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How to make SteamVR input work with Unity XR Interaction Toolkit in Unity

The Ghost Howls

Hello everyone! Today’s post is a bit technical, but it will help some VR devs out there to have fewer headaches. It is a short guide to implement some sort of compatibility between the SteamVR Unity plugin and the Unity XR Interaction Toolkit , that under the new XR Plugin Management in Unity are not working very well together. The problem. SteamVR is a great solution to develop cross-platform applications, and so is Unity (Image by Valve).

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‘Walkabout Mini Golf VR’ Review: Simple & Addictive VR Putt-Putt

VRScout

Now that’s what I call virtual mini-golf. Available now on Oculus Rift/Rift S and Oculus Quest for $14.99, Mighty Coconut’s Walkabout Mini Golf VR offers a unique VR putt-putt experience complete with a wide range of uniquely crafted courses, tight putting controls, 5-player multiplayer functionality, and a heap of hidden collectibles to discover.

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Augmented Reality Disappeared From Gartner’s Hype Cycle – What’s Next?

ARPost

In the AR industry, this news left some open-mouthed: augmented reality is officially out of Gartner’s Hype Cycle. After climbing up the curve steadily year by year in the cycle, augmented reality took a steep ride down to the trough of disillusionment in 2018. “Another 5-10 years” – that’s the time specialists estimated AR would need to reach maturity.

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After Multiple Delays, ‘Budget Cuts’ Finally Arrives on PSVR

Road to VR

Budget Cuts (2018) was originally slated to arrive on PSVR back in May, and due to the global slowdown it also fell victim to another delay in June. Starting today though, PSVR users will finally be able to step into the stealth action game that was so highly anticipated on the PC VR platform. Budget Cuts is now live on the PlayStation Store , priced at $30 and $24 for PS Plus members.

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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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Reality Bytes: Amazon Sidewalk, Facebook AR & Twitch Fashion

AR Insider

Reality Bytes is AR Insider’s series that features bite-sized video insights. Running Fridays, it will focus on weekly news recaps and commentary. For an indexed library of data, reports, and multimedia, subscribe to ARtillery Pro. W hat are the biggest insights and observations in AR and adjacent sectors this week? Welcome to Reality Bytes , featuring lightning-round commentary from AR Insider partner M7 Innovations.

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Remembering RBG in VR

ARVR

I didn’t want to remember Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg the way I knew I would be told to remember her. Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ».

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Facebook Is Mad at Apple Again

GizModo VR

There is seemingly no end to the ways that tech companies—and there are many of them—will yell at Apple these days. Some of the ire comes from small developers who are rightfully frustrated that they have to fork over a big percentage of their revenue to Apple, the gatekeeper of the iOS App Store. But what’s still… Read more.

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15 Quotes about Augmented Reality Everyone Should Read

ARVR

Our team drew a lot of inspiration from the message shared by Marc Andreessen of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) about this being the “ time to build ”. Our team believes these undoubtedly challenging times are an opportunity for developers, hackers, and creators to build innovative augmented reality (AR) applications and experiences. We wanted to share some great quotes about augmented reality from great thinkers that inspire us everyday, with the hopes that they will inspire more people to create,

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It's Time to Dive Into the Beautiful World of Studio Ghibli

GizModo VR

We might not be able to travel to the Miyazaki Museum in Tokyo, Japan, or to see the upcoming exhibit in Los Angeles—but that’s OK, because Studio Ghibli is bringing the Hayao Miyazaki to us. 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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This Week In XR: Enterprise Adoption And Financing Soar

Charlie Fink

As, the fog of war has shrouded the deal for Tik Tok enterprise deals power the XR industry.

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FAA Chief: Look, I'll Fly the Freakin' Thing Myself

GizModo VR

In a bid to reassure the public that Boeing has fixed the problems with its disastrous 737 Max line of passenger jets, Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson will personally take get behind the controls for a test flight next week, according to Bloomberg. Read more.

