The Ghost Howls
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
You know that I have a big passion for Brain-Computer Interfaces, a passion that has grown even more when I understood they are a perfect match with AR and VR (I have even dedicated a long article in the past about this). That’s why I feel very honored to host on my blog OpenBCI , a famous company aimed at building neural interfaces that have not only a very high quality, but are also opensource.
VRScout
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
How immersive technology is changing education for the better. VR and AR are far from new educational technologie s. However, the process of their adaptation is rather slow, since the clumsy bureaucratic machines of schools and universities are not able to adapt to changes quickly. Nevertheless, the prospects for using VR and AR in education are huge, and expert predictions are quite optimistic.
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Road to VR
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Leaked concept video featuring two Samsung AR devices has come to light. Although just concepts and not functioning products as such, it’s clear the Korean tech giant is gearing up to compete with companies like Facebook and Apple as they inch ever closer to releasing consumer AR headsets. Known leaker ‘ WalkingCat ‘ released two videos showing a pair of separate device concepts.
ARPost
FEBRUARY 13, 2021
Augmented reality apps are becoming more and more powerful with the help of artificial intelligence, which learns context and awareness about what you are trying to achieve. In this guide, we review some AR apps with AI in 2021. These apps merge these two technologies together in clever ways to make your life easier. How Can Artificial Intelligence and AR Work Together?
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.
AR Insider
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
A s you likely know, one of AR’s foundational principles is to fuse the digital and physical. The real world is a key part of that formula… and real-world relevance is often defined by location. That same relevance and scarcity are what drive real estate value… location, location, location. Synthesizing these variables, one of AR’s battlegrounds will be in augmenting the world in location-relevant ways.
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The Ghost Howls
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
I have had the joy of trying the new UltraLeap Stereo IR 170 hands-tracking sensor for VR and evaluate its performances. I have appreciated it a lot, so I thought it could have been a cool idea to make a post for you to describe how it is and compare it with the previous Leap Motion controller. Are you in? UltraLeap Stereo IR 170. UltraLeap Stereo IR 170 Evaluation Kit (Image by UltraLeap).
VRScout
FEBRUARY 27, 2021
Stream 3D holographic imagery in real-time. When it comes to modern-day POV-Displays , like those LED fans that spin to create “holographic” imagery, Jan Jessen—aka u/Evlmnkey —is far from impressed. Holographic messages and pre-made 3D animation are interesting to look at, but that’s just about all they’re good for.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
Virtual Desktop , an Oculus Quest app which allows users to control their Windows PCs from inside the headset, now officially offers the ability to stream PC VR games wirelessly to the headset. Facebook had previously not allowed the feature to be included with the app, restricting it to a complicated sideloading process. Virtual Desktop — which is also available for PC VR headsets — is a long-running piece of virtual desktop software which allows users to access their Windows PCs from inside th
ARPost
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
For most of us, virtual reality is a fun pastime or a handy work tool. For some of us, it can represent something more. Eighty-seven-year-old George Hetrick has always wanted to visit the Grand Canyon. He remembers hearing about it and seeing grainy pictures of it on the television as a child but was never able to make it there in person. Rendever and Wish of a Lifetime from AARP came together to send him there in virtual reality.
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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.
AR Insider
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
A common occurrence in the analyst corps this time of year is predictions and projections. Our research arm ARtillery Intelligence got a jump on that process with its December report that looked back at the biggest lessons of 2020… and forward to the biggest predictions for 2021. This was also the theme of AWE Nite SF ‘s January meetup (disclosure: we’re on the AWE Nite SF production team).
Next Reality AR
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Two years ago, the 50th anniversary of the moon landing gave flight to a handful of Apollo 11 augmented reality apps and experiences, including one from the Smithsonian Channel. Now, as NASA's latest unmanned mission to Mars is scheduled to land on Thursday, the Smithsonian Channel's digital team has crafted yet another timely space-based AR app for the occasion.
The Ghost Howls
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Do you remember this post of mine from one year ago when I showed you that it was possible to do some kind of “hacking” of the Oculus Quest using the adb command line tool? Thanks to this powerful tool, it was possible to show the Android Settings window, to mirror the passthrough of the device, and even to open an alarm clock on the device?
VRScout
FEBRUARY 20, 2021
Use your incredible gorilla strength to parkour up trees and cliffs in this low-fi game of tag. Available now on Oculus Quest/Quest 2 and SteamVR headsets, Gorilla Tag combines fast-paced parkour climbing with unique locomotion mechanics to offer a hilariously entertaining PvP multiplayer experience that will have you screaming “OH OH AHAHAH!” at the top of your lungs as you chase down other gorilla players through a low-fi jungle playground.
