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When browsing the VR news, it happens that I find something about “holograms” In these pieces of news, this term is not used in the general-purpose meaning of “augmentations”, that we all know and use when talking about Augmented Reality, but in its actual physics meaning. For instance, in this blog post by Facebook , the researchers mention the innovation of using a “holographic lens” instead of a classical optical lens, and how it should be able to reduce th
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Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions
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It appears Oculus is currently testing out Android app integration on Quest, which could bring to the standalone headset everything from Spotify to Among Us. The news was first reported by YouTuber ‘The Mysticle’, saying that he found a number of non-VR Android apps in the ‘Preview App’ section of the Oculus Store. The Preview App section of the store is where you can find games and experiences that are typically in a prerelease state, often reserved for private beta test
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The VRAR Association held their regular Education Forum online on April 29. The virtual event, which included networking rounds, panel discussions, and expert presentations, was attended by hundreds of educators and solution providers. According to event organizers Kris Kolo and Carlos Ochoa, the event is “the largest VR/AR event in education.” The event was attended by representatives from over 70 universities in the United States, Europe, and Asia, and was attended by representatives from doze
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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.
In its initial Kickstarter campaign back in 2018, the original Yaw motion simulator chair was one of the first out of the gate to promise a compact, 3DOF motion simulator chair for VR and traditional monitors. Now Yaw VR is back on Kickstarter with its next hardware platform, dubbed Yaw2, and it’s already hit it out of the park with over $1 million in crowdfunding.
A s you likely know, one of AR’s foundational principles is to fuse the digital and physical. The real world is a key part of that formula… and real-world relevance is often defined by location. That same relevance and scarcity are what drive real estate value….location, location, location. Synthesizing these factors, one of AR’s battlegrounds will be in augmenting the world in location-relevant ways.
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The VR remote collaboration platform Arthur has just announced a slew of new updates ranging from aesthetic to immensely powerful and practical. Arthur has been on the ARPost radar for a while now but they haven’t gotten a proper write-up, so let’s crack in. What Is Arthur? Arthur is presented as, essentially, a digital real estate company in the business of “virtual office space.
Hang out with Sergeant Keroro, Gintama, and other popular anime characters in VR. HTC VIVE is revving up its engines for a big year. In addition to launching a new facial tracking peripheral and improved sensors, the company this week announced a partnership with iFixit to offer easier repair options for their VR headsets. Then of course there’s the upcoming Vivecon 2021 event as well as those cryptic tweets alluding to a new HTC Vive headset(s).
Speaker: Treion Muller, Chief Strategy Officer at ELB Learning
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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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