Road to VR
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Social and Multiplayer VR can be incredibly compelling, but the process of actually ‘finding’ your friends in VR is still a clunky and often frustrating process. Oculus is developing a new set of social and multiplayer tools which stand to make it much easier to directly connect with friends by treating games and apps more like actual places.
VRScout
OCTOBER 27, 2019
The glove-like accessory allows standalone VR users to feel virtual objects. In January of 2018, BeBop Sensors debuted its Forte Data Glove at the annual Consumer Electronics Showcase in Las Vegas, Nevada, during which the company showcased its “smart fabric” technology simuating the sensation of touch while in a virtual space; put simply, the high-tech gloves allow users to “feel” virtual objects while immersed in a VR experience.
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ARPost
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Many people associate virtual reality with video gaming. Certainly, we’ve seen numerous advances in immersive gaming over the years. However, that’s not all there is to VR. Perhaps it might come as a surprise, but the technology is disrupting many fields, including ones you least suspect—classical music. Classical music is associated with high culture and fine art.
The Ghost Howls
OCTOBER 28, 2019
Last week I have taken part in the WCVRI exhibition in Nanchang, China. We of New Technology Walkers have taken there our MR fitness game HitMotion: Reloaded , and made hundreds of people try it. It has been the first time for me having a booth in a so distant and different country like China, and I have learned lots of lessons in the process. As I always do, I would like to share these lessons with you , so that if you will ever have to go to exhibit in China, you will be prepared.
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.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 31, 2019
Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted (2019), the VR adaptation of the immensely popular horror game, is getting an Oculus Quest version. Steel Wool Studios co-founder Andrew Dayton announced the news via an Oculus blog post , saying that there’s “lots of work to do” before the studio can announce an official launch date. The studio has however said that it should arrive “soon.” Steel Wool additionally says it plans on continuing its work in the Five Night
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ARPost
OCTOBER 31, 2019
Futurologists had predicted and filmmakers embodied on the screen that mankind would forget any third-party apps and devices alien to human physiology even before the first concepts of AR and VR appeared. Why should we invent another joystick, gamepad or controller, if we already have, thanks to millions of years of evolution, the most perfect controller for interaction with the environment – hands?
AR Insider
OCTOBER 28, 2019
Data Point of the Week is AR Insider’s dive into the latest spatial computing figures. It includes data points, along with narrative insights and takeaways. For an indexed collection of data and reports, subscribe to ARtillery Pro. One of the many ways to get a temperature of industry health is to survey its executives on adoption and spending levels.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 29, 2019
Tis the season of 5G, the next-gen mobile data technology which promises to boost bandwidth and reduce latency. With 5G phones and networks slowly starting to become a reality, carriers would have you believe that the tech is going to radically change the world, and then some. But what does 5G actually mean for VR & AR? As the cellular industry’s hottest new technology (and hopeful revenue driver), every stakeholder from cell phone makers to chip manufacturers is playing up 5G as the
VRScout
OCTOBER 30, 2019
VR once again proves its worth to Hollywood filmmakers. In a new video released by Epic Games earlier this week, the company revealed how one of the most complex fight scenes featured in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum was designed and choreographed with the help of VR technology. . For those who still haven’t seen the latest John Wick film, the climactic final battle, in which John takes on arguably two of the toughest opponents he’s ever faced, takes place in a jaw-dropping 3-story bui
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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
OCTOBER 29, 2019
Since the market size of augmented reality solutions is expected to reach $209 billion by 2022, it’s no surprise AR is a trend for a handful of industries like gaming, media and entertainment, advertising, and others. What Is a Location-Based AR Application? Location-based AR app is a geo-based augmented reality that doesn’t need any special markers for identifying where to place a virtual object in the real environment.
Next Reality AR
OCTOBER 28, 2019
Bus stops can provide shelter in the event of rain, and now they also protect you from augmented reality squid. Surprising recent commuters at bus stops in Los Angeles and New York, outdoor media company Outfront Media used the cover of night to add Watchmen-inspired augmented reality advertising displays the company calls "liveboards." Don't Miss: HBO's 'Westworld' Snapchat Filter Lets You Take Part in the Robot Revolution Cameras on the liveboards showed footage of the real-world environment o
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Oculus Rift S, the company’s mid-generation hardware update to the Rift platform, only just launched a few months ago, but it’s already getting its first discount this upcoming Black Friday. Lenovo has published its 2019 Black Friday ad , and to our surprise it’s knocking $50 off the $400 Oculus Rift S. It’s very likely that we’ll also see the same deal replicated elsewhere, including Oculus’ own online store and a host of official retailers such as Best Buy,
VRScout
OCTOBER 31, 2019
Lead an all-out assault on Vader’s castle in the dramatic conclusion to ILMxLAB’s three-part series. . ILMxLAB , developer behind Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire and the Vader Immortal series, today confirmed that V ader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series – Episode III will be arriving on Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift/Rift headsets on November 21st, 2019 , marking the third and final entry in the critically-acclaimed Vader Immortal series. .
