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What’s Being Built with Google’s Geospatial API?

AR Insider

Google recently held its Immersive Geospatial Challenge, letting developers compete for the best AR app built on its Geospatial API. We preview the best of the bunch. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Qualcomm Announces More Powerful Version of Quest 3’s XR Chip

Road to VR

Qualcomm today announced its latest Snapdragon XR chip, the XR2+ Gen 2, a more capable variant of the chip that powers Quest 3. The company also hints that it will be used in the upcoming Samsung-Google headset. Qualcomm is at this point the world’s leading provider of mobile processors for XR headsets. The company’s Snapdragon chips power the vast majority of standalone headsets on the market.

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Reality Bytes: Meta, Disney & OpenAI

AR Insider

This week on Reality Bytes, we upgrade our avatar with Meta, dive into copyright lawsuits on AI, and see Mickey Mouse in a new light. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Exploring XR User Interface Interactions in ‘Idea Engine’

Road to VR

Idea Engine allows you to create and share VR and mixed reality experiences. Building such a general-purpose tool requires complex user interfaces. In this Guest Article, developer Brett Jackson shares his approaches to UI interaction. Guest Article by Brett Jackson Brett Jackson has been developing VR projects since 2015 and is the director of the new UK-based company X82 Ltd.

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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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Spatial Beats: Gearing Up for CES

AR Insider

Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This week, we gear up for CES and other orbiting XR & AI news. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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CES Is Back, Xreal Air2 Dominates Display Glasses, XBox Cloud Gaming On Quest

Charlie Fink

Once called The Consumer Electronics Show, today CES would be better characterized as the consumer everything show

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[Industry Direct] Revolutionizing Fitness Apps with Snapdragon Technologies

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Industry Direct by Qualcomm Industry Direct is our program for sponsors who want to speak directly to the Road to VR newsletter audience. Industry Direct posts are written by sponsors with no involvement from the Road to VR editorial team. Links to these posts appear only in our newsletter and do not intermix with our on-site editorial feed. Industry Direct sponsors help make Road to VR possible.

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Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 Is A Higher End Chip For The Samsung-Google Headset & More

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Qualcomm just announced the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chipset. XR2+ Gen 2 is a higher-end variant of the XR2 Gen 2 chip used in Meta Quest 3, with the GPU clocked 15% higher and the CPU clocked 20% higher. The new chip also supports higher resolution display output: up to 4.3K per eye at 90Hz or 3.7K per eye at 120Hz. That compares to up to 3.1K per eye at 90Hz or 2.7K per eye at 120Hz for the base XR2 Gen 2.

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AMD Unveils XA Versal AI Edge and Ryzen Embedded V2000A For Automotive

Anand Tech

With CES 2024 fast approaching, AMD has announced two new products designed to enhance user's experience in the automotive sphere. The first is the XA Versal AI Edge series, their first 7 nm device to be automotive qualified, with a new AI engine and vector processor array designed to drive safety and improve LiDAR, radar, and cameras, all while driving more AI inferencing within a vehicle.

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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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EON Reality Launches EON AI Relationship Assistant: Elevating Connection Through AI Support

EON Reality

Enhancing Harmony: EON AI Relationship Assistant Your Compassionate Guide for Navigating the Complex World of Interpersonal Relationships. IRVINE, CA – January 4 , 2024 – EON Reality, the global leader in AI-powered Augmented and Virtual Reality knowledge transfer, is proud to announce the newest addition to its suite of educational and self-improvement tools: the EON AI Relationship Assistant.

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Microsoft Swaps Menu Key For Copilot AI Key on Windows Keyboards, Directs OEMs To Do The Same

Anand Tech

Microsoft is betting big on artificial intelligence and generative AI at all levels of the company, from servers and Azure down to individual Windows PCs. And that big bet is about to become a lot more visible on Windows machines in the future, as Microsoft has instructed Windows OEMs to change their keyboard layouts to include a dedicated key for their Copilot AI service.

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EON Reality Introduces the EON AI Guide Assistant: Your Personal Virtual Tour Architect

EON Reality

Your World, Explored: Journey Beyond Boundaries with EON AI Guide Assistant. IRVINE, CA – January 4 , 2024 – EON Reality, a global leader in immersive technology solutions for education and industry, has today launched the EON AI Guide Assistant, a state-of-the-art virtual travel companion designed to bring the world to your fingertips. Promising to revolutionize the way we travel, the EON AI Guide Assistant harnesses the vast capabilities of AI to provide users with an enriched, immersive pre-t

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Samsung Intros 2024 Odyssey OLED Gaming Monitors: Up to 49-Inches and 360Hz

Anand Tech

Ahead of CES, Samsung has introduced a new lineup of Odyssey OLED monitors aimed at the gaming market. The Odyssey OLED family all carry AMD's FreeSync Premium Pro certification for HDR and variable refresh rate support, with a maximum refresh rate of 240Hz or 360Hz depending on the specific model. The lineup includes the curved 49-inch Odyssey OLED G9 model, the flat 32-inch Odyssey OLED G8, and the flat 27-inch Odyssey OLED G6.

