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“Take a Sneak Peek at Horizon Worlds: Meta’s Smartphone Closed Beta Unveiled!”

VRGames

Meta, the virtual reality company, has recently opened a closed beta of its new Horizon Worlds platform on smartphones. This metaverse allows users to create their own social gaming experiences inside VR using controlles to manipulate shapes and a visual scripting system to add dynamic functionalty.

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#1270: Preview of Venice Immersive 2023 Selection with Co-Curators Liz Rosenthal & Michel Reilhac

Voices of VR

The Venice Immersive 2023 edition is set to take place from August 30 to September 9th featuring 43 immersive storytelling projects from 25 countries and 24 works in the Worlds Gallery section. There are 28 projects in competition this year, and Venice Immersive has established itself as having one of the deepest and most diverse […] The Venice Immersive 2023 edition is set to take place from August 30 to September 9th featuring 43 immersive storytelling projects from 25 countries and 24 w

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‘Tears of Joy: Scientists Crafting Smart Contacts Fueled By Human Emotion’

VRGames

NTU Singapore scientists have developed a revolutionary new technology – AR contact lenses powered by human tears. These ultra-slim, biocompatible batteries require no toxic material or metal electrodes, allowing for more comfort while wearing them.

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#1265: Integrating Generative AI into Live Theatre Performance in WebXR with OnBoardXR

Voices of VR

Brendan Bradley is an actor and storyteller who got into real-time animation systems and social VR during the pandemic, and then starting putting on live theatre shows in Virtual Reality both onsite, hybrid, and in-venue, and fully virtual. He co-founded OnBoardXR, which has been embracing accessible technology like WebXR and social VR via Mozilla Hubs, […] Brendan Bradley is an actor and storyteller who got into real-time animation systems and social VR during the pandemic, and then start

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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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“August Shoutouts: Week of Wonders!”

VRGames

This week has been yet another successful one for the Meta Quest Platform, as several titles and updates have been rolled out. Here are some of the highlights! First up is the highly anticipated release of Serendipit’s new title, The Greylock Chronicles.

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What is Metaverse Real Estate: Building Digital Property 

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The Metaverse, though the subject of a lot of hype in the digital landscape, is still a relatively new and misunderstood concept. Often championed as the next generation of the internet, the metaverse isn’t a single online environment, app, or platform, but a decentralized collection of technologically enhanced spaces. Within these spaces, innovators have an opportunity to build their own ideal landscape, leveraging tools for collaboration, customer service, and immersive experiences.

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#1267: Frontiers of XR & AI Integrations with ONX Studio Technical Directors & Sensorium Co-Founders

Voices of VR

Matthew Niederhauser and John Fitzgerald are both co-founders Sensorium as well technical directors at ONX Studio. They both have been working on a number of different immersive XR projects that are including the latest generative AI and large language model technologies. It’s a rapidly developing field, and they talk about their strategy of keeping up […] Matthew Niederhauser and John Fitzgerald are both co-founders Sensorium as well technical directors at ONX Studio.

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#1268: Survey of Open Metaverse Technologies & AI Workflows by Adrian Biedrzycki

Voices of VR

Adrian Biedrzycki (aka Avaer) won the Poly Awards’ WebXR developer of the year in 2021, and has been working on creating an open metaverse technology stack for many years now. He’s the co-founder of Webaverse, Moemate virtual assistant, and M3 Metaverse Makers Hacker collective. I had a chance to catch up with Biedzyrcki to do […] Adrian Biedrzycki (aka Avaer) won the Poly Awards' WebXR developer of the year in 2021, and has been working on creating an open metaverse technology

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#1269: Three XR & AI Projects: “Sex, Desire, and Data Show,” “Chomsky vs Chomsky,” and “Future Rites”

Voices of VR

Sandra Rodriguez is a director and creative director of immersive experiences that use AI to create spaces where you interact with sentient-like entities. I had a chance to catch up with her during Tribeca Immersive 2023 to unpack three of her recent projects that are at the intersection of XR and AI: Chomsky vs Chomsky […] Sandra Rodriguez is a director and creative director of immersive experiences that use AI to create spaces where you interact with sentient-like entities.

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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.