Wed.Aug 15, 2018

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Accelerating Mixed Reality

Tech Trends VR

The University of Hull has launched an accelerator dedicated to developing Mixed Reality tech for the Microsoft HoloLens. The University of Hull’s Mixed Reality accelerator was recently launched with the remit of promoting collaboration between industry and academia to develop commercial applications for Microsoft HoloLens. It is led by VISR a company founded in 2015 by veteran Xbox games developer Louis Deane and his business partner Lindsay West.

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Alibaba Is Using AR To Change The Shopping Experience

VRScout

Alibaba is launching Taobao Buy, a new shopping experience that uses AR technology to bring 3D versions of products into the real world. E-commerce supergiant, Alibaba Group, recently announced Taobao Buy, an AR infused shopping experience that reimagines how you shop online with an interactive experience that looks and feels futuristic, but is also easy to use.

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World of Warcraft Lens on Snapchat Lets You Transform into Orc or Elf & Do Battle in Augmented Reality

Next Reality AR

To promote Battle of Azeroth, the latest expansion for the World of Warcraft franchise, Blizzard Entertainment has conjured a Shoppable AR Lens that is now available in Snapchat's app carousel. The experience, initially launched via Snapcode on Aug. 8, begins in the front-facing camera, where users can morph their appearance into an orc of Horde faction or void elf for the Alliance.

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Nickelodeon Debuts Mixed Reality Competition Series ‘Slimezone VR Showdown’

VRScout

Nick Entertainment Lab’s social VR experience gets a competitive twist in this four-episode digital series. Available to the public now at IMAX VR centers across Los Angeles, New York and Toronto, Nickelodeon’s multiplayer VR game Slimezone VR has satisfied a countless number of rambunctious children desperate to drench their friends in green slime.

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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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Shopping Malls 2.0 – The Future is Virtual

Tech Trends VR

Can immersive technologies help struggling bricks-and-mortar retailers to create new shopping experiences and gain an edge against the likes of Amazon? The past decades have seen a dramatic decline in traditional retail spaces as more people shift towards online shopping. So much so, that empty shops and malls have become a common sight, especially in smaller cities in the US and UK.

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Best VR Sci-Fi Shooters and Action Games

VR Game Critic

In keeping with the motto "Fear of death is what keeps us alive", we take a look at the sci-fi genre and in particular action-packed and shooter oriented VR games. Whether you fight for survival on a doomed spaceship, remote alien planet or within the 'friendliest' of corporate facilities on Mars – your instincts, agility and firepower will be your best friends.

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Reverie Season 1 Review: Now I’m Scared of VR

Hypergrid Business

One of the more novel shows of this summer has been NBC’s “ Reverie ,” which grapples with the potentials and risks of realistic virtual reality. Sarah Sashi in “Mandala” episode of Reverie. (Image courtesy NBC.). The show stars Sarah Sashi (Person of Interest) as Mara Kint, a former negotiator for the police who left after she failed to prevent her brother-in-law from killing his wife and daughter.