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What’s Vision Pro’s Enterprise Play? Part II

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Though Apple Vision Pro's polished marketing emphasizes consumer use cases – mostly immersive entertainment – practical adoption in early days is enterprise-weighted. We examine the evidence. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Vision Pro Demos Will Soon Include the Option Watch Your Own Spatial Videos Before Buying

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Apple will soon allow users to upload their own spatial videos to Vision Pro demo units in hopes to really drive home the headset’s value proposition. When it comes to plonking down $3,500 for Vision Pro, seeing truly is believing, as anyone who wants to buy Apple’s first mixed reality headset can sign up for an in-store demo. That is, anyone in the US , as the company still hasn’t announced when it’s launching Vision Pro internationally.

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AR in Action: 3 Industries Being Transformed

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One of AR's hallmarks is its breadth of applicability across use cases and industries. Which areas are most primed for disruption and transformation? Guest author Monica Hsueh dives into three. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Pimax Reveals New High-end PC VR Headsets Focused on Affordability & Performance

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Pimax today announced two new Crystal series PC VR headsets, one of which is focused on affordability while the other pushes the envelope on resolution. During a prerecorded presentation today, Pimax introduced the Crystal Light and Crystal Super PC VR headsets. Pimax Crystal Light Image courtesy Pimax Crystal Light might sound like a diet drink, but it’s actually a more affordable version of the company’s flagship Crystal headset, which Pimax says has been “highly successful.&

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The Future of eLearning in 2022: A Sensitive Eye for Authentic Translation and Localization

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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Will these High-End VR Headsets Shift the Market?

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Late last week, at its 2024 Frontier event online showcase, Pimax debuted two VR headsets that continue its legacy of creating ultra-high spec specialist XR devices. As of its announcement, the firm unveiled two headsets that will soon debut as the Crystal Super and Crystal Light. The headsets come packed with incredibly competitive specs but at a higher point.

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OpenXR 1.1 Brings Extensions Like Foveated Rendering & More Into The Core Spec

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The OpenXR 1.1 specification is now available. OpenXR is the open industry standard API for native XR app development and runtimes. It's managed by Khronos, the same non-profit industry consortium that manages OpenGL, Vulkan, and WebGL. The OpenXR working group includes all the major companies in the industry, including Meta, Pico, HTC, Valve, Varjo, and Unity - but notably not Apple.

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Will Mobile AR Revenue Reach $21 Billion by 2028?

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ARtillery Intelligence released a new report that projects mobile AR annual revenue to grow to $21.5 billion by 2028. How will it get there and what subsectors will fuel it? We break down the findings. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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The Secret to ‘Beat Saber’s’ Fun Isn’t What You Think – Inside XR Design

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Our series Inside XR Design highlights and unpacks examples of great XR design. Today we’re looking at Beat Saber (2019) and why its most essential design element can be used to make great VR games that have nothing to do with music or rhythm. You can find the complete video below, or continue reading for an adapted text version. More Than Music Welcome back to another episode of Inside XR Design.

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Western Digital Previews 4 TB SD Card: World's Highest-Capacity

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Western Digital this week is previewing the industry's first 4 TB SD card. The device is being showcased at the NAB trade show for broadcasters and content creators and will be released commercially in 2025. Western Digital's SanDisk Extreme Pro SDUC 4 TB SD card complies with the Secure Digital Ultra Capacity standard (SDUC, which enables up to 128TB).

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How to Train Employees 65% Faster With Virtual Reality

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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Wolf Territories rolls out speech-to-text to help the hearing impaired

Hypergrid Business

(Image courtesy Wolf Territories Grid.) In a move to make the virtual realm more inclusive, Wolf Territories Grid, announced the launch of its new speech-to-text function today, in order to improve the in-world experience for hard-of-hearing and deaf community members. With the commitment to ensure equal participation for all users, Wolf Territories Grid’s new speech-to-text feature will convert spoken words into written text in real time, breaking down communication barriers that have lon

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Google Confirms "AR Announcements" Coming At I/O In May As Android XR Reveal Expected

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Google I/O 2024 takes place on May 14, and the company confirmed it will include "AR announcements". The company is expected to reveal more details about the Android XR platform it's working on for Samsung's upcoming headset. Early last year Samsung officially announced it was working on an XR headset, with Google handling the system software via a new variant of Android and Qualcomm providing the chipset.

