicting there will be more than 1.19 billion mobile AR users worldwide by 2028. However, new types of display technology are emerging too. AV vendors are experimenting with new forms of immersive displays that combine AR technology with projectors, cameras, and sensors.

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Big XR News from Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Sony

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

This past week, like many others, proved once again fruitful for the enterprise XR space. As the reign of smart glasses begins, businesses and vendors are seemingly taking note of the prospects that could lay ahead for those adopting AI-powered smart glasses. From delivery drivers to healthcare professionals and everyday consumers, smart glasses champions are clearly laying the groundwork to highlight the technology’s potential benefits.

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RealWear Acquires Almer to ‘Reshape’ the AR Market

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

RealWear has acquired the Swiss augmented reality (AR) headset developer Almer, which it believes will ‘reshape’ the AR market. RealWear Unveil Thermal Imaging Smart Glasses at MWC ’24 RealWear Partners with ‘Video Enhancement Software’ Firm RealWear Begins Shipping ‘World’s Most Advanced’ Smart Glasses The leading provider of enterprise AR software, TeamViewer, is providing financial backing to the acquisition.

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Monke Blocks Returns to ‘Gorilla Tag’ Today with New Blocks and a Save Ability

Oculus

Last summer, Another Axiom introduced Monke Blocks to Gorilla Tag, adding a creative building mode to the freeform multiplayer playground. The mode proved very popular.

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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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Tommy Palm On Mobile, MR, & the Magic of Multiplayer

Oculus

Today, we’re shining a spotlight on Resolution Games Founder & CEO Tommy Palm.

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