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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 Announces The Launch Of EON AI Lifestyle Assistant: Bringing Tailored Lifestyle Optimization To Your Fingertips

EON Reality

Optimize Your Personal Universe: EON AI Lifestyle Assistant – Your Digital Coach for a Tailored Tomorrow. IRVINE, CA – January 4 , 2024 – In pursuit of enhancing everyday life through the power of technology, EON Reality, a leader in AI-powered virtual training and education solutions, unveils the EON AI Lifestyle Assistant. This revolutionary platform offers customized guidance across various spheres of life, from wellness to personal finance, fulfilling EON Reality’s commitment to improving in

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The Million Dollar Car

Charlie Fink

A true-ish story about the business we call show

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EON Reality Debuts EON AI Health Assistant: Pioneering Healthy Transformation Inspired by Blueprint Principles

EON Reality

Healthy Living Reimagined: EON AI Health Assistant – Your Guide to a Healthier, Happier You. IRVINE, CA – January 4 , 2024 – In the quest for helping individuals lead a healthier and more balanced life, EON Reality is excited to announce the launch of the EON AI Health Assistant. Drawing inspiration from Bryan Johnson’s “Blueprint Plan for Getting Healthy in 2024,” this AI-powered virtual assistant is the latest innovation aimed at transforming personal health and well-being.

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Meta’s Secret AR Glasses Might be ‘the Most Advanced Technology on the Planet’ – But You Can’t Have Them

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

It’s no secret that Meta is pouring massive resources into its quest to build a fully-fledged pair of augmented reality (AR) glasses. What is secret is the pair of glasses themselves – because they do actually exist. In an interview with The Verge/Command Line , Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth revealed that some Meta staff already use a working device.

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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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EON Reality Launches EON AI Career Guide Assistant: Mapping Your Path to Professional Fulfillment

EON Reality

S tep Into Your Future: EON AI Career Guide Assistant – Unveiling the Route to Your Dream Job. IRVINE, CA – January 4 , 2024 – With a vision to enhance career development through advanced technology, EON Reality proudly announces the introduction of the EON AI Career Guide Assistant. Engineered to assist job seekers in aligning their skills and aspirations with their ideal job, this tool is an innovative step in career navigation and professional growth.

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New VR Games & Releases January 2024: PSVR 2, Quest, SteamVR & More

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Searching for the latest VR games in January 2024? We're once again rounding up our latest monthly highlights. 2023 was a big year for VR gaming, and that didn't let up until near the end. Boosted by the Quest 3 launching in October, what followed was a stacked line-up with big names like Asgard's Wrath 2 , PowerWash Simulator VR , Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice , Demeo Battles , Assassin's Creed Nexus , Racket Club , Resident Evil 4 Remake's VR Mode , Arizona Sunshine 2 and so much more.

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Qualcomm’s New 4K XR Chipset to Empower AI Smart Glasses

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Today, Qualcomm Technologies officially introduced the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 Platform, a new Snapdragon chipset built to improve the quality of XR displays, visuals, and the overall user experience. Notably, the firm’s newly improved chipset will provide extended support for users and firms leveraging AR smart glasses with integrated AI features.

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VR Skater Receives Full Release On Steam This February

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VR Skater leaves Steam Early Access for full release next month. Alongside its PSVR 2 launch last August, publisher Perp Games previously announced that VR Skater would also get a full release on Steam, nearly three years after entering early access. A release window was unconfirmed but now, Perp states it's planning to launch on February 22, 2024. Furthermore, Perp Games also announced the ' SL Pro Series Tour DLC ,' a full tour that comes with five new maps on January 15 for $14.99.

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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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Is Sony Accelerating Digital Twin Content Creation?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

This week, Sony officially entered a partnership with GeniusXR and The Alan B. Levan NSU Broward Center of Innovation (Levan Center of Innovation), announcing a Volumetric Capture Studio for creating digital twins of real-world people and objects to suit a variety of enterprise needs. The move enables the project partners to extend digital twin adoption and create new use cases for volumetric capture technology – including the XR content it produces.

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Unity Web Development: Your Full Guide

Program Ace

Unity web development is unusual, but when used right, it can power up outstanding engaging experiences on the web. Learn how to apply Unity for web applications with Program-Ace.

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Crush Those New Year’s Resolutions with VR Fitness

Oculus

At home or on the go, VR workouts are convenient, affordable, and—dare we say it?—fun. And with over 500 games and experiences on the Meta.

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Not All Businesses Know This Efficient Way to Develop Unreal Engine Digital Twins

Program Ace

Maximize the capabilities of Unreal Engine digital twins by partnering with Program-Ace. Peruse our blog to gain valuable insights from seasoned professionals in the industry.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?