AR Insider
MAY 21, 2024
The prestigious Cannes Film Festival is featuring extended reality, XR (VR, AR and other variations of spatial computing), as an official category and competition. We take a look at all the finalists. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
MAY 22, 2024
Meta CTO Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth says the company would “love” to have some sort of Discord integration on Quest in the future, pending interest from Discord, that is—once again highlighting the fact that Quest really just needs Google Play. Meta isn’t exactly throwing its weight around to tempt Discord into supporting the Quest platform, although that’s probably equally true for a ton of services currently missing from Meta’s XR app store.
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XR Today - Virtual Reality
MAY 22, 2024
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority recently outlined a plan to introduce the new Liverpool Baltic Merseyrail station, ready for use in 2027. The Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram introduced the project in 2022, aiming to boost public transportation accessibility in the area. The project marks a huge investment in the region. Currently, forecasts estimate the project to cost roughly £100 million.
Cats and VR
MAY 24, 2024
5thScape , a recently launched virtual reality project has garnered the attention of global investors and enthusiasts after raising $6 million in its pre-sale. The presale currently in its 5th round, offers participants the opportunity to get involved in the project at a very discounted price. The Growth of Virtual Reality Industry As the world of virtual reality continues to evolve, revolutionary products such as the 5th Scape are created to cater to the ever-changing needs of users.
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.
AR Insider
MAY 22, 2024
Among AR sub-segments that we track, AR marketing is one of the most revenue-producing today. But What’s driving it? Who's leading the way? And what are best practices in the AR marketing playbook? This post appeared first on AR Insider.
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XR Today - Virtual Reality
MAY 21, 2024
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have been used to enhance operational efficiency and save millions of dollars in procurement fees at a US DoE Facility. Augmented Reality Kits: The Top Picks for Developers in 2024 Is Ford Developing Augmented Reality Products? Nottingham University Opens Virtual Reality Classroom Specifically, these technologies are being deployed to upgrade pit production operations (PPO) at The Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility (SRPPF), located within
Charlie Fink
MAY 23, 2024
ScarJo says heck no to OpenAI as billions flow into new AI companies. Big money is making big bets on AI's disruptive potential.
AR Insider
MAY 23, 2024
Massive funding rounds continue for AI, ScarJo slaps down OpenAI, and Microsoft gets volumetric. We have these items from the XR and AI realms through the eyes of Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
MAY 23, 2024
The first official Warhammer VR game for out-of-home VR attractions has been fully revealed. And it wouldn’t be a proper Warhammer game without an incredibly long title: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine VR – Warriors of Avarax. The experience is planned to launch in October at Zero Latency locations worldwide. We knew as of 2022 that a Warhammer 40K experience was in development for VR attraction Zero Latency.
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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.
XR Today - Virtual Reality
MAY 24, 2024
If you’re looking for the best VR headset for PC, you’re in luck. The virtual reality landscape has exploded in recent years, with innovative new solutions from leading brands like Meta, Pico, and Varjo and new systems from forward-thinking startups. While many modern headsets promise a wire-free (standalone) experience, PC-tethered headsets still represent a valuable part of the market.
Upload VR
MAY 21, 2024
Microsoft announced Windows Volumetric Apps, a new API for extending 3D elements of PC applications streamed to Meta Quest into 3D space. "We're deepening our partnership with Meta to make Windows a first-class experience on Quest devices. And Windows can take advantage of Quest's unique capabilities to extend Windows apps into 3D space." The new API will act as an extension to Windows applications when streamed to Meta Quest via Microsoft's upcoming Windows app for Quest, which will let you acc
AR Insider
MAY 20, 2024
Mobile AR is projected to grow to $21.5 billion in 2027 as it piggybacks on 3.6 billion global smartphones. Who's spending what and which revenue subsegments are seeing the most action? Our latest Behind-the-Numbers dives in. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
MAY 24, 2024
Beat Saber is the VR rhythm game behemoth that can’t be stopped. Just two months after dropping the Daft Punk music pack , Beat Games is teasing its next music pack, the free OST 7 pack. Beat Saber launched as a little-known indie game in early access on SteamVR all the way back in May 2018. It was clear then that it was something special, but I don’t think anyone can say they knew just how big it would be—it reportedly surpassed $250 million in lifetime sales as of 2023.
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.
