AR Insider
JULY 31, 2024
One of the many ways AI and AR are colliding is in eCommerce. Generative AI is being used by eCommerce engines to let merchants augment and optimize their product images. We examine the evidence. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
JULY 31, 2024
Meta announced its released a new Acoustic Ray Tracing feature that will make it easier for developers to add more immersive audio to their VR games and apps. Released in the Audio SDK for Unity and Unreal, the new Acoustic Ray Tracing tech is designed to automate the complex process of simulating realistic acoustics which is traditionally achieved through labor-intensive, manual methods.
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XR Today - Virtual Reality
JULY 31, 2024
The gamification trap… XR is always linked to gaming, whether business like it or not. The real-time 3D engines powering AR/VR/MR applications, like Unreal and Unity, found fame and traction as gaming development tools. Now, these services are leveraged to create enterprise solutions. For example, Unity is a critical component of the workplace-focused Vision Pro.
Road to VR
JULY 31, 2024
In this edition of XR News Bits we see a newly released Walkabout Mini Golf DLC course, a big update to Contractors Showdown , game director Hideo Kojima exploring Vision Pro, the release of VR action-arcade game Thrasher, and signs of life from cooperative WWII VR bomber game The Mighty Eighth. XR News Bits An incredible amount of exciting XR news comes our way every day.
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.
Upload VR
JULY 31, 2024
Meta Reality Labs' quarterly revenue is continuing to grow year-over-year in 2024. During the company's Q2 2024 earnings call today, Mark Zuckerberg told investors Quest 3 sales are "outpacing our expectations". Reality Labs is the division of Meta behind Quest headsets, the Horizon platform, Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, and research & development toward AR glasses and their neural wristband input device.
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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag
JULY 31, 2024
Following a successful funding round last year, UK XR training leaders Luminous received roughly £1 million from the North East Venture Fund. The funding comes as the firm looks to build an enterprise Metaverse platform for health and safety upskilling. Thanks to the European Regional Development Fund’s award, with assistance from Mercia Ventures, Luminous can pursue its Metaverse ambitions and explore XR usage in the region and beyond.
Upload VR
JULY 31, 2024
Compound, a retro-themed VR shooter influenced by Wolfenstein 3D, will launch on PlayStation VR2 next month. Initially launched in early access on Steam in 2018, Compound is a free-roaming, roguelite FPS with colorful pixel art that sees you fighting 'The Corporation.' Created by notdead via sole developer Bevan McKechnie, its full release arrived four years later on PC VR and Quest.
EON Reality
JULY 31, 2024
EON-XR Drives Digital Transformation in Morocco by bridging the skills gap through innovative XR solutions IRVINE, CA., July 30, 2024 – EON Reality, the world leader in AI-assisted Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality-based knowledge transfer, in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Mohammed V University in Rabat (UM5), the Agency for Digital Development (ADD), the Moroccan Ministry of Industry, Inve
Anand Tech
JULY 31, 2024
Continuing our ongoing look at the latest-generation ATX 3.1 power supplies, today we are examining Cooler Master's V Platinum 1600 V2, a recent addition to the company's expansive PSU lineup. The V Platinum 1600 V2 is designed to cater to top-end gaming and workstation PCs while offering maximum compatibility with modern ATX directives. And while it boasts a massive 1600 Watt output and a long list of features, the V is a workhorse of a power supply rather than a flagship; Cooler Master
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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.
Program Ace
JULY 31, 2024
Find out how scenario-based learning can improve your training programs. Read about benefits, challenges, and real-world applications. Implement engaging scenarios for better results.
Anand Tech
JULY 31, 2024
Although AMD delayed launch of its Ryzen 9000-series processors based on the Zen 5 microarchitecture from July 31, to early and mid-August, the company's partner (and major US retailer) Best Buy briefly began listing the new CPUs today, revealing a very plausible set of launch prices. As per the retailer's product catalog, the most affordable unlocked Zen 5-based processor will cost $279, whereas the highest-performing Zen 5-powered CPU will cost $599 at launch.
XR Today - Mixed Reality tag
JULY 31, 2024
The XR industry is ever-evolving. It’s easy to forget that many long-awaited and value movements took place in the market over the past few months. For one, Vision Pro debuted in the US and rolled out internationally within a few months. Meta Ray Ban’s second generation device debuted, and the firm also went ‘open source’ according to its CEO, and the Horizon Metaverse reached new international users.
Upload VR
JULY 31, 2024
Living Room is a new app coming to Quest 3 that aims to bring an entire wildlife sanctuary into your home, letting you look after and manage it as you want. Mixed reality gaming has seen a major boost since Quest 3 launched, and we're continuing to see developers utilize MR in different ways. Living Room by Thoughtfish allows you to turn your furniture into different ecosystems and islands where animals can thrive, and then you can watch from on high to look after everything. 0:00 / 1:25 1× You
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.
Voices of VR
JULY 31, 2024
K. Guillory (aka Aemeth) has been writing The Metaculture online magazine since August 13, 2021 with over 70 articles covering the latest trends in arts and culture on social VR platforms such as VRChat. She focuses primarily on the live music and performance scenes, but also has been tracking the historical evolution of the underground […] K.
Oculus
JULY 31, 2024
It’s nearly August, which means new Meta Quest+ games are on the horizon! This month, we’ve lined up another captivating pair of games: gorgeous narrative-driven.
XR Today - VR Headsets tag
JULY 31, 2024
Meta Connect is coming, and with this being a paradigm-shifting year for XR, Meta needs to keep itself focused on a roadmap that’ll continue the company’s XR lead amid growing competition. While the future is not set in stone, Meta seems keen to become a provider of XR headsets, smart glasses, and open XR operating systems. Recently, SIGGRAPGH 2024 kicked off by platforming the best in similar emerging technology innovations, such as smart glasses and AI, via its expo floor and stage
Anand Tech
JULY 31, 2024
Micron on Tuesday announced that the company has begun shipping its 9th Generation (G9) 276 layer TLC NAND. The next generation of NAND from the prolific memory maker, Micron's latest NAND is designed to further push the envelope on TLC NAND performance, offering significant density and performance improvements over its existing NAND technology.
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.
XR Today - VR Headsets tag
JULY 31, 2024
Meta Connect is coming, and with this being a paradigm-shifting year for XR, Meta needs to keep itself focused on a roadmap that’ll continue the company’s XR lead amid growing competition. While the future is not set in stone, Meta seems keen to become a provider of XR headsets, smart glasses, and open XR operating systems. Recently, SIGGRAPGH 2024 kicked off by platforming the best in similar emerging technology innovations, such as smart glasses and AI, via its expo floor and stage
Anand Tech
JULY 31, 2024
Intel’s next-generation Core Ultra laptop chips finally have a launch date: September 3 rd. Codenamed Lunar Lake, Intel has been touting the chips for nearly a year now. Most recently, Intel offered the press a deep dive briefing on the chips and their underlying architectures at Computex back in June, along with a public preview during the company’s Computex keynote.
Steki Amusement
JULY 31, 2024
Highlights Owatch VR Autumn Sale 2024 has finally landed, and gamers are excited to get their hands on their favorite VR Simualtor at discounted prices. All Owatch VR products can enjoy up to 15% discount, limited to the first 50 orders, and the discount period is only in August. Here are our recommendations for five VR Simulator you don’t want to miss in the Owatch VR Autumn Sale 2024.
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