VRScout
DECEMBER 7, 2021
It appears as though Sony is making serious progress with its VR technology. Earlier today the company hosted an online event called Sony Technology Day, revealing new information on eight different technologies revolving around the theme of “Technology that inspires emotion.” This included a prototype VR headset with next-gen visuals and low latency.
The Ghost Howls
DECEMBER 4, 2021
On the occasion of the XR Safety Week that will start next week, I had the pleasure of talking with Kristina Podnar , who, together with Kavya Pearlman, will be the head of the track about “Privacy & Safety and Digital Human Rights” Since she is an expert on these themes, I asked her some questions about privacy and digital rights in the future m**averse, and she gave me pretty interesting answers.
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ARPost
DECEMBER 8, 2021
RealWear has just announced the new Navigator 500 AR headset. The headset has some amazing stats in terms of camera and audio capabilities, and it’s definitely a smart headset, but “AR” might not mean what you think it means. A New Family of Assisted Reality Products. The RealWear Navigator 500 “represents a new family of assisted reality products” built on the success of the company’s flagship HMT-1 line , according to a release shared with ARPost.
AR Insider
DECEMBER 7, 2021
What were the top AR advancements in 2021, and what's in store for 2022? Geenee's Q4 report looks back on an eventful year and forward to a potentially momentous year for AR. Anne McKinnon breaks it down for us. The post 10 Trends for AR in 2022 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.
VRScout
DECEMBER 7, 2021
The ‘Microverse’ is a virtual world composed of “floating planets, ancient giants, and explorable terrain.” The Game Awards 2021 is just around the corner and based on comments from the show’s host, creator, and organizer Geoff Keighley it sounds as though we have a number of exciting announcements to look forward to. During a recent interview with ForTheWin , Keighley confirmed that there are several games on the same level as Elden Ring scheduled for the show.
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ARPost
DECEMBER 10, 2021
It’s been a while since AR has become the talk of the town. And this immersive technology, which is the fusion of physical and virtual worlds that blur reality’s lines, is now revolutionizing the manufacturing world. From providing complete visualization to a product even before its prototype is built to being adopted in all the product stages, AR encourages companies in the manufacturing sector to shed their traditional methods.
AR Insider
DECEMBER 8, 2021
One of AR's anticipated use cases is indoor wayfinding. Google has begun to innovate in this area as has ARway (acquired by NexTech*) and Dent Reality (raised $3.4 million last week) We examine the drivers and dynamics. The post Can AR Transform Indoor Navigation appeared first on AR Insider.
VRScout
DECEMBER 6, 2021
A new firmware update introduces six predefined hand gestures and opens up quality-of-life opportunities. The HTC VIVE Focus 3 is an impressive VR headset with its dual 2.88” LCD panels, Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 processor, magnetic gasket, and easy-to-access swappable battery. . One of the VIVE Focus 3’s most exciting features is the AI-powered hand-tracking.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 9, 2021
Social party game Among Us rose to viral success in the midst of the pandemic. Calls to bring the game’s ‘imposter-hunting’ gameplay to VR were immediate, and unofficial VR versions of the game sprang up in no time. Now the game is getting a full blown Among Us VR remake, headed by one of VR’s most experienced studios. Among Us is a low-fi, top-down game about running around a spaceship with friends and trying to find out which one of you is secretly an imposter whose o
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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.
The Ghost Howls
DECEMBER 6, 2021
I guess all companies have finished their important announcements before US Thanksgiving and now we are in a calm moment where there is some news here and there, but nothing incredible. Probably we’ll hear new big shots fired at CES in January 2022. So yes, this roundup won’t be amazing… interesting, but not exciting. I know, I’m too honest… and this is not good for views on my blog.
AR Insider
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Like many emerging tech buzzwords, the metaverse is part hype and part substance. This is playfully baked into Ori Inbar's "Metaverse vs. Shmetaverse" construct, which we unpack in this week's XR Talks. The post XR Talks: Metaverse, Shmetaverse appeared first on AR Insider.
VRScout
DECEMBER 4, 2021
Unlimited creativity and freedom are the driving force behind Cities: VR and other games like it. During the UploadVR Showcase 202 1 , Swedish VR studio Fast Travel Games announced Cities: VR , a VR spin-off of the popular city-building game Cities: Skylines. As the mayor of a bustling city, it’s your job to design neighborhoods, construct buildings, establish utility lines, and even direct the flow of traffic. .
