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What Do Meta’s XR Education Efforts Mean for Remote Learning?

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Educators, homeschoolers and remote learners using VR and AR have experienced a big win — Meta announced it’s launching a new education product. We explore the potential and possibilities. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Sony Certifies PSVR 2 Hardware Adapter as It Makes Way for Official PC VR Support

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Sony said earlier this year it was bringing PC VR support to PSVR 2 , and while we still don’t know when that’s set to arrive, it appears the company is nearing the final steps thanks to a certification with the competent certifying authority in South Korea. As reported by tech analyst and YouTuber Brad ‘SadlyItsBradley’ Lynch, Sony has certified the ‘PlayStation VR2 PC Adapter’ with South Korea’s National Radio Research Agency, which is tasked with cer

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4 Factors Defining the Art of Experiential Art

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Experiential art offers deeper and more immersive user experiences than traditional formats. How is this colliding with spatial computing to create immersive fan experiences for musicians? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Hands-on: Marvel ‘What If…?’ Foreshadows the Possibilities & Pitfalls of VR Games on Vision Pro

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The Marvel What If…? experience is set to launch tomorrow exclusively on Vision Pro. We got an early look at the experience and found a polished presentation that foreshadows the possibilities and pitfalls of immersive VR games on the headset. Marvel’s What If…? on Vision Pro is being described as an “interactive Disney+ Original story.” And while it isn’t meant to be a full-blown VR game, it’s the headset’s biggest fully immersive production to

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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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'PlayStation VR2 PC Adapter' Certified By South Korean Regulator

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A 'PlayStation VR2 PC Adapter' was certified by South Korea's National Radio Research Agency (RRA). The RRA is South Korea's regulatory agency with responsibility over wireless frequency use, equivalent to the US FCC. As with the FCC, the RRA's approval is necessary to sell a device with wireless capabilities in that market. The licence was granted to Sony Interactive Entertainment, the subsidiary of Sony responsible for PlayStation.

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Immersed Says It Will Publicly Demo Visor In September

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Immersed says it will publicly demo Visor in September, and claims Founder’s Edition units will ship shortly after. The Visor demos will be given at Immersed IRL, the company's own event at the Zach Theatre in Austin, Texas on September 19. You can sign up to attend here. 0:00 / 0:53 1× Promotional video from Immersed. Immersed claims Founder’s Edition Visor preorders will ship "soon after" the event and standard preorders will start shipping in March 2025.

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Arm Unveils 2024 CPU Core Designs, Cortex X925, A725 and A520: Arm v9.2 Redefined For 3nm

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As the semiconductor industry continues to evolve, Arm stands at the forefront of innovation for its core and IP architecture, especially in the mobile space, by pushing the boundaries of technology to deliver cutting-edge solutions for end users. For 2024, Arm's year-on-year strategic advancements focus on enhancing last year's Armv9.2 architecture with a new twist.

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Kitely doubles region performance, keeps prices the same

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Kitely Welcome Center. (Snapshot by Maria Korolov.) Kitely, a leading OpenSim grid, has announced a significant upgrade to its virtual world hosting service, doubling the performance of all Kitely regions without increasing prices. The company has achieved this by adopting the latest Amazon server technology, the M7i generation , while maintaining its existing pricing structure.

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PlayStation VR2 Is $100 Off For The Next Two Weeks

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PlayStation VR2 is $100 off until June 12. The headset is available for $450, down from its regular price of $550, and the bundle with Horizon Call Of The Mountain is available for $500, down from its regular price of $600. The PlayStation 5 console itself is also on sale, with a $50 discount available. That means you could get a PS5 (Digital Edition) and PSVR 2 for $850, instead of the usual price of $1000.

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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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Rokid Eclipses AR Glasses Kickstarter Goal

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Rokid Inc. has outstripped its Kickstarter goal for its new AR glasses offering ‘Rokid AR Lite’ by accumulating 1,692 percent of the investment it was seeking in a single day. XReal Air 2 AR Glasses Review: Affordable Augmentation Vodafone ‘Shifts the Paradigm’ from XR Headsets to AR Glasses Rokid Max AR Glasses Review: The Complete Guide That was yesterday.

