VRScout

JUNE 21, 2023

“Miles That Define Us” details pivotal moments in Hyundai’s purpose of progress for humanity through product innovation. Hyundai and The Trust, the leading creative agency for advertising partners of the Wall Street Journal, today announced the release of a new video and immersive content campaign entitled ‘Miles That Define Us.’ The campaign, which features short documentaries and engaging narratives, aims to reinforce Hyundai’s social responsibility and high

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Road to VR

JUNE 21, 2023

Meta says it’s has begun pushing out a software update which will bring some pretty profound performance boosts to both Quest 2 & Quest Pro. Update (June 21st, 2023) : Meta says Quest update v55 is now starting to roll out to Quest 2 & Quest Pro users. The company is promising the update will deliver a significant boost to the devices’ performance which should make the VR experience smoother overall while allowing apps to render at somewhat higher resolutions.

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AR Insider

JUNE 21, 2023

Much ink has been spilled over Apple Vision Pro. its price tag. it's superior specs. its potential 'halo effect' on AR. One angle less discussed is what it could do for education, which is an Apple tradition. We examine the evidence. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

JUNE 21, 2023

Apple has released new and updated tools for developers to begin building XR apps on Apple Vision Pro. Apple Vision Pro isn’t due out until early 2024, but the company wants developers to get a jump-start on building apps for the new headset. To that end the company announced today it has released the visionOS SDK, updated Xcode, Simulator, and Reality Composer Pro, which developers can get access to at the Vision OS developer website.

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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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ARPost

JUNE 21, 2023

It seems like just yesterday it was the AR this, VR that, metaverse, metaverse, metaverse. Now all anyone can talk about is artificial intelligence. Is that a bad sign for XR? Some people seem to think so. However, people in the XR industry understand that it’s not a competition. In fact, artificial intelligence has a huge role to play in building and experiencing XR content – and it’s been part of high-level metaverse discussions for a very long time.

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AR Insider

JUNE 21, 2023

This week on Reality Bytes, we virtually try on Google’s new AI, discuss Meta’s “too dangerous to be released” Voicebox, and jump into Fortnite's groundbreaking collaboration. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Upload VR

JUNE 21, 2023

Meta claims it improved the accuracy of eye tracking on Quest Pro. The extended release notes for the version 55 Quest software update read: "We’ve improved eye tracking on Quest Pro to make it more accurate across a broader field of view and during expressions like winking." Quest Pro was, and remains, the first consumer standalone VR headset to ship with integrated eye tracking.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 21, 2023

Vuzix, a provider of enterprise augmented reality (AR) solutions, published a survey on Tuesday on the efficacy of immersive tech in the medical industry. In its report, Vuzix commissioned Censuswide to gather data from more than 500 surgeons across the United States stating their interest in adopting AR smart glasses in their professions. Additionally, it surveyed the adoption rates and perceived benefits of AR for surgeons across regions in the Midwest, South, Northeast, and West of the US.

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Upload VR

JUNE 21, 2023

Apple released the software development kit for its upcoming visionOS platform that drives the Vision Pro headset. The new software tools in the SDK for "Apple's first spatial computer" rely on eye, hand and voice input, and Apple says it is accepting applications for developer kits starting next month. In the meantime, the SDK accompanies the release of a new simulation tool in Xcode to preview and prepare content for the upcoming headset.

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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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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

JUNE 21, 2023

This month, leading XR mobile device management (MDM) solutions provider Manage XR debuted Discover XR, a digital hub the firm designed to help enterprise clients in all stages of their headset adoption journey. The Discover XR hub comprises three core elements: Instant Apps, Content Providers, and Hardware Partners. Instant Apps provides clients with a range of demo XR applications that they can try for free.

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Upload VR

JUNE 21, 2023

The Quest v55 update brings the promised CPU & GPU clock speed increases for Quest 2 and Quest Pro. The Quest OS dynamically adjusts the CPU and GPU clock frequencies to give apps the performance they need without wasting battery when they don’t need it. In December , Meta increased Quest 2’s maximum GPU clock speed by 7% in a software update. In v55, the company is increasing it by a further 19%, and also increasing the maximum CPU clock speed by 26%.

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Voices of VR

JUNE 21, 2023

Wagner James Au‘s latest book Making a Metaverse that Matters: From Snow Crash & Second Life to A Virtual World Worth Fighting For releases on June 27 after the 20th anniversary of Second Life is on June 23, 2023. Au started as an embedded journalist employed by Second Life to cover the evolving trends of […] Wagner James Au's latest book Making a Metaverse that Matters