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Since the battery of my previous laptop was growing in size transforming it into a timebomb, I got a new one (also thanks to my friends at Ristband !). It has not cutting-edge specs, but it features an RTX2080 Super which is still able to do a great job with most XR applications (unless you want to use a Varjo XR-3 ), so I was happy of getting it. I was only concerned by the fact that it run Windows 11 , but my colleagues that already made the update told me not to worry, because Windows 11 work
Everyone’s favorite kid-friendly metaverse is supposedly getting an official VR release on the Meta Quest 2. A new rumor has begun circulating that Roblox will soon be available on the Meta Quest 2, offering you the chance to explore the uber-popular online game platform in VR without the need for a VR-ready PC. The report comes from Bloxy News , an online news source dedicated to all things Roblox.
ARPost isn’t explicitly interested in blockchain and cryptocurrencies. However, we are interested in virtual worlds. And, digital currencies and secure data management make a lot of sense in virtual worlds. Zilliqa is a layer-one blockchain with its own native token and a recently-launched virtual world called “ Metapolis.” To learn more about this integration between XR and blockchain, we talked with Zilliqa’s Head of Metaverse and NFTs, Sandra Helou.
Vergence accommodation conflict and focal mismatch make it difficult for AR glasses to project images at the correct distance and focus. VividQ is cracking the code with its unique approach to computer-generated holography. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
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.
I’m finally back in Turin! I miss a bit the joys of traveling and especially all the amazing people I met, but I have a lot of cool things I have to work on here, so I’m glad I have again the time to do them! And regarding this… would you be interested in working with me? We at VRrOOm are hiring to do our innovative XR events, check the “Friends” section of this newsletter if this opportunity can interest you!
Meta Avatars Store rolls out next week on Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger with plans for a VR launch “soon.” Meta today announced plans to expand its lineup of virtual fashion items for its Meta Avatars with the launch of the Meta Avatars Store. Here you’ll be able to purchase stylish outfits from iconic fashion labels such as Balenciaga , Prada , and Thom Browne , with more options on the way.
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Meta Avatars Store rolls out next week on Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger with plans for a VR launch “soon.” Meta today announced plans to expand its lineup of virtual fashion items for its Meta Avatars with the launch of the Meta Avatars Store. Here you’ll be able to purchase stylish outfits from iconic fashion labels such as Balenciaga , Prada , and Thom Browne , with more options on the way.
If you haven’t played Half-Life: Alyx (2020) , Valve’s first Half-Life game in a decade which is exclusively available on SteamVR headsets, then you can look forward to not only one of the best VR horror shooters in existence, but soon heaps more action after the credits roll. Now a pair of veteran modders are set to release an unofficial chapter of the game soon, called ‘Levitation’, which promises four to five hours of expertly realized Combine-killing gameplay.
This week on Reality Bytes, we discuss Samsung building gaming into their televisions, Crypto’s cryptic crash, and Jack Dorsey’s promise of Web…5!? This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Our old friends at Darabase are at it again, this time bringing us back in time through another London-spanning set of location-based AR activations. Specifically, the experience is an eight-stop Bridgerton-inspired audio-visual tour of Mayfair. Understanding the Places and Players. There are a couple of moving parts to this one – particularly for our US readers.
Osso VR’s training platform is currently being used by a number of healthcare centers around the world. Researchers working out of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland recently conducted a study detailing how VR could be a more effective tool for surgical training compared to conventional reading and video methods as well as a practical alternative to physical simulation.
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.
ENGAGE , the XR education and enterprise metaverse company, today unveiled its Link social platform which the company calls a “fully featured corporate metaverse.”. Previously codenamed Oasis when it was first revealed in June 2021, the Ireland-based studio calls Link a “professional metaverse,” as it was designed to host persistent virtual worlds which serve as gateways to individual spaces where employees, students and individual users can interact.
One of AR’s biggest revenue categories is marketing. These are experiences that allow consumers to activate branded animations all around them. What's the estimated brand spending and what's driving it? This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Metal music fans now have a reason to try the VR game Unplugged by Vertigo Games. The developer and publisher announced the release of the Pantera Pack update for the game, featuring some of the most popular songs of the iconic metal band. At the same time, Vertigo Games announced two new VR games and showed their trailers during the Upload VR Showcase event.
