The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Today I am very happy to host on my blog a guest post by ambr, the Japanese company that is hosting these days the TGSVR , which is the VR edition of the Tokyo Game Show. I have talked about TGSVR also last year when I had the pleasure also of interviewing ambr’s Tomoko Ushiro and asking her for more details about her company. I also visited last year’s VR world and found it enjoyable, but I suffered a bit the lack of interaction.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

VR training is not an entirely new concept. For several years now, we’ve seen companies incorporating virtual reality into their training solutions. However, we are now seeing the rapid adoption of this technology in almost every industry in the past couple of years. Here, we go through some of the global brands implementing VR training. These use cases can help you identify how to utilize virtual reality technology to maximize efficiency in your workplace. 11 Global Enterprises Using VR Trainin

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The game was announced last week during Disney’s D23 2022 expo. Niantic, the creators of popular augmented reality (AR) games such as Pokémon Go and Pikmin Bloom , is partnering with Marvel to launch Marvel World of Heroes , a new location-based AR experience that allows you to create your very own superhero and fight crime throughout the real world. “Become a Marvel Super Hero in the real world,” says the official website. “Create your own hero, patrol your neighborhood

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear franchise and founder of Kojima Productions, definitely isn’t presenting a VR game at this year’s Tokyo Game Show (TGS) like a recent tweet suggests, although it’s clear the studio is taking more interest in the medium. “Doing the final check of KJP VR that we are going to show at TGS 2022,” Kojima tweeted today, donning a Meta Quest 2 headset.

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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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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The past half-decade in the tech world has been defined by privacy reform. Can XR avoid that fate by getting it right from the beginning? XRSI's Kavya Pearlman thinks so, proposing common-sense standards. We interviewed her to find out how. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Remembering: The AR Experience is available now to Disney+ subscribers. This past Thursday was Disney Plus Day, an annual event designed to promote new films and television series coming to popular streaming services. This year’s celebration featured everything from a sneak peek at Andor , the latest series in the Star Wars franchise, to the surprise premiere of BTS: Permission to Dance On Stage – LA , a feature-length documentary featuring South Korean boy band BTS.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Basketball games used to be about more than basketball. More people play basketball than professionals and, in the 1990s, basketball games reflected that. These games were about the sport, but were also about the life and style of everyday lovers of the game. A project on Kickstarter is funding a VR basketball game that returns to that spirit. Vinci Games and Blacktop Hoops.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The long-awaited VR mod for Half-Life 2 (2004) is available for free in beta starting today, bringing to the iconic Valve title a near-native level of VR immersion we’ve been waiting for. In case you didn’t catch our recent VR Modding Monthly article, here’s the lowdown: development on a VR mod for HL2 began nearly 10 years ago, although due to work/life/everything the lead developer had to sideline work on the mod after moving to Rockstar Games.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

We recently posted a question: Does AR have a measurement problem? In short, AR marketing is so new that it hasn’t developed native metrics. That plus brand marketers’ comfort with existing metrics draws them towards established analytics like clicks and impressions. But the issue is that those metrics were made for different formats, including online display and search ads.

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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.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Explore the solar system from the comfort of your home. Google has been using augmented reality (AR) technology for quite some time to bring everything from wild animals to the planets and moons of our solar system to life in your living room. These 3D models are designed primarily for educational purposes, offering users valuable information on each subject.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

A hotel worker says he found a Quest Pro sample unit and shared an unboxing video on Facebook. Earlier today Ramiro Cardenas posted images in the ‘Oculus Quest 2’ Facebook group appearing to show Quest Pro packaging labelled ‘NOT FOR RESALE – ENGINEERING SAMPLE’ Cardenas claimed the boxes were left in a hotel. Not everyone believed him, so Cardenas then shared a post from another Facebook page featuring a video of a Quest Pro being unboxed.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Sony still hasn’t tossed out a launch day lineup for PSVR 2, although we’re starting to get a good idea of what the next-gen VR headset might have in store when it releases sometime in early 2023. Here’s a look at what we hope will be a quickly growing list of all games announced for PSVR 2 thus far. Also, don’t forget to check out our detailed hands-on with PSVR 2 hardware to see what sets it apart from the original.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

It’s been a rough year for animation—not because of a dearth in quality of material; if anything, there’s more great series and movies to watch in 2022 than ever before. But as the industry faces mistreatment and mishandling by corporate interests, it’s getting harder and harder for ideas to thrive. Which is why it’s… Read more.

