AR Insider
APRIL 17, 2024
Though Apple Vision Pro's polished marketing emphasizes consumer use cases – mostly immersive entertainment – practical adoption in early days is enterprise-weighted. We examine the evidence. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
APRIL 17, 2024
Apple will soon allow users to upload their own spatial videos to Vision Pro demo units in hopes to really drive home the headset’s value proposition. When it comes to plonking down $3,500 for Vision Pro, seeing truly is believing, as anyone who wants to buy Apple’s first mixed reality headset can sign up for an in-store demo. That is, anyone in the US , as the company still hasn’t announced when it’s launching Vision Pro internationally.
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APRIL 17, 2024
The Quest v64 update brought two undocumented major new features. You'd generally think that a changelog for the system software of a consumer electronics device would include all major new functionality introduced, but with Meta that isn't always the case. Quest 3 Gets Improved Passthrough Quality & New Features The Quest v64 update is all about Quest 3.
Road to VR
APRIL 17, 2024
OpenXR, the open standard that creates a standardized way for XR hardware and applications to interface, has seen its first major update. OpenXR 1.1 evolves the standard by incorporating new functionality that was important to the industry but previously not standardized. Facilitated by the standards body Khronos Group, OpenXR is a royalty-free standard that aims to standardize the development of VR and AR applications, making for a more interoperable ecosystem.
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.
Anand Tech
APRIL 17, 2024
While neuromorphic computing remains under research for the time being, efforts into the field have continued to grow over the years, as have the capabilities of the specialty chips that have been developed for this research. Following those lines, this morning Intel and Sandia National Laboratories are celebrating the deployment of the Hala Point neuromorphic system, which the two believe is the highest capacity system in the world.
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Anand Tech
APRIL 17, 2024
Samsung today has announced that they have developed an even faster generation of LPDDR5X memory that is set to top out at LPDDR5X-10700 speeds. The updated memory is slated to offer 25% better performance and 30% greater capacity compared to existing mobile DRAM devices from the company. The new chips also appear to be tangibly faster than Micron's LPDDR5X memory and SK hynix's LPDDR5T chips.
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APRIL 17, 2024
Downtown Club, a VR racing game with full physical controls, launches in early access this June on Quest App Lab. Developed by Commuter Games ( V-Speedway , Neodori Infinity ), Downtown Club is designed for standalone VRdiffers considerably from other VR racing games like GRID Legends and Gran Turismo 7. Instead of just placing you inside the driver's seat, Downtown Club features full motion control support that involves directly grabbing the wheel, shifter and handbrake.
Anand Tech
APRIL 17, 2024
Iceberg Thermal Inc. is one of the newer players in the PC cooling market. The company was founded in 2019 by an experienced team of designers and engineers setting off on their own, aiming to deliver a wide range of PC cooling products to industrial and commercial users alike. They only have a handful of retails products currently available, with the vast majority of them being CPU air coolers, but they have just launched their first liquid cooler products, the IceFLOE Oasis series.
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APRIL 17, 2024
A new PlayStation Store listing confirms Doctor Who: The Edge of Time is coming to PSVR 2. Initially launched in 2019, Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time sees you portray an unnamed companion for Jodie Whittaker's 13th Doctor. While an official announcement hasn't been made, the store listing confirms a PSVR 2 port is in development that includes the Time Lord Victorious DLC.
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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.
EON Reality
APRIL 17, 2024
Shaping Djibouti’s Future: Advanced Education through Spatial AI and XR Technology IRVINE, CA – April 17, 2024 – EON Reality, a leader in immersive technology solutions, significantly advances Djibouti’s educational sector by launching the nation’s first Spatial AI Center. This pivotal development, complemented by the deployment of EON AI Autonomous Agents, promises to revolutionize learning with 10,000 specialized courses tailored to the evolving needs of the local job m
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APRIL 17, 2024
A wave of emulators are starting to roll out across Apple platforms, Vision Pro included, as Joy-Cons and other official gamepads prove useful input accessories. Before Apple even publicly signaled changes to its App Store policies inviting this type of software onto its storefront, a limited-run TestFlight started filling up on Vision Pro for a Game Boy Advance emulator.
EON Reality
APRIL 17, 2024
“Empowering Comoros with Spatial AI and XR for Future-Ready Education” IRVINE, CA, April 17, 2024 – EON Reality, a pioneering force in XR and educational technology, is thrilled to unveil a groundbreaking educational project in Comoros. This strategic initiative marks the debut of Comoros’ first-ever Spatial AI Center, aiming to transform the educational and vocational training landscape across the nation.
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APRIL 17, 2024
COLD VR promises SUPERHOT in reverse by freezing time as you move, and a Steam demo is now available. Created by solo Argentinian developer Carlos Alfonso, COLD VR takes the exact opposite approach to 2016's SUPERHOT VR. These blue crystalline foes only slow down when you're actively moving. With a rogue AI attempting to capture humanity inside its simulation, this story unfolds through live-action cutscenes.
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.
XR Today - Augmented Reality tag
APRIL 17, 2024
It appears that innovative digital healthcare solution providers are taking note of the recently released Apple Vision Pro. Just hot off the heels of numerous healthcare-related Vision Pro stories, Veyond Metaverse is now debuting its solutions onto the emerging headset. Veyond Metaverse provides medical professionals with AI-ready XR learning and remote collaboration technologies.
Upload VR
APRIL 17, 2024
Synth Riders invites you to Take On Me with its 80s Mixtape, launching this week on most VR headsets. Marking the latest premium music pack for Synth Riders , the '80s Mixtape—Side A' introduces five new songs from famous artists like A-ha, Phil Collins, and more. While these new tracks are available as paid DLC, this latest update also includes 'Endless Café,' a free 80s-themed vaporwave visual environment.
XR Today - Augmented Reality tag
APRIL 17, 2024
Recently, Osso VR launched its Healthcare XR training service for the Apple Vision Pro. The new application leverages the spatial computing platform to create detailed and “clinically accurate” training workflows of standard medical procedures. According to the firm, “Osso Health” leverages Vision Pro to expand the audience reach of its immersive learning product via the Apple userbase.
EON Reality
APRIL 17, 2024
“Empowering Equatorial Guinea’s Future: EON Reality Transforms Education with Immersive XR and AI Technologies.” IRVINE, CA April 17th, 2024 – EON Reality, a trailblazer in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) knowledge transfer for industries and education, proudly announces its significant expansion into Equatorial Guinea.
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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