VRScout

AUGUST 25, 2019

Simulating at-bats against professional MLB pitchers using VR. . 2019 marks the first season in which the Los Angeles Dodgers are fully integrating VR technology into their official training curriculum, signaling a new era in professional-level athletic training. The VR training system, developed by immersive training provider WIN Reality , offers professional ballplayers an immersive—yet cost-effective—VR batting practice experience that uses CG images, live-action video, and data-d

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AR Insider

AUGUST 30, 2019

XR Talks is a series that features the best presentations and educational videos from the XR universe. It includes embedded video, as well as narrative analysis and top takeaways. Speakers’ opinions are their own. One company that’s arguably gotten the most accolades for AR commerce implementation is Houzz. The 11x boost in conversion rates from its View in My Room feature is perhaps the most cited data point from AR proponents, on the stage and on the page.

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 30, 2019

L’Oréal, Ford, HTC Vive, Nestlé and more discuss the future of immersive technologies across different industry verticals in the massively popular VRX webinar series. Many sectors, particularly the education, engineering, manufacturing, retail and healthcare fields, are already seeing the value that can be brought from investing in XR capabilities. Yet with such variety of use-cases, approaches and solutions on offer, understanding where to invest and where the ROI lies can prove a challenge for

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 27, 2019

The Valve Index is for sure one of the best VR gadgets of the moment. On its faceplate, it has two front cameras, that are not used for inside-out tracking, but to provide some kind of mixed reality features. While Valve has not released an SDK to develop mixed reality applications yet, it is already possible to enjoy the passthrough offered by headset tweaking the SteamVR settings.

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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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VRScout

AUGUST 27, 2019

14 new landmarks and 6 AR templates make their way to the desktop app. This week Snapchat further deepened its commitment to AR technology with the release of a new update for Lens Studio, the companies official desktop app for the creation of AR ‘Lenses,’ which adds fourteen new “Landmarks,” as well as six additional Lense templates. Debuted back in April, Snapchat’s “Landmarkers” Lenses bring famous locations all around the world to life in AR.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 30, 2019

Google has released to researchers and developers its own mobile device-based hand tracking method using machine learning, something Google R esearch engineers Valentin Bazarevsky and Fan Zhang call a “new approach to hand perception.” First unveiled at CVPR 2019 back in June, Google’s on-device, real-time hand tracking method is now available for developers to explore—implemented in MediaPipe , an open source cross-platform framework for developers looking to build processi

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 29, 2019

Today I’m going to write a detailed tutorial about AR.js, telling you what it is and how it can be useful to create seamless simple mobile AR experiences. I spent a lot of time experimenting for this article, so I really hope that you will love it. The problem of friction of mobile AR. Mobile augmented reality has many problems that are hindering its success and one of them is the necessity to download applications to enjoy it.

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VRScout

AUGUST 26, 2019

US military employs hands-free AR to detect RF waves during combat. . According to Jessica Sinclair, NIWC Atlantic information technology specialist, there’s a saying used within the military that always rings true no matter what: “If you’re transmitting, you can be found.”. While out in the field, soldiers are often equipped with a variety of communication and GPS devices, each of which emitting their own radio frequency waves.

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ARPost

AUGUST 26, 2019

Most of us first encounter AR technology through our phones, in things like mobile games. While some mobile games are just mobile games, others are signs of bigger things to come. Holoscape is of the second camp. The Holoscape Mobile Game. Holoscape is believed to be the first massively multiplayer AR game. Everything that we know about the game so far comes from a teaser trailer of footage of the game.

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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.

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AUGUST 29, 2019

HTC today announced that Viveport, the company’s digital distribution platform for VR games, now supports Valve Index. Much like their previous promotion for Oculus Rift users , Valve Index owners will be able redeem two free months of Viveport Infinity, the platform’s Netflix-style subscription service that lets you play any and all participating games for a monthly fee.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 28, 2019

ARtillery Briefs is a video series that outlines the top trends we’re tracking, including takeaways from recent reports and market forecasts. See the most recent episode below, including narrative takeaways and embedded video. AR continues to show early-stage characteristics, including schizophrenic interest and investment. But how big is it, and how big will it get?

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VRScout

AUGUST 26, 2019

The ‘Bad Guy’ singer-songwriter will be streaming her upcoming Spain performance. Earlier this week Oculus announced that their next Oculus Venues live performance will feature 17-year-old pop megastar Billie Eilish, marking the first time the American singer-songwriter will perform remotely for a VR audience. “It’s really nice to be able to have something that makes the show so accessible, and to have a platform to bring the live experience to people who haven’t been able to be at a

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Next Reality AR

AUGUST 28, 2019

If the name Leroy Jenkins elicits a reaction from you, then you are old enough to remember the iconic title World of Warcraft from its heydey (whether or not you actually played the massively multiplayer online role-playing game). To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the game and its re-release as World of Warcraft Classic, the game's publisher Blizzard has enlisted Snapchat to mix old tech with new via some interactive AR Lenses.

