Tue.Oct 31, 2023

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How is Niantic Feuling Geospatial AR?

AR Insider

Niantic's Lightship ARDK builds on the concept of a visual positioning system. Rather than GPS, it uses visual signals to localize a given device. How will this fuel the promise of geospatial AR? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Meta, NBA Open 180-Degree Live VR Sports on Meta Quest

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Meta Platforms has begun rolling out virtual reality (VR) sports matches for the National Basketball Association (NBA). After the season kicked off last week, the major sports organisation began showcasing on the Meta Quest. With the partnership, Meta will offer immersive live games with 180-degree video. It will also showcase on-demand seasonal games and content via Xtadium and a dedicated NBA Arena platform on its Horizon Worlds metaverse.

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‘Vampire: The Masquerade – Justice’ Review – Iconic Kills in Unexpectedly Shallow Waters

Road to VR

The latest VR entry into to the World of Darkness universe lets you loose on the streets of Venice as a bloodsucking ghoul in search of your master’s killer and a stolen relic. Although it takes cues from stealth games like Hitman and Assassin’s Creed , Vampire: The Masquerade – Justice— let’s just call it Justice for short—takes a decidedly more linear approach to missions than I thought it might from our initial preview.

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Are Haptic Gloves Making a Comeback?

XR Today - Virtual Reality

This week, Fluid Reality debuted a haptic glove solution, which introduces a range of competitive features to the fledging XR accessories marketplace that sees haptic glove solutions present benefits in healthcare, automation, and training use cases – despite the haptic market appearing somewhat dormant in 2023. The firm’s new haptic glove product notably features untethered usability, meaning that the product does not need to be physically wired to an additional computing device 

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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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Sniper Elite VR: Winter Warrior Takes Aim Next Month On Quest

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Sniper Elite VR: Winter Warrior brings Rebellion's shooter back to virtual reality, arriving next month on Quest. A sequel to 2021's Sniper Elite VR , Rebellion partnering with Just Add Water once more. Playing as a former Italian resistance soldier called 'the Partisan,' Winter Warrior sees you embark on a story-driven campaign to find and destroy Nazi 'wonder-weapons.

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AWE EU ’23: Key Takeaways and Announcements

XR Today - VR Headsets tag

Last week, Augmented World Expo EU (AWE) 2023 hosted its yearly event highlighting recent innovations in enterprise-grade AR/VR/MR solutions, as well as related emerging technology such as genAI, digital twins, and geospatial tech. Opening the event, Ori Inbar, the Co-Founder of AWE and Super Ventures , said the event aims to “celebrate and accelerate” the industry.

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Paint It Black With Beat Saber's New Rolling Stones Music Pack

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Beat Saber dropped a Rolling Stones Music Pack available now on all supported platforms. While it prominently features songs from the recent Hackney Diamonds , the latest Beat Saber music pack spans the Rolling Stones' entire career across 11 new tracks, also covering albums like Let It Bleed, Out of Our Heads and Beggars Banquet. That follows on from May's Queen pack , a recent upgrade for The Weeknd pack and the Linkin Park x Mike Shinoda bundle.

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What’s new in Windows Holographic, version 23H2

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Back to Blog Page Windows Holographic, version 23H2 is the latest update to the operating system that powers HoloLens devices. This update includes a number of new features and improvements that make HoloLens devices more powerful, versatile, and secure. One of the most significant new features in Windows Holographic, version 23H2 is support for NFC readers.

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Rampage Agents Mixes Fortnite With Borderlands On Quest & SteamVR

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Rampage Agents takes influence from Borderlands and Fortnite for a new VR multiplayer shooter, and it's available now on Quest and Steam. Developed by PlutoVR, the team describes Rampage Agents as fusing a "battle royale with multi-player action-adventure games." Promising an expanding roster of playable agents with varying abilities and 35 different guns, that's split between separate Battle Royale and Adventure modes, the latter letting you play with three friends.

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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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Stereoscopic Scares: Celebrate Halloween in VR & MR with Meta Quest

Oculus

From spine-tingling chills and the jumpiest of jump scares to spooky stories and other seasonal delights, Meta Quest is here to put you in the holiday spirit—no seance required.