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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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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

A genuinely impressive hologram machine that doesn’t break the bank. If watching decades of sci-fi movies and television like Star Wars and Back to the Future has taught me anything, it’s that holograms are the future of communication and entertainment. Perhaps that explains my excitement around the Looking Glass Portrait, a desktop holographic display designed for artists, designers, developers, filmmakers, photographers, and various other creative professionals looking to take thei

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Meta is working on legs for its avatars – but you’ll only see other people’s, not your own. During his most recent Instagram “ask me anything” session, Meta’s CTO Andrew Bosworth was asked about leg tracking. He responded: “Yeah we’ve been made fun of a lot for the legless avatars, and I think that’s very fair and I think it’s pretty funny.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Sony’s long awaited PSVR 2 isn’t here just yet but after an extensive hands-on with the headset it’s clear it’ll be worth the wait. Last week I visited Sony’s PlayStation headquarters in San Mateo, CA to see PlayStation VR 2 in person for the first time. Though we’ve known the full on-paper PSVR 2 specs for quite some time now , there’s still a lot about using a headset that isn’t easily quantified from numbers alone.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

SpaceX performed a static fire test of a prototype Starship rocket on Thursday, in which all six raptor engines were engaged. The eight-second test appeared to go well, save for the problematic brush fire that ensued. Read more.

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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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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

One of 2022’s most talked about games looks absolutely stunning in VR. This past July, Stray was released on consoles and PC, offering players the chance to step into the shoes (paws?) of a fearless feline who, after a series of unfortunate events, finds themself trapped in a futuristic urban hellscape. In addition to its stunning visuals, the third-person adventure game features a heart-wrenching storyline propelled by an eclectic cast of supporting characters.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Ancient Dungeon is an excellent roguelike and a great example of how a solid foundation means you don’t need to break the mold. Read on for our full Ancient Dungeon review for Meta Quest 2. . There’s something about wandering through a diorama of voxels in VR that just never gets old. The weird combination of the innate immersion of a headset and the uncanny vibe of the blocky world around you makes for an experience that always feels unique, even though other games have done it before. .

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual games & apps are performing across its Quest 2 storefront, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the 20 best rated Oculus Quest games and apps as of September 2022. Some quick qualifications before we get to the data: Paid and free apps are separated.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Electrical extension cords are tremendously useful for powering devices when your gadget’s power cord isn’t long enough to reach an electrical outlet. Normal extension cords have a so-called male plug that goes into the wall and a female plug at the end where you can plug in your device. There’s absolutely no reason… Read more.

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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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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Step into the cleats of a professional NFL quarterback. Today marks the launch of NFL PRO ERA , the first officially licensed football sim for VR headsets. The game was developed by athlete-led sports technology company StatusPRO in collaboration with the National Football Association and features real NFL teams, players, and stadiums. NFL PRO ERA lets you step into the cleats of a professional quarterback and lead your favorite NFL teams to victory in 11-on-11 matches powered by real-time NFL g

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Voices of VR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Venice Immersive 2022 featured 30 immersive stories in competition with some of the fiercest competition yet. I’m joined by Pola Weiß to break down, analyze, & critique each one of the 30 experiences in competition starting with the three winners: Special Jury Prize [3rd place] Eggscape, Grand Jury Prize [2nd place] From the Main Square, and Best Immersive Experience [1st place] The Man Who Couldn’t Leave.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Into the Radius is a hardcore single-player survival shooter that you’ve likely already heard about from its time on PC VR headsets via Steam. In case you haven’t, the game serves up a unique mix of heart-racing encounters with deadly entities, a load of environmental traps, and its fair share of plodding tedium—all while paying homage to the suitably Soviet book Roadside Picnic (1972) and later film adaptation Stalker (1979).

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

Leave it to James Cameron to turn the D23 Expo into a Dolby-powered 3D theater. The legendary director didn’t have a new trailer for fans, but he did bring Pandora to them by way of a curated selection of scenes from Avatar: The Way of Water in state of the art 3D. No really, it’s unlike anything we’ve ever seen and… Read more.

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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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