XR Today - Virtual Reality
MAY 20, 2024
Stanford University has designed a lightweight virtual reality (VR) headset that could mark the end of users complaining about comfort levels. Will these High-End VR Headsets Shift the Market? First Look at Meta’s New Smart Glasses Design VR/AR Headsets and Smart Glasses: What’s the Difference? The latest VR headset design uses both metasurface waveguides and AI-powered holography to create immersive experiences right in front of our eyes.
Upload VR
MAY 20, 2024
Seoul Economic Daily reports LG is delaying the headset it's working on with Meta to 2027. Previous reports from Maeil Business Newspaper and The Korea Economic Daily described this headset as a high-end Quest Pro successor aimed for 2025 at a price around $2000. In February LG and Meta officially confirmed an XR "strategic collaboration", including on "next-gen XR device development", though neither company was more specific on what exactly this will entail.
AR Insider
MAY 23, 2024
AR has a growing list of benefits for consumers and businesses. But can AR products held by a given company boost its valuation, especially when it matters in the midst of M&A cycles? This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
MAY 23, 2024
Meta has begun the process of merging ‘unlisted’ App Lab apps into the main Quest store, more than tripling the number of discoverable apps. App Lab, as many of you know, is the holding zone for apps that didn’t get hand-picked by Meta for inclusion in the main Quest store. Up until now, App Lab apps have been effectively ‘unlisted’, meaning they can’t be discovered in the Quest store unless you have a direct URL or search for the exact name of the app.
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.
XR Today - Virtual Reality
MAY 22, 2024
VITURE has released its latest set of XR glasses ‘VITURE Pro’, which it designed to ‘redefine’ the industry. VITURE’s Steps Behind Debuting an XR Consumer Device VITURE Co-Founder on Consumer XR Device Competition Rokid Debut New Smart Glasses for Productivity According to the immersive mobile entertainment company, the VITURE Pro offers high-end gaming and streaming experiences with a 135-inch virtual screen, one of the biggest displays on the market.
Upload VR
MAY 22, 2024
Starting on May 30, people with access to an Apple Vision Pro can make Doctor Strange's magic portals with a hand gesture and transport across the Marvel cinematic universe. ILM Immersive is releasing its first Apple Vision Pro app "free for a limited time" with What If…? – An Immersive Story promising Marvel fans an hour-long journey that will take them face-to-face with variants from across the Marvel multiverse.
AR Insider
MAY 23, 2024
This week on Reality Bytes, we discuss OpenAI's Scarlett Johansson-cloning "Sky" voice, TikTok enhances search, and Airbus unveils a billionaire's fantasy. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
MAY 23, 2024
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (2017) was one of the most visually amazing games to get official VR support, however developers Ninja Theory decided not to go that route with the game’s recently released sequel, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (2024). If you have a beefy enough computer though, you can already play it in VR thanks to the ever-handy UEVR mod.
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?
XR Today - Virtual Reality
MAY 21, 2024
Recently, reports from South Korea have cast doubt on the current technology partnership between Meta and LG Electronics. Following a fruitful start, the publication Korea JoongAng Daily reports that the alliance is slowing down, putting the development of Meta and LG’s new competitive XR headset on hold. According to the report, the duo is struggling to gain momentum due to the lack of available XR content and a slow maturation pace of related XR technology developments.
Upload VR
MAY 23, 2024
Demeo is out now on Apple Vision Pro, with support for fully immersive VR. If you somehow haven't heard of it, Demeo is a virtual tabletop turn-based RPG for up to four players. As well as supporting VR on Meta Quest, PlayStation VR2, Pico, PC VR, and now Apple Vision Pro, a flatscreen version is also available for PC, PlayStation 5, iPad, and Mac. Quest and Pico players can also choose to play in mixed reality.
AR Insider
MAY 23, 2024
What a gamer needs to do if he wants to speed up the development of his hero in Final Fantasy 14 and the Awakening update…… Continue reading → How can you improve your gameplay and get help from the Skycoach service in Final Fantasy 14 This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
MAY 23, 2024
Sinn Studio, the Toronto-based indie behind VR sword-fighting game Swordsman (2020), has secured $2.5 million in a funding round, which is slated to propel the studio as it develops a new free-to-play combat game for VR. The funding round was led by Hartmann Capital, and includes participation by Boost VC, Republic, Alumni Ventures, Mana Ventures, MetaVision, and angel investors including Chris Ye of Uken Games.
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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