Sat.Oct 17, 2020

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Social VR Platform ‘Sensorium Galaxy’ Announces Partnership With World-Renowned DJ Carl Cox

VRScout

Sensorium Corporation partners with yet another major name in EDM. The very Tron-like social VR platform Sensorium Galaxy has announced a new collaboration with acclaimed British house and techno record producer Carl Cox that will have him conducting a series of unique virtual music performances in PRISM World, the music world of Sensorium Galaxy. The company hopes this move will bring thousands of music fans together much as they did before social distancing, reshaping the live music industry i

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With Zuck's Blessing, Facebook Quietly Stymied Traffic to Left-Leaning News Outlets: Report

GizModo VR

When Facebook tweaked its newsfeed algorithm in 2017 to reduce the visibility of political news, the company’s engineers intentionally designed the system to disproportionately impact left-leaning outlets, effectively choking off their traffic in the process. Read more.

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The best iPhone 12 screen protectors

Digital Trends

The newly announced iPhone 12 is one of the most attractive phones out right now. Protect its sharp display with one of the best iPhone 12 screen protectors.

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I Hung Out With 20 ‘Eco-Goats’ and It Was a Blaaaaast

GizModo VR

It will likely come as no shock to you that I’m having a pretty unhappy time right now. I know I’ve got it pretty good, all things considered. But what with the global covid-19 pandemic and economic decline, the onslaught of election news , the ever-worsening existential threat of climate change, and also, uh, life… 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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How to stream on PS4

Digital Trends

Streaming is easier than you think on PS4, but you'll need a dedicated capture card to get the most out of it.

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How to share a Spotify playlist

Digital Trends

Playlists are Spotify's backbone. Here's how to share your favorite lists with friends so everyone can enjoy.

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NASA’s Next Moonsuit Is Going to Be Damned Impressive

GizModo VR

NASA is preparing to send a woman and a man to the Moon in 2024, in what will be the first mission to the lunar surface in 52 years. The new spacesuit being designed for the mission is sleek and ultra high-tech, with a swath of features not possible during the Apollo era. Here’s what you need to know about the… Read more.

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9 tips to help you master Fortnite on your smartphone

Digital Trends

Playing mobile ports can be annoying, but there are a few techniques you can use to mitigate the frustration.

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The Original Iron Man Suit Prop Had One Big Problem

GizModo VR

Robert Downey, Jr. helped turn Iron Man from a Marvel hero who was fairly recognizable to an iconic hero and a big Hollywood draw. And he did it all without being able to see. 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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Netflix speed test: How to check if you can stream 4K Ultra HD

Digital Trends

Netflix is adding more 4K Ultra HD content all the time, but you need a good internet connection to enjoy it.

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George Lucas Also Would've Killed Luke Skywalker in Star Wars Episode 8

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Thanks to a new book written by Lucasfilm Star Wars fact extraordinaire Pablo Hidalgo, we have a lot of interesting new information about the galaxy far, far away. And it turns out George Lucas’s original plans for a sequel trilogy bore some interesting resemblances to what actually happened. Read more.

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How to take a screenshot with your Nintendo Switch

Digital Trends

One of the coolest features on game consoles is snapping screenshots of your gameplay and sharing them online.

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NHS Covid-19 App Confused the Hell Out of Users With BS Alerts About Their Area's Risk Level

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Users of the state coronavirus app in England and Wales were alarmed to see their area’s risk level fluctuate out of nowhere on Friday in what turned out to be a technical glitch, the Guardian reports. As if anyone needed more stress this year. 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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How to set up HDR gaming on your 4K HDR TV and PlayStation 4 or PS4 Pro

Digital Trends

With 4K TVs and HDR defining a new generation of games, here's how to experience it on your PS4 and PS4 Pro.

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Regretting That Tesla You Just Bought? Well, You Might Be Stuck With It Now

GizModo VR

For years, Tesla, as well as its eccentric founder and CEO Elon Musk, proudly proclaimed to recent customers that if they were unhappy with the vehicle they had just purchased, they could simply return it. The catch? Hardly anything. It just had to be done within seven calendar days. Read more.

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Releases Recap: October 12 – 16

Oculus

This week, we released several titles and updates across the Oculus Platform. Here’s a rundown of the highlights.

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This Featurette Digs Deep Into Hulu's Marvel Series Helstrom

GizModo VR

An unexpected boon, Helstrom is a standalone Marvel series from Hulu. If you’re curious about how it was made, this featurette has the answers. 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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How to sell video games

Digital Trends

There's no need to collect neglected games like stacked dishes when you have many options to sell them off.

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The Baby-Sitters Club Actress Xochitl Gomez Joins Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

GizModo VR

Eventually, there will be a second Doctor Strange movie. And now we know a bit more about who’s going to be in it. Read more.

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Oculus Quest 2 review: entering mainstream Virtual Reality

The Ghost Howls

The Oculus Quest 2 is the device of the moment. Since the first leak revealed it, the community is keeping talking about it, either for the good (because it has great content) or for the bad (for its mandatory Facebook login). But does it leave up to the hype? Is it a device every VR enthusiast should buy? Read my review and discover it now! Oculus Quest 2 Video Review.

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Saturday's Best Deals: Kuppet Air Purifier, Acure and Pixi Beauty Products, Canon Pixma All-in-One Printer, White Noise Machine, and More

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A Kuppet air purifier and iHerb’s skin care essentials sale lead Saturday’s best deals. 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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Michael B. Jordan's Outlier Society Will Produce DC's Static Shock Movie

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Oh, that’s good news. Read more.

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Take in a Breath of Fresh Air With 30% Off a Kuppet Air Purifier

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Kuppet Air Purifier | $123 | Amazon | Clip coupon Read more.

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Get the Reolink Security Camera System Made For Your Home and Budget For Up to 40% Off Today

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Reolink Outdoor Security Camera, Solar Panel | $70 | Amazon Gold Box Read more.

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More Than 1,000 CDC Officials Ask: Why Bench the CDC During a Pandemic?

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In an open letter published this week, 1,044 former and current officers of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Epidemic Intelligence Service, a renowned fellowship program that focuses on research and emergency response, expressed concern over the diminished role of the public health agency during the… 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?