VRScout
JULY 23, 2021
Immerse yourself in everything from the Opening Ceremony to seven exciting events using the NBC Olympics VR app. After significant delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Summer Olympics are finally underway in Tokyo, Japan. Over the next two weeks, audiences can look forward to 339 events featuring some of the most physically impressive human beings on the planet.
The Ghost Howls
JULY 22, 2021
The Burning Man is one of the most important festivals that runs every year in the United States. Last year it was held in a completely digital version, and its event inside Altspace VR was a blast , with all people in the VR communities talking enthusiastically about it. This year, in exactly one month from now, there will be the 2021 edition of the Virtual Burning Man and I’ve got the amazing opportunity to talk with the organizers about it.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
ARPost
JULY 26, 2021
The addition of virtual reality chairs to the world of gaming is bringing novel experiences to players all around the globe. Along with premium visuals, sounds, and even scents, VR chairs are taking video games to a whole new level. But what exactly are VR chairs? And how do they work? How Virtual Reality Chairs Enhance Immersion. Early virtual reality games focused primarily on visuals.
Road to VR
JULY 30, 2021
Moss: Book II , a direct sequel to the lauded original, was finally announced earlier this month. And it hopes to answer what was perhaps the original game’s biggest problem: it was too short! In an interview with the game’s Design Director, Josh Stiksma, we learned that, this time around, the second ‘book’ in the series is set to be thicker indeed.
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.
Slashgear
JULY 23, 2021
This week Oculus Passthrough API Experimental was released, giving creators a way to build and test mixed reality experiences for VR and AR devices. Since this is made by Oculus, it’s pretty safe to say that the software will be aimed at Oculus devices, but the implications of what we’re seeing is far more important than one platform. The software … Continue reading.
Virtual Reality Pulse brings together the best content for VR professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
VRScout
JULY 24, 2021
The Washington Post uses AR and interactive video to showcase three new Olympic sports debuting in Tokyo. The 2020 Olympics are finally here after being delayed due to the global pandemic. And though we may not be out of the woods just yet, the Olympic committee has chosen to move forward with the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, allowing hard-working athletes from all around the world to compete against each other (and themselves) for the chance at taking home an Olympic medal. .
The Ghost Howls
JULY 28, 2021
Today I want to publish a very easy and short tutorial to let you grab the opportunity of getting a free silicone cover for your Oculus Quest 2. Are you in for that? Of course, there is also a video version of this tutorial, if you are not a fan of reading… Why can you get a free silicone cover for your Quest? For sure you remember that Facebook had a little issue with the materials of the facemasks of its Oculus Quest 2.
Anand Tech
JULY 26, 2021
In today’s Intel Accelerated event, the company is driving a stake into the ground regarding where it wants to be by 2025. CEO Pat Gelsinger earlier this year stated that Intel would be returning to product leadership in 2025, but hasn’t yet explained how this is coming about – that is until today, where Intel has disclosed its roadmap for its next five generations of process node technology leading to 2025.
Road to VR
JULY 29, 2021
By now it can be said that Varjo is making the world’s most high-end VR headsets, and not just because they’re slapping on a hefty price-tag. With a core premise of ‘retina resolution’ that really delivers, Varjo’s headsets keep getting better even as they’re getting cheaper. Their visual performance offers an early glimpse of what mainstream VR headsets are unlikely to deliver for years to come.
Advertisement
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.
HoloLens
JULY 2, 2021
It's all fun and games until the technology is actually put into use and you realize augmented reality is now part of Death Star. That's what some AR insiders may be thinking once they get a look at the latest modified HoloLens 2 images released by the US Army. • Don't Miss: Hands-On with the HoloLens 2, the New Best Augmented Reality Experience You Can Get The newest images come from a battery of tests being conducted by the US Army Futures Command and Project Manager Integrated Visual Augmenta
GizModo VR
JULY 30, 2021
In what can only be considered a triumph for all robot-kind, this week, a federal court has ruled that an artificially intelligent machine can, in fact, be an inventor—a decision that came after a year’s worth of legal battles across the globe. Read more.
VRScout
JULY 26, 2021
Generate electricity while interacting with your favorite games and apps. Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a wearable device that generates power when touched or sweated on, potentially opening up new opportunities for smaller electronics, including maybe VR technology. In a paper entitled A passive perspiration biofuel cell: High energy return on investment , the team goes into detail regarding the potentially game-changing wearable.
