VRScout

MAY 17, 2022

Who needs windows when you have VR? It was back in 2014 that Apple first began the development of its own automotive vehicle. After years of radio silence from the company, reports began circulating that the company had switched gears and was now working on a self-driving vehicle that requires no input on behalf of the passengers. As such this autonomous car would lack any and all driver controls, including a steering wheel and foot pedals.

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MAY 16, 2022

This has been a week full of interesting news. But before digging into them, let me show you the first episode of The Spatial Show, the comedy show about the metaverse organized by Ori Inbar in which I took part. If you watch the video , you can see me say stupid things about XR… well, more or less as I do every day in my life… Have fun! Top news of the week.

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ARPost

MAY 18, 2022

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and there are plenty of XR applications and outfits that deserve highlighting. We’ve teased out a couple of projects and products that deserve a closer look. Hit the Mind Gym in Virbela. Virbela is an enterprise-first solution focusing on remote work and events through the use of shared or custom virtual campus spaces.

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AR Insider

MAY 16, 2022

At Google I/O, there was a notable nugget buried in all the keynote action: Google Lens is now used for 8 billion visual searches per month - 2.5x year-over-year growth. We break down the strategic implications in this week's Data Dive. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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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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VRScout

MAY 18, 2022

Google Maps is getting a major upgrade. During Google’s 2-hour long 2022 I/O event last week, the company made a number of exciting announcements, including the reveal of a new mid-tier phone as well as a pair of AR glasses capable of translating multiple languages in real-time. . Google also revealed world-scale AR experiences for Google Maps that will greatly improve the Street View experience on your mobile device, changing the way you view the world while wearing a pair of Google’s AR

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ARPost

MAY 17, 2022

The Cannes Film Festival , one of the world’s most prestigious film fests, is coming to the Fortnite metaverse. Brut. , an official media partner of the festival, offers a cinema experience like no other for gamers and film enthusiasts. With Vysena Studios, it has transposed the Palais des Festivals and other prominent places in Cannes into the world of Fortnite.

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AR Insider

MAY 20, 2022

Qualcomm has unveiled a new reference design for smartphone-tethered AR glasses. without the tether. Running its flagship Snapdragon XR2 processor, they provide a North Star for OEMs' next AR evolution. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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VRScout

MAY 20, 2022

Mixed reality meets environmental awareness. Arcadia Earth is a one-of-a-kind art exhibit that features a wide assortment of multi-sensory technology designed to immerse you in a captivating mixed reality experience while, at the same time, educating you on various ecosystems as well as our impact on the environment, including single-use plastic waste and overfishing.

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Road to VR

MAY 20, 2022

Qualcomm has revealed its latest AR glasses reference design, which it offers up to other companies as a blueprint for building their own AR devices. The reference design, which gives us a strong hint at the specs and capabilities of upcoming products, continues to lean on a smartphone to do the heavy compute, but this time is based on a wireless design.

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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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MAY 19, 2022

From swallowing up entire stars to warping the very fabric of space-time and generating massive gravity forces, black holes seem to do unnatural things.

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MAY 18, 2022

SideQuest is one of the most popular VR platforms with the largest catalog of standalone VR games – over 3000! Turning 3 years old this year, they have lots to celebrate. This year they hit an astonishing 2.2 million monthly active users! That’s tremendous growth! Community has always been core to the decision making process at SideQuest, the VR community is a formidable one packed with super users and enthusiasts interested in the very cutting edge.

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VRScout

MAY 17, 2022

A VR motion sim designed for gaming, multimedia entertainment, and workplace productivity. SitWalk is a new VR motion simulator from VR hardware and software company Mr. Art Digital Technology that allows you to move naturally throughout the virtual world from a seated position. The device promises to enhance existing VR games while simultaneously reducing motion sickness by allowing you to rotate in 360-degrees while keeping your hands free to interact with the in-game world.

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Road to VR

MAY 19, 2022

VR ice hockey training company Sense Arena announced that it’s closed a $3 million investment round, something the startup says will be used to support continued development on its ice hockey training platform as well as expand to new sports. The funding round was led by J&T Ventures, and includes previous backers Miton and SYNER. According to Crunchbase , this brings the company’s overall outside investment to just over $5 million.

