Sun.Sep 27, 2020

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Design And Race Your Own Car With NASCAR Mobile AR Racing

VRScout

Compete in AR races against 16 playoff drivers across 10 playoff tracks. It’s no secret that professional sports have been hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to some smart decision-making on behalf of the NASCAR organization, however, the company has managed to draw big numbers with the iRacing Pro Series , a PC-powered virtual racing series composed of real NASCAR drivers following the actual NASCAR schedule.

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Your FedEx Packages May Soon Arrive By Autonomous Cargo Plane

GizModo VR

It’s 2020, and while the skies aren’t full of flying cars like we thought it would be by now, something else straight out of science fiction just got closer to reality: pilotless cargo planes delivering whatever stupid s**t you ordered online. Read more.

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MetaStellar accepting flash fiction submissions

Hypergrid Business

Metastellar , a new online magazine dedicated to speculative fiction, is now accepting submissions of flash fiction stories for paid publication. They’re looking for original, never-before-published fantasy, horror, or sci-fi stories and are absolutely open to publishing stories about virtual reality of virtual worlds. The stories need to be less than 1,000 words in length, and payment is 8 cents a word on acceptance.

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It’s 2020, So of Course a Texas City Is Dealing With a Brain-Eating Amoeba in Its Water System

GizModo VR

2020 is so far the year of the novel coronavirus , murder hornets , climate change-induced wildfire hell and now: a brain-eating amoeba. Yes, you read that correctly. 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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Echo Arena Conquest Series Kicks Off Monday

VR Fitness

VR esports players from Ready At Dawn’s Echo Arena are testing ideas for a new league format that focuses on the top tier teams. The Echo Arena Conquest Series (EACS) begins tomorrow, Monday, September 28 and is supported by the popular community-driven platform VR Master League (VRML). Dano McFabulous, founder of the Echo Arena Conquest Series, worked with his team to schedule the league so it would take place during the off season of Echo Arena VR Master League.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.09.28): The debate on Facebook continues, Microsoft acquires Zenimax, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Happy Autumn everyone! The sun is shining less these days for me, but my passion for VR keeps me warm everyday! Here you are the best AR/VR news for the week that has just finished. Top news of the week. (Image by Facebook). The debate on Facebook and the Quest 2 continues. This week we had no big news from Facebook, but in the communities, the theme of the Facebook login for the Oculus Quest 2 remains pretty hot.

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Pre-Teens Rejoice! Federal Judge Strikes Down TikTok Ban

GizModo VR

A U.S federal judge has said that a ban on TikTok—scheduled for Monday, September 28—will not go ahead as planned. The delay will allow users to access the app on various app stores while the court explores the legality of banning a consumer application on security grounds. Read more.

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This Dog Is Learning How to Detect Covid-19

GizModo VR

Can man’s best friend lend a hand, or a nose, to the fight against the novel coronavirus? The answer might be yes. Read more.

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Sunday's Best Deals: 65-inch Sony Smart TV, Free Atlas Coffee, Original MakeUp Eraser Set, Rae Vitamins and Dietary Supplements, Matcha Organic Green Tea, and More

GizModo VR

A 65-inch Sony smart tv , a free bag of coffee from Atlas Coffee Club , and a reusable MakeUp Eraser set lead Sunday’s best deals. 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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First Look At The CG Resident Evil Series Coming To Netflix

GizModo VR

Next year, a CG Resident Evil series is coming to exclusively to Netflix. Read more.

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Celebrate National Coffee Day With A Free Brew From Atlas Coffee

GizModo VR

Atlas Coffee Club Trial | Atlas Coffee | $0 With Code AtlasCoffeeDay20 Read more.

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Get This 65" Sony Smart TV for $280 Off Today

GizModo VR

Sony 65-inch Smart TV X750H | $720 | Best Buy Read more.

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Trump and RNC Sue North Carolina for Making Absentee Voting Simpler

GizModo VR

The election board of North Carolina issued new guidance this week essentially giving voters a second chance if they screw up filling out their absentee ballot. With the logic being that, you know, there’s a global pandemic going on at the moment and a lot of folks are voting by mail for the first time, so mistakes… 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.