The Ghost Howls
JULY 11, 2024
When I was at AWE, one of the demos I was the most curious about was the one of Distance Technologies, the company that promises to offer glasses-free augmented reality. I was lucky enough to be one of the few who managed to try it in a private showcase in a hotel room close to the convention center, and I’m happy to tell about my experience to all of you who could not be there.
AR Insider
JULY 11, 2024
This week on Reality Bytes, Meta advances digital engagement, e.l.f. Beauty pioneers real-world commerce, and Snapchat transforms location sharing with virtual houses. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
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Road to VR
JULY 11, 2024
Quest 3 is on sale for the first time since its launch. It’s a decent discount that’s even cheaper than buying an officially refurbished headset from Meta. Quest 3 is on sale on Amazon US right now for $430. That’s a savings of $70 (14%) off the MSRP. Surprisingly, it’s even cheaper than buying the headset officially refurbished by Meta , which is still priced at $450.
AR Insider
JULY 11, 2024
As someone who has followed the XR space for some time, I know firsthand that retention rates have always been a challenge. The original PC-based… Continue reading → What Does Gorilla Tag’s Milestone Mean for VR Retention? This post appeared first on AR Insider.
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.
Road to VR
JULY 11, 2024
Creating a great arena shooter is hard, as many VR developers can attest. Gaining critical mass is important to keeping the casual ‘jump-in, jump-out’ style gameplay quick and fresh, and mechanics need to be engaging if it’s going to be a VR-native. Now nDreams-owned studio Near Light announced they’re aiming to do just that with FRENZIES.
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Charlie Fink
JULY 11, 2024
I see dozens of Cinematic AI shorts every week and try to include the best in my weekly column. This week, there's too much AI. It demanded it's own story.
Upload VR
JULY 11, 2024
At its Galaxy Unpacked event this week Samsung appeared to give a timeline for its upcoming Android XR headset. During the event Samsung's President and Head of the Mobile Experience Business TM Roh said on stage that "a new XR platform is coming later this year", and Google's senior vice president of Platforms and Devices Rick Osterloh confirmed Google is still involved.
Charlie Fink
JULY 11, 2024
AMD Ups AI Game. Captions makes millions of videos every month. Odyessey out of stealth with $9M. Infinite Realty Buys Landvault. Apple AI Lauching Without Siri. Samsung AI.
Upload VR
JULY 11, 2024
Breachers and Racket Club are free to try for one hour each this weekend on Quest headsets. The new program from Meta spotlights high quality multiplayer VR games from its store each weekend through Aug. 12. Starting Friday afternoon, July 12, at 3 pm local time, Breachers and Racket Club will be accessible for an hour each. While that should be enough time to learn controls and meet up with a friend, for many multiplayer VR games an hour is going to be a pretty tight window.
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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.
XR Today - Mixed Reality tag
JULY 11, 2024
This week, following a series of moves towards building an open developer framework for its Quest headset portfolio, Meta announced “ Ocean ,” a new open-source, cross-platform framework for creating computer vision and mixed/augmented reality applications. Post by @metaopensource View on Threads Notably, Meta is launching Ocean as an interoperable framework which supports applications across various OS-end devices such as iOS, Android, Quest, macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Upload VR
JULY 11, 2024
Running VRChat inside VRChat is possible in Quest standalone headsets. The Android beta of VRChat can run as a 2D app installable via sideloading. This has been technically possible for some time, but as Meta improves multitasking capabilities for Horizon OS it is getting easier to check in on VRChat or another flat-screen Android app while waiting for something to happen in a completely different immersive world.
XR Today - Mixed Reality tag
JULY 11, 2024
This week at Unpacked 2024, Samsung announced more details on its elusive yet intriguing XR headset, which the firm first showed off at MWC earlier this year. During the Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris, France, on July 10, the firm’s leading representatives announced that the XR device will be released later this year-despite MWC news suggesting a 2025 release.
EON Reality
JULY 11, 2024
How to Make Augmented Reality: A Step-by-Step Guide Augmented Reality (AR) is transforming the way we interact with the world, merging the physical and digital realms seamlessly. But how exactly is this captivating technology created? In this blog, we’ll delve into the process of making augmented reality, exploring its components, tools, and the steps involved.
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 - Mixed Reality tag
JULY 11, 2024
This week at Unpacked 2024, Samsung announced more details on its elusive yet intriguing XR headset, which the firm first showed off at MWC earlier this year. During the Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris, France, on July 10, the firm’s leading representatives announced that the XR device will be released later this year-despite MWC news suggesting a 2025 release.
Upload VR
JULY 11, 2024
A new Destiny 2 crossover arrives today in Rec Room. Part of a collaboration with Bungie, Rec Room's latest crossover will introduce Destiny-themed cosmetics and challenges. Alongside a new environment that recreates The Tower, the space-faring shooter’s iconic social hub, the main feature of today’s update is a new in-game event called Destiny 2: Guardian Gauntlet.
Full Dive Gaming
JULY 11, 2024
VR Podcast covering Quest 2, Quest 3, Quest 3s lite, and GAMES!! 0:00 VR Podcast Intro 1:00 VR Q&As 2:24 Episode 100 IS COMING!!! 2:48 Is FOV getting any better? 4:23 BEST VR Memories?? 6:42 The Beginning was MAGICAL 8:08 Most EMBARRASSING Moment? 10:25 Jay PUNCHED Nat??? 11:22 App Lab Games? 14:18 VR NEWS 14:45 GTA San Andreas. AGAIN??? 17:19 Quest 2 3 EYE TRACKING?
Oculus
JULY 11, 2024
Today, Rec Room kicks off a collaboration with Bungie called Destiny 2: Guardian Gauntlet. Visit the Tower, meticulously recreated as a Rec Room social hub.
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.
Oculus
JULY 11, 2024
Do you consider yourself to be a perceptive person? Are you good at spotting changes, abnormalities, and unusual details in your surroundings? When something feels.
Oculus
JULY 11, 2024
In collaboration with Reality Labs, Rebel Girls will publish Rebel Girls Build the Future on November 5. The book celebrates 18 women in STEAM who are breaking barriers, leading change, and advancing careers related to the metaverse including in art, engineering, and design. It also includes activities to inspire girls to apply their own creativity and thought to the metaverse.
Oculus
JULY 11, 2024
A high-end hotel, a mysterious set of strangers, and a bit of gambling. Welcome to Death Game Hotel, the debut VR title from White Owls Inc., known for its founder Hidetaka Suehiro, a.k.a. SWERY (of Deadly Premonition).
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