VRScout

JUNE 23, 2021

Virtual Taekwondo combines full-body motion-tracking and video games to offer the next generation of competitive virtual sports. The 2020 Summer games are finally happening after being delayed for over a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which means the long-awaited return of Olympic-level taekwondo. In honor of International Olympic Day, a celebration of Olympic values in which athletes participate in a variety of sports activities, exhibitions, and seminars, Singapore-based tech company Refra

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Road to VR

JUNE 17, 2021

Facebook has made no secret of the fact that ads are coming to its Oculus VR platform in some capacity. As a part of its v29 software update for Oculus Quest last month, the company said it would begin testing ads for content within the Oculus App, although it wasn’t clear to what extent it would touch games. Now Facebook says it’s beginning to experiment with ads in paid games too, with popular 1v1 shooter Blaston (2020) from Resolution Games and “a couple other developers&#

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 30, 2021

Two weeks ago, we of New Technology Walkers have launched HitMotion: Reloaded on SideQuest. This game has had a very long and interesting story (maybe one day I’ll write a long post about it), and it has lived various transitions, with the last one being from a passthrough AR game to a standard VR game. In this post I want to tell you what changes we had to apply to the game in the transition, and what were the pros and the cons of both approaches, hoping that it can be useful for other de

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GizModo VR

JUNE 21, 2021

E-commerce titan Amazon destroys millions of items a year at just one of its fulfillment centers in the United Kingdom, according to an ITV report published on Monday. Read more.

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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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Anand Tech

JUNE 17, 2021

I've spoken about Jim Keller many times on AnandTech. In the world of semiconductor design, his name draws attention, simply by the number of large successful projects he has worked on, or led, that have created billions of dollars of revenue for those respective companies. His career spans DEC, AMD, SiByte, Broadcom, PA Semi, Apple, AMD (again), Tesla, Intel, and now he is at Tenstorrent as CTO, developing the next generation of scalable AI hardware.

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VRScout

JUNE 17, 2021

Oculus software update v30 introduces long-awaited features to accessibility, party chat, and Infinite Office. Earlier today, Facebook announced the rollout of its v30 on the Oculus Quest platform, which introduces a handful of highly-anticipated improvements as well as a few pleasant surprises. While not quite as flashy as update v29 , which introduced in-headset iOS notifications and Live Overlay functionality, v30 features a variety of noticeable improvements designed to help streamline your

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Road to VR

JUNE 30, 2021

Zack “Nibre” Fannon, the creator behind VR mods for Alien: Isolation and Halo Master Chief Collection (MCC), has been hired by 343 Industries, the studio in charge of the Halo franchise. Fannon announced the change in his Twitter profile recently, which was first noticed over on the ResetEra forums. He now lists himself as an Engineer working on Halo MCC at 343 Industries, a property of Xbox Game Studios.

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VR Fitness

JUNE 30, 2021

Perhaps the most difficult thing about converting new people to join the VR fitness scene comes with convincing them to just make that initial plunge. More so than other forms of exercise, or even other types of gaming, for that matter, virtual reality is a little bit more complicated, especially from the outside looking in. Continue reading on VR Fitness Insider.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 30, 2021

On Wednesday afternoon, New Yorkers’ phones started shrieking as an emergency alert warned them to conserve power or face the prospect of widespread blackouts. The city along with large parts of the East Coast are blanketed under an oppressive heat wave that is taxing the electricity grid, much as the record-setting… Read more.

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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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Anand Tech

JUNE 22, 2021

As part of SiFive’s announcements today, along with enabling SiFive IP on Intel’s Foundry Service offerings, Intel will be creating its own RISC-V development platform using its 7nm process technology. This platform, called Horse Creek, will feature several of SiFive’s new Performance P550 cores also being announced today, and will be paired with Intel’s DDR and PCIe IP technology.

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Digital Trends

JUNE 27, 2021

Remember the "Graboid" worm monsters from Tremors? Well, thanks to some brilliant engineering, there's now a robotic version that can burrow through sand.