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What Products Use Intel 10nm? SuperFin and 10++ Demystified

Anand Tech

For our audience that regularly keeps track of Intel’s product portfolio, it would be hard to miss that the naming strategy of Intel’s process node technologies is a bit of a mess. To some, those words are themselves an understatement, as Intel has shifted its naming strategy 2-3 times since the launch of Intel’s first 10nm products.

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Amazon Warns Xbox Series X Preorder Customers That Their Consoles May Arrive Late Too

GizModo VR

Amazon sent out an email blast Friday to customers who preordered an Xbox Series X warning them that they may not receive their console on launch day. PlayStation 5 preorder customers received a similar notification from Amazon last week, thus corroborating what we basically already knew: The preorder season for 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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#945: Unpacking the Facebook Connect AR Announcements with Doug North Cook

Voices of VR

Oculus Connect has been rebranded Facebook Connect, and what would have been Oculus Connect 7 is now Facebook Connect 1. Facebook Connect happened on September.

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Alphabet Settles Major Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

GizModo VR

A yearlong lawsuit against Alphabet’s board of directors over allegations of shielding the sexual harassment has, at long last, come to a close. It’s a decision that, as one attorney on the plaintiff’s side said, will “fundamentally alter” the way Google’s parent company operates—and hopefully the way some of its… Read more.

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Dreamscape Education And Defense Business Surges In Lockdown

Charlie Fink

The company set its sights on enterprise applications from day one.

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Huawei R&D Lab Catches Fire in Dongguan, China

GizModo VR

Huawei’s research and development lab in the city of Dongguan, China is on fire, with large clouds of gray smoke billowing from the building, according to multiple videos posted to social media and the state news outlet Global Times. It’s not clear what caused the blaze, but firefighters are on the scene, according to… 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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VR for Good: Four New Projects Now Available on Oculus TV

Oculus

Virtual reality is a powerful medium, letting us travel to distant places and engage with people and stories we might not otherwise encounter. Today, we’re.

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The Mandalorian’s Razor Crest Is Hasbro’s Next Magnificent Crowdfunding Toy

GizModo VR

With a handful of successfully funded projects under its belt, including a towering X-Men Sentinel robot , Hasbro’s HasLab crowdfunding platform is returning to its Star Wars roots with another Vintage Collection spaceship: an incredibly detailed, 30-inch long replica of the Razor Crest from The Mandalorian. Now this … Read more.

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Oculus Picks: Welcome to Oculus Challenges

Oculus

Welcome to Oculus Challenges, a new feature where anyone can create mini-tournaments for friends and fellow players in the VR community. This new experience allows.

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A 'Climate Anomaly' Worsened World War I and the 1918 Flu Pandemic, New Research Suggests

GizModo VR

A once-in-a-century “climate anomaly” exacerbated the awful conditions along the Western Front in Europe during the First World War, according to new research. This unusual weather may have also amplified—and possibly even initiated—the catastrophic 1918-19 flu pandemic, exposing an underappreciated threat posed by… Read more.

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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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Oculus Tips & Tricks: Beat Saber

Oculus

Welcome to another installment of Oculus Tips & Tricks. Each episode will deliver score-boosting intel from the developer community to help new players maximize their.

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The Quiet of Covid-19 Has Birds Singing Sultrier Songs

GizModo VR

While social distancing measures have pushed many people into sexless, joyless bubbles, San Francisco birds are getting flirtier and more coy. I’m glad someone’s getting some. Read more.

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This Week’s VR Game Roundup: OhShape PSVR, Solaris Offworld Combat and More

VR Fitness

During our last VR Game Roundup, there were several interesting games highlighted including an informative title about the human body and a boxercise game. This week’s VR Game Roundup isn’t the busiest week but there are plenty of interesting titles to look at. Headlining this week are Solaris Offworld Combat, a rhythm shooter, and several PlayStation VR ports.

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Shipt's 'Effort-Based' Pay Model Decided a 1,400-Item Order Was Worth About $20

GizModo VR

Target-owned personal shopping platform Shipt—which competes with the likes of Instacart—has been transitioning its markets to what it calls an “effort-based” wage system, dubbed V2. We, and the contractors who work for Shipt, have no idea how the new model determines pay. But a very unusual order sent to Gizmodo… Read more.

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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?