Road to VR

DECEMBER 30, 2024

One of the worst things to happen on Christmas morning is downloading updates and charging batteries. Undoubtedly even worse though is downloading an update that then bricks your device before you can even use it. This apparently happened to a number of users last week, which Meta has responded by offering new devices and Horizon Store credit. According to mass user reports that flooded Reddit on December 25th, some new Quest owners encountered a critical error after being forced to apply the la

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Pimax Prime is here to revolutionize the extended reality landscape. In the last few years, Pimax has earned quite the reputation in the extended reality market. The companys virtual and mixed reality headsets are some of the most feature-rich, versatile, and appealing products aroundparticularly for those interested in high visual fidelity. The company’s most recent innovation, the Pimax Crystal Super, is actually the worlds first retina-level VR headset.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 30, 2024

With the reveal of Pimax’s upcoming Dream Air headset, the VR community at large had plenty of questions. We put those questions straight to the company, and also got a glimpse of early prototypes, a full list of specs, and an update on unreleased products. Pimax is, at this point, a seasoned maker of VR headsets. But the company has faced recurring criticism regarding product polish, strategic focus, missed release dates, and announcing new products before fulfilling older promises.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Ill be honest, I wasnt as excited about conducting this Meta Quest 3S review as I probably should have been. After taking a deep-dive look at the major differences between the Quest 3, and the Quest 3S , I came to the conclusion that Metas new headset wasnt really going to blow anyone away. Now that Ive had an opportunity to test the headset for myself, I can confirm that its not exactly revolutionary.

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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

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Rec Room is full of first-party adventures you can play with friends and randos alike. The social VR platform’s next big offering is already here in ‘Run the Block’, which has taken a number of cues from Dreamcast retro-favorite Jet Set Radio (2000). The multiplayer mini-game ‘Run the Block’ launched on December 11th, having already attracted over one million players.

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