The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In this crazy rollercoaster that is life, a new week has started, and it is so time for me to write my roundup of the best news of the week. Since we are still in the hype phase for the Vision Pro, this roundup will still be centered a lot on Apple’s device, simply because almost all the VR magazine articles, the Tweets, and whatever people in XR are saying, at this moment is always about the Vision Pro.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

What do Meta's breakout Q4 earnings tell us about headset unit sales? And what does that in turn signal for aggregate demand and XR sector health? We do some reverse engineering in the latest Data Dive. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

CitraVR adds a "New 3DS" performance toggle to the emulator on Quest. Following last month's launch, CitraVR , an open-source Nintendo 3DS emulator adapted for Quest by Air Link creator Amanda Watson, received a new update. Dubbed v0.4.0 , Watson states this adds "about four months of changes from Citra mainline," including a New 3DS toggle to improve performance on some games.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This week, XR leaders around the world are uniting at the Enterprise Metaverse Expo 2024, held in Florida from February 13th to 15th, providing a perfect opportunity for immersive industry experts, XR tech vendors, and visionaries to untie to explore enterprise-ready metaverse solutions and opportunities. During this event, attendees can expect to gain valuable insights from industry leaders via invaluable keynotes, delving into the transformative potential of the Metaverse on business and socie

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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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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Great Ocean lets you swim with whales, sharks and turtles in an oceanic VR adventure. Released on Quest App Lab in 2022, The Great Ocean now reaches Steam this week. Partnering with the Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), it calls itself the "first ever ocean exploration adventure based on real data" that features different quests and fish species every time you revisit levels.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Barbaria, a VR strategy action game, receives a new roguelike mode. Developed by Stalwart Games, Barbaria initially launched last year on Quest and Steam, blending first-person combat with strategic tower defence gameplay. Alongside a later PSVR 2 port , it's continued receiving steady updates and version 1.5 adds procedurally generated areas called 'Caverns of the Unknown.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

With the debut of Vision Pro and spatial computing hitting the mainstream, audiences could reasonably assume that firms with established XR projects and products, such as Microsoft or Snap, would re-establish their investments in XR. However, it appears that despite using the spatial computing term before Apple, Microsoft is dropping more support for its HoloLens and Windows Mixed Reality – a framework for enabling desktop-powered MR experiences.

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Marketing is all about engaging customers with compelling content – delivering thoughtful, inspiring messages that help to create a deeper relationship with the brand. Technology plays an increasingly important role in the relationship between brand and customer. And right now, generative AI is the technology making the biggest waves in marketing. Tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney are proving to be valuable tools in marketing, allowing teams to streamline or automate the creation of all sorts of

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Generative AI chatbots have rapidly become indispensable tools across various industries, transforming the way we interact with technology. These advanced platforms are not just for chatting anymore; they’ve evolved into multimodal systems capable of understanding both language and visual information. This makes them some of the most sophisticated AI tools available today.

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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.

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A little over a year ago, no one was talking about generative AI. Now, it’s the dominant topic of top-level events like CES and the World Economic Forum. A lot has changed in that year, of course, driven by the collective enthusiasm for tools like ChatGPT and Dall-E. Millions of us are now using it in our daily lives – as evidenced by some of the statistics I highlight below.

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It’s becoming increasingly common to find ourselves controlling and communicating with machines using our voices. This behavioral shift in how we interact with our most valuable and powerful tools has profound implications for our relationship with technology and many aspects of broader society. This recent move towards a voice-controlled world has accelerated sharply with the arrival of generative AI and large language models.

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In an era where authenticity is as valuable as the vintage itself, the wine industry faces a pressing challenge: wine fraud. The deceitful practice, costing millions annually, undermines consumer trust and tarnishes the reputation of venerable vineyards. But what if the solution lies within artificial intelligence and emerging digital olfaction technology?

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