Sun.Oct 06, 2024

article thumbnail

18 Generative AI Tools Transforming Customer Service

Bernard Marr

Without a doubt, one of the standout use cases for generative AI in business is in customer service and support. As customers ourselves, most people reading this will probably have experienced the frustration of dealing with traditional automated customer service systems. But this is changing, thanks to today’s powerful large language models and natural language chatbots.

Tools 118
article thumbnail

Apple Hosted visionOS Developers At Its Headquarters For "Cozy" Event

Upload VR

Apple hosted a number of visionOS developers at its headquarters for an event that's been described as a kind of "Cozy WWDC". The day-long event last week was titled "envision the future" and covered building 3D immersive content as well as Apple's SwiftUI, ARKIt, and RealityKit tooling, and the day concluded with a Q&A and mixer. "It was a fantastic experience, and I hope Apple holds many more like it," one developer wrote.

Apple 101
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How To Write Amazing Generative AI Prompts

Bernard Marr

Generative artificial intelligence has become a powerful tool for enhancing productivity and tackling everyday tasks. These tools can create new content, including text, images and even code, based on the input they receive. While the potential of these tools is immense, to effectively harness their power requires a specific skill set — the ability to write good prompts.

How To 97
article thumbnail

#1477: Flat2VR Studios’ Journey of Bringing 2D Games to VR with Eric Masher

Voices of VR

I interviewed Eric Masher, Chief Operating Officer for Impact Reality and Flat2VR Studios, at Meta Connect 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s the trailer for the first four releases for Flat2VR Studios: This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality I interviewed Eric Masher, Chief Operating Officer for Impact Reality and Flat2VR Studios, at Meta Connect 2024.

Gaming 96
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

The 5 Biggest Business Trends For 2025 Everyone Must Be Ready For Now

Bernard Marr

2025 marks the halfway point of a decade that’s already brought profound upheaval and transformation across technology, politics, and society. As we approach the second half of the decade, I see little reason to expect the pace of this disruption to slow down. For those wanting to survive and thrive in today’s business environment, it’s critical to understand the trends driving this dynamic convergence of innovation, threats, and opportunities.

Trends 96

More Trending

article thumbnail

Rival Stars Horse Racing: VR Edition Is Nintendogs For Horse Girls

Upload VR

Before stepping into my Rival Stars Horse Racing: VR Edition demo at Gamescom this year, I'll admit that I wasn’t the biggest fan of horses. They’re big, scary and unsurprisingly very strong, so I couldn’t understand why people go out of their way to ride them. However, after spending time with these monstrously-sized creatures in virtual reality, I’m finally starting to see their appeal.

article thumbnail

The 10 Biggest AI Trends Of 2025 Everyone Must Be Ready For Today

Bernard Marr

There is little doubt that artificial intelligence will continue to be the most talked-about technology of 2025. From the boardroom to the classroom and the hospital to the home, it’s only going to become more deeply interwoven into our lives. As the influence of AI grows, so does the urgency of addressing the ethical issues surrounding its impact on humans and society.

Trends 78
article thumbnail

#1485: Fitness Flow States with “Starwave” Design Innovation Leads & Finding Love within VR

Voices of VR

I interviewed Job Stauffer and Robin Orr, the two design innovation leads on Starwave, at Meta Connect 2024. They also met and fell in love in VR, and each share their respective journeys into the space through building community around VR fitness experiences. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s the launch trailer […] I interviewed Job Stauffer and Robin Orr, the two design innovation leads on Starwave, at Meta Connect 2024.

73
article thumbnail

How To Embrace The Enterprise AI Era

Bernard Marr

In the rapidly evolving world of technology, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force, reshaping industries and redefining how businesses operate. As we stand on the cusp of what many are calling the “Enterprise AI Era,” it’s crucial to understand how this revolution is unfolding and what it means for the future of business.

How To 52
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

#1468: Kickoff of Meta Connect 2024 Coverage with Orion AR Glasses Hands-on Impressions with Tested’s Norm Chan & CNET’s Scott Stein

Voices of VR

This is the kickoff of my Meta Connect 2024 coverage with more than 12 hours of coverage across 20+ interviews on site. In my first episode, I interviewed Scott Stein, Editor at CNET, AR, VR, Wearables, Gaming, & Future of Tech as well as Norm Chan, Executive Editor of the YouTube Channel Tested, at Meta […] This is the kickoff of my Meta Connect 2024 coverage with more than 12 hours of coverage across 20+ interviews on site.