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
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
OhShape , previously called OnShape , is an early access rhythm VR game by Odders Lab. The HTC Vive and Oculus Rift title fuses dance choreography with skillfully posing through carved out walls. For comparison, google the humorous show “Hole in the Wall” or think of it as “American Ninja Warrior” for pop ’n’ lock dance moves with walls. Embodiment.
The Ghost Howls
OCTOBER 29, 2019
At WCVRI , I have tried some cool AR/VR hardware. Let me tell you my first hands-on impressions on it! North Star AR headset. Project North Star is an opensource reference design for a wide-FOV augmented reality headset that Leap Motion (now Ultraleap ) has given to the community. The project is very interesting, but unluckily the pieces that compose this device are difficult to find and the hardware is not easy to be assembled.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Remember when Acer’s OJO 500 launched last year? Yeah, we don’t either. In a perplexing move, the Taiwanese tech giant quietly opened up sales for its business-friendly Windows VR headset today, something that was slated to launch back in November 2018. As far as hard specs go, OJO 500 was always poised to be a Johnny-come-lately, with its dual LCD displays offering a total resolution of 2,880 × 1,440 pixels running at 90Hz, the very same as their previous model (AH101-D8EY) from 2
VRScout
OCTOBER 29, 2019
The developers hope to educate gamers and help spread awareness of the protestors’ cause. For the past five months, hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong demonstrators have taken to the streets in protest of the Fugitive Offenders amendment bill introduced by the Hong Kong government which would allow local law enforcement to extradite criminals wanted in territories outside Hong Kong, including mainland China as well as Taiwan.
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.
Next Reality AR
OCTOBER 31, 2019
After talking up the Magicverse for the past year and adding new capabilities to Lumin OS to accommodate it, Magic Leap appears to be inching ever closer to actually launching its cross-platform flavor of the AR cloud while introducing a new tool for its development community. Speaking at the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Thursday, Magic Leap's chief product officer, Omar Khan, revealed that the Magicverse SDK 1.0 release is scheduled to drop in the first qua
AR Insider
OCTOBER 31, 2019
This article is the latest in AR Insider’s editorial contributor program. Authors’ opinions are their own. Find out more details, dynamics and submission guidelines here. . Who Will Own the Metaverse? by Marko Balabanovic. It’s been called the AR Cloud by many, the Magicverse by Magic Leap, the Mirrorworld by Wired, the Cyberverse by Huawei, Planet-scale AR by Niantic and Spatial Computing by academics.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 31, 2019
Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series is coming to an end with its third episode soon, which ILMxLab says is set to arrive on November 21st on both Rift and Quest platforms. Over the course of its two previous episodes, ILMxLab & Oculus’ co-venture into cinematic VR storytelling has not only offered up an astonishingly well-realized VR experience, featuring the cinematic world of Star Wars in a way we’ve frankly never experienced before, but has also brought some pretty surprisi
VRScout
OCTOBER 29, 2019
8th Wall launches the first WebAR authoring and hosting platform. The 8th Wall , a groundbreaking AR company that walked away with the 2019 Augie Award for Best Developer Tool, is following up on its recent success with the launch of a cloud-based WebAR authoring and hosting platform. This new web tool forges a unified in-browser solution for developers to create, collaborate, publish, and host WebAR projects without the need for third-party software or any type of server setup.
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?
Next Reality AR
OCTOBER 30, 2019
The original iterations of the Terminator film franchise have served as the inspiration (via the heads-up display of the T-800) for future augmented reality dreams, so it is fitting that the current crop of AR gives the latest installment in the series a promotional boost. With Terminator: Dark Fate hitting theaters on Thursday, Paramount Pictures is running a branded augmented experience via the AR carousel of camera effects on the Snapchat app for iOS and Android.
ARPost
OCTOBER 28, 2019
In their sixth year of sponsoring, Tata Consultancy Services is debuting its TCS NYC Marathon app, available both in the App Store and on Google Play. It’s an augmented reality app for runners and spectators to get the most out of the marathon on November 3, 2019. Augmented Reality for Runners Leading Up to Race Day. Last year, The New York City Marathon had 52,813 finishing participants from over 129 countries.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Magic Leap has released a new set of development components in a ‘Magic Leap Toolkit’ (MLTK) which includes a slew of pre-built tools which aim to make it easier for creators to bring their AR vision to life without needing to re-think the basics. The MLTK, available now for developers working in Unity , offers up a range of pre-built tools which take some of the heavy lifting out of building AR apps for the Magic Leap headset.
VRScout
OCTOBER 30, 2019
These AR-enhanced bus stop ads are almost confusing as the show. We’re only two episodes deep into the first season of HBO’s Watchmen and already the series has proven to be one of this years weirdest, most polarizing shows. Masked police officers dance the line between law enforcement and vigilantism, Robert Redford — yes, the actor — has been President of the United States for three decades, and dead squid periodically rains down from the sky.
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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