VRScout
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
MR & AR technology showcase the potential destruction of the cat 2 storm currently hitting the Carolina states. Torrential rain, wind speeds of up to 110 miles per hour, coastal deterioration, massive flooding; these are just a handful of the dangers Carolina residents will endure as Hurricane Florence begins its battering of the lower East Coast.
Next Reality AR
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
While most kids his age are busy playing Fortnite, 11-year-old Yumo Soerianto is developing augmented reality games. Kids like Soerianto are the future of the augmented reality field — they'll likely be coming into their own as professional developers right as AR technologies become lightweight and powerful enough to be contained in a pair of sunglasses.
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Tech Trends VR
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
. The healthcare industry is ripe for embracing immersive xR learning technologies in training professionals and informing patients. After a 25-year career as a learning scientist and the last 3 years “immersed” in the private sector , my opinion is that xR technologies have the potential to improve the quality and quantity of training, to reduce training costs and to enhance patient satisfaction through better care from healthcare professionals and a deeper understanding for patients.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Let the four year hype begin… Last night technological wunderkind Elon Musk announced the first private passenger on his journey to the moon: Japanese billionaire, and founder of Japanese clothing company ‘Zozo,’ Yusaku Maezawa. Then, in a move that would make even Richard Branson jealous, the entrepreneur announced that he’d purchased an additional eight seats aboard the revolutionary SpaceX rocket and would be distributing them to a yet-to-be-determined group of artists.
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.
The Ghost Howls
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Next week, on September 26th-27th, Oculus will perform its annual showcase event: Oculus Connect , that has now arrived at its 5th edition. The latest event, the OC4 has been full of news and interesting information , both on Oculus products and VR in general and I think that this year won’t be different. As all VR enthusiasts, I’m hyped about what will be announced there.
Virtual Reality Pulse brings together the best content for VR professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
Guangzhou Zoo ditches its cages in favor of environmentally-friendly VR exhibits. Southern China isn’t exactly known for its well-managed zoos. The populous nation has a history of poorly-funded animal exhibits that often fall well within the confines of animal cruelty. Some establishments have even been accused of trying to pass off domestic animals as exotic wildlife in an effort to trick paying visitors.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
Orlando-based film studio Dolphin Image closes a $2M seed funding to further develop ARwall’s motion picture effects tools. Despite its heavy role in a vast majority of major motion picture productions, green screen technology is far from an ideal. A hefty price tag, considerable post production, and the need for a sizable amount of space makes it a fairly inconvenient methodology.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
Science-based basketball training and oldschool Galaga with a multiplayer twist heads to iOS via Apple’s advanced augmented reality platform. Apple’s 2018 keynote event has officially come to a close and it appears as though iOS fans have much to look forward to over the coming months. The California-based technology company had no shortage of fresh hardware and exciting software updates to showcase, including a new Apple Watch with electrocardiogram functionality, as well as a more powerful iPh
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
Paint augmented artwork and leave behind messages for others via this collaborative AR experience. Have you ever wished you could use the endless landscape of the sky as a blank canvas for you to display your artwork or write messages for the world to see? You are a not alone in that wish. The developers over at Kevaid share your pie-in-the-sky dreams and have released an AR app called Blue Sky Paint that can transform the skies above you into an untouched floating canvas for you to scribble
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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.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Does Beat Saber hold the recipe for global VR success? With the VR industry crying out for ways to make it ‘make it mainstream’, can we learn a thing or two from Beat Saber … a game that won over VR trendsetters and traditional gamers alike? . Beat Saber blasted onto our screens in May 2018 by Czech Republic developers, Beat Games, after the team realized they weren’t satisfied with the rhythm runners on the market at the time.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
AR fluorescent can help provide surgeons with clearer view during vascular neurosurgery. *WARNING: The following photos are NOT for the faint of heart *. Using a combination of AR technology and ICG, otherwise known as Indocyanine Green, Leica Microsystems , one of the leading manufacturers of optical microscopes and microscope equipment, has developed GLOW800 , an exciting new technology capable of providing neurosurgeons with a clear view of a patient’s cerebral anatomy during an operati
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Royal Dutch Airlines turns to AR to take the second guessing out of carry-on luggage. Having the urge to pursue your wanderlust and experience foreign cultures, check out famous landmarks (physical or digital ), and meet new people around the globe is as exciting and romantic as you could imagine, but sometimes that excitement and romance can come with a few hiccups.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Augmented art application ‘4th Wall’ launches location-specific, collaborative art exhibition to inspire “thoughtful dialogue.”. Originally released February of this year, Nancy Bake Cahill’s art app, 4th Wall , gives users the opportunity to take a closer look at some of the artists captivating pieces of VR artwork from the comfort of their home via AR technology.