AR 72
article thumbnail

#1486: Going All-in with Gaussian Splats: Gracia’s Viewer, AI Training, & Photoreal Capture with VR Fund’s Tipatat Chennavasin

Voices of VR

I interviewed Tipatat Chennavasin, General Partner and co-founder of Venture Reality Fund, at Meta Connect 2024 about why he has gone all-in with Gaussian Splatting by investing in the Gracia.ai and their viewer that’s on the Quest store. We also talk about some of the news from Meta Connect, Quest 3S excitement, the merits of […] I interviewed Tipatat Chennavasin, General Partner and co-founder of Venture Reality Fund, at Meta Connect 2024 about why he has gone all-in with Gaussian

article thumbnail

#1476: UploadVR Editor Ian Hamilton’s Deep Reflections: AR vs VR, Ethical Dilemmas, & Future of Meta’s Algorithmic Realities

Voices of VR

I interviewed Ian Hamilton, Editor at UploadVR.com, at Meta Connect 2024. Here’s the article about the twin sisters who play Walkabout Mini Golf VR together that Hamilton references. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality I interviewed Ian Hamilton, Editor at UploadVR.com, at Meta Connect 2024.

AR 63
article thumbnail

#1488: Nima Zeighami on Delivering WebXR Content with Infinite Reality’s Ethereal Engine Acquisition

Voices of VR

I interviewed Nima Zeighami, VP of Product at Infinite Reality, at Meta Connect 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality I interviewed Nima Zeighami, VP of Product at Infinite Reality, at Meta Connect 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below.

57
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

#1481: Agile Lens 2024: Context on Boz’s Apology to VR Devs, Orion AR Glasses Impressions, & Unreal Engine Mediation with Apple/Meta

Voices of VR

I interviewed Alex Coulombe, Studio Lead & CEO of Agile Lens Immersive Design, at Meta Connect 2024 about Meta’s Orion AR Glasses first impressions, being a mediator with Apple and Epic Games as well as with Meta and Epic Games, and a bit more context as to why Meta CTO Andrew “Boz” Bosworth gave an […] I interviewed Alex Coulombe, Studio Lead & CEO of Agile Lens Immersive Design, at Meta Connect 2024 about Meta's Orion AR Glasses first impressions, being a mediator w

Apple 53
article thumbnail

#1482: Mixed Reality Gameplay Innovations & Design Insights from “Starship Home” Co-Directors Mark Schramm & Ashley Pinnick

Voices of VR

I interviewed Co-Directors of Starship Home Mark Schramm, Director of Engineering at Creature, and Ashley Pinnick, Art Director at Creature, at Meta Connect 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s the Launch Trailer for Starship Home: This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality I interviewed Co-Directors of Starship Home Mark Schramm, Director of Engineering at Creature, and Ashley Pinnick, Art Director at Creature, at Meta Co

53
article thumbnail

#1479: Agile Lens 2023: Selling High-End Real Estate with VR, Unreal’s Meta Humans. Pixel Streaming, & AI Experiments

Voices of VR

I’m diving into my backlog to publish three unpublished interviews with Alex Coulombe, Creative Director of Agile Lens Immersive Design, with the second interview that happened at Tribeca Immersive 2023. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s a talk that was given later in 2023 about the Four Seasons Lake Austin VR experience […] I'm diving into my backlog to publish three unpublished interviews with Alex Coulombe, Creative Director of Agile Lens Immersive Desig

article thumbnail

#1480: Agile Lens 2023: Hands on with Four Seasons VR Demo & A Christmas Carol VR 2023

Voices of VR

I’m diving into my backlog to publish three unpublished interviews with Agile Lens with this last conversation from December 2023. I interviewed Alex Coulombe, Lead & CEO of Agile Lens Immersive Design, Kevin Laibson, Experience Director for Agile Lens, and Jackie Roman, Cinematographer at Agile Lens, at FilmGate Interactive 2023 about the Four Seasons Lake […] I'm diving into my backlog to publish three unpublished interviews with Agile Lens with this last conversation from Dece

Austin 40
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

#1483: “Dimensional Double Shift” Combines Multi-Player Co-Op, “Job Simulator” Gameplay, & Hand Tracking

