Thu.Oct 12, 2023

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Pioneering VR Studio Fast Travel Games Raises $4M

Road to VR

Fast Travel Games, the developer and publisher behind a host of VR games, announced it’s closed a new investment of $4 million, something the company says will help it further develop its own IP for VR platforms as well as support ongoing publishing initiatives. The latest round was led by Handelsbanken Fonder, with existing owners Industrifonden, Brightly Ventures, Creades and Inbox Capital among others also adding new funds.

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XR Analytics: The Ultimate Insight?

XR Today - Virtual Reality

VR, AR, and MR are growing in influence across the business world; whether in training or branded customer experiences use cases, wider technology adoption is felt, and as the market reaches more business use cases, clients are trying their best to understand how XR can drive positive outcomes. As more enterprise clients try to leverage and reek positive outcomes from XR solutions, a certain level of understanding must come with the technology and its usage.

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TSMC: Ecosystem for 2nm Chip Development Is Nearing Completion

Anand Tech

Speaking to partners last week as part of their annual Open Innovation Platform forum in Europe, a big portion of TSMC's roadshow was dedicated to the next generation of the company's foundry technology. TSMC's 2 nm-class N2 , N2P, and N2X process technologies are set to introduce multiple innovations, including nanosheet gate-all-around (GAA) transistors, backside power delivery, and super-high-performance metal-insulator-metal (SHPMIM) capacitor over the next few years.

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This Week In XR: Unity CEO Exits, Raves For Quest 3, GenAI Apps Compared

Charlie Fink

Rock star CEO John Riccitiello was the face of Unity. Since the IPO three years ago, things have not gone well.

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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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HBM4 in Development, Organizers Eyeing Even Wider 2048-Bit Interface

Anand Tech

High-bandwidth memory has been around for about a decade, and throughout its its continued development it has steadily increased in speed, starting at a data transfer rate from 1 GT/s (the original HBM) and reaching upwards of 9 GT/s with the forthcoming HBM3E. This has made for an impressive jump in bandwidth in less than 10 years, making HBM an important cornerstone for whole new classes of HPC accelerators that have since hit the market.

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TSMC: Importance of Open Innovation Platform Is Growing, Collaboration Needed for Next-Gen Chips

Anand Tech

This year TSMC is commemorating 15 years of its Open Innovation Platform, a multi-faceted program that brings together the foundry's suppliers, partners, and customers to help TSMC's customers better build innovative chips in an efficient and timely manner. The OIP program has grown over the years and now involves tens of companies and over 70,000 IP solutions for a variety of applications.

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Walmart, Perfect Corp Launch Sustainable AR Makeup Try-Ons

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, has partnered with Perfect Corp to collaborate on a fresh-faced makeup virtual try-on experience. The augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) beauty and fashion solutions provider will supply the innovative try-on beauty feature on the Walmart iOS app. With the new solution, Walmart can expand its cosmetics offerings to customers prior to purchasing the products.

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Samsung Lines Up First Server Customer For 3nm Fabs

Anand Tech

Although Samsung Foundry was the first contract fab to formally start mass production of chips on a 3 nm-class process, so far, the company's latest process has largely been relegated to producing tiny cryptocurrency mining chips. But it looks like things will start picking up for Samsung's foundry business soon, as this week it was announced that the company has landed a more substantial order which will see the Samsung make a server-grade system-in-package (SiP) with HBM memory for an

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Haunted Horizon: Celebrate Spooky Season in Meta Horizon Worlds

Oculus

Spooky season is upon us, and Meta Horizon Worlds has you covered with two brand-new Halloween-themed worlds from NBCUniversal, movie marathons, and 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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Meta Faces Lawsuit over Alleged ‘Campaign to Conquer’ VR Market

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Meta Platforms faces yet another lawsuit in US courts due to an allegedly anticompetitive “campaign to conquer” the virtual reality market, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The case sees Andre Elijah Immersive Inc and Meta Platforms Technologies LLC et al face off in the US District Court of the Northern District of California. According to interactive gaming and application firm Adre Elijah Immersive Inc, Meta Platforms and clothing and fitness firm Alo Yoga violated a contract deal f

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Shake Your Maracas in SEGA’s ‘Samba de Amigo: Virtual Party’

Oculus

SEGA’s Samba de Amigo franchise has been entertaining people with its vibrant blend of rhythm, action, and frantic fun since it first hit arcades in December 1999. And today, it enters a new area with the launch of Samba de Amigo: Virtual Party on Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro.

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Announcing the Launch of EON’s Virtual Campus: The Future of Immersive Education

EON Reality

Revolutionizing the Learning Landscape: Merging Interaction, Immersion, and Global Connectivity for the Next Generation of Learners. IRVINE, CA – October 12 , 2023 – E ON Reality, the global leader in Augmented and Virtual Reality-based knowledge transfer, is excited to unveil its groundbreaking new offering: the Virtual Campus. This revolutionary platform promises to redefine the educational landscape by integrating immersive technologies with traditional curricula.

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Meta Horizon Worlds v131 Release Notes: Mute Assist, New Quests, & Limited-Edition Rewards

Oculus

Meta Horizon Worlds v131 is here! This week, we’re beginning to test a few new features to improve your experience in Worlds, including mute assist, new quests, and limited-edition rewards. We also fixed some bugs that were impacting world builders.

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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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EON Reality And ITTS C. Grassi Form Strategic Partnership To Advance Tech Education With AI & XR

EON Reality

Harnessing cutting-edge technology to further modernize industrial and aeronautical studies, the collaboration seeks to pave the way for students in Italy and beyond. IRVINE, CA – October 12 , 2023 – EON Reality, Inc., a global leader in Augmented and Virtual Reality (XR) educational and industrial solutions driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI), proudly announces its latest strategic partnership with ITTS C.

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EON Reality Introduces Groundbreaking Virtual Exhibit, Revolutionizing Trade Shows Worldwide

EON Reality

Transforming Global Trade Shows: Immersive Experiences, Limitless Reach, and Unprecedented Cost Savings. IRVINE, CA – October 12 , 2023 – EON Reality, a leader in digital innovation, today announced the launch of its groundbreaking Virtual Exhibit platform. The new product promises to transform how businesses present their products, allowing 24/7 global access and tapping into the ever-evolving digital marketplace.