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Miranda: A Live Steampunk VR Opera Where You Play As Judge & Jury

VRScout

It’s trial by opera in this interactive murder-mystery. There’s been a murder! One of the city’s wealthiest women has been found dead, but things don’t quite add up. The circumstances of her death are shrouded in mystery. Three lives of three suspects are on the line and it’s your job to unravel the riddle through a trial by opera. Miranda: A Steampunk VR Experience is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between LUMA , Tri-Cities Opera , Enhance VR , and Opera Omaha that blends the worlds of

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For Some Strange Reason, Orcas Are Ramming Into Boats in Northern Spain

GizModo VR

Although the majority of orcas ignore boats at sea , there are a few in northern Spain that are apparently interested in ramming into them, setting off a string of questions and a bit of apprehension. Read more.

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Can A.I. solve one of the oldest mysteries of linguistics?

Digital Trends

Lost languages like Linear A have confounded researchers for decades, but as artificial intelligence advances, could technology crack the case?

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Facebook Finally Cracks Down on Bogus Propaganda About Oregon Wildfires

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As emergency responders in Oregon struggle to contain a record 900,000 acres of wildfires across the state, local police have been fighting to contain a torrent of bogus rumors spreading online. Throughout Thursday and Friday, tens of thousands of users shared posts blaming extremists on both sides of the aisle (but… Read more.

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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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The best cheap tablets under $200

Digital Trends

We take a look at the best cheap 7-10-inch tablets available. All can be snapped up for $200 or less. We have options from Amazon, Lenovo, Samsung, and Asus.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition reportedly coming to U.S. through Verizon

Digital Trends

The Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition, the specifications and renders of which were leaked in August, is reportedly coming to the United States through Verizon.

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While the West Coast Burns, NOAA Welcomes a Climate Change Denier Onboard

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently hired David Legates, a climate change denier who’s previously maintained that the sun is to blame for global warming and that the ocean’s rising CO2 levels are fine because it means we get bigger crabs , for a top position at the agency. Meanwhile, millions… Read more.

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New SpaceX Starship prototype will fly to a height of 60,000 feet

Digital Trends

Elon Musk has announced plans for the next phase of testing of the SpaceX Starship, which may be ready in as little as a week.

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Directors of Synchronic Ask You to Please Not Go See Their Movie

GizModo VR

Not all films getting released in theaters in these times are doing so with the enthusiastic support of their creators. Read more.

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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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Square Enix may reveal Final Fantasy XVI at upcoming PlayStation 5 showcase

Digital Trends

Square Enix may finally reveal Final Fantasy XVI at the next PlayStation 5 showcase, after the RPG's announcement was reportedly dropped from Sony's June event.

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Nia DaCosta's Candyman Has Been Delayed Until 2021

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Candyman , the horror remake helmed by Nia DaCosta and produced by Jordan Peele, was set for a release October 16th. In yet another covid delay, it’s being pushed back to an as-of-yet unknown date in 2021. Read more.

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Whatever happened to Li-Fi?

Digital Trends

After being introduced to the world in 2011, Li-Fi technology generated lots of hype and tons of investment dollars. But it still hasn't caught on. Here's why.

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Pennyworth's Second Season Will Feature Bruce Wayne, Uh, Kind Of

GizModo VR

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that every Batman prequel will feature Bruce Wayne eventually. But it usually doesn’t occur like this. Read more.

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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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PlayStation 5 box reportedly includes console base, but no headphones

Digital Trends

The PlayStation 5 box will reportedly include a base so there is no need for a separate purchase to make it stand, but there will apparently be no headphones.

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Cinematic Augmented Reality Movies are coming

RealVision VR

Augmented Reality’s time has come. Augmented Reality is finally coming-of-age. With Hardware (cellphones) having enough processing power to overlay decent digital content over the real world when seen through a cellphone camera, it’s now feasible to play AR ‘games’ and tournaments such as Hado World that give e-sports a whole new meaning, exercising the body and not just a player’s thumbs!

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Best Prime Day soundbar deals 2020: What to expect

Digital Trends

With discounts, your audio, video, and games are about to reach a brand-new level, thanks to Amazon Prime Day.

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Add Some Aromatherapy To Your Routine With Almost Half Off Of This Anjou Essential Oil Diffuser [Exclusive]

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Anjou Ultrasonic Aroma Diffuser | $16 | Amazon | Clip coupon + Promo Code HKY6TL8I Read more.

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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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Leaked PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds mode combines FPS, auto-battler elements

Digital Trends

A leaked new mode for battle royale pioneer PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds will apparently combine first-person shooter elements with auto-battler mechanics.

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I Made an Augmented Reality App that Triggered Racists

Stuck E. in Augmented Reality

I Made an Augmented Reality App that Triggered Racists. With all this stuff going on in the world: COVID, Social Unrest, Police Brutality, I decided to make a statement with my work. I had to make an Augmented Reality app for the movement. Read the blog: [link] Listen to the Podcast: [link] Watch on YouTube: [link] Download Augmented Reality App: [link] Support on Patreon: [link] Buy my Augmented Reality Books: [link] Support this podcast: [link] I Made an Augmented Reality App that Triggered Ra

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Gods and Monsters reportedly retitled Immortals Fenyx Rising over trademark issue

Digital Trends

Ubisoft changed the title of Gods & Monsters to Immortals Fenyx Rising due to a dispute with Monster Energy, according to information on the USPTO website.

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I Made an Augmented Reality App that Triggered Racists

Stuck E. in Augmented Reality

I Made an Augmented Reality App that Triggered Racists. With all this stuff going on in the world: COVID, Social Unrest, Police Brutality, I decided to make a statement with my work. I had to make an Augmented Reality app for the movement. Read the blog: [link]. Listen to the Podcast: [link]. Watch on YouTube: [link]. Download Augmented Reality App: [link].

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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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Best Prime Day tablet deals 2020: What to expect

Digital Trends

We’re expecting some great deals on brands like Apple’s iPad, Windows Surface, Samsung’s Galaxy, and more.

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No, You’re Not Seeing Things. Facebook Has Launched a Poll Worker Recruitment Drive

GizModo VR

If you saw a new popup message when you opened Facebook recently, don’t worry: It’s not a hoax. In a bid to make up for, eh, letting the Russians run rampant on its platform before the last presidential election, Facebook has launched a poll worker recruitment drive this weekend. Read more.

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Gearbox to roll out free Borderlands 3 next-gen upgrade, 4-player split screen

Digital Trends

Gearbox will roll out a free next-gen upgrade for Borderlands 3, which will allow players to continue their progress on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.

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Exoplanets could be made of diamonds, unlike anything in our solar system

Digital Trends

In a concept straight out of a dream, new research shows that our universe could host carbon-rich planets made of diamonds.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?