February, 2022

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Minecraft VR Is Now Available On The Meta Quest

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Mojang’s best-selling video game arrives on Meta’s best-selling VR headset. QuestCraft is a standalone VR port of Minecraft: Java Edition that offers players access to the full Minecraft experience in VR without the need for an expensive gaming PC. This includes support for motion controls as well as cross-platform multiplayer. Developed by a team of independent developers, the unofficial port was built using MCXR and PojavLauncher and is capable of running certain Fabric mods (an ex

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Sony has unveiled the design of the PSVR 2 headset

The Ghost Howls

With a blog post just published, Sony has finally unveiled the design and some features of the upcoming PSVR 2 headset. Here you are the amazing pictures that have just been shared: Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Lateral view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Inner view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment).

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The Virtual and IRL Verses of the Metaverse

AR Insider

After unpacking our 2022 predictions, we return to the factors and dynamics driving spatial computing as we enter a new year. The latest report excerpt dives into the machinations of the metaverse. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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7 Benefits of AR and VR for People With Disability

ARPost

Immersive technology is rapidly changing how we experience the world around us. When we think of these technologies, we often think of games. However, immersive technologies have expanded to other uses. There are now many applications of augmented reality and virtual reality for disabled persons. Here are some of the ways these technologies elevate life for people with disability.

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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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Report: PSVR 2 Rumored to Release in Early 2023, Missing Holiday Season

Road to VR

It’s widely thought that PSVR 2, Sony’s next-gen VR headset for PlayStation 5, is expected to release sometime the last half of 2022, which would position it as a pretty tempting gift for this holiday season. Now, a report from noted PSVR leaker ‘ PSVR Without Parole ‘ alleges the headset will launch instead in early 2023. YouTuber ‘PSVR Without Parole’ is known for having accurately leaked some of PSVR 2’s specs ahead of the official announce by Sony.

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Sword Art Online VR Event Immerses You In The Hit Anime

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Sword Art Online is heading to VR in a special limited-time event that kicks off this week exclusively online. Starting tomorrow fans of the critically-acclaimed animated series Sword Art Online (SAO) can log into Sword Art Online -EX-CHRONICLE- Online Edition and explore a sprawling virtual world featuring memorable locations from the show. Attendees begin their journey in the “Town of Beginnings,” a free area featuring interactive weaponry as well as a giant screen displaying the show.

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Get the passthrough vision app for your Quest

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Today, I’m going to share with you the APK that lets you have passthrough vision with blue edges on your Oculus Quest 2. Why am I sharing this app? This is more or less what you can see through this application. Some weeks ago, I have published my tutorial about how to build your application using passthrough AR for your Quest 2, and after a few time, my tests on the fact that you can use passthrough without the Guardian , and so you can go around for your city with your Quest on and passt

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Data Dive: Sizing Up the Metaverse

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Though it's too early to tell how big the metaverse will be (or even what it is), we're starting to see signs of its revenue potential. We examine evidence and market size projections in this week's Data Dive. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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OVR’s Take on World-Scale Metaverse

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The world mapped and sold as NFTs to create an AR “metaverse” layer over the physical world. You’ve heard this song before. But, not like this. “Anybody can build a digital layer over the world… the point is, what is the service that you provide?” OVR COO and co-founder, Diego Di Tommaso, told ARPost. “Is it a stand-alone thing, or something that adds value?”.

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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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PlayStation VR 2 Finally Revealed in First Images

Road to VR

Sony finally lifted the veil on PlayStation VR2 along with the final design image of the PlayStation VR2 Sense controllers. Note : This news is breaking. We’re updating this piece as new information comes in. We’ve been waiting for nearly a year now since Sony first revealed images of its PSVR 2 Sense controllers to finally catch a glimpse of PSVR 2.

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AR in Industrial Manufacturing

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In the last years, Augmented Reality (AR) technology has significantly played a game-changer role for different types of industries. This new technology is rapidly gaining great popularity and this comes as a result of the emergence of its all-encompassing potential ranging from remote collaboration to maintenance operations. What AR does is combine the real world with the virtual elements.

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Meta Is Opening An Arcade Restaurant In Horizon Worlds

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New information will be revealed in a TV spot that will air during the Super Bowl. Earlier today, Meta (formerly Facebook) posted a cryptic video on YouTube teasing Questy’s, an old-school arcade restaurant that will serve as the setting for an upcoming TV spot that will air on Sunday, February 13th during the Super Bowl. The 60-second commercial will center around a group of estranged friends who reconnect using the Quest 2 and Horizon Worlds , Meta’s very own VR social platform, ak

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STYLY makes creation and distribution of cross-platform XR content easy

The Ghost Howls

It’s a while that I hear talking about STYLY in the VR communities: in these years, I’ve listened to many creators that praised this platform for creating and distributing XR content in an easy way. That’s why when I had the opportunity to interview Kevin Joyce from the company, I immediately exploited it to ask him not only about Styly and his creators, but also something more about Japan and the M-word.