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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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Slashgear

MAY 20, 2022

Have one (or several) old laptops lying around your home? What you actually have is a productivity master waiting to reach its full potential.

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Upload VR

MAY 19, 2022

Beat Saber’s PC version now has a new 3D interface for level editing. Or it does in beta, at least. This new editor was built from the ground up for players that want to make their own tracks for Beat Games’ hit rhythm title. You can get a first look at the new interface in the below stream from beatmappers Freeek and Kolezan. New Beat Saber Level Editor Arrives.

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VRScout

MAY 14, 2022

No more having to look up at the jumbotron during live games to see stats. AR sports entertainment company Quintar and AT&T are partnering to change the way you watch live sports by allowing you access to AR content in arenas and sports venues as the games are being played using AT&T 5G network. The fan technology platform promises to be a gamechanger for sports entertainment by reinventing how you experience live games.

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Road to VR

MAY 19, 2022

Zero Latency, one of the longest running VR attractions in the out-of-home VR space, is dropping the backpack PCs that were once the backbone of the platform. Now the company says it’s moving to standalone Vive Focus 3 headsets with wireless delivery of PC-rendered VR content. Unlike a VR arcade, which lets customers play consumer VR content, Zero Latency is a VR attraction offering totally unique multi-user VR experiences designed to be played in a large, shared arena.

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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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Slashgear

MAY 20, 2022

The concept Mercedes Vision AMG you see here is a stepping stone on the pathway to a production EV with an eye for style and "revolutionary drive technology.".

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GizModo VR

MAY 17, 2022

Since the release of a Pentagon report on unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) last year, the number of reports by Navy pilots of mysterious, odd aircraft sightings has grown to approximately 400, top Pentagon officials revealed at the first public hearing on UAP held in nearly 50 years. Read more.

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VRScout

MAY 16, 2022

A gaming classic makes its way to VR for the first time. A new mod allows you to play iD Software’s 1999 multiplayer first-person shooter Quake III Arena in VR on the Meta Quest. Brought to us by Team Beef , the same group behind popular VR mods for DOOM and Return to Castle Wolfenstein , Quake III Arena VR features fully tracked VR weapons and online multiplayer with dedicated VR servers, offering a fast-paced competitive experience fueled by pure, unadulterated nostalgia.

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Road to VR

MAY 17, 2022

First time VR studio MikeTeevee is soon to release Shores of Loci , a 3D puzzle game backed by gorgeous and fantastical visuals. The game is set for an Early Access release on Quest 2 via App Lab and SteamVR on May 24th. Though production company MikeTeevee has been around since 2011, the studio has never released a VR game before Shoes of Loci. Along with the game’s initial release on App Lab (also coming to SteamVR), you might expect the studio’s debut project to be rough around

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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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Slashgear

MAY 20, 2022

It would appear that the reasons why studying unidentified flying objects (UFOs) is so difficult are surprisingly simple, according to two researchers.

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Mashable VR

MAY 19, 2022

A few years ago, I came to briefly know Amber Heard. The woman I met on the phone, then later in person, struck me as authentic and sincere as she spoke about her role as a Human Rights Champion of the United Nations Human Rights Office. I never imagined she'd one day become the singular focus of influencers and creators eager to mock and monetize her tears.

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VRScout

MAY 15, 2022

The popular artist says XR technology will allow more people to explore their creativity in exciting new ways. Carrie Able is an internationally known XR artist whose work peels back the layers of where art and XR intersect to uncover an unexplored space of creativity that blends VR sculptures, oil painting, and coding. The outcome is a series of one-of-a-kind virtual art that becomes a stream of consciousness while at the same time unintentionally reflecting her own identity.

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Road to VR

MAY 19, 2022

A new squad-based online battle game called World of Mechs is coming exclusively to Meta Quest 2 on May 26th, and it’s promising a bevy of mechs to pilot. Developed by Studio 369 and funded by Meta’s Grant Program, World of Mechs lets you choose from 32 different mechs for online team battles that pits you against teams of four. The game is also said to include five maps, four multiplayer modes, and a 20-mission single player campaign.

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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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