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En garde! Researchers at the University of Bath in Somerset, United Kingdom, have partnered with Cambridge-based game studio Ninja Theory ( Hellblade VR, DmC: Devil May Cry, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West ) to deliver more realistic, data-driven sword fighting in VR. While pre-recorded attacks and defensive positions may work fine in the standard 2D gaming format, the same cannot always be said for VR.
Data Dive is AR Insider’s weekly dive into the latest spatial computing figures. Running Mondays, it includes data points, narrative insights and takeaways. For an indexed collection of data and reports, subscribe to ARtillery Pro. O ne of AR’s rally cries is its ability to boost conversion rates when applied to product visualization in eCommerce.
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While participating in different business meetups, I regularly hear pitches from startups. In most cases, I know within seconds whether they will succeed. How? Because apart from the passion, nerves, and bluster, they are able to communicate something crucial — that their startup enables people to do something quicker or cheaper. It’s that simple. E-commerce has thrived largely because it follows these two golden rules.
Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions
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Today I woke up to read this letter from Oculus, sent to me because I’m a developer: Hello, Today, we announced our plans to sunset Oculus Go as we focus on driving forward the future of VR with 6DOF platforms like Oculus Quest. As the technology has advanced rapidly since we launched Go, you’ve helped us prove out the value of positional tracking with the incredible experiences you’ve built for 6DOF VR, and we’re ready to double down on that.
Today I woke up to read this letter from Oculus, sent to me because I’m a developer: Hello, Today, we announced our plans to sunset Oculus Go as we focus on driving forward the future of VR with 6DOF platforms like Oculus Quest. As the technology has advanced rapidly since we launched Go, you’ve helped us prove out the value of positional tracking with the incredible experiences you’ve built for 6DOF VR, and we’re ready to double down on that.
Schell Games’ VR hack-and-slash roguelite Until You Fall is leaving Early Access on PC sometime in fall 2020. Along with it comes two new platforms, PSVR and Oculus Quest. Once out of early access, both SteamVR and Oculus Rift platform versions of the game will feature performance optimizations, achievements, balance updates, bug fixes, and quality of life updates.
The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has recently won a National Institute of Health (NIH) grant for an innovative therapy involving virtual reality. This therapy will help stroke patients regain their eyesight and full field of vision. Moreover, patients will be able to have the therapy at home, as the new technology is more affordable and easier to use than standard eye trackers.
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I’m sorry to say that today’s roundup will be less deep than usual. The past week has completely squeezed me out because of the VR concert we have organized on VRChat for Jean-Michel Jarre , and this week I’ve another big project to finalize. I really need some rest. I’ll talk about my experience with the concert in a few days, in the meanwhile, if you lost it, you can watch the recording made on Youtube by my friend GAMERTAG.
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This post is adapted from ARtillery Intelligence’s report, Lessons From AR Revenue Leaders, Part II: Niantic. It includes some of its data and takeaways. More can be previewed here and subscribe for the full report. P icking up where we left off in examining Pokemon Go’s design principles, Niantic is also showing best practices in its business model.
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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VR gamers have been watching Finnish VR headset manufacturer Varjo for a while now. While the headset’s “human-eye resolution” capabilities are definitely exciting, the daunting price tag has largely relegated the headset to the realm of industry. That doesn’t mean that the larger public isn’t benefiting from VR-2 ’s presence in the market. Aerospace company Boeing is using the headsets to train pilots for their Starliner – a craft developed in partnership with NASA.
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“Trendline” is AR Insider’s series that examines trends and events in spatial computing, and their strategic implications. For an indexed library of spatial computing insights, data, reports and multimedia, subscribe to ARtillery PRO. A nnouncements at WWDC this week continue to paint a picture of Apple’s long-term AR play. As we examined , that includes AirPods Pro spatial audio — signaling a continued march towards audio AR, and a wearables suite that carries different flavors of
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Facebook announced that, at the end of this year, it will officially retire Oculus Go, its 3DOF standalone headset. In early 2021, the company will also be making way for more apps on Quest with a new content distribution platform that will be separate from the Oculus Store. The company won’t be releasing any new first-party features for Go, effective immediately, the company says in a blog post.
Any teacher or student can now become an expert at creating AR and VR lessons on the AVR Platform by watching these 5 videos from EON Reality. The AVR Platform was designed to make creating AR and VR lessons easy and stress-free for just about anyone with no coding knowledge. But as tech experts, we know that pedagogy continues to be the key element of a successful online learning experience.
Explore Tony’s garage and modify your suit in hit upcoming PSVR exclusive. Marvel’s upcoming superhero simulator Iron Man VR is shaping up to be one of the most exciting releases of 2020. This July players will have the chance to step into the shoes of one of Marvel’s most iconic heroes as take on a series of vertigo-inducing missions that will have them jetting back and forth across the globe.
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Speaker: Treion Muller, Chief Strategy Officer at ELB Learning
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Speaker: Micah Eppler, Account Executive for Rehearsal of eLearning Brothers
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