InstaVR
JUNE 27, 2019
Many employees will build a Proof of Concept VR app to get buy-in for virtual reality programs from their employers. This makes sense as VR has grown extensively in popularity, but many in C-suites may not be familiar with how VR creation works. So showing the budget holders what is possible is the best way to get buy-in for your VR for Training, VR for Hiring, VR for Sales, etc initiatives.
VRScout
JUNE 28, 2019
An interactive VR painting provided underrepresented communities with a meditative space to share thoughts on identity. 50 years ago, in the early morning of June 28 th , 1969, violent demonstrations ignited in the streets of Manhattan. Police officers had just raided a Greenwich Village gay bar called the Stonewall Inn. Homosexuality was illegal at the time, as was wearing fewer than three pieces of clothing that didn’t “belong” to your biological sex.
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The Ghost Howls
JUNE 24, 2019
At Sandbox Immersive Festival , I have been able to try some interesting VR storytelling experiences. But it is interesting to talk about not only the experiences, but also the devices through which I have enjoyed them. Yesterday, for the first time I have been able to try two headsets: t he Pico Neo and the HP Reverb. I have had only a limited time with them inside which I have only watched 360 videos and so I haven’t even been able to use the controllers… but I think that my time w
ARPost
JUNE 26, 2019
UK fans of immersive technology are in for a treat: Mercedes has created a roadshow like no other. It features virtual, augmented and mixed reality. Also, it utilizes proprietary Magic Leap technology – an innovative leader on the XR market. Thus, the visitors will experience a realistic city-scape where they can drive the latest Mercedes van model.
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
JUNE 27, 2019
The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has officially released DisplayPort 2.0, representing the first major update to the audio/video standard since the entrance of DisplayPort 1.4 back in March 2016. DisplayPort 2.0 is said to provide up to a 3× increase in data bandwidth performance compared to the previous version. Some of the features include support for greater-than-8K resolutions on standard monitors, higher refresh rates and high dynamic range (HDR) support at higher resoluti
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The Ghost Howls
JUNE 28, 2019
At Sandbox Immersive Festival , I have been able to try some interesting hardware solutions. I have already detailed in another post my impressions on the Pico Neo and the HP Reverb … in this one, I will talk about other hardware manufacturers. Veer Chair. Popular VR videos streaming service VeeR is planning to enter the LBVR sector with an all-in-one VR video installation.
ARPost
JUNE 25, 2019
This year’s NewImages Festival wrapped up over the weekend in Paris, France. The four-day festival is “the world’s only festival dedicated to VR, digital creation, and immersive technology”, according to the event organizers. A lot went on at the festival including product releases, special announcements, awards, workshops, and keynote addresses. I can’t hope to cover everything but here are some of the highlights.
Road to VR
JUNE 24, 2019
After launching on PC VR & Oculus mobile VR headsets last year, Catan VR is finally making its way to PSVR. The VR version of the 1995 classic board game Settlers of Catan first launched on the Oculus Store for Gear VR and Rift in March 2018, with Oculus Go support arriving shortly afterwards when the mobile headset launched back in May 2018. A version for Vive, Rift, and Windows VR came via Steam a few months later.
VRScout
JUNE 25, 2019
Sony’s free Spider-Man VR game is a quick, but surprisingly satisfying experience. Available for free via SteamVR and PlayStation V R, Spider-Man: Far From Home Virtual Reality puts you in the boots (onesie?) of your friendly neighborhood spider-man for a simple, yet engaging immersive experience that allows you to web-sling your way throughout the streets of Manhattan.
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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.
The Ghost Howls
JUNE 27, 2019
When reading the summaries of the best experiences had by the various VR influencers at Tribeca 2019, there was one experience that was always quoted by them: The Collider. Everyone always told amazing things about it , saying that it was very intimate and very interesting, and for this reason, I got really curious about it. Unluckily, the description sounded quite obscure to me: The Collider is an immersive virtual and theatrical experience exploring power and dependency.
Next Reality AR
JUNE 28, 2019
Fans of the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man have yet another way to experience the web-slinger in augmented reality. To promote the pending release of Spider-Man: Far From Home on July 4, Sony Pictures has published a mobile app for iOS and Android that brings Spider-Man into fans' homes via augmented reality. Don't Miss: 8th Wall Spins Up New Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Augmented Reality Experience for Blu-Ray & DVD Release Leveraging the surface detection capabilities of ARKit and A
Road to VR
JUNE 25, 2019
Onward , the first-person mil-sim shooter for PC VR, is heading to Quest at some point—that’s what Downpour Interactive founder Dante Buckley announced back at the ESL VR League Season three championship earlier this month. Now, Buckley says the studio is currently also developing Onward to be cross-play compatible with PC VR headsets too. In a video spotlight with VR League (linked below), Buckley announced that the full consumer release of Onward will feature custom maps, and map build
VRScout
JUNE 24, 2019
Let’s just hope the Demogorgon isn’t throwing the ceremonial first pitch. Stranger Things fans get ready! Netflix is launching the third season of the massively popular show on July 4th and to help celebrate they’ve released a new Snapchat AR filter that opens a door to the creepy world of the “Upside Down” right in the middle of Chicago’s historic Wrigley Field.