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.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
The latest update to SteamVR, version 1.16, now includes full support for OpenXR 1.0, the widely backed industry standard which aims to make cross-platform VR development easier by allowing developers to build around a single API rather than porting their apps to many different APIs for different headsets. SteamVR’s support for OpenXR 1.0 is a huge step forward for the adoption of the standard.
ARPost
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
Like most business tools, professional development has seen a massive shift to the online world in the past year. People are working from home on a global scale like nothing we’ve ever seen before, and large in-person meetings are a distant memory. Of course, eLearning isn’t new. We’ve been using digital tools to effectively train workforces for more than 20 years.
AR Insider
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
O ne of the attributes that defines AR’s potential is its breadth of applicability. Though use cases like product visualization and social lenses are the early leaders today, we’ll see several others develop in the coming years. That includes both consumer and enterprise applications. Somewhere between those two endpoints is facilities management for commercial spaces.
Next Reality AR
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Despite the unfortunate social media-driven association of Corona beer with the virus behind a global pandemic, beverage maker Constellation Brands has pushed its marketing forward like a lime through the mouth of a beer bottle. The brand's latest effort leverages an AR experience to entice drinkers with the Corona Hard Seltzer line of "spike sparkling water.
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.
The Ghost Howls
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
“Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual!” is one of the most awaited VR games of 2021. If you, like me, were a fan of LucasArts’ point-and-click adventures and are excited for this game, then I’m sure you will love this article, because here you will discover a lot of interesting info about the game! I had the occasion of having a 1-hour long interview with Michael Levine, the CEO and Creative Director of HappyGiant , the company developing the game.
VRScout
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Sundance Institute shares some impressive numbers regarding this year’s virtual showcase. Sundance Film Festival’s New Frontier showcase was conducted virtually this year in response to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. And despite losing some of the charm that comes with attending the legendary in-person event in Salt Lake City, Utah, event organizers did a considerable job with this virtual alternative.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Ready Play Me, the free avatar maker from Wolf3D, now supports exporting avatars to VRChat , making it quick and easy to get a customizable avatar into one of the most popular social VR applications. While VRChat is host to tons of zany user-created avatar choices (or you can build your own from the ground up if you’re technically skilled), sometimes you want to embody an avatar that feels personal to you.
ARPost
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Situational awareness is crucial for personnel delivering an emergency response. Augmented reality can help hone this skill. AR supports emergency response management through simulations, real-time assistance, and mapping danger zones. Let’s look at how AR functions in each of these areas. See Also: ThirdEye Enterprise AR Updates in Device Management, Remote Assistance.
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?
AR Insider
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
O ne of the constructs to understand VR’s endgame is the metaverse. Inspired by fiction such as Neil Stephenson’s Snow Crash and other works, it envisions virtual domains where synchronous and multi-user virtual interaction take place. This is the VR everyone’s waiting for. We have early versions of this already, considering social and synchronous environments like Altspace VR, VRChat and RecRoom.
Next Reality AR
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Toymaker Lego has been on board with building AR into its playsets and mobile apps since the launch of ARKit. Its latest product takes the brand's approach to combining physical toys and virtual content and remixes it for a generation obsessed with the kind of homegrown music videos common on apps like TikTok and Snapchat. Don't Miss: 8th Wall & Trigger Build AR Lego Playground for Web to Promote Fox's 'Lego Masters' Entering from stage right is Vidiyo, a series of playsets featuring charact
The Ghost Howls
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Some days ago, I published on Youtube the video of my unboxing of the Realmax Qian glasses. From that day, many people have started asking me more about this augmented reality device, so I understood it was time for one of my big reviews! Are you ready to discover more about Realmax Qian? RealMax Qian. RealMax Qian(?) is the second iteration of the Realmax augmented reality glasses (the first one was the Realmax 100).
VRScout
FEBRUARY 7, 2021
VR breathes new life into the legendary 90’s board game. Catan VR , a modern adaptation of the original 1995 board game Settlers of Catan is finally available on Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 headsets. Originally released back in March of 2018 on the Oculus Go, Rift, and Samsung Gear VR, Catan VR on the Oculus Quest offers the same addictive board game experience you know and love, immersing you in a captivating virtual rendition of Klaus Teuber’s award-winning multiplayer strategy
Speaker: Micah Eppler, Account Executive for Rehearsal of eLearning Brothers
Did you know that companies such as Paychex, 3M, and Honeywell are getting better results by incorporating video-based practice and coaching within their L&D strategy? From sales pitches to soft skills, learners are becoming top performers by applying and validating knowledge transfer using the unique benefits of video. Whether used as a stand-alone application or integrated with a learning platform, video-based practice and coaching platforms give learners the ultimate opportunity to repeatedly
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