September, 2021

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Oculus Quest 2 passthrough now works without boundaries

The Ghost Howls

Today I made two little big discoveries about the Oculus Quest 2 that together mean that you can use this headset as an AR device whenever and wherever you want. Let me explain everything to you! Yes, I’ve also made a video about this article… you choose if reading it or watching it! Guardian disabling is now persistent. The first discovery I made is that the setting about the Guardian disabling is now finally persistent.

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This Japanese VR Headset Is Meant To Be Used In Bed

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Finally, a headset for us lazy VR users. Japanese company Diver-X recently unveiled the HalfDive, a one-of-a-kind VR headset meant to be used in bed while laying down. The device employs a variety of features completely unique from that of conventional VR headsets, including a 3D audio system, immersive haptic feedback, and a distinctive control system.

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Where Do AR and NFTs Intersect?

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AR could be the optimal vessel for NFTs. while NFTs serve as an AR killer app. How will this play out? Guest author Anne McKinnon breaks down 3 lessons from creating AR on the blockchain. The post Where Do AR and NFTs Intersect? appeared first on AR Insider.

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A Sneak Peek of Some of the Must-See Sessions at AWE USA 2021

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The annual Augmented World Expo (AWE) USA is still over a month away, but the full agenda is live. Here, we’ll take a look at some of the speakers and talks that we’re most excited about at ARPost , but we’ll also tell you why we’re so excited about them and why you should be too. AWE Is Back In-Person. We’re excited about the whole event. There’s a lot of buzz around this year because, while AWE never took a break, the conference went online last year and this time it’s live and in-person in Sa

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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.

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Facebook is Unlocking Root Access to Oculus Go Soon

Road to VR

John Carmack, legendary programmer and key player in the Oculus Rift genesis story, announced recently that he’s won a decisive battle within Facebook to finally release root access to Oculus Go, the 3DOF standalone VR headset launched in 2018. Carmack says in a recent tweet that users can expect to gain root access “soon,” which will be made available via an unlocked OS build for the Oculus Go headset that can be side loaded.

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Xiaomi unveils its smartglasses

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Just after Facebook has launched Ray-Ban Stories smartglasses developed in collaboration with Luxottica and just before Apple Event, Xiaomi has entered the smartglasses field with its own product , just announced on its blog. Specifications. Display : single microLED-based waveguide display, monochrome (green), up to 2M nits Processor : quad-core ARM Weight : 51g Camera : 5MP Audio : integrated speakers and microphone Connection : Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Interaction : Touch, voice Operating system : An

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ABBA Enters the Digital Realm With 3D ‘ABBAtars’

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ABBA returns after 40 years with new music and a unique concert experience featuring their de-aged 3D ABBAtars. ABBA, the Swedish pop group behind massive hits such as “Dancing Queen,” “Take a Chance On Me,” and “Mamma Mia” (you know that every part of that song is a hook!) is returning to the stage as digital avatars—or ABBAtars—to promote Voyage , their first new album in 40 years.

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Facebook Unveils Long-Awaited Smart Glasses

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The post Facebook Unveils Long-Awaited Smart Glasses appeared first on AR Insider.

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How Smart Cities Can Use Augmented Reality Technology

ARPost

In the quest to improve the quality of life in urban spaces, local city councils, urban planners, and developers are exploring cutting-edge digital solutions that can potentially power smart cities. Augmented reality technology, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence are some of the most promising solutions out there. See Also: Future Business Automation: Augmented Reality Applications Fueled by IoT Data Platforms.

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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.

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Facebook Announces $50M Research & Partnership Fund to “build the metaverse responsibly”

Road to VR

Back in July Facebook announced that it had spun up a new organization internally to begin building part of the metaverse, a series of interconnected virtual experiences and worlds that the company believes is the next step for human communication and interaction. As part of that effort Facebook this week announced that it’s earmarking $50 million to spend on external research and partnerships to help the company “ensure [our metaverse] products are developed responsibly.” Alth

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Who Will Rule ‘Lite AR?’

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Update, 9/09/21: Facebook unveiled its smart glasses today in partnership with Ray Ban. They are camera glasses without visual AR features but some audio AR foundations. See more details here. Video emerged this week showing Facebook’s Reality Labs lead Andrew Bosworth’s first-person perspective during family vacation. The implication was that the footage was shot with Facebook’s AR Essilor Luxottica-partnered AR glasses, which may be unveiled tomorrow.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.09.20): Quest 2 Pro leaks, Xiaomi smartglasses, Half Dive headset, and more!

The Ghost Howls

This one is the last AR/VR news roundup for this summer! Here in Turin, the sun is shining, but the temperature is getting colder, and autumn is coming too fast. I think I’ll miss the joys of summer (and all the trophies that Italy has won), but at least I’ll be able to enjoy again some delicious hot chocolate Before leaving you to the news of the week, I’m happy to announce to you that I’ve been selected as a speaker for AWE US 2021 !

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‘Half-Life 2 VR’ Seemingly Back From The Dead

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A popular VR mod for Valve’s legendary first-person shooter is set to return years after losing compatibility with modern headsets. Originally released in 2013 on the original Oculus Rift DK1, the HL2VR mod allowed early adopters to play through the entirety of Half-Life 2’s single-player campaign in VR with support for the Razer Hydra motion controllers.

