AR Insider
AUGUST 12, 2024
What are AR glasses and their concrete use cases? What are the technical and design challenges standing in their way? We dive into these burning questions in part I of a two part series. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
AUGUST 27, 2024
There’s no shortage of speculation when it comes to all things Valve. Tyler McVicker, YouTuber and one of the leading voices dedicated to deciphering Valve’s various internal developments, however now reports that not only is the company’s long-awaited standalone VR headset still coming, but it may arrive alongside its own Half-Life game.
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XR Today - Virtual Reality
AUGUST 20, 2024
Tesla is using virtual reality technology to train its Optimus AI robot. The revelation came via the US-based electric car company’s career pages where it is currently advertising for a new position that involves wearing VR headset and motion-capture suit for up to $48 per hour. Google Rebrands its Open-Source VR Modelling Tool DPVR’s VR Headset Deployed by Travel Africa Network Pimax Crystal Light Review: Affordable PCVR Clarity This is not Tesla’s only virtual reality-related job on offer.
Hypergrid Business
AUGUST 15, 2024
Summer is generally a slow time for OpenSim, and virtual worlds in general, as people spend more time outside and on vacation and educational projects go on break. The total number of active users went down by more than 3,700, to 43,001. DigiWorldz , for example, lost 1,220 actives this month, according to its stats reports, as well as 21 regions. In addition, several grids did not report any stats this month, including German Grid , which had 235 actives last month, German World Grid , which pr
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.
Charlie Fink
AUGUST 27, 2024
The Omni One is the only way to experience "free roam" VR in the home. Players can move freely inside the VR world like they do in the movie "Ready Player One.
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AR Insider
AUGUST 19, 2024
In part 1 of this series, we covered AR and smart glasses basics and use cases, along with some of their design challenges. Now we… Continue reading → A First-Principles Analysis of Smart Glasses, Part 2 This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
AUGUST 13, 2024
Google Earth VR was an early and enchanting app for the first generation of modern PC VR headsets, but unfortunately it never made the leap to the standalone era. Now a new app, FLY , brings the magic of exploring Google Earth in VR to Quest and Vision Pro. Now available on Quest 2, Quest Pro, Quest 3 , and Vision Pro , Fly aims to bring the magic of exploring Google Earth in 3D in a fully immersive way.
XR Today - Virtual Reality
AUGUST 23, 2024
Meta Quest casting allows you to share whatever you see in your VR headset with your computer, mobile device, or (certain) television sets. This isn’t just a handy way to show off how skilled you are in your favorite VR games, like Beat Saber. It’s also a handy tool for immersive collaboration. You can use the casting feature to show your team the products you’ve been developing in XR or share various types of content with them on various devices.
Hypergrid Business
AUGUST 24, 2024
OSFest 2024. (Image courtesy Lisa Laxton.) The virtual doors of OSFest 2024 have swung open, welcoming creators, builders, merchants, performers, and sponsors to begin crafting their digital spaces. This annual event, hosted on the OpenSim Fest grid, is set to run from October 4 through October 20, 2024, offering a diverse platform for virtual exhibitions, performances, and commerce.
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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.
Charlie Fink
AUGUST 1, 2024
Meta's second quarter revenue is up 22%, extending its winning streak. Canva's adding Gen-AI to keep up with former suitor Adobe. Hedra generates video and audio.
Anand Tech
AUGUST 30, 2024
It is with great sadness that I find myself penning the hardest news post I’ve ever needed to write here at AnandTech. After over 27 years of covering the wide – and wild – word of computing hardware, today is AnandTech’s final day of publication. For better or worse, we’ve reached the end of a long journey – one that started with a review of an AMD processor , and has ended with the review of an AMD processor.
AR Insider
AUGUST 5, 2024
What do Meta's Q2 earnings tell us about headset unit sales? And what does that in turn signal for aggregate demand and XR sector health? We do some reverse engineering in the latest Data Dive. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
AUGUST 28, 2024
Quest has been an increasingly popular choice for Steam users since the release of the original in 2019, now accounting for over half of all connected VR headsets. Now Valve’s latest 2.8.3 SteamVR update includes a few new features that’s making Quest a better PC VR headset than ever. Released in late 2023, Steam Link allows users to easily connect their Quest wirelessly to SteamVR to play PC VR or flatscreen PC games, essentially letting you bypass Meta’s own Air Link.
