VRScout
JANUARY 2, 2018
A new early-release program in Colorado helps prisoners convicted as teenagers adjust to the world they missed 20-plus years ago. Since 2005, the United States Supreme Court has battled tirelessly to reduce the brutal mandatory sentences of minors by courts and as a result the sentencing of life without parole for juveniles was made unconstitutional in 2012.
Road to VR
JANUARY 4, 2018
VorpX is a 3D driver which allows users to play their non-VR game library immersively through an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive headset. Version 17.3.0 brings a new ‘Direct VR Settings Optimizer’ feature which automatically tweaks many titles for optimal VR performance. While there’s many awesome made-for-VR games now on the market , VR has a tendency to spoil us with its immersion, and make us yearn to be able to step inside of our favorite non-VR games too.
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Slashgear
JANUARY 2, 2018
A groundbreaking new lens could make future augmented reality glasses lighter and less obtrusive, replacing complex displays with a revolutionary alternative. Rather than stacking multiple traditional lenses to focus different colors of light, metalenses rely on nanostructures to do so on a single, flat surface. However, until now their potential has been more theoretical than practical.
Cats and VR
JANUARY 2, 2018
EXCLUSIVE – If 2017 was the year that brought bitcoin into mainstream finance, will 2018 be the year for ether? Powered by the Ethereum blockchain, ether started the new year on a positive note, hitting an all-time high of $914 today, according to CoinDesk’s Ethereum Price Index. While the currency’s price has wobbled since then, […].
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
JANUARY 3, 2018
HoloLens takes doctors to you. What if a doctor miles away could save your life? That’s the idea behind Nomadeec — a HoloLens telemedicine app French medtech company Exelus has been developing for three years. Telemedicine virtually connects you with a doctor miles away who diagnoses a patient and oversees treatment in real-time. Nomadeec makes telemedicine possible for paramedics through the standalone, portable computing power of Microsoft’s HoloLens headset.
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VR Game Critic
JANUARY 2, 2018
It’s a new year and the perfect time to look back at the hottest winter releases from the last three months! Discover top-rated games for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR. Our overview is based on all games added to vrgamecritic with a release date during this period and enough critic reviews to receive a formal VRGC score. The final criteria are for the games to currently hold a VRGC score of 70 or higher.
Cats and VR
JANUARY 4, 2018
The Minnesota Vikings are the first team to launch a virtual reality application for Oculus. Titled “Vikings VR” and available in the Oculus store, the app takes fans directly inside U.S. Bank Stadium to view 360 videos and photos from Vikings games and events. “Virtual reality and 360 content is very important to our organization,” said Vikings Executive Director of Digital Media and Innovation Scott Kegley.
VRScout
JANUARY 3, 2018
Smaller, sleeker lenses that don’t degrade image quality? Oh Harvard, what will you come up with next? When it comes to the lenses of optical devices such as video cameras, DSLRs and binoculars there aren’t too many variations in terms of design. In order to accurately and comfortably capture the entire visible spectrum of light, current optical devices utilize several different lenses of varying thickness and materials stacked atop one another.
Road to VR
JANUARY 5, 2018
HTC made a not so subtle tease today that a new version of the HTC Vive is on the way with improved resolution. While it doesn’t look like this will be positioned as a ‘Vive 2’, here’s what we could see from a ‘Vive 1.5’ when it debuts next week at CES on January 8th. Which New Display? The current Vive model, released in 2016, has a pair of 1,080 × 1,200 displays made by Samsung.
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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.
Hypergrid Business
JANUARY 5, 2018
As of Thursday, patrons of Dunkin' Donuts could step into the shops and behold a small miracle--racks and racks of those dizzyingly colorful donuts, all of them chemical free. After much work, the donut chain finally gave the boot to artificial coloring (though some limited-edition donuts may still contain it). "Eliminating artificial dyes from our.
Cats and VR
JANUARY 4, 2018
VR developer NimSony is back with yet another work of fandom for the New Year with a VR version of Peach’s Castle from Super Mario Odyssey. Word is a playable demo will be available soon. Check out more of NimSony's super fan vr creations and support this rad VR developer. [link].
VRScout
JANUARY 4, 2018
Final Fantasy XR takes riders on an adrenaline-fueled trip through one of the most famous gaming universes of all time. There are few video game worlds more iconic or memorable than that of Final Fantasies. The legendary gaming series has been pleasing fans for decades with some of the most impressive gaming experiences ever developed. As a result the infamous franchise has seen a plethora of adaptations from mobile apps and animated films, to radio dramas and manga.
Road to VR
JANUARY 2, 2018
Without any major VR hardware releases on the radar for this year, 2018 is shaping up to be a time for content to shine. We’ve rounded up a list of 20-something VR games launching in 2018 that we’re excited about, covering all three major VR systems: PSVR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Ace Combat 7. Platform : PSVR (2018). While Bandai Namco’s Ace Combat 7 is advertising “exclusive VR features” instead of straight VR support (meaning the campaign isn’t playable
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.