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VRScout

JUNE 9, 2021

Tech analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims that the upcoming headset will launch in Q2 of next year and will feature 15 onboard cameras. This past April, Apple CEO Tim Cook stated that augmented reality (AR) technology is “ critically important ” for the future of the company. During last week’s WWDC , the company flexed its AR muscles even further with the reveal of AR navigation for Apple Maps, an easy-to-use 3D modeling tool called RealityKit Object Capture , and ARKit 5 with improved

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Road to VR

JUNE 29, 2021

Rec Room , the popular social VR platform, has been making some big moves here recently, including securing a $100 million investment and taking its first steps towards opening a functioning digital economy. Now the cross-platform app is getting ready to hit one of the world’s largest userbases with a launch on Android devices coming this fall.

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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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Oculus

JUNE 11, 2021

For many of us, our “ah-ha” VR moment was in a multiplayer experience. There’s something magical about interacting with geographically distant people in the same.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 28, 2021

Power cables are melting. School districts are closing. Asphalt is too hot to touch. The heat wave roasting the Pacific Northwest is putting infrastructure at risk, and temperatures are expected to continue to rise on Monday. The failures show the staggering toll the climate crisis is already taking—and they’re a… Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 28, 2021

It’s that time of the week where you can read about the most important news of the past week in AR and VR again! Are you ready? Before starting, my friends at FXG and at Leenzee Games are promoting the Chinese mystery VR game A.D. 2047 and are offering to my readers an exclusive giveaway of 3 keys! Subscribe to my newsletter , then write me an e-mail to tonyvt AT skarredghost DOT com and I will give you one so that you can play this game for free!

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Digital Trends

JUNE 3, 2021

You can go buy a 5G phone today, but what about 6G? What is it, how different from 5G will it be, and when will it arrive? We've got the answers for you here.

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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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VRScout

JUNE 8, 2021

The popular VR comedy show Failed to Render is heading to Las Vegas, Nevada later this summer. Professional comedian Kyle Render , first started hosting his Failed to Render comedy show on the socialVR platform AltspaceVR after meeting VR user Nappy (Jason Reichle) at a virtual house party that Reichle was hosting. During a conversation between the two, Render explained to Reichle that he was a stand-up comedian and that’s when it hit them.

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Road to VR

JUNE 30, 2021

Chess has exploded in popularity recently, with the Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit bringing much attention to the age-old strategy game. Now Odders Lab , the studio behind VR rhythm game OhShape (2019), is set to release its next title Chess Club for Oculus Quest, which brings an immersive spin to the game. Chess Club is set to be the first on Oculus Store for Quest to exclusively offer online chess, and is said to feature a number of game modes with either AI or online competitors

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Oculus

JUNE 16, 2021

Last month, we announced that we’re starting to test ads in the Oculus mobile app to give developers a new way to showcase their VR.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 26, 2021

Florida just took a huge step backward in the clean energy revolution. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a piece of legislation into law earlier this week that requires Florida cities and towns to keep using fossil fuels and could strangle their ability to set clean energy goals and mandates. Read more.

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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?

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VRScout

JUNE 15, 2021

A former member of the VR Lab at NASA’s JSC is working on a VR rendition of the classic Nintendo game and it looks absolutely incredible. When you think about which classic arcade games would make for amazing VR experiences, Donkey Kong immediately comes to mind. Jumping over fireballs, smashing barrels with a hammer, and climbing up and down ladders sound like a blast in VR.

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VRScout

JUNE 7, 2021

Scan surrounding buildings with your iPhone’s camera to receive more detailed walking directions. Apple kicked off its annual World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) earlier today with a two-hour keynote detailing several updates to its lineup of iOS products. This includes numerous improvements to Apple Maps, from additional details like elevation and custom-designed landmarks to new road details and a variety of other upgrades.

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VRScout

JUNE 24, 2021

HTC’s latest all-in-one VR headset features a number of big improvements for an equally big price tag. HTC’s Vive Focus 3 is officially available through the HTC website starting today, and with its brand new lightweight design, improved specs, AI-powered inside-out tracking, magnetic gasket, and a swappable battery, this headset offers big improvements from its predecessor, for a price.

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VRScout

JUNE 28, 2021

Virtex wants to revolutionize the way we view live esports by replicating the IRL stadium experience in VR. The esports industry has come a long way since its humble beginnings back in 1972 when a handful of students from Standford University took part in the first reported video game tournament featuring the 1962 space combat game Spacewar! However, what began as niche competition between college students has since developed into a multi-billion dollar industry.

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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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