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.
The Ghost Howls
JUNE 25, 2019
A new day, new experiences at the Sandbox Immersive Festival in Qingdao! Magic Leap “The dead must die” GOT experience. Magic Leap’s GOT experience presented here in Qingdao is maybe the best “room scanning experience” I have ever tried in my life. It works like this: you put the Magic Leap One on your head, and then you start scanning your room to prepare Magic Leap tracking for the true experience.
Next Reality AR
JUNE 27, 2019
In the Tom Holland era, it appears to be impossible to promote a new Spider-Man movie without an augmented reality experience, a trend that continues with Spider-Man: Far From Home. Starting on Thursday, Papa John's customers who order a Superhero XL two-topping pizza can scan a Snapcode with the Snapchat app for iOS or Android and then scan the specially-labeled Spider-Man: Far From Home pizza box to unlock a pair of AR experiences.
Road to VR
JUNE 27, 2019
Survios, the studio behind a host of VR games such as Raw Data (2017), Sprint Vector (2018) and Creed: Rise to Glory (2018) , has been a stalwart pioneer of the medium since the birth of consumer VR. Now, Survios CTO and co-founder Alex Silkin is set to share his experience by teaching a full semester course on expert-level Unreal Engine VR development.
VRScout
JUNE 28, 2019
Valve’s long-awaited response to PC VR has officially arrived. Today marks the launch of the Valve Index, a powerful new PC-powered VR headset which boasts a maximum field-of-view of roughly 130-degrees, dual custom 1440×1600 LCD panels featuring full RGB subpixels, a 120Hz and experimental 144Hz refresh rate (backwards compatibility with 90Hz included), near field off-ear speakers, SteamVR Tracking 2.0, as well as two new motion controllers—previously referred to as the “Knuckles”—w
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
JUNE 24, 2019
Bastille fans are invited to a house party – actually, a 3D immersive experience. DoomDays.House is a fully interactive experience created by Powster for Bastille to promote their latest album. For this experience, the band and the creative studio used real-life actors and physical sets to offer fans the most realistic feel possible. DoomDays.House – the Album Launch Party of the Virtual Reality Era.
Next Reality AR
JUNE 24, 2019
With the third season of Netflix's hit series Stranger Things set to debut July 4, it's time to crank up the hype machine, this time, in augmented reality. For its latest promotion, Netflix has summoned the AR powers of Snapchat to bring "the upside down," the alternate dimension from the show, to Chicago's Wrigley Field for "Stranger Things Night".
Road to VR
JUNE 28, 2019
The Valve Index headset is more expensive and less user-friendly than its nearest competitor, the Oculus Rift S, but the experience it offers is the clear choice for VR enthusiasts who want to maximize immersion. Read on for our full Valve Index review to learn if this headset is for you. As usual, we’ll start up top with a high level review summary followed up with an in-depth review further down.
VRScout
JUNE 24, 2019
Step through a portal to the moon and navigate the Apollo Lander safely to the lunar surface. Leading up to the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing July 19th, the Smithsonian Channel has launched a six-part televised series, Apollo’s Moon Shot , which takes audiences behind-the-scenes of the groundbreaking mission for a closer look at rare archival footage, exclusive Apollo artifacts from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, and in-depth interviews taken dir
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?
ARPost
JUNE 28, 2019
Buying a car is a big decision so it makes sense to get all the help that you can get. One app giving people a little extra help is RelayCars. RelayCars is a VR and AR app that lets buyers get to know the car that they’re buying before they sign the check. Relay cars has been around for a while. However, they’ve now rolled out a fleet of new updates particularly for the AR app.
Next Reality AR
JUNE 27, 2019
Players who have stuck around with location-based game Jurassic World Alive just got a new treat that makes the augmented reality experience even more fun. Available in an update (version 1.8) of the app via the App Store and Google Play, the game gains a new feature called Sanctuaries. Don't Miss: New 'Jurassic World Alive' AR Game Takes Everything Great About Pokémon Go & Adds Dinosaurs Sanctuaries are virtual locations, hosted in real world public spaces, where players can interact with d
Road to VR
JUNE 24, 2019
Halo: Outpost Discovery is a weekend-long event coming to a few cities across the US this summer; it aims to bring fans closer to the world of Halo, while undoubtedly distancing them from the money in their back pockets. As a traveling Halo theme park, it just so happens to have a Halo -themed multiplayer VR attraction too. Dubbed the ‘Outpost Discovery Training Grounds’, event-goers can team up in the 3v3 multiplayer shooter, giving you a free-roaming, wireless VR environment to run
VRScout
JUNE 22, 2019
12K VR video content is now available for Viveport users. As of June 11, developer Visbit has bumped its video stream resolution up from 8K to 12K on its 360-degree video streaming platform, Visbit VR Theater. The company claims that Visbit VR Theater is primarily designated for educational and sales videos, and that its patented VVOS (Visbit View-Optimized Streaming) technology allows for lower-resolution displays to view the 12K content with zoom.
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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