Sat.Dec 23, 2023 - Fri.Dec 29, 2023

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Pillow VR: Take it Lying Down

AR Insider

Lucas Rizzotto’s Pillow is a VR experience created for lying down. Amazingly, no one has thought of this and Rizzotto has nailed the execution. Charlie Fink checks it out and talks to the creator. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Merry Christmas and Happy 2024! (+my Santa Wish List)

The Ghost Howls

One of the traditions of this blog is my usual greeting message for the Winter Holidays … and this year could not be an exception. So, if you celebrate Christmas, I wish you would spend a wonderful day with your family , feeling joy, happiness, and human warmth. I hope you will receive wonderful gifts and that Santa Claus will surprise you with what you always wanted.

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Is VRChat Free? VRChat Pricing and Paid Subscriptions

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Is VRChat free? If you asked that question a little while ago, the answer would have been a resounding yes. VRChat was one of the first companies to introduce us to the potential of the metaverse, immersive collaboration, and digital communities without a monthly fee. Although wearing a VR headset while using VRChat is a great way to elevate your experience – you don’t need one to access the platform.

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EON Reality Unveils a Groundbreaking AI-Centric XR Library and Marketplace

EON Reality

Revolutionizing XR Education: EON Reality’s AI-Centric XR Library and Marketplace Sets a New Industry Benchmark. IRVINE, CA – December 26 , 2023 – EON Reality, a global leader in Extended Reality (XR) solutions, proudly announces the launch of its New AI-Centric XR Library and Marketplace. This significant development signifies EON Reality’s evolution from a traditional tool company to a pioneering AI Content Marketplace, setting a new standard in the XR industry.

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The Future of eLearning in 2022: A Sensitive Eye for Authentic Translation and Localization

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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How Many Mobile Devices are AR-Compatible?

AR Insider

How many devices are ready to handle AR experiences? And among those, how many do so regularly? We examine in the latest behind the numbers installment. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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What is Meta Quest for Business? The Complete Guide

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Meta Quest for Business, unveiled at the Connect conference in 2023, represents a new era for extended reality in the enterprise. Until the release of the Meta Quest Pro , Meta’s focus on the XR landscape has often skewed towards the consumer market. The tech giant has certainly seen some success in this era, producing some of the most affordable and popular devices for gaming and entertainment.

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EON’s Explorer Hub: Revolutionizing Learning Through AI-Driven Virtual Worlds

EON Reality

A Groundbreaking Leap in Educational Technology, Blending Immersive AI-Driven Interactions, Historical Insights, and 24/7 Virtual World Engagement. IRVINE, CA – December 28 , 2023 – EON Reality, a pioneering company in the field of educational technology, is thrilled to announce the launch of its groundbreaking platform, EON’s Explorer Hub. This state-of-the-art virtual environment promises to transform the landscape of learning and engagement by blending immersive AI technology with inter

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Apple Uplevels its AR Navigation

AR Insider

Apple continues to make moves to catch up to Google's leading position in online mapping, including immersive features like AR navigation. Its latest move involves collecting 3D mapping data while people use Apple Maps. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Pimax Crystal hands-on part two : A very versatile headset

The Ghost Howls

Today I host another great article by Rob Cole , who writes again about his experience with the Pimax Crystal headset. If you want to read his previous post, you can find it here. Introduction Following my first article earlier this year, Pimax’s Crystal has pleasantly surprised me with a series of software updates that activated new hardware features , whilst bringing quality-of-life improvements to headset connection and tracking.

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How to Train Employees 65% Faster With Virtual Reality

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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ASRock Industrial 4X4 BOX 8040 and NUC(S) Ultra 100 BOX Series Bring Accelerated AI to Mini-PCs

Anand Tech

ASRock Industrial maintains a lineup of ultra-compact form-factor machines in the NUC BOX (Intel-based) and 4X4 BOX (AMD-based) series. These systems have gained significant market acceptance (evidenced by the rapid iterations that the company has been able to put out over multiple generations). Being the first to market with the latest platforms has been one of the key reasons behind this.

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EON Reality Launches EON Character XR: A Revolutionary Leap in AI-Driven AR/VR Experiences

EON Reality

Revolutionizing Interactive Technology: EON Character XR Merges Advanced Conversational AI with Immersive AR/VR for Unparalleled User Experiences. IRVINE, CA – December 28 , 2023 – EON Reality, a global leader in immersive technology, is excited to announce the launch of its groundbreaking product, EON Character XR. This innovative platform is set to redefine the realms of virtual interaction, education, and entertainment by seamlessly blending advanced conversational AI with the immersive power

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AR Insider’s Top 23 of 2023

AR Insider

What were the biggest XR trends and events in 2023? A barometer of the year’s activity can be seen in the top AR Insider posts. So as the door closes on another year, we’re spotlighting the year’s 23 most popular posts. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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This Week In XR: Anthropic Raising $750 Million, NY Times Sues Open AI, Cinematic AI Holidays Films

Charlie Fink

The Times' suit will take years to resolve.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

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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The FSP Hydro Ti Pro 1000W PSU Review: Titanium Shines for FSP's Flagship Power Supply

Anand Tech

Over the last year, we've been looking at increasingly intricate 1000W power supplies from prolific PSU maker FSP. These have included their 80Plus Gold-rated Hydro G Pro, as well as their 80Plus Platinum rated Hydro PTM X Pro. Today we're finally capping things off with a look at the crème de la crème of the Hydro series, the 80Plus Titanium rated Hydro Ti Pro.