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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.

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Who Will Build the Metavearth?

AR Insider

The metaverse is still early and undefined. But what will be its physical-world equivalent? Building on the principles of the AR cloud, we take a look at the Metavearth, and how it could be constructed. The post Who Will Build the Metavearth? appeared first on AR Insider.

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5 VR Apps for Exploring the World

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Since the spring of 2020, we have learned that all our vacation plans can be delayed indefinitely. Also, there are places that we can only dream of visiting. Now, thanks to VR apps for exploring the world, traveling to the most distant landmarks is possible for anyone. You only need a VR headset and the time to sit back and immerse yourself in new worlds.

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AR Glasses Creator Nreal Secures $100M Series C Financing to Expand Internationally

Road to VR

Chinese AR glasses startup Nreal announced it’s raised a fresh $100 million Series C financing round, something it says will be used for R&D and to fund wider international expansion. As first reported by CNBC , the latest round reportedly brings the company’s valuation to $700 million. That figure was obtained by an anonymous source with knowledge of the deal, CNBC says, however the company has yet to comment.

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Resident Evil 4 VR release date is just in time for Halloween

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It’s been a while since we last received an update on Resident Evil 4 VR, but today we got a big one. Not only did we get a new trailer for the game, but we also got a release date. As it turns out, release day is coming up pretty fast, so those who own an Oculus Quest 2 don’t … Continue reading.

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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.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.09.06): A week full of VR events, Chinese headsets are on the rise, and more!

The Ghost Howls

This week came with two great pieces of news for me. The first one is that the bond between me and VRrOOm has become a bit more official , and we’ll keep innovating the virtual events sector together for a while. The second one is that we of New Technology Walkers have just launched our fitness game HitMotion: Reloaded for Vive Focus 3. I’m super-happy with the projects I’m following and the talented people I’m collaborating with, and I’m sure I’ll do great things with them in the future!

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Use A Real-Life Hockey Stick In ‘Hockey VR’ On Oculus Quest 2

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Go head-to-head against an AI goalie. Does your slapshot have enough heat to score a goal? You’re about to find out. Hockey VR is a physics-based VR experience that has you skating up to the blue line to test your skills against an AI goalie. Created by the folks over at Melcher Studios , Hockey VR is one of the most realistic hockey simulators available in VR thanks to a 3D printed controller mount called RealStick.

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How Do Consumers Feel About the Metaverse?

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The term metaverse continues to be a runaway train in the AR and VR sectors and beyond. But beyond industry folks, how do consumers feel? We break down a recent NewZoo poll for metaverse hopes & dreams. The post How Do Consumers Feel About the Metaverse? appeared first on AR Insider.

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VR Pride For Everyone: The Potential of VR Technology to Foster LGBTQ+ Community Building

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LGBTQ+ Pride has come a long way since its beginnings in the 1970s. As awareness of the LGBTQ+ community continues to increase and evolve, it is more and more apparent that technology will be a major tool for increased visibility. Research already shows that LGBTQ+ individuals are early adopters of technology (more than 80% of LGBTQ+ respondents say they utilize social media, compared to 58% of the general population) and that one major way that the LGBTQ+ community has grown and organized has

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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?

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Promising VR MMO ‘Zenith: The Last City’ Just Got a Huge Boost With $10 Million in Funding

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Ramen VR, the studio behind the upcoming VR MMO Zenith: The Last City announced today that it has raised $10 million in venture capital. The game is set to launch later this year on all major headsets. Zenith: The Last City got its start with a successful Kickstarter back in 2019. Despite raising $280,000—significantly more than its $25,000 goal—that isn’t much budget to create a full-blown MMO.

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Roblox reveals new Metaverse must-have feature for audio

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Roblox Spatial Voice is ready to roll in Beta mode, bringing the Roblox Metaverse one step closer to reality. I mean, technically Roblox already IS a Metaverse of sorts, but with Spatial Voice, the entire experience will become a whole lot more like Ready Player One than it is today. Spatial Voice will be available to test first in the … Continue reading.

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Pico Neo 3 Pro Hands-On First Impressions

The Ghost Howls

Pico today announced the release of Pico Neo 3 Pro and Pico Neo 3 Pro Eye , its latest enterprise standalone headsets, to the Western markets. I have just received the Pico Neo 3 Pro directly from Pico Interactive (thanks!) and after some quick tests, I’m ready to give you some brief first impressions about it, so you can already decide if considering buying it or not.

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Social VR Platform ‘Stageverse’ Launches With Free Muse Concert

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Catch a show from one of the biggest rock bands in the world alongside friends in VR for a limited time. Social VR platform Stageverse has officially launched on Oculus Quest 2 headsets and developer Stage, Inc. is celebrating the occasion with a captivating VR concert from GRAMMY Award-winning English rock band Muse. Beginning now for a limited time, “Muse: Enter The Simulation,” features a 2-hour uncut performance originally recorded back in July 2019 at Wanda Stadium in Madrid, Spain.

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The Key to Getting the Best Out of Video-Based Practice & Coaching

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