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.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 30, 2018
VR Zone’s hit rendition of the original Nintendo classic heads to Washington DC alongside two other LB VR experiences. Just over one year ago Bandai Namco launched their first VR Zone location in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo, Japan. Since then the location-based entertainment center has expanded to multiple locations across multiple countries, quickly becoming one of the most prominent location-based VR providers in the world.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
U.S. Walmart associates will now have access to the same VR training their managers receive at Walmart Academies. Apparently, VR designed for employee training has proven a massive success at Walmart’s various Academy locations, as the multinational superstore has just announced plans to further expand its immersive training program to every single one of its 4,700 locations within the United States.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
Alaska Airlines new VR theater experience could make you forget you are on an airplane. Airlines love the idea of giving a top-notch travel experience to its customers, and with VR and AR playing a more prominent role in how we travel these days, such as PeriscapeVR ‘s VR towers at JFK’s International Terminal 4 or KLM Airlines AR luggage app , it only makes sense that the technology would eventually become part of your actual inflight entertainment.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
The Creator Lab goes international as YouTube’s VR180 bootcamp makes its way to London. This week the YouTube Creator Lab closed its doors in London, England, officially wrapping an intense, three-day VR180 bootcamp that included some of YouTube’s best and brightest European, Middle Eastern, and African creators. Eleven teams gathered at YouTube Space London to learn the ins-and-outs of producing VR180 content in an effort to expand the possibilities of this exciting new immersive format. . R
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
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
Episode one of the three-part interactive series lands on the upcoming standalone headset sometime next year. It’s only day one of Oculus Connect 5 and already we’ve seen new hardware, new content, and bold new ideas for the future of VR. Lucasfilm’s immersive entertainment initiative, ILMxLAB , was also present at the event to deliver news surrounding its latest Star Wars-related VR experience, Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 29, 2018
Turn everyday items into 3D models and share them instantly with friends using Apple Quick Look. Thanks to Apple’s recently announced AR Quick Look feature, friends are now able to easily place and share AR objects throughout the real world directly through their Safari web browser. Running on Apple’s new ARKit 2 platform, the practical new addition is arguable the most attractive aspect of the iOS 12 update, providing users a whole new way to engage with the real-world. 3D Scanner Pro , an upco
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
One mobile gaming’s most prolific franchises arrives on the Magic Leap One this fall. Since the launch of its first game in 2009, popular mobile franchise Angry Birds has received an astonishing 17 different releases, 4 spin-off games, a comic book series, even an animated film voiced by a cast of A-list celebrities. . Now the seemingly unkillable franchise has set it sights on the world of immersive content with a new AR game that presents the series from a brand new perspective. .
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 23, 2018
Because who doesn’t love being strapped inside a noisy, confined space for over an hour? MRI, or “magnetic resonance imaging,” utilizes a combination of powerful radio waves and magnetic field gradients to safely generate images of persons internal organs. They’re absolutely painless, side effect-free, and one of the intimidating producers a child can endure while at a hospital.
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?
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Learn more about the latest in Oculus technology while wearing the latest in Oculus technology. Oculus Connect, an annual conference dedicated to showcasing the latest advancements in Oculus VR technology, is just around the corner and with it a new heap of rumors, announcements, and excitement. For those who were unable to attend the technology companies last event back in 2017, Oculus opened its doors to the general public with a multi platform live stream that took users directly inside the h
The Ghost Howls
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
In the end, the time has come: Oculus has officially revealed the name and the price of the Santa Cruz headset. Its name will be Oculus Quest and will cost $399. I followed today’s OC5 conference via Facebook streaming only for this moment and Oculus has not disappointed my expectations. After some minutes from the beginning of the keynote, Zuck has said that in his opinion VR should be standalone, 6 DOF and feature full hands presence.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
And the award for most impressive 360-degree live stream of an unmanned interplanetary spacecraft goes to… 20 years ago, The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory launched the Cassini orbiter into space. By 2004, the revolutionary spacecraft was in orbit around Saturn, providing researchers back on Earth with the first comprehensive data of the planet, its rings, and its moons ever collected.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
Standalone 6DoF VR arrives on the Oculus platform Spring 2019 for $399. Oculus Connect 5 is officially underway in San Jose, California, and the company wasted not time this year as Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg took to the stage to unveil the next generation of Oculus VR technology, the Oculus Quest. Available Spring of next year for $399, the Oculus Quest, previously referred to as the Oculus Santa Cruz, is a completely wireless, standalone VR headset capable of 6DoF movement. 4 ultrawide sensors
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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