Road to VR

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Meta announced it’s partnering with Lightstorm Vision , James Cameron’s 3D film studio, to produce spatial content across multiple genres, including live events and full-length entertainment. The agreement includes the production of live sports and concerts, feature films, and TV series featuring “big-name IP,” Meta says in a recent blog post , noting that Quest will be Lightstorm Vision’s the exclusive MR hardware platform.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 6, 2024

This week on Reality Bytes, Instagram's live location sharing, Walmart's interactive holiday film, and Australias new law banning social media for children. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Indie studio Windup Minds have finally announced its long-awaited virtual pet simulator, Stay: Forever Home, bringing a cute little canine friend to Quest in early 2025. The studio says Stay: Forever Home blends AR, VR, and unscripted AI to create a more realistic pet companion that is unique to each player, resulting in what it calls a game that “loves you back.” 1 of 3 Image courtesy Windup Minds Image courtesy Windup Minds Image courtesy Windup Minds Built by a team ofveteran VR d

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 6, 2024

James Cameron announced an exclusive multi-year partnership with Meta to help bring significantly more 3D video content to Quest headsets. The partnership comes through Cameron's new company Lightstorm Vision , which has the goal of "making stereoscopic technology ubiquitous for all visual media by enabling stereoscopic 3D content creation in as seamless a manner as traditional 2D".

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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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Charlie Fink

DECEMBER 6, 2024

At the New York Times' DealBook Summit, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed concerns Musk might use his political influence to undermine competitors.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 6, 2024

If youre looking for the best smart glasses in 2025, youre in luck. Whether youre searching for cutting-edge augmented reality tech , or you just want hands-free access to an AI assistant, there are dozens of options to choose from right now. In fact, smart glasses have experienced a massive surge in popularity throughout the last year. Demand for lightweight, convenient, and versatile wearable tech has exploded to the point that virtual reality headsets almost seem to be taking a backseat.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Project Aeroes sees you guiding mixed reality spaceships to safety next on Meta Quest 3, 3S, and Pro next week. Today's UploadVR Winter Showcase announced that this arcade-style sci-fi adventure will hit MR-friendly Quest platforms on December 12. You must guide spaceships through a dangerous flight path using your hands to help them reach home safely, using abilities like a portal hammer or slowing down time.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 6, 2024

This week revealed a series of significant updates in the XR device marketplace. Increasingly, AR smart glasses are taking centre stage, and as that shift happens, new companies bringing a wealth of industry knowledge are joining the XR market and placing their flags. Reacting to this newfound interest, existing AR smart glasses vendors are working tirelessly to upgrade their product roadmaps and keep a lead as 2025 emerges.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Ashen Arrows is a new VR fantasy archery game based on Norse Mythology, and its full release is out next year on Quest, Pico, and Steam. The latest game from Turret Shooter and Shards of Time: The Beginning developer Rusty Pipes Games, Ashen Arrows will launch on all major VR platforms on February 20th complete with single and multiplayer modes. As seen in today's UploadVR Winter Showcase today, you can watch the new trailer below. 0:00 / 0:42 1 In Saga, the single-player campaign, you'll step i

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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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Oculus

DECEMBER 6, 2024

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A recent report from The Information maintains Meta has started outsourcing some design for upcoming headsets amid a shift to move part of its production out of China. Now, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth refutes those specific design claims, saying headsets will continue to be designed “in house.” According to The Information (non-paywalledvia SeekingAlpha )Meta is reportedly planning to move half of its Quest headset manufacturing from China to Vietnam, a step done to avoid upcoming steep

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Meta turns to James Cameron for a hit and to Donald Trump for a hedge. And Nreal releases One to rule them all. We have these and other items from AI and XR realms through the eyes of Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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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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Oculus

DECEMBER 6, 2024

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The most interesting hands-on demo I had at MatchXR in Helsinki was with the HTC Vive team, who let me try two of their most important solutions: the new Vive Focus Vision headset and the Viverse social VR space. I think these two products may be relevant for some enterprise use cases. Let me explain why in this hands-on article! [As usual in these cases, I care about reminding you that this is a “hands-on” article and not a “review” because I just spent like 15 minutes w

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 6, 2024

(Image courtesy OpenSim Community Conference.) The OpenSimulator Community Conference , starts today with music and celebrations, then gets off to its full start tomorrow morning with a welcome panel with OpenSim core developers at 7 a.m. Pacific time tomorrow morning. You can see the full schedule here. You can also watch the presentations live streamed at AvaCon’s YouTube channel.

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