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Case Study: Selling Craft Beer with AR

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Craft brewery Golden Road Brewing wanted to gain awareness so it turned to AR marketing in partnership with the LA Dodgers. What were the results and takeaways. We break it down in the latest case study. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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‘COLD VR’ Takes Smash-hit ‘SUPERHOT VR’ Time-freeze Mechanic & Completely Inverts It

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Superhot VR hasn’t spawned nearly as many games as we thought it might, considering the ‘move to unfreeze time’ mechanic works so well in VR. Now, an upcoming game called COLD VR is looking to invert Superhot’s iconic gameplay and spin it for some fast-paced action. In Superhot you’re encouraged to stop and execute precise moves in order to unpause time, however Cold VR is the exact opposite: stay still and the game speeds up, meaning you’ll always need to be

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

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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Meta thinks it’s a good idea for students to wear Quest headsets in class

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Meta continues to field criticism over how it handles younger consumers using its platforms, but the company is also planning new products that will cater to them. On Monday, the company announced in a blog post that later this year it will be launching a new education product for Quest to position its VR headset […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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OpenSim hits new land, user highs

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The total land area on OpenSim’s public grids reached the equivalent of 138,831 standard regions this month, an all-time high — and the fourth month in a row that OpenSim land area has broken this record. That’s an increase of more than 5,000 regions since last month. The biggest gainer in terms of land area was OSgrid, which gained 2,655 new regions, taking the top slot back from Wolf Territories Grid.

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cyubeVR Topped The March PSVR 2 Download Charts

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Minecraft-inspired cyubeVR topped the PlayStation VR2 download charts for March. We're back once again with the latest PlayStation Store charts , where Sony confirmed March 2024's top downloads across Europe and North America on each of its active platforms. For PSVR 2, March's charts saw both regions match for the top three games. Voxel sandbox cyubeVR took the top spot following last month's launch, followed by the ever resilient Beat Saber and Pavlov.

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Udio AI Music Raises $10 Million, $6.5 Million For Spines AI, More Sora, Cinematic AI

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Because they breached those firewalls, it’s hard to argue that OpenAI thought the content was free.

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Are You Still Watching? How to Create Engaging Presentations for Virtual Learning

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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Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest Pro: Which is Best?

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Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest Pro: Which “professional” headset is best? When Apple first announced its innovative spatial computing headset , it seemed like a revolution. Though Apple didn’t share much about the actual specs of the product initially, it promised to deliver an experience unlike any other. But it’s not the first “Pro” headset on the market.

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How Zombie Army VR Adapts The Sniper Elite Spinoff For A New Medium

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In a crowded field of zombie shooters, Zombie Army VR believes it can make a lasting impression. Read on for our full interview: Developed by Rebellion, Zombie Army VR closely follows last November's launch of Sniper Elite VR: Winter Warrior. Featuring online two-player co-op, this campaign sees you reprising the role of a Deadhunter as you fend off undead Nazis.

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Spatial Beats: Harvesting AI Data & Cutting Corners

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The New York Times exposes big tech data harvesting and The Washington Post skewers Humane's AI Pin. We have these and other items at the intersection of AI and XR through the eyes of Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Varjo’s Enterprise Cloud XR Streaming Platform Now Supports Quest 3 and Quest Pro

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Varjo announced it’s now supporting Quest 3 and Quest Pro for its cloud XR streaming platform ‘Reality Cloud’, which lets professionals stream and share immersive 3D content rendered on cloud-based GPUs. The Finland-based creator of high-end XR headsets is known for its pricey, but high-quality mixed reality headsets, which are primarily used in the enterprise space for designers and engineers, but also for things such as detailed simulation and training.

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Who C.A.R.E.S.!? How Learning Got Its Bad Rap & What We Can Do About It

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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Is Airchat Ushering In A New Era Of Social Audio And Conversational Networks?

Cathy Hackl

In a post-pandemic era where we crave connection, audio is becoming increasingly important. Will Air Chat become the go to conversational network?

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The Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Review: Meteor Lake Marks A Fresh Start To Mobile CPUs

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One of the most significant talking points of the last six months in mobile computing has been Intel and their disaggregated Meteor Lake SoC architecture. Meteor Lake, along with the new Core and Core Ultra naming scheme, also heralds the dawn of their first tiled architecture for the mobile landscape on the latest Intel 4 node with Foveros packaging.

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Stalker-Inspired VR Shooter Into The Radius 2 Hits Steam Early Access This Summer

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Into The Radius 2 gets its first trailer before the STALKER-inspired VR sequel reaches Steam Early Access this Summer. Developed by CM Games, the upcoming Into The Radius sequel was first announced last year when the studio confirmed "a second chapter" had entered pre-production. Set in the Pechorsk Security Zone, this survival shooter introduces co-op for up to four players as you explore the Zone's "surreal landscapes" while fighting deadly anomalies.

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Apple Vision Pro: a Lesson in Customer Lifetime Value

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Among all of the things that Apple Vision Pro is doing and demonstrating, a seldom-discussed matter of its customer support was revealed by AR Insider Editor-at-Large, Emily Olman. She unravels the tale. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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The Key to Getting the Best Out of Video-Based Practice & Coaching

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