Slashgear
JANUARY 3, 2018
Amazon has patented a smart mirror that uses virtual clothing and mirrors to help consumers decide what to buy. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen the idea of a smart mirror for modern shopping; it is, however, a bit unique from the others. The mirror doesn’t just show virtual clothing overlaid onto the potential buyer’s body — it also … Continue reading.
Cats and VR
DECEMBER 31, 2017
Founded in January 2015 by Ryan Holmes, CEO, SpaceVR is the world’s first virtual reality platform allowing users to #BeAnAstronaut and experience space firsthand from any mobile, desktop or virtual reality device. Through the use of 360-degree cameras, SpaceVR technology feeds footage from low earth orbit back to Earth so consumers can experience space travel in immersive virtual reality.
VRScout
JANUARY 2, 2018
Hackers at Cyber Security Week 2017. Photo Credit Martijn Beekman. The Hague is known as the cybersecurity capital of Holland, and for good reason. The Dutch city is home to the Hague Security Delta (HSD), a cluster of business, government, and knowledge institutions that work together in areas such as cybersecurity, infrastructure protection, and more.
Road to VR
JANUARY 5, 2018
HTC today shared a teaser image which appears to indicate a forthcoming new model of the HTC Vive with improved resolution. The image, which was shared on the official Vive twitter account, shows the words “New Year’s Resolution;” the first two words are very blurry, while the word “Resolution” is very sharp. Below the words is the date January 8th, 2018, and a photo of the iconic HTC Vive.
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.
Hypergrid Business
JANUARY 3, 2018
US$20 for a 20,000-prim region on the hypergrid-enabled Panthera Grid. Larger sizes also available. • 25,000-prim region: $9 per month. • 45,000-prim region: $13 per month. • Additional 5,000 prims: $5 add-on per month. Variable sized regions: • 2×2 var with 60,000 prims: $17 per month. • 3×3 var with 80,000 prims: $27 per month. • 4×4 var with 100,000 prims: $38 per month.
Cats and VR
JANUARY 5, 2018
In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Ladislav Bartos, lead a conversation around “The Future of Product Management”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. Signup to be a Mentor Today! Check it out… About The Product Mentor. The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals… Better D
VRScout
JANUARY 5, 2018
Blizzards, tornadoes and torrential rainfall can be merciless when it comes to business operations. They entail a great deal of safety, logistical, and operational concerns for businesses and commuting employees. Overall, they can be quite the headache for companies. To avoid havoc during bad weather, you should document and plan your inclement weather policy.
Road to VR
JANUARY 5, 2018
Vuzix today announced they’ll be unveiling their latest smartglasses at this year’s CES in Las Vegas. Called Vuzix Blade, the smartglasses are more of a heads-up display akin to Google Glass than a positionally-tracked AR headset like Microsoft Hololens or the upcoming Magic Leap One , although the Blade’s styling certainly comes closer to ‘normal’ than many we’ve seen before.
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?
Hypergrid Business
JANUARY 2, 2018
One of my top sources of OpenSim-related news this year has been OpenSim Virtual and similar Google Plus communities. Many grids also have Facebook pages and Twitter accounts, but I find that Google Plus offers a really convenient way to keep track of what’s going on across the metaverse. So, for the benefit of people interested in finding out about what’s happening in the grids, and for event organizers and content creators and others looking to raise visibility, here are some place
Cats and VR
JANUARY 3, 2018
In 2017 I was able to be part of the awesome Oculus LaunchPad program. That was one of my favorite accomplishments that year. catsandvr.com/blog/oculusblog1 One of my biggest disappointments was not finishing the game to a point I liked. Well to make up for that I have decided to make a New Years resolution to finish the game. To my surprise, there is actually a game jam dedicated to this.
VRWorld
DECEMBER 30, 2017
The Rift is an AR/VR Adventure Park, based in Malaysia. It’s a large, indoors area offering all kinds of different augmented reality and virtual reality installations, from basic VR gaming installations to things a little more advanced. For instance, an AR rock-climbing game and Zero Latency, a free-roaming VR shooter. What’s on offer at The Rift may be reminiscent of a VR arcade ( like the one I interviewed an owner in ), and it even offers a few standard arcade titles.
Road to VR
JANUARY 3, 2018
Partnering with DJ Kyroman and music school Pyramind, Tribe VR’s DJ School aims to teach the art of live mixing with real DJ equipment modelled in VR, with the goal of allowing your virtually acquired skills and knowledge to transfer to real life mixing equipment. The app launched in Early Access on the Oculus Store in December. San Francisco-based VR development startup Tribe VR is concentrating on immersive learning applications for virtual and augmented reality to enable users to learn real-w
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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