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Quest 3’s Mixed Reality Game The Cabin - Home Invasion Gets Festive!

Upload VR

Quest 3’s Mixed Reality Game The Cabin - Home Invasion Gets Festive! This sponsored post was produced by UploadVR in partnership with Soul Assembly. Are you still on the fence about what to buy yourself or a loved one for the holidays? Drop Dead The Cabin: Home Invasion from Soul Assembly hit the Meta Quest store in early 2023 and has recently made big changes to the eerie experience, including a mixed reality update for the Quest 3 and other festive goodies to fill that empty virtual stocking.

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Spatial Beats: AI’s Good, Bad & Ugly

AR Insider

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 AI's battle for good & evil. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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HP xRServices Review: Customer Support in Mixed Reality

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The innovative HP xRServices solution was first introduced by Hewlett-Packard in 2021. Back then, enterprises were still in the early stages of widespread XR adoption. While other technology brands began developing AR and VR tools, HP decided to take a different approach. It wanted to leverage XR to serve its existing customer base. Partnering with Microsoft , HP built the xRServices offering to provide users worldwide with instant access to immersive troubleshooting tools, remote assistance, an

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Are You Still Watching? How to Create Engaging Presentations for Virtual Learning

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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ASRock Industrial 4X4 BOX-7840U mini-PC Review: AMD Phoenix in an UCFF Avatar

Anand Tech

AMD's Phoenix line of low-power processors for the notebook market has been lapped up by various second and third-tier mini-PC vendors in the Asian market. The platform's value proposition has proved to be excellent with the inclusion of Zen 4 cores and a RDNA3 integrated GPU, along with high-end I/O options such as dual USB4 ports. Companies like Beelink and MinisForum took the lead in bringing Phoenix to the desktop market.

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Second Life Steals, Deals, and Freebies: Free Male and Female EvoX-Compatible Bento Mesh Heads from LOGO, Only Until January 7th, 2024!

Ryan Schultz

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! We’ve already had no less than four gift heads this Christmas season, two from LeLutka (in an event which has now ended) , and two from Akeruka (the Akeruka store group has a L$150 group join fee; yesterday was supposed to be the last day for this gift offer, but I just checked this morning at post time, and the Sofia and Leonardo heads are still available for L$1, so if you haven’t picked up these EvoX-compatible mesh heads, go do it right n

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AI and AR: Driving the Future of Content Creation

AR Insider

In an era where technology transcends imagination, Omnia stands as a beacon of innovation in the augmented reality (AR) space. Its latest venture, the Generative… Continue reading → AI and AR: Driving the Future of Content Creation This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Pimax Crystal Review: Crystal Clear VR Technology

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

In this Pimax Crystal review, we’re taking a closer look at a headset promising “ultra VR” experiences. Introduced at CES 2023 , the Pimax Crystal builds on Pimax’s growing collection of high-resolution headsets. Similar to previous Pimax devices, this headset features an exceptionally high pixel count, external tracking cameras, and robust glass lenses.

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Who C.A.R.E.S.!? How Learning Got Its Bad Rap & What We Can Do About It

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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NOLO to Unveil NOLO RING at CES 2024

XROM

NOLO, a prominent Chinese company specializing in motion tracking technology, is set to make a splash at CES 2024. The company will be showcasing its latest innovations, including an upgraded version of its wearable interactive ring, the NOLO RING. NOLO aims to redefine the user experience in the world of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).

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CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: Our TOP VR Games, Your Quest 3 Questions

Full Dive Gaming

We answer YOUR Quest 3 and Christmas Questions, Talk about our top VR Games of 2023 and MORE 0:00 Podcast Intro 1:25 Q&A Section 1:37 Where Jay gets those Quest cat ears 3:04 How long does it take to edit a video? 5:35 Where would we live if we could live anywhere? 10:06: How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop? 12:03 What should bad VR kids get for Christmas?

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Augmented Reality vs Virtual Reality: Choosing the Right Solution for Your Business

Program Ace

By comparing and contrasting AR and VR, we will explore their unique features and provide practical examples to illustrate their differences.

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What is Apple Optic ID on the Vision Pro (and How Does it Work)?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Apple Optic ID represents just one of the latest features of the upcoming Apple Vision Pro headset. Ever since it announced its spatial computing headset in June 2023, Apple has begun gradually releasing more insights. Like with most Apple products, full details on the headset are scarce. So far, we know the Apple Vision Pro will offer everything from intuitive mixed reality experiences to sensational spatial audio.

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The Key to Getting the Best Out of Video-Based Practice & Coaching

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