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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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Road to VR

AUGUST 28, 2019

Harmonix, the veteran music game studio behind the Guitar Hero series, released their latest VR game Audica on PC VR in Early Access back in March. The studio today announced that the unique shooter-meets-rhythm game is heading for PSVR soon too. Harmonix released the news on a PS blogpost , saying that Audica will arrive on the PSVR platform sometime this Fall.

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ARPost

AUGUST 30, 2019

The fourth annual European Augmented World Expo is set to take place on October 17 and 18 in Munich Germany. ARPost is excited about any XR technology conference but as AWE’s partner, we’re particularly excited about this one. So, why should you be excited about AWE EU ? AWE EU 2018 Day 2. For one thing, it’s huge. There are expected to be over 2,000 attendees, over 100 exhibitors, over 100 sessions, and over 125 speakers.

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VRScout

AUGUST 29, 2019

Six new artists, customizable color patterns, and a variety of tweaks & improvements. Earlier this morning, Beat Games , the developer behind the hit VR rhythm slasher Beat Saber , announced the release of a free new update that includes six new songs from six different artists, additional customization options, and a plethora of minor improvements.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 27, 2019

This post is adapted from ARtillery Intelligence’s latest report, Industrial AR: Benefits & Barriers. It includes some of its data and takeaways. More can be previewed here and subscribe for the full report. In February 2018, we wrote a report that was part of the monthly flow of ARtillery Intelligence briefings. Entitled Enterprise AR: Impacting the Bottom Line , it defined how AR is being deployed in industrial enterprises like Coca Cola ; and the operational efficiencies they accomp

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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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Road to VR

AUGUST 24, 2019

Light Field Lab, known for its advancements in light-field display technology, successfully completed a Series A funding round, scoring the firm over $28 million in venture capital to manufacture and distribute working products. The investment round was led by Bosch Venture Capital and Taiwania Capital. Light Field Lab hopes to build large scale light-field displays capable of offering a ‘holodeck’-like experience.

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Next Reality AR

AUGUST 26, 2019

The streaming content vision from Magic Leap recently underwent a quiet but major update, courtesy of AT&T. Previously, Magic Leap's retail and 5G partner AT&T made its DirecTV Now streaming television service available to Magic Leap One users. But now that the company has launched its new service, AT&T TV, for regular TV viewers, it seems the augmented reality version needed an upgrade, too.

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VRScout

AUGUST 30, 2019

MR technology brings this disaster preparedness segment to life with immersive visuals. The Weather Channel is no stranger to immersive mixed reality technology. Over the past couple of years, the network has worked alongside mixed reality specialists The Future Group to enhance its coverage with everything from virtual ice storms and wildfires, to hyper-realistic tornados and flooding that tears apart TWC HQ.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 26, 2019

Data Point of the Week is AR Insider’s dive into the latest spatial computing figures. It includes data points, along with narrative insights and takeaways. For an indexed collection of data and reports, subscribe to ARtillery Pro. In the early stage AR market, few companies are producing real revenue. One of those is Snapchat, which is a leader within the leading AR revenue category of advertising.

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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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Road to VR

AUGUST 30, 2019

Sony is taking down a few beloved games from the PlayStation Store tomorrow, including Driveclub, Driveclub Bikes, and Driveclub VR. Servers are said to remain online until March 31st, 2020, however the Driveclub series and their DLC will be removed from the store starting tomorrow. At the time of this writing, European-facing PlayStation Stores have already removed Driveclub VR, although the US store shows it still available for $15.

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Next Reality AR

AUGUST 27, 2019

After hosting an augmented reality experience using its Snapchat Landmarker technology at the Statue of Liberty, Snap is now giving creators the opportunity to create their own Lenses with Lady Liberty. An update to Lens Studio arriving Tuesday adds the Statue of Liberty and thirteen other monuments as Landmarker targets. Don't Miss: Snapchat Lens Studio Adds New Segmentation Templates to Its Bag of Augmented Reality Tricks The other new Landmarker targets include the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, F

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VRScout

AUGUST 27, 2019

Real-time AR text translation in a VR space. This past May during the 2019 I/O Developer Conference, Google unveiled several new features heading to their Google Search and Lens applications. These additions included 3D animated models accessible directly through Google Search, the ability to scan restaurant menus for additional information on recommended dishes, as well as automatic tip calculations.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 29, 2019

This article was contributed by Scope AR CEO Scott Montgomerie. It is part of AR Insider’s editorial contributor program. Find out more or contact us to participate here. Authors’ opinions are their own. . Automation will create problems in the enterprise — AR can solve them . by Scott Montgomerie. There’s no question that automation and artificial intelligence will profoundly reshape how work will get done.

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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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