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.
XR Today - Virtual Reality
AUGUST 23, 2024
The Pimax Crystal Super, available for pre-order today, represents the next stage in the leading extended reality vendor’s journey towards state-of-the-art headsets. Pimax has already earned an excellent reputation in the VR market, thanks to its commitment to developing headsets with greater visual fidelity than its competitors. The Pimax Crystal, for instance, delivers one of the most advanced display experiences on the market, offering an impressive 2880 x 2880 pixels per eye resolution and a
Upload VR
AUGUST 23, 2024
Meta has canceled the high-end headset it planned to launch in 2027, The Information reports. The report comes from The Information's Wayne Ma and Sylvia Varnham O’Regan, citing two Meta employees as the sources. Ma has accurately reported Meta's Quest headset and smart glasses plans in advance multiple times in the past. According to the report, Mark Zuckerberg and his CTO Andrew Bosworth told employees to stop work on the headset, codenamed La Jolla, earlier this week at a product review meeti
Charlie Fink
AUGUST 1, 2024
Generative-AI isn't going to write a good novel, but it's going to eliminate many non-fiction writing jobs like mine. By writing this, am I training my replacement?
Anand Tech
AUGUST 14, 2024
Earlier this month, AMD launched the first two desktop CPUs using their latest Zen 5 microarchitecture: the Ryzen 7 9700X and the Ryzen 5 9600X. As part of the new Ryzen 9000 family, it gave us their latest Zen 5 cores to the desktop market, as AMD actually launched Zen 5 through their mobile platform last month, the Ryzen AI 300 series (which we reviewed).
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.
AR Insider
AUGUST 13, 2024
Though it’s often painted as a technology that will steal XR’s thunder, AI is the best thing that’s happened to XR in a while. This is the topic of a recent ARtillery Intelligence report and we have excerpts and top takeaways for AR Insider readers. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
AUGUST 21, 2024
According to a report by The Verge , both Snapchat and Meta will each reveal new AR glasses for the first time next month. Both companies have been working on such projects for years. According to The Verge’s Alex Heath , Snapchat parent company Snap Inc. will reveal its fifth generation of ‘Spectacles’ AR glasses on September 17th at the company’s annual Partner Summit conference in Los Angeles.
XR Today - Virtual Reality
AUGUST 5, 2024
Recently, VirtualSpeech announced that it is collaborating with Lenovo and Qualcomm to introduce its XR software platform on the ThinkReality VRX headset and Snapdragon Spaces ecosystem. By partnering with Lenovo, VirtualSpeech can reach new milestones in achieving global enterprise scalability. VirtualSpeech provides VR training solutions integrating GenAI technology to create responsive and personalized avatars and scenarios for enterprise soft-skill training.
Upload VR
AUGUST 28, 2024
Meta plans to ship an extremely light mixed reality headset in 2027, The Information reports. The Information's new report comes less than a week after it reported that Mark Zuckerberg and his CTO Andrew Bosworth canceled a high-end headset planned for 2027 codenamed La Jolla, which previous reports have described as being a Quest Pro 2. Quest Pro 2 Reportedly Canceled By Meta Meta has reportedly canceled the high-end headset it planned for 2027 due to the high cost of its micro-OLED displays.
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?
Charlie Fink
AUGUST 22, 2024
The social media giants will release their respective devices at dueling developer events next month. Plus more Cinematic AI and deep fakes you can make at home.
Bernard Marr
AUGUST 14, 2024
Shadow AI, the unsanctioned use of AI tools in the workplace, is becoming a significant concern for businesses. This article explores the risks and opportunities of this trend, offering practical strategies for harnessing employee innovation while maintaining security and compliance. In the ever-evolving landscape of business technology, a new phenomenon is emerging from the shadows: Shadow AI.
AR Insider
AUGUST 27, 2024
While consumer XR continues to be held back by several factors, XR has found fertle ground in the enterprise. Benefits include a clearer business case for AR guidance and VR training. But it's not all good news. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
AUGUST 7, 2024
According to a report from Korean tech outlet The Elec , Microsoft has contracted Samsung to supply micro OLED display panels for what is described as “next-generation mixed reality devices.” Citing industry sources, the report maintains the order could reach into the “hundreds of thousands” of micro OLED displays, with such a Microsoft XR device reportedly slated to arrive as early as 2026.
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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