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Space Salvage Delivers An 80s Themed Sci-Fi Adventure This Week On Quest & PC VR

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Space Salvage delivers a retro-themed VR sci-fi adventure, mixing corporate satire with space adventure this week on Quest and Steam. Developed by Fruity Systems, Space Salvage is an 80s inspired adventure that hopes to capture the attention of Red Dwarf, Firefly and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy fans. Joining an intergalactic corporation as a trainee, your goal involves gathering resources from 30 different environments and crash sites, accompanied by a cold-hearted AI companion.

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Meta Horizon Worlds v134 Release Notes: Quest Chats, Public Photos in Horizon Feed, & More

Oculus

Meta Horizon Worlds v134 is here! This week, we’re bringing chats to Worlds, testing out new ways to share the photos people take while exploring, and fixing some bugs. Let’s jump in.

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Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice Review: A Thrilling RPG With Bite

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Fast Travel Games brings the world of Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice to life with a dark, mysterious tale of vampires and revenge. Read on for our full review. Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice is an immersive first-person single-player RPG where you step into the role of Justice, a vampire from the Banu Haqim clan. When your mentor (or sire) is mysteriously murdered and a valuable relic stolen, you journey to Venice in pursuit of answers.

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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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Sinking the Hook into Horror Games

Oculus

This year, Director of Content Ecosystem Chris Pruett talks about a couple of VR horror games that maybe you haven’t heard of, and considers them through a specific lens: sinking the hook.

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JioGlass Demos XR Enterprise Smart Glasses at IMC 2023

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

At the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) 2023, telecoms giant Reliance Jio showcased a new spatial computing device—Jio Glass—to audiences at the premier national event. Not only does the company sell a host of electronic devices like laptops, smartphones, and broadband tools, but it has entered the extended reality (XR) market with its JioGlass head-mounted display (HMD).

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Crucial T500 Gen4 NVMe SSD: New Flagship Melds Micron 232L 3D TLC and Phison E25

Anand Tech

Crucial is unveiling its latest addition to its Gen4 consumer NVMe SSD lineup today - the T500 PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD. It takes over flagship duties from the Crucial P5 Plus in this category. The company had started to put focus on the high-end consumer SSD segment earlier this year with the launch of the T700 Gen5 NVMe SSD - it was one of the first to offer more than 12 GBps read speeds.

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Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire Reveals New Gameplay Trailer

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Schell Games released a new gameplay trailer for Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire, arriving next year on Quest. Revealed this June during the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase , Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire marks Schell's debut VR horror game. Previously described as a "suspenseful single-player, jumpscare game," Silent Slayer tasks you with defeating a powerful clan of ancient vampires, stealthily opening coffins without waking the sleeping inhabitant within.

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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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Apple Announces M3 SoC Family: M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max Make Their Marks

Anand Tech

Capping off a busy month for new processor announcements, Apple this week has announced a new generation of M-series Apple Silicon processors – and with it, a newly refreshed generation of MacBook Pros. Anchored by the new M3 series of processors, Apple has opted to launch most of the stack in a single go, announcing products based on the vanilla M3, and more powerful M3 Pro and M3 Max SoCs at the same time.

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EON Reality Unveils EON Virtual Learner Vol. 2: Engineering, Technology & Digital Innovations Courses

EON Reality

Revolutionizing Education: EON Reality’s Next-Gen Virtual Learning Experience in Engineering and Digital Innovations. IRVINE, CA – October 31 , 2023 – EON Reality, a global leader in virtual learning experiences, proudly introduces the next phase in immersive education: The EON Virtual Learner Vol. 2, specializing in Engineering, Technology & Digital Innovations courses.

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EON Reality Introduces The Virtual Learner Vol. 1: Science, Nature & Sustainability Courses

EON Reality

Transforming traditional content into 3D interactive learning experiences. IRVINE, CA – October 31 , 2023 – EON Reality, a global leader in augmented and virtual reality-based knowledge transfer, proudly announces the launch of its revolutionary EON Virtual Learner platform. This innovative platform transforms traditional content into a captivating 3D interactive learning experience using cutting-edge AI, augmented, and virtual reality technologies.

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