Thu.Aug 22, 2024

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Spatial Beats: Meta & Snap’s Dueling AR Leaks

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Rumors and leaks abound regarding Meta and Snap's upcoming AR glasses (deliberate or not.), and Conde Nast gets in bed with OpenAI. We have these and other items from XR and AI worlds through the eyes of Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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‘Gorilla Tag’ Developer Reveals First Glimpse of Ambitious New Game

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The developer of Gorilla Tag , one of VR’s most popular and commercially successful games, has revealed the first clear look at its next game. Previously codenamed ‘Project AR’, the title has been officially dubbed Orion Drift, and aims to take Gorilla Tag’s social structure to the next level. Another Axion is the indie studio behind Gorilla Tag , the viral VR game that’s taken on a life of its own and earned more than $100 million in revenue —making it one of VR

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Are Free and Open Platforms the Keys to a Healthy AR Ecosystem?

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The AR market has been propelled by the presence of free and open developer platforms. What are these platforms and how do they stimulate a flywheel effect for AR development and usage? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Two of the Most Anticipated VR Games in 2024 Now Have Release Dates

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Behemoth from Skydance and Alien: Rogue Incursion from Survios are two of the most anticipated VR games coming in 2024, and both are headed for release on Quest, PSVR 2, and PC VR. And now we know when we’ll first be able to get our hands on them. Behemoth Release Date on Quest Starting off with Behemoth , the highly anticipated VR title from Skydance Interactive is set to debut on November 14, 2024, on Quest.

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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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Reality Bytes: Google, IKEA & Premier League

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This week on Reality Bytes, we monitor offside calls in the Premier League with a few iPhones, take a drone flight into an IKEA warehouse, and cash in on Google Wallet’s new upgrade. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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New Meta, Snap Glasses, GTA VR Nixed, Deep Fakes You Can Make

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The social media giants will release their respective devices at dueling developer events next month. Plus more Cinematic AI and deep fakes you can make at home.

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Another Developer Found An Easier Way To Access Quest 3's Cameras

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A VR developer found a lower friction way to access Quest 3's passthrough cameras. Meta does not officially allow third-party developers to access the cameras of Quest headsets, but earlier this week we reported on a clever workaround from Michael Gschwandtner the co-founder and lead developer of the hand tracking fitness app XRWorkout. A Developer Figured Out How To Access Quest 3’s Cameras A developer figured out how to access Quest 3’s passthrough cameras to run custom computer vision models.

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Snap to Revive AR Smart Glasses Ambitions Next Month, Ahead of Meta Connect 2024

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According to a report by the Verge , Snap Inc. is looking to revamp its Spectacles product. This product offers a consumer-level AR smart glasses experience based on the firm’s history of developing the Snapchat social media and marketing platform. The firm looks to continue leveraging lite AR integrations from its Snapchat and doubling down via smart glasses-based immersive interactions and content.

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Snap Will Reportedly Unveil New AR Glasses Next Month - But Still Only For Developers

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The company behind Snapchat will launch an upgraded AR glasses developer kit next month, The Verge's Alex Heath reports. Heath has reliably reported the moves of companies like Snap and Meta many times in the past. In the latest edition of his newsletter , he says "sources" tell him Snap will unveil its fifth generation Spectacles on September 17. The first three generations of Spectacles were sold as consumer devices but lacked any kind of display or speakers.

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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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Qualcomm Joins AR Alliance, Following Meta, Essilor Luxottica, Google and More

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This week, the AR Alliance, a group that brings together leaders in the XR industry to drive innovation and success, announced that Qualcomm Technologies will join as the last founding member of its board of directors. Qualcomm will join the group following other significant players such as STMicroelectronics, Meta, Essilor Luxottica, Corning, Dispelix, Optofidelity, MICROOLED, and Google.

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Oktoberfest Starts Early As Official VR Game Launches Beta

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Oktoberfest: The Official Game lets you enjoy the festivities in VR, and the game has entered a closed beta state ahead of the real event starting next month. Developed by K5 Factory, a software developer specializing in virtual reality and metaverse content, Oktoberfest: The Official Game is launching as a free-to-play social VR game soon. However, players wanting to start the event early and get into the high spirits can join the closed beta now.

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All On Board! Adds Terraforming Mars To Players' Virtual Tabletops

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Upcoming virtual tabletop platform All On Board! netted another official license with the sci-fi strategy management hit Terraforming Mars. Terraforming Mars sits alongside The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls, The Hunger, Escape The Dark Castle, Rallyman GT, and Istanbul for the launch of All On Board! Set in the year 2400, Terraforming Mars invites players to step into the shoes of a leader of a government-sponsored corporation from Earth.

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Hotel R'n'R Smashes Its Way To Quest Next Month

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Hotel R’n’R - Rockstar Simulator brings the physics-based demolition sim to Quest next month. Developed by Wolf & Wood, whose previous work includes C-Smash VRS , The Exorcist: Legion VR , and The Last Worker , Hotel R’n’R is a rock’n’roll-themed action game that originally appeared in 2020. As a failed musician who's made a deal with the devil, you must smash up seven hotels to gain infamy across a world tour campaign. 0:00 / 1:09 1× The Quest version features the whole Hotel R’n’R campaign

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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.