The Ghost Howls
JULY 29, 2021
Yesterday night I have tried The Secret Of Retropolis , a VR game inspired by LucasArts’s point and click adventures developed by indie studio Peanut Button. The studio is composed of three developers that say they have no money for marketing and need help promoting their game. This looked like a job for the SkarredGhost, who always loves and supports indie developers.
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.
Anand Tech
JULY 14, 2021
Russian outlet Vedomosti.ru today is reporting that the conglomerate Rostec, a Russian state-backed corporation specializing in investment in technology, has penned a deal with server company Yadro and silicon design company Sintakor to develop RISC-V processors for computers, laptops, and servers. Initial reports are suggesting that Sintakor will develop a powerful enough RISC-V design to power government and education systems by 2025.
Road to VR
JULY 28, 2021
Facebook Reality Labs, the company’s AR/VR research and development team, announced the creation of a special product group focused on developing its future vision for “the Metaverse.” Apparently Facebook is betting big on the idea too, as it hopes in the near future to be viewed more as “a metaverse company” than a social network.
VR Fitness
JULY 14, 2021
It’s party time in Echo VR ! VR Party League is hosting a 2v2 tournament in Ready At Dawn’s Echo Arena , a virtual sport game set in a zero-gravity arena. Players are encouraged to partner with a friend and test their skills against others in the community. Continue reading on VR Fitness Insider.
GizModo VR
JULY 29, 2021
Genzabur? Yoshino’s How Do You Live? has become a classic in Japan since it was first published over 80 years ago, but until now it’s never seen an English translation. Though it’s a little outside the realm of io9's usual sci-fi and fantasy fare , we’re thrilled to be revealing the cover and sharing an excerpt today… Read more.
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.
VRScout
JULY 19, 2021
A new listing indicates that Facebook could be replacing its 64GB device in favor of a base model with more storage. This past December, we talked about the pros and cons of the 64GB and 256GB Oculus Quest headsets and which one to buy depending on your wants and needs as a user. Long story short, while the 256GB model offers plenty of breathing room for VR fanatics who prefer to have their extensive libraries of games and apps readily available, the 64GB model features more than enough storage
The Ghost Howls
JULY 6, 2021
On July 8th, Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual, one of the most awaited VR games of 2021, will be released on Oculus Quest (you can wishlist it here ). It is the re-proposition of the famous duo Sam & Max , that was very popular in the 90s, but this time in a completely different format, that is a VR game. Is this game good? Will it please its fans?
Anand Tech
JULY 6, 2021
We've discovered weird behaviour on the OnePlus 9 Pro flagship: Popular apps are performance limited, while benchmarks are unaffected. Is this battery optimisation, or misrepresentation of the user experience?
Road to VR
JULY 28, 2021
Oculus is making hard shift away from its proprietary developer APIs in favor of OpenXR, an industry-backed project that aims to standardize the development of VR and AR applications. As of the latest SDK update, the company says OpenXR will become “the preferred API for all new applications going forward.” Oculus announced this month that it plans to begin deprecating the existing Oculus Mobile and Oculus PC SDK in favor of OpenXR.
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?
Digital Trends
JULY 29, 2021
3DAT, Intel's athlete-tracking A.I., was built to boost the viewer experience at the Olympics, and it has huge potential as a training tool for elite athletes.
GizModo VR
JULY 30, 2021
Tri City Foods, the owner of dozens of Burger King restaurants in the Midwest, has been ordered to pay $458,931 in restitution to workers and $100,000 to the city of Chicago after the company denied employees paid sick leave during the covid-19 pandemic, according to a press release from Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Read more.
VRScout
JULY 20, 2021
A 2021 report from Snap Inc. details how AR technology will soon be a major part of your shopping experience. We’ve seen plenty of data explaining how AR and VR technology can help us learn more in less time, develop more efficient ways to collaborate with colleagues at work, and stay connected with loved ones. We’ve also seen how immersive technology is having a positive impact on the marketing industry. .
The Ghost Howls
JULY 31, 2021
Today I review for your a nice indie game called Crazy Kung Fu , developed by the studio Field Of Vision. I promised one of the guys of the studio to review it in January, and well… probably I’m slightly late for the publication of this article (sorry Arnaud), but it has been cool having seen during these months the game gaining its share of satisfied users and taking part of nice initiatives like Lab Surprise.
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
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
545 
Let's personalize your content