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Five Hilarious VR Games Inspired By ‘Beat Saber’

VRScout

Beat Games’ wildly popular VR rhythm game has inspired some interesting projects over the years. Here are some of our favorites. Despite having been released back in 2018, Beat Saber remains one of the most popular games available on VR headsets at the moment. And for good reason. Beat Games’ expertly crafted VR rhythm game features incredibly addictive gameplay, eye-catching visuals, and a growing catalog of well-known music spanning a wide variety of genres.

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Turkey's Leaders Vow to Defeat Plague of 'Sea Snot' Amid Unprecedented Outbreak

GizModo VR

Top officials in Turkey have vowed to defeat a plague of “sea snot” that has coated a shoreline near Istanbul in a slimy film of beige sludge that reeks. Read more.

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Third Eye device could help phone addicts avoid walking disasters

Digital Trends

An industrial designer has come up with The Third Eye, a safety device that helps phone users by scanning the path ahead for obstacles.

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Here Are the Possible Criteria You’ll Have to Meet to Charge for Super Follows on Twitter

GizModo VR

It appears that not just anyone will be able to make bank for the time they spend on Twitter. If you’re looking to get people to pay you for your “exclusive” Twitter content and become your Super Followers, you might have to meet a certain set of criteria and fill out an application. 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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All Xbox One games with mouse and keyboard support

Digital Trends

Certain Xbox One games support mouse and keyboard control schemes. Here are the Xbox One games that support mouse and keyboard, from Fortnite to Metro Exodus.

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Smell-O-Vision: This nose-zapping wearable simulates smell using electricity

Digital Trends

Digital reproduction of sights and sounds is pretty common, but thanks to a new invention, it might soon be possible to digitally simulate smells.

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Nigeria Will Arrest and Prosecute Users That Try to Get Around Its Twitter Ban

GizModo VR

One day after it banned Twitter, Nigeria announced that authorities would arrest and prosecute users who attempted to use the social network, whose app and website were still available to some in the country on Saturday despite the ban. Read more.

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Watch swimmers enjoy a dip in this incredible sky pool

Digital Trends

Described as "the world's first floating pool," the stunning Sky Pool has a transparent floor and is located between two residential buildings.

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Loki Series Writer Michael Waldron Explains The Time Variance Authority

GizModo VR

The MCU is no stranger to time travel. It’s woven within the fabric of many of its stories, with Avengers: Endgame using it to change the course of Marvel. 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 is what a birthday party on the space station looks like

Digital Trends

NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough recently celebrated his 54th birthday on the space station, with fellow astronaut Thomas Pesquet posting a photo of the event.

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Dr. Strange, Anthony Bourdain, and Indiana Jones Have Something in Common

GizModo VR

What do Doctor Strange , Anthony Bourdain, and Indiana Jones have in common? Well, writer Michael Waldron, of course. Read more.

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No Man’s Sky’s new Prisms update lives up to the game’s original promises

Digital Trends

The No Man's Sky Prisms update finally fulfills the original promises of the game and transcends them.

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A Quiet Place Universe is Expanding with Spin-off Film

GizModo VR

A Quiet Place is becoming a cinematic universe as Paramount Pictures gave the greenlight to a spin-off film set in the same universe. 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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7 places where air quality sensors are most effective at home

Digital Trends

Airborne pollutants are a fact of life but many harmful types can seep their way into our homes. Here's how an air quality monitor can help.

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American Horror Story Season 10 Teaser is Here!

GizModo VR

Ryan Murphy’s American Horror is coming back for a 10th season! Read more.

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Unprotected computer? Why you should install Vipre Antivirus today

Digital Trends

Vipre Antivirus will keep your computer secure from malware, ransomware, and so much more. Here's why you should install it today.

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SpaceX completes 125th successful mission with night time booster landing

Digital Trends

SpaceX launched a Sirius XM satellite into orbit early this morning, Sunday, May 6, marking the company's 125th successful mission.

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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 this supercomputer will use A.I. to map the universe’s dark energy

Digital Trends

To hunt for the most mysterious force in the universe, you need a powerful computer. Soon the hunt for dark energy will get a boost from a new supercomputer.

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Save $89 on an IPVanish subscription today

Digital Trends

Save a massive $89 on an IPVanish subscription and enjoy secure internet browsing and 500GB of storage.

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Save $100 on Vipre Antivirus when you subscribe today

Digital Trends

Vipre Antivirus Ultimate Security Bundle is $100 off right now and offers you both antivirus and VPN protection for a great low price.

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Why IPVanish should be your VPN of choice in 2021

Digital Trends

IPVanish is a fast and fantastically well priced VPN. Here's why it's the VPN you should use in 2021.

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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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Astronomers get closest look yet at epic explosion in our ‘cosmic backyard’

Digital Trends

Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions in the universe, a million trillion times as bright as the sun, and scientists just observed one up close.

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Juno will swing by Ganymede, visiting the moon for the first time in 20 years

Digital Trends

Jupiter's moon Ganymede is an intriguing place. Tomorrow, the Juno probe will perform a flyby of it, providing the closest encounter in decades.

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