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No Man's Sky Adrift Takes You To A Dangerous Alternative Universe

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No Man's Sky Adrift promises a "very different survival experience," taking you to a perilous alternative universe in VR today. Out today as a free update, Adrift offers a more solitary experience by removing all other lifeforms upon entering this alternative world. Adrift ups the challenge by removing shops, traders, shortcuts, and help; sandworms have begun roaming free, fiend eggs are spreading across planets and many structures lie rusted and broken.

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The Top Augmented Reality Workshop Options for AR Education

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An augmented reality workshop isn’t just an excellent tool for developers and vendors planning to create AR apps. As augmented reality development becomes more accessible, with the rise of intuitive development kits and low-code, no-code solutions, workshops introduce various immersive opportunities. With workshops, business leaders can empower team members to create and customize AR apps for collaboration, product development, and more.

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Population: One Phoenix Royale Update Resurrects The Fun In VR Battle Royale Games

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We've gone hands-on with Phoenix Royale, the latest iteration of popular VR battle royale game Population: One. Phoenix Royale brings new features and improvements that aim to elevate the already amazing experience Population: One offers. In this hands-on report, we'll dive into the gameplay, graphics, and sound, and more, while comparing it to the original Population: One and highlighting the differences that make Phoenix Royale stand out.

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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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EON Education Leadership Forum 2024: Revolutionizing Learning with AI and XR

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IRVINE, CA – May 29, 2024 – EON Reality, a global leader in augmented and virtual reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, successfully concluded the EON Education Leadership Forum 2024 in Singapore, leaving a lasting impression with its extensive showcase of emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Extended Reality (XR) technologies in education and workforce development.

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Eternal Starlight: Oversee Space Battles On Apple Vision Pro

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One of VR's most ambitious attempts at space fleet command arrives on Apple Vision Pro. We've started looking at Eternal Starlight in TestFlight early access ahead of its June arrival on Apple's App Store, releasing officially June 3. The Vision Pro port lines up roughly three years after Eternal Starlight's official release on Steam and Quest Store.

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Unified Collaboration between ITE, ITEES, and EON Reality to Revolutionize TVET: Integrating AI-Driven Learning and XR Innovations

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IRVINE, CA, May 29, 2024 – EON Reality, a global leader in augmented and virtual reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education,EON Reality, a global leader in augmented and virtual reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, has today solidified its partnership with the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) and ITE Education Services (ITEES) through the official signing of two transformative Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs).

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PlayStation State Of Play Will Bring PSVR 2 Game Updates Tomorrow

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PlayStation's State of Play presentation returns tomorrow, promising new updates on PSVR 2 games. Airing on May 30, Sony revealed the latest State of Play presentation will last for over 30 minutes. "Tune in live for updates on PS5 and PS VR2 titles, plus a look at PlayStation Studios games arriving later this year," Sony states. Going by previous presentations , we'd expect this latest State of Play to primarily focus on flatscreen PS5 games with only a handful of PSVR 2 titles.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

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.

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EON Reality Expands its Rollout in Ukraine Targeting National Rollout with 10,000 Tailored Courses with the Launch of Spatial AI Center and EON AI Autonomous Agents

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Revolutionizing Education in Ukraine with Spatial AI and XR Technology IRVINE, CA, MAY 29, 2024 – EON Reality, a global leader in immersive learning technologies, proudly announces the expansion of its educational initiatives in Ukraine. This groundbreaking effort introduces the first Spatial AI Center in Ukraine, revolutionizing the educational landscape for students and workers nationwide with cutting-edge technology.

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Arizona Sunshine 2 Ends Season Of Chaos With Free Horde Map Update

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Arizona Sunshine 2, the VR zombie action sequel, ends its Season of Chaos with a new Horde map. The latest update in the Arizona Sunshine 2 post-launch roadmap, the Old Mine map is now available as a free Horde Mode update. "Dive into a thrilling new level in this forsaken mining site, where every shadow hides a lurking zombie. Build your defenses, ration your ammo, and prepare to battle relentless waves of the undead," says Vertigo Games in a press release.

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#1391: ILM Immersive’s “What If…?” Marvel Experience Forges a New Genre of Immersive Storytelling blending 3D Movie Cinematics with First-Person Embodiment

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ILM Immersive & Marvel Studios is releasing What If…?: An Immersive Story exclusively on Apple Vision Pro tomorrow, and I had a chance to take an early look and speak with producer and executive producer Shereif Fattouh as well as technical art director Indira Guerrieri about the process of creating this experience. It’s mostly an […] ILM Immersive & Marvel Studios is releasing What If.?