Voices of VR

I interviewed Andrew Eiche, CEOwl at Owlchemy Labs, at Meta Connect 2024 about their latest title Dimensional Double Shift. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s their launch trailer: This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality I interviewed Andrew Eiche, CEOwl at Owlchemy Labs, at Meta Connect 2024 about their latest title Dimensional Double Shift.

article thumbnail

#1484: Cas & Chary on Meta Connect Announcements & Using Ray-Ban Meta Smartglasses to Stay Connected

Voices of VR

I interviewed Casandra Vuong and Chary Keijzer of the Cas and Chary YouTube channel, at Meta Connect 2024 about all of the latest announcements, their journey into their XR coverage, and how they use the Ray-Ban Meta Smartglasses to stay connected to each other. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s their video […] I interviewed Casandra Vuong and Chary Keijzer of the Cas and Chary YouTube channel, at Meta Connect 2024 about all of the latest announcements, their jou

Video 40
article thumbnail

#1487: XR Evangelists JoyReign & JDun on Horizon World Trends & Meta Connect Announcements

Voices of VR

I interviewed XR Evangelists JoyReign Creator of Joy In The Morning Show and CEO of Onyx Leaf Media as well as JDun of the Getting Things Dun YouTube channel, Get’Em To The Metaverse Podcast, & Chief Metaverse Officer of Onyx Leaf Media, at Meta Connect 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s […] I interviewed XR Evangelists JoyReign Creator of Joy In The Morning Show and CEO of Onyx Leaf Media as well as JDun of the Getting Things Dun YouTube channel,

Trends 40
article thumbnail

#1469: Analyst Anshel Sag on Meta Connect Announcements & Orion Glasses Impressions

Voices of VR

I interviewed Anshel Sag, Principle Analyst at Moor Insights and Strategy, at Meta Connect 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality I interviewed Anshel Sag, Principle Analyst at Moor Insights and Strategy, at Meta Connect 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below.

article thumbnail

Who C.A.R.E.S.!? How Learning Got Its Bad Rap & What We Can Do About It

Speaker: Treion Muller, Chief Strategy Officer at ELB Learning

Since when has learning and development (L&D) become such a negative experience with its intended learners? Could it be because learners have been conditioned by very poor learning experiences over the past two decades, combined with the kinks of technological innovation? Or is it because learning has typically been designed as a one-size-fits-all solution, despite the fact that humans are not clones?

article thumbnail

#1470: Meta’s “Hyperscape” Serves Cloud-Rendered, Photorealistic, Gaussian Splat Captures

Voices of VR

I interviewed Marcello Typrin Product Director at Reality Labs, at Meta Connect 2024 about the Hyperscape Demo. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality I interviewed Marcello Typrin Product Director at Reality Labs, at Meta Connect 2024 about the Hyperscape Demo.

40
article thumbnail

#1471: Tyriel Wood & Zimtok5 on Oculus Quest 3S Tradeoffs with Quest 3

Voices of VR

I interviewed Tyriel Wood of the Tyriel Wood YouTube channel covering XR tech and Zimtok5, VR Streamer for last ten years, at Meta Connect 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here’s Wood’s video on the Meta Quest 3S: Here’s Zimtok5’s video on the Meta Quest 3S: This is a listener-supported podcast through […] I interviewed Tyriel Wood of the Tyriel Wood YouTube channel covering XR tech and Zimtok5, VR Streamer for last ten years, at Meta Connect 20

Oculus 40
article thumbnail

#1472: VR Training Trends Using AI with Virti’s Courtney Harding

Voices of VR

I interviewed Courtney Harding, Founder and CEO of Friends with Holograms education & training in VR as well as Head of Immersive Content at Virti, at Meta Connect 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality I interviewed Courtney Harding, Founder and CEO of Friends with Holograms education & training in VR as well as Head of Immersive Content at Virti, at Meta Connect 2024.

article thumbnail

#1473: Learn XR’s Dilmer Valecillos on Teaching XR Development & Meta Connect Announcement Impressions

Voices of VR

I interviewed Dilmer Valecillos of the DilmerV YouTube Channel and Founder & Engineer LearnXR.io , at Meta Connect 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality I interviewed Dilmer Valecillos of the DilmerV YouTube Channel and Founder & Engineer LearnXR.io , at Meta Connect 2024.

40
article thumbnail

How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?