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A First-Principles Analysis of Smart Glasses, Part 2

AR Insider

In part 1 of this series, we covered AR and smart glasses basics and use cases, along with some of their design challenges. Now we… Continue reading → A First-Principles Analysis of Smart Glasses, Part 2 This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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XR News Bits – New Quest Game Launches, Updates, and a Big Discount

Road to VR

If you’re looking for some fun on Quest this Summer, there’s a lot happening. In this roundup we’ve got a look at new Quest game launches, upcoming titles, and big updates. XR News Bits An incredible amount of exciting XR news comes our way every day. Very often we see news come across our desk that’s worth highlighting, but we don’t always have the bandwidth for a full article on every one of them.

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E.ON Leverages Immersive Learning to Create a “Greener Way to Learn”

XR Today - Virtual Reality

As reported by Smart Energy International , E.ON recently partnered with FocusXR, a Liverpool-based XR training solutions provider, to help upskill English West Midlands engineers at its Kingswinford, Birmingham net zero training academy. The move sees the Birmingham Net Zero training academy leverage a UK technology firm, driving regional innovation in Liverpool and nationally.

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How XR Games Redesigned Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded For Quest 3

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Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded is making significant changes to adapt the sandbox stealth game for Quest 3, and we interviewed XR Games to learn more. We've been hearing about Hitman 3 VR for nearly four years now, thanks to IO Interactive's initial PSVR mode that later reached Steam. Two and a half years on, Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded by XR Games aims to take that premise further.

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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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Wigan Council Debuts a Virtual Reality Borough

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Wigan Council’s digital teams have given its borough access to virtual reality (VR). Local news publication Wigan Today asserted that VR has been ‘boosting health and happiness’ in the UK town located northwest of Manchester. Google Rebrands its Open-Source VR Modelling Tool DPVR’s VR Headset Deployed by Travel Africa Network Pimax Crystal Light Review: Affordable PCVR Clarity The headsets provide a number of services from a virtual kitchen to help users plan and cook healthy meals to creatin

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Five Nights At Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 Is Coming To Pico

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Five Nights At Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 is making Pico its next destination. Launched on PlayStation VR2 and Steam last year, Steel Wool Studios is also bringing Five Nights At Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 to Pico, where you must complete six different minigame types and VR versions of Sister Location's games. Following May's Quest launch , a recent store listing states it's compatible with Pico 4 , Pico 4 Pro , and Pico Neo 3 Link.

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CXL Gathers Momentum at FMS 2024

Anand Tech

The CXL consortium has had a regular presence at FMS (which rechristened itself from 'Flash Memory Summit' to the 'Future of Memory and Storage' this year). Back at FMS 2022, the company had announced v3.0 of the CXL specifications. This was followed by CXL 3.1's introduction at Supercomputing 2023. Having started off as a host to device interconnect standard, it had slowly subsumed other competing standards such as OpenCAPI and Gen-Z.

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Snapstick Is An Absurdist VR Puzzler Coming To Quest

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Snapstick is an absurdist comedic VR puzzle game, and it's coming to Quest this October. 0:00 / 0:47 1× Developed by the creator of Linelight , a casual puzzle game that reached Quest in 2022, Snapstick from My Dog Zorro involves solving varying types of puzzles as you meet "ridiculous" characters like a dog that committed infidelity, a living toilet who loves puns, and wants to be loved back, ASMR planets, and secret agent couples counseling.

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The Biggest Healthcare Trends Of The Next 10 Years

Bernard Marr

Although my work usually involves advising businesses on changes and trends that are just around the corner, sometimes it’s also interesting to look a little further ahead. If, as Harold Wilson said, a week is a long time in politics, then ten years is an eon in technology. In reality, anything could happen between now and 2035 to send progress hurtling off in completely unexpected directions.

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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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#1413: New Holographic Shader for VJs Enables Awe-Inspiring Volumetric Lighting, Capture, & Dance Performances at Raindance Immersive

Voices of VR

There was a new holographic shader developed by members of SNR Labs group on VRChat that completely blew me away in how it was used in a couple of performances at Raindance Immersive. It’s like a new form of volumetric capture that also has lighting effects, and can be used in translating 2D images into […] There was a new holographic shader developed by members of SNR Labs group on VRChat that completely blew me away in how it was used in a couple of performances at Raindance Immers

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Virtual Reality Real Estate: How VR is Being Used in Real Estate

Trenzi VR

The real estate industry has always been at the forefront of adopting new technologies to enhance its practices and offerings. One of the most exciting and transformative technologies in recent years is virtual reality (VR). This technology is revolutionizing how real estate professionals and clients interact with properties, making the buying, selling, and renting processes more efficient and immersive.

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19 Amazing Generative AI Tools For Everyday Tasks And Activities

Bernard Marr

I recently compiled a list of some of my favorite generative AI tools for boosting workplace productivity. But what about life outside of work? Is generative AI also useful for tracking, organizing, managing and automating those day-to-day tasks that we often find ourselves trying to fit into our busy schedules? Absolutely. Some clever people have turned their hands to creating AI tools and applications for a ton of every day (and some not-quite-so-everyday) activities, from cooking and cleanin

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Google Rebrands its Open-Source VR Modelling Tool

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The VR modelling tool Google Blocks is now available as an open-source version under the name of Open Blocks. Google AR Glasses: Is This the Return of Google Glass? Google and Magic Leap Form XR Partnership Google I/O 2024: The Latest XR Updates from Google According to the computer graphics news website CG Channel, the original version can still be accessed via Steam and the Meta store, but it is no longer receiving updates.

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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.

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How To Develop An Effective AI Policy

Bernard Marr

As artificial intelligence reshapes industries worldwide, it’s imperative for every organization to craft an AI policy that not only addresses today’s challenges but also anticipates tomorrow’s opportunities. In a recent article , I covered the vital need for every business, no matter the industry it’s in, to have an AI policy in place.

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Is The AI Bubble About To Burst?

Bernard Marr

Following a turbulent few weeks in the stock market, there’s a lot of speculation that the AI “bubble” may be about to burst. Many companies that are involved in AI have seen the value of their stock rocket dramatically over the past year or so. The most celebrated example is Nvidia, whose stock price has more than tripled since last summer. Others heavily invested in AI, such as Google and Microsoft, have also seen large increases.

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