Road to VR
DECEMBER 8, 2021
After the Fall is a four-player co-op shooter that, like Valve’s Left 4 Dead series, pits you against hordes of zombies across a handful of linear levels, all of which are characteristically dotted with safehouses. After the Fall modifies this familiar feel somewhat by introducing in-game currency, called ‘harvest’, which aims to keep players engaged as they make permanent upgrades to weapons.
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.
ARPost
DECEMBER 6, 2021
Social media has become a part of our everyday lives and influences many decisions we make, including what to buy. The younger generations are especially influenced by the brands’ presence on social media platforms, especially Instagram. For this reason, luxury retailer Saks partnered with Yahoo Creative Studios to create AR selfie filters for Instagram.
AR Insider
DECEMBER 6, 2021
Visualizing products with AR brings new utility to online shopping. But it isn't a silver bullet, and some things still need to be seen and felt. What products are most primed for AR? We examine the evidence in this week's data dive. The post What Products Work Best for AR Shopping? appeared first on AR Insider.
VRScout
DECEMBER 9, 2021
Categories included fashion and beauty, environment and social good, gaming, utility, and more. . Since the launch of Snapchat Lens Studio in 2017 , Snapchat creators have created and published nearly two million Lenses on the popular social platform, resulting in a combined two trillion Lens views by Snapchatters, and that number grows every day. To celebrate these funky and quirky Lenses and help encourage more creation, Snapchat created Lens Fest , an annual event that is currently celebratin
Road to VR
DECEMBER 7, 2021
During an online showcase today, Sony revealed a VR headset prototype with a 4K OLED microdisplay. While it appears to be a wholly different project than the upcoming PSVR 2, the company says it expects the display itself to be “used in the entertainment field,” which could include other VR headsets. Today during the Sony Technology Day showcase the company highlighted new technology from across its various businesses.
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.
Slashgear
DECEMBER 10, 2021
One of the biggest surprises during The 2021 Game Awards was the reveal that Among Us is stepping into the realm of virtual reality. Among Us VR was revealed with a brief teaser trailer in the midst of The Game Awards, and though it didn’t show very much, most of us probably have a good enough grasp on the original … Continue reading.
AR Insider
DECEMBER 9, 2021
VR users find themselves steeped in terminology: Haptics. Frame Rate. Field of view. Resolution.the list goes on. It's easy to get lost in this vocabulary, so we zero in on two factors: field of view and resolution. The post VR Resolution, Field of View and the Science of the Human Eye appeared first on AR Insider.
VRScout
DECEMBER 6, 2021
Scan your next Amazon package to unlock a unique WebAR experience featuring the 2022 Volkswagen Taos. Volkswagen has teamed up with Amazon for a super cool 8th Wall-powered AR experience that will arrive on select Amazon boxes during the holiday season as part of VW’s “Joy is a State of Drive” campaign. The AR experience, which was designed specifically for mobile devices, will give you driving around in one of VW’s all-new 2022 Tao SUVs throughout different 3D maps and collecting fun soun
Road to VR
DECEMBER 6, 2021
The Matrix Resurrections , the fourth installment in the famed series, is set to debut on December 22nd. Later this week the film will get a tie-in game experienced based on Unreal Engine 5, but it won’t be available in VR and that’s a terrible shame. Here we are, 20 years after the original Matrix , a film that argurably popularized the concept of virtual reality more widely than any other single piece of media before or since.
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?
AR Insider
DECEMBER 6, 2021
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 ongoing metaverse developments and the digital land boom. The post Spatial Beats: Meta, Dreamscape and the Virtual Land Boom appeared first on AR Insider.
VRScout
DECEMBER 8, 2021
HBO’s new app brings the Finding Magic Mike contestants into your living room for a steamy show. To celebrate the premiere of the upcoming reality TV show Finding Magic Mike , HBO Max has teamed up with the award-winning digital creative agency, Little Cinema , to launch a very steamy 8th Wall-powered experience called Finding Magic Mike AR Experience that’s guaranteed to leave any Magic Mike fan blushing.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 9, 2021
Continuing a trend of tapping music from some of the world’s most popular artists, Beat Saber today sees the surprise launch of a new Lady Gaga music pack which adds 10 of the pop-star’s songs to the game. Following DLC music packs from the likes of Skrillex and Billie Eilish, today VR’s hit rhythm game Beat Saber sees the release of a new music pack from Lady Gaga.
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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