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How Does AR Elevate Retail Shopping?

AR Insider

AR continues to validate its impact on consumer shopping. But that's often discussed in an eCommerce context. what about brick & mortar retail? We examine the evidence. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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‘Helldivers 2’ Fan Trailer Shows How Intense It Could be in VR

Road to VR

Helldivers 2 (2024) doesn’t have VR support yet, official or otherwise, although this new fan-made trailer shows just how immersive it could be. Created by YouTuber ‘ DemoAkuroVR ‘, the unofficial cinematic trailer reimagines the squad-based shooter action in a modded version of Blade & Sorcery, the viral VR combat sandbox that is all about taking on waves of baddies and, as you’ve probably seen, decapitating them in style using melee and magic.

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Metaroom, Palette CAD to Boost 3D Spatial Scanning Design Tools

XR Today - Virtual Reality

This week, spatial data solutions provider Amrax partnered with interior design software company Palette CAD. The partnership sees Palette CAD integrate features from Metaroom – an XR solution by Amrax – to enhance Palette’s 3D design software. Dirk Böckstiegel, the Director of Business Development and Export at Palette CAD AG, said: The interaction between Metaroom and Palette CAD is a prime example of how software can adapt to the user today.

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Star Wars VR ‘Vader Immortal’ Trilogy is Getting a Huge Discount, But Still No Quest 3 Upgrade

Road to VR

Star Wars Vader Immortal is a three-episode experience that’s not only one of Quest’s best immersive narrative experiences, but also an awesome introduction to VR for any Star Wars fan. While you’ll soon be able to pick up the trilogy at a steep discount, it’s a real shame the series isn’t tapping Quest 3’s potential.

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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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TSMC Readies 8x Reticle Super Carrier Interposer For Next-Gen Chips Twice as Large As Today's

Anand Tech

TSMC is no stranger to building big chips. Besides the ~800mm2 reticle limit of their normal logic processes, the company already produces even larger chips by fitting multiple dies on to a single silicon interposer, using their chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) technology. But even with current-gen CoWoS allowing for interposers up to 3.3x TSMC's reticle limit, TSMC plans to build bigger still in response to projected demand from the HPC and AI industries.

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Rokid Debut New Smart Glasses for Productivity

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Rokid has officially launched the AR Lite spatial computing suite, combining the Rokid Max 2 glasses and the Rokid Station 2 host unit to create a pairing that advances hardware with improved user interaction through the exclusive YodaOS-Master spatial operating system. The Rokid AR Lite suite offers a lightweight, wearable, and user-friendly experience to drive user adoption and distribution.

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Quest v65 Lets You View Panoramas Captured By Your iPhone & Brings Passthrough To All System UI

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The Meta Quest v65 system software update is starting to roll out. The Quest v65 update lets you easily view panoramas captured by your iPhone, brings passthrough to all system UI panels, lets any iPhone upload spatial videos, and prevents hand tracking from interfering with mouse and keyboard usage. As always, keep in mind that Quest system software updates "roll out" gradually, so it may take days or even weeks for your headset to get the Quest v65 update.

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EON Reality Announces National Rollout of the Spatial AI Center in Micronesia

EON Reality

EON Reality Expands Its Rollout in Micronesia Targeting National Rollout with 10,000 Tailored Courses with the Launch of Spatial AI Center and EON AI Autonomous Agents IRVINE, CA – April 03, 2024 – EON Reality, a global leader in immersive learning technologies, is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking educational initiative in Micronesia. As part of its ongoing mission to bring cutting-edge educational solutions to every corner of the globe, EON Reality is setting a new milestone with the

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Agent Simulator Offers Secret Agent Training With A VR FPS On Quest

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Agent Simulator promises action-packed secret agent training through a VR FPS, and it's available now on Quest. Created by Turkish developer Studio Gamebit ( Naau: The Lost Eye ), Agent Simulator previously appeared as a demo on SideQuest. Now available on App Lab, this FPS is described as an "action, simulation, and strategy game in which each player shows their targeting skills and agility against enemies in a virtual environment.

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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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Meta Quest v65 Update: Panorama Stills and Improved Passthrough

Oculus

April showers typically bring May flowers—but this year, the flowers are sprouting early. Yes, it feels like just yesterday that we launched Meta Quest’s v64.

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C-Smash VRS Adds Time Attack Mode Tomorrow On Quest, PSVR 2 & Pico

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C-Smash VRS, the cosmic racket sports game, gets a new 'Time Attack' mode tomorrow on all platforms. Following this month's launch on Quest and Pico, publisher RapidEyeMovers and developer Wolf & Wood confirmed that C-Smash VRS is introducing a new gameplay mode on May 1. Featuring a remix of Starstorm by Ken Ishii, you're tasked with smashing the most blocks within the time limit to earn your place on the monthly leaderboards.

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Meta Horizon Worlds v160 Release Notes

Oculus

Meta Horizon Worlds v160 is here! This week's release features a few improvements for those accessing Worlds on web and mobile, including bug fixes to.

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Skera VR Is A Steampunk Puzzle Adventure Coming To Steam

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Skera VR is a new puzzle-adventure game coming to Steam. Developed by a three-person studio named after the game, Skera VR is described as a "single-player puzzle-solving action adventure" game. Imprisoned inside a colossal gateway tower and armed with a sword, you must work both alongside and against the tower's resident AI to escape. Recent gameplay footage isn't available but you can watch the previous trailer below.

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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.