Road to VR

JUNE 17, 2021

Facebook has made no secret of the fact that ads are coming to its Oculus VR platform in some capacity. As a part of its v29 software update for Oculus Quest last month, the company said it would begin testing ads for content within the Oculus App, although it wasn’t clear to what extent it would touch games. Now Facebook says it’s beginning to experiment with ads in paid games too, with popular 1v1 shooter Blaston (2020) from Resolution Games and “a couple other developers&#

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ARPost

JUNE 16, 2021

Virtual reality has spread in almost all aspects of our lives. There are many businesses that use it for product design, architectural design, and big data visualization. There are also increasing applications of VR in education and training. In this context, a startup based in Ontario, Canada, XpertVR, has announced a series of free webinars on the topic of how to use VR in education.

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VRScout

JUNE 17, 2021

Oculus software update v30 introduces long-awaited features to accessibility, party chat, and Infinite Office. Earlier today, Facebook announced the rollout of its v30 on the Oculus Quest platform, which introduces a handful of highly-anticipated improvements as well as a few pleasant surprises. While not quite as flashy as update v29 , which introduced in-headset iOS notifications and Live Overlay functionality, v30 features a variety of noticeable improvements designed to help streamline your

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2021

I’m very tired because yesterday I was ironing out bugs on HitMotion: Reloaded together with the game designer Max until 3.40 in the morning, but in the end, the first alpha demo is over and it will launch as promised on June, 16th! That day be sure to download it from SideQuest and please also make some noise on social media to support us indie VR developers!

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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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Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2021

A report from Bloomberg citing unnamed sources points to a Holiday 2022 launch of Sony’s next-gen PSVR headset. The report says that PSVR 2 may be the only next-gen VR headset to use OLED displays rather than LCD. Following reports of leaked PSVR 2 specs last month —which claim a 4.1MP (2,000 × 2,040) per-eye resolution, eye-tracking, head-mounted haptics, and more—this week a new report from Bloomberg , citing unnamed “people with knowledge of the matter,” says that the head

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VRScout

JUNE 15, 2021

A former member of the VR Lab at NASA’s JSC is working on a VR rendition of the classic Nintendo game and it looks absolutely incredible. When you think about which classic arcade games would make for amazing VR experiences, Donkey Kong immediately comes to mind. Jumping over fireballs, smashing barrels with a hammer, and climbing up and down ladders sound like a blast in VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 16, 2021

I’m very happy to announce that HitMotion: Reloaded, the XR fitness game that we of New Technology Walkers are developing, has finally been launched for Oculus Quest! It is now available on SideQuest at this link and will come soon on App Lab (as soon as it will be approved). HitMotion: Reloaded is an XR fitness game whose purpose is going around a ring and punch objects hard and fast , while at the same time dodging the attacks of enemies that run towards you.

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Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2021

Launched back in October 2020, Oculus Quest 2 effectively set the bar for standalone VR headsets by delivering a high-quality experience at a relatively low price. Now, for a limited time, you can nab a Quest 2 for $50 off from Target. Usually priced at $300, the 64GB variant of Quest 2 is now on sale at Target for $250 , which includes free two-day shipping.

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ARPost

JUNE 18, 2021

Developers of immersive games and apps, rejoice! From now on, you will only need to write one code for all the devices that users may have. This is the big news the XR development world was waiting for for a long time. And it is made possible by VIRTUOSO , an open-source SDK created by Charles Rivers Analytics, which is now available for Epic Games’ Unreal Engine.

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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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VRScout

JUNE 17, 2021

After a freak lightning storm, Jupiter wakes up with superpowers he uses to help rectify racial injustice and inequality. Jupiter Invincible is a comic book that tells the story of an enslaved African-American teenager who possesses the power of immortality which he uses to assist Harriet Tubman in the smuggling of runaway slaves through the underground railroad.

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Anand Tech

JUNE 17, 2021

I've spoken about Jim Keller many times on AnandTech. In the world of semiconductor design, his name draws attention, simply by the number of large successful projects he has worked on, or led, that have created billions of dollars of revenue for those respective companies. His career spans DEC, AMD, SiByte, Broadcom, PA Semi, Apple, AMD (again), Tesla, Intel, and now he is at Tenstorrent as CTO, developing the next generation of scalable AI hardware.

