VRScout
DECEMBER 20, 2021
Who doesn’t love a good virtual head pat? This past April, VRChat hosted a developer stream during which the company revealed a new set of features on the way to its ever-growing social VR platform. The Avatar Dynamics system, as it’s referred to by the company, will introduce a wide range of avatar-to-avatar interactions designed to enhance your in-game experience without killing your framerate.
The Ghost Howls
DECEMBER 23, 2021
The demo of our fitness XR game HitMotion: Reloaded is now complete, and we are evaluating the possibility of partnering with a publisher for finding the funds and the support needed to build the full game. I have scouted online a list of companies (I have already contacted), and since I know that there is not a place where there is a comprehensive list of publishers interested in VR , I thought about creating one myself, so as to help all the other indie developers that are in a similar situati
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ARPost
DECEMBER 21, 2021
The news cycle doesn’t really slow down in the XR world. Fortunately, in the last few weeks, a lot of announcements and updates have been in the spirit of the season. Hopefully, these festive mobile AR engagements will help you stay in the holiday spirit. The HERMÈS MERRY SNOWMAN. HERMÈS teamed up with 8th Wall to create the MERRY SNOWMAN experience.
AR Insider
DECEMBER 24, 2021
AR and VR keep finding new areas of applicability. These include commercial and altruistic use cases. In the latter camp is nonprofit fundraising. How can XR's empathy-evoking tendencies help? We explore. The post How Can AR & VR Empower Fundraising? 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 22, 2021
Somnium’s PC VR headset allows you to program its sensors and buttons to meet your individual needs. At the beginning of the year, social VR platform Somnium Space began teasing a new VR headset with a unique modular design. During the first-ever Somnium Space Connect event, Artur Sychov, CEO of Somnium Space, gave us a more detailed look at a combination standalone/PC VR headset centered around an open source community-driven software ecosystem.
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ARPost
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Last Friday, December 17, The VR/AR Association held a one-day event dedicated to the metaverse and avatars as part of the Immerse Global Summit Series. With so much buzz around the term generated by people outside of the industry, this free one-day summit was a welcome opportunity for bonafide experts to comment on the situation. We weren’t able to attend all of the sessions, and as of this writing, recordings have not been made publicly available.
AR Insider
DECEMBER 20, 2021
One of the ways mobile AR can create value is to deepen fan experiences in sports. Future-gazing use cases include getting live informational overlays on players and plays. But what formats are here today? We examine the landscape. The post AR in Sports: Moneyball Meets 3D appeared first on AR Insider.
VRScout
DECEMBER 19, 2021
Experience the metaverse in a different way through Bigscreen’s improved Remote Desktop feature. Popular VR streaming app Bigscreen has expanded significantly over the past several years. What began as a straightforward tool for accessing your personal computer in VR has evolved into a full-fledged social VR platform. You can meet up in a virtual space and collaborate with coworkers, produce and record your own VR podcast, catch one of the many films on rotation at the virtual cinema, or p
The Ghost Howls
DECEMBER 18, 2021
I got a package from VR Cover with some cool accessories for Oculus Quest 2 to review. Since they know I am working on a VR fitness game , they sent me the Fitness Facial Interface and some other nice add-ons for it. Let me tell you what have been my experience with these gadgets, telling you the pros and the cons, and also providing you the link to buy them, if you find them interesting (the links are not affiliation ones, so I have no interest in convincing you in buying, I just provide them f
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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.
ARPost
DECEMBER 24, 2021
In 1961, Hank Thomas, along with other Freedom Riders, rode buses and made a bold move that changed the face of history. In a bid to give us a glimpse of the past, USA TODAY launched Seven Days of 1961 , a multimedia series that also offers an AR experience of the pivotal events that transpired in May 1961. The AR experience, entitled A Dangerous Ride on the Road to Freedom , and the series itself, highlights the protests of the Freedom Riders, led by Hank Thomas, to end legal segregation in the
AR Insider
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Tis the season for predictions. So to add to the chorus of next-year narratives, we've extracted a few takeaways from ARtillery Intelligence's (our research arm) latest report on 2021 lessons, and 2022 predictions. The post 3 Predictions for AR in 2022 appeared first on AR Insider.