The highly-anticipated social feature will begin rolling out on Quest 2 headsets soon as part of the v41 update. When Meta (formerly Facebook) launched its Facebook Spaces beta for the Oculus Rift back in 2017, the VR app gave us a glimpse of the future of socializing through VR technology. You and your friends could hang out at your home or in a 360-degree video, draw and play games using your Oculus Touch controllers, broadcast live streams on your Facebook feed and even make video calls , all
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.
Beat Saber (2018) , arguably VR’s most popular game, is celebrating four years since it first launched on VR headsets with free tracks that remix two super recognizable songs from the game’s first OST. The new tracks are remixes of Jaroslav Beck’s ‘Escape’ and ‘100$ Bills’, respectively dubbed Escape (Tokyo Machine Remix) from EDM DJ Tokyo Machine and 100$ Bills (Camellia’s ‘215$-Step’ Remix) from Japanese composer Camellia.
Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This week, we look at Apple's AR plans, Microsoft's AR reorg, and Meta's Horizon Home. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Consumer AR glasses company Nreal just announced a beta Steam integration. The company also announced an “AR Jam” developer contest, as well as other details about their roadmap for internally produced content. Here, we’ll look at the announcements and how they play into the company’s game plan. Nreal’s Hardware and Virtual Screens. Nreal is currently the only real contender in consumer AR glasses on the market.
One of the best VR puzzlers available on the Meta Quest just got even better. The popular VR puzzle game Puzzling Places received a free update earlier today that allows you to solve virtual jigsaw puzzles in AR using the Meta Quest’s Passthrough technology. Previously you could only construct these hyper-realistic 3D models in a virtual space.
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.
It’s difficult to ignore the rising presence of XR (Extended Reality) in advertising right now. As headsets for VR, and applications for AR have grown more pervasive, countless companies have begun investing in more immersive marketing experiences for their audience. Currently, the global extended reality market size is accelerating at a rate of around 24.5%.
Some graphic designers and developers are finding they can make a living off creating AR lenses. Some are making more than a living. to the tune of seven figures. We examine the evidence in this week's Data Dive. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Resolution Games today released the fourth module to its hit multiplayer tabletop RPG Demeo (2021), this time pitting your merry band of adventurers against what the studio calls a “cadre of desert-dwelling reptilian nightmares.” Called ‘The Curse of the Serpent Lord’ , the adventure brings new enemy types, gameplay mechanics, and player options as the party expands to the desert region of ‘Ronth’ The module also brings a new Warlock class to the game in add
The Supernatural Artist Series kicks off later this month with two Katy Perry-themed boxing and flow workouts. The subscription-based VR fitness platform Supernatural is launching a new monthly workout series featuring music from popular artists such as The Weeknd, Lady GaGa, and Swedish House Mafia just to name a few. Each workout playlist in the “Supernatural Artist Series” will be choreographed to the music of a single artist, beginning first with pop superstar Katy Perry.
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?
The advertising landscape has always been a fast-moving, and competitive space. For years, companies in every industry have been competing to grab the attention of their target audience as effectively as possible, in a landscape where consumers are becoming less interested in “traditional” marketing campaigns. XR, or Extended Reality, with its ability to immerse users in a new environment, or enhance their existing landscape with new information, presents a powerful opportunity for promotion.
Leaders in the healthcare industry recently got a taste of a groundbreaking leadership training program powered by virtual reality. Partnering with VR communication technology developer Moth+Flame , Wellstar Health System and Wellstar’s digital health and innovation center, Catalyst , introduced a new virtual reality-based training program. The two companies collaborated to give over 100 Wellstar leaders an innovative and exciting training program that focuses on emotional intelligence.
While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual games & apps are performing across its Quest 2 storefront, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the 20 best rated Oculus Quest games and apps as of June 2022. Some quick qualifications before we get to the data: Paid and free apps are separated.
You can soon play “some” Steam games in AR when Steam on Nebula launches in beta later this month. Nreal, a Chinese augmented reality (AR) company, is launching a new beta that will allow you to stream PC games directly to its lineup of AR glasses. This includes the Nreal Light as well as the recently-released Nreal Air. The Steam on Nebula beta will launch sometime later this month with support for “some” Steam games.
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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