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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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AR and Shopping Collide, Part I: Snap

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Snap's latest move is Catalog-Powered Lenses. These build on its signature AR lens format with a purpose-built format for shopping. What does this mean for the evolution of camera commerce? We examine. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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7 Must-Have Skills in an AR/VR Career

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With average salaries of about $180,000 annually, a career in AR/VR can be quite profitable. However, if you are looking to change careers or are a student in college, you might be wondering what skills you’ll need to learn. This article discusses 7 must-have skills if you want to work in the augmented, virtual, and mixed reality industry. Skills You Will Need for a Career in AR/VR.

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Sony Hosting an Official ‘Sword Art Online’ Exhibition in VR Through March 10th

Road to VR

Sony is hosting an official Sword Art Online fan exhibition in VR from today through March 10th. The event drops players into a familiar setting to celebrate the iconic anime with interactive exhibits, immersive clips from the show, and even a live performance. Sword Art Online is easily one of the most popular anime ever to be based on virtual reality.

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OPPO Find X5 Pro Review – Elegance And Power In Your Hand

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The OPPO Find X5 Pro optimizes its minimalist aesthetic with a great camera. Here's how it stacks up to the rest of the year's top smartphones.

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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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Upcoming Peaky Blinders VR Game Is A ‘Gangster Drama’

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The moral-based VR experience will be available later this year. VR developer Maze Theory ( Doctor Who: The Edge of Time ) today unveiled Peaky Blinders: The King’s Ransom , an original VR game based on the incredibly-popular British drama series of the same name. In this gorgeous-looking “gangster drama,” you’ll rub shoulders with characters from the show as you work to earn the trust of the Shelby family in the hopes of joining the infamous crime syndicate.

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Virtual Virtual Reality 2 First Impressions

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I got a review copy of Virtual Virtual Reality 2 by Tender Claws and since I’ve played some time with it, l et me tell you my first impressions on this game! Virtual Virtual Reality 2. Virtual Virtual Reality 2 (VVR2) is the sequel of the acclaimed Virtual Virtual Reality , a game born for the Daydream platform (yes, when Daydream was a thing… I was there Gandalf, 3000 years ago…) that became famous for its amazing mechanic of making you teleport to other worlds by making you w

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XR Talks: The Race to Build the Metaverse

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Cutting through all the metaverse noise are a few cogent voices. Matthew Ball is one including his metaverse Primer. Another voice is Charlie Fink, who broke down metaverse machinations at AWE USA – the focus of this week's XR Talks. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Meet Lumus, One of the Companies Making Displays for AR Glasses

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As a consumer, it’s easy to think of AR glasses as a singular device. However, the devices are anything but monolithic artefacts. The frames, lenses, displays, computers, might all be made by different component manufacturers. Lumus is an Israeli-based company with offices all around the world. The company makes waveguide displays that it sells to military or enterprise developers or to AR glasses manufacturers that you might already be more familiar with.

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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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‘Minecraft’ Comes to Quest in Unofficial Java Edition Port

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Minecraft has been available on basically every VR headset outside of Quest up until now, but that’s changing with the beta release of ‘QuestCraft’, the unofficial Quest port for Minecraft Java Edition. The project was thought long dead, however the QuestCraft team has just released its first public build of the standalone Minecraft port for Quest 2.

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This Quantum Crystal Defies The Normal Laws Of Physics

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Researchers have identified a material that they believe makes a good candidate for use in quantum computers as it defies the normal laws of physics.

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How To Play 2D Games Inside Your Favorite VR Games

VRScout

“Yo dog, we heard you like video games…” We’ve all been there. You’ve just finished an intense round of (insert your favorite VR game here) and one of your friends steps away to use the restroom or grab a quick bite to eat, leaving you and the rest of your party waiting patiently in the pre-game lobby. Instead of twiddling your virtual thumbs in anticipation of their return, why not take advantage of your newfound downtime with some 2D retro gaming, all without havi

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Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 Review: better than the first version, but…

The Ghost Howls

Today I perform a dive in my past and I review the Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2! (Disclaimer: this review has been made in collaboration with VR Expert , which sells and lends XR devices in Europe and has sent me a unit for free, but it is not a paid article). Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 Video Review. Do you want to discover everything about the Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 but you don’t like reading walls of text?

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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