VRScout
DECEMBER 24, 2021
Start the new year off right with a collection of fitness challenges led by the famous actress, comedian, and producer. With 2022 just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about New Year’s resolutions. No doubt this year many of us will be focusing our attention on personal fitness. Instead of clogging up the gyms this January/February, however, why not try VR?
Road to VR
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Whether you’re off dodging lasers and defusing bombs, shooting back hordes of zombies with your friends, or just sitting down for a quiet night alone with a photogrammetric jigsaw puzzle, there’s plenty of options out there on how you to teleport yourself to another universe through the magic of virtual reality. And as we look back at this year in VR gaming, we’re hoping to highlight those truly great games that captured our senses and fooled those squishy bits between our ears
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 20, 2021
MICLEDI Microdisplays is posed to change the face of augmented reality and augmented reality glasses. As a fabless developer of microLED displays for AR glasses, the company has developed an industry-first microLED arrays-for-AR. The technology is built on a 300mm complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) manufacturing platform. This platform enables precision and optimal performance in manufacturing, putting MICLEDI at the forefront of creating more realistic displays for AR glasses.
AR Insider
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Ericsson Emodo has become the latest tech player to launch a creative lab for AR marketing. Like Snap's Arcadia and AR Lab, this will help brands take the first steps towards immersive advertising. We examine. The post Ericsson Emodo Joins the Ranks of AR Labs appeared first on AR Insider.
VRScout
DECEMBER 18, 2021
Birdie Wing is not only the first-ever anime released on Viveport, but the first original anime featuring women’s golf. HTC’s VR platform Viveport is spreading its wings with the announcement of BIRDIE WING – Golf Girls’ Story , an original anime developed in collaboration with Bandai Namco Pictures. The two companies gave anime fans a sneak peek of the new show last week with the launch of its first official trailer.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 20, 2021
Earlier this year the Unity Labs team shared an incredible proof-of-concept mixed reality demo that shows the power of blending the real and virtual worlds together. Now the developers behind the project say you’ll be able to get your hands on the experiment on Quest sometime next year. At Facebook Connect at the end of October, the Unity Labs team revealed Unity Slices: Table , a proof-of-concept social mixed reality app that seamlessly connects people—both local and remote—into a shared
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.
ARPost
DECEMBER 22, 2021
Do you feel safe in the metaverse ? Chances are, if you’ve even thought about XR safety, it’s because you’ve already had a negative experience in an immersive environment. Fortunately, there’s an organization out there working on protecting and improving XR safety – from before you buy the headset to after you’ve taken it off. It’s called XRSI.
AR Insider
DECEMBER 22, 2021
Tech revolutions have taught us that the most impact comes from behind the scenes. This will apply to the metaverse, as unsung heroes will be the infrastructure builders. That's where Mawari comes in, which we examine in the latest interview. The post Building the Metaverse’s Infrastructure: Mawari Integrates into AWS Wavelength appeared first on AR Insider.
VRScout
DECEMBER 24, 2021
Get vaccinated and mask up as you prepare to battle waves of virus variants in order to save the universe. Released back in April 2020 on PC VR and Meta Quest headsets, Starcade Arcade’s Virus Popper is one of the goofiest VR games available at the moment. And thanks to a new patch released earlier this month, Virus Popper: Reopened , the educational action experience just got even better.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 20, 2021
Social VR platform Rec Room has sealed another big funding round to close out the year. The Seattle-based startup today announced it’s secured a new $145 million financing round, bringing the company’s total valuation to $3.5 billion. The funding round was led by Coatue Management, with participation from existing investors Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, and Madrona Venture Group.
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?
ARVR
DECEMBER 20, 2021
This is not just a phone, it is a whole ecosystem. Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ».
AR Insider
DECEMBER 20, 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 Meta's new avatar SDK, Google's AR reboot, and more XR funding. The post Spatial Beats: Meta, Google & XR Funding appeared first on AR Insider.
Charlie Fink
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Browser based Metaverse will use eco-friendly blockchain.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 24, 2021
Is there a new Meta Quest 2 waiting for you under the tree this year? Or maybe you’re just looking for the best seasonal deals in VR gaming? Either way, this holiday season Meta has whipped up another massive game sale that’s bringing discounts top Quest titles. And as luck would have it, Beat Saber is on sale for the first time ever too, bundled in the Holiday ‘Quest Essentials Pack’ The Quest Holiday Sale goes from now until December 26th at 11:59PM PT ( local time he
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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