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Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2021

ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos (2020) , the anime-style narrative adventure from Japan-based studio MyDearest , has finally released its paid DLC ‘Episode Yamato’ on the Oculus Store for Quest. Both Quest & Quest 2 users are officially the first to jump into the game’s DLC expansion, as it’s a timed exclusive on that platform. Here’s how the studio describes it: In the new DLC, ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos EPISODE YAMATO, you play as Second Lieutenant Yamato Amanagi, a memb

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GizModo VR

JUNE 15, 2021

Late last year, a deadly yeast known as Candida auris was found in Brazil for the first time. In a new paper this week, the scientists who treated and investigated these initial cases say the covid-19 pandemic helped create a breeding ground for the fungus to emerge and spread inside a hospital’s intensive care unit. Read more.

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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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VRScout

JUNE 16, 2021

The follow-up to Sony’s 2016 console VR headset will feature Samsung Display OLED panels. Yesterday afternoon, Bloomberg released a report regarding Tokyo-based LCD specialist Japan Display Inc, in the process revealing potential information regarding the highly-anticipated follow-up to Sony’s PlayStation VR headset. According to Bloomberg’s report, Sony will be launching its next-generation VR headset, the PlayStation VR 2, late next year as part of the 2022 holiday season, ci

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Digital Trends

JUNE 16, 2021

IBM's autonomous, A.I.-powered ship is currently on its way across the Atlantic Ocean -- and thanks to some amazing tech, you can watch the journey live.

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Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2021

Racket: Nx (2018), the VR sports game from One Hamsa , just got an update that includes the long-awaited addition of a level editor. The Israel-based studio has been teasing the update since late May, although fans have been asking for a level editor since it was released in Early Access on PC VR headsets back in 2017. Now, live as a free update to the game on all supported platforms, editing is done in-game, allowing you to choose from a range of powerups, obstacles, and gadgets to get your ba

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GizModo VR

JUNE 17, 2021

Ominous new research shows that the Earth is taking in a shocking amount of heat. In the past 15 years, the amount of incoming solar radiation trapped on the surface and in the oceans has doubled. Read more.

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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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VRScout

JUNE 13, 2021

The Upload VR Showcase returns with new information on 18 killer VR games. Yesterday, Upload hosted its third annual E3 VR Showcase as part of IGN’s Summer of Gaming event, revealing a generous amount of new information for 18 VR games on Oculus Quest, PlayStation VR, and SteamVR headsets. This includes everything from new gameplay trailers for highly-anticipated titles such as Larcenauts and Green Hell VR to long-awaited updates for popular experiences like Demeo and Blaston.

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Digital Trends

JUNE 13, 2021

As shown during the Square Enix Presents E3 2021 event, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is an action game coming to current and last-gen platforms.

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Road to VR

JUNE 16, 2021

I Expect You to Die 2: The Spy and The Liar is upcoming sequel to the breakout VR spy-themed adventure game. We went hands-on with the game’s new demo, which again puts you in hot seat for another round of Bond-flavored puzzling. In short: it’s definitely something to watch out for when it launches later this year. Note : There’s more than a few spoilers below to the 10-minute experience.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 18, 2021

Star Wars: The Clone Wars may have focused on the Jedi but the time was equally as stressful for senators—especially a senator who was secretly married to one of those Jedi. That’s Padmé Amidala’s situation in the upcoming book Star Wars: Queen’s Hope by E.K. Johnston. Johnston’s third Padmé book is coming November… Read more.

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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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VRScout

JUNE 14, 2021

A new trailer takes us deeper into this cross-platform multiplayer VR game from developer Vertigo Games. This weekend we received a new behind-the-scenes trailer for Vertigo Games’ ( Traffic Jams, Arizona Sunshine, A Fisherman’s Tale ) latest title, After the Fall , a cooperative multiplayer VR zombie shooter set in post-apocalyptic Los Angeles.

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TechCrunch VR

JUNE 16, 2021

Well, it was only a matter of time. Advertising giant Facebook announced Wednesday that they’re going to begin testing advertising inside virtual reality titles on its Oculus platform soon. The first roll-out is limited enough, with Facebook testing ads inside a single gaming shooter title: Blaston from Resolution Games. They are interestingly not rolling this out with a first-party title, though I’m sure integration with Oculus Studio titles is inevitable. “For now, this is a

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Road to VR

JUNE 15, 2021

While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the top 20 Oculus Quest games and apps as of June 2021. Why We Publish This Data. While the SteamVR library already has a comprehensive tracking database thanks to SteamDB , Steam 250 , and more, no similar database exists to track applications on Oculus storefro

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GizModo VR

JUNE 15, 2021

Cherrie Lynn Almonte is an influencer with 192,000 Instagram followers and a bio that includes the phrase “Travel | Lifestyle | Good vibes.” Her posts follow standard travel-influencer protocols, with perfectly framed photos of stunning vistas and cityscapes, lots of saturated colors, and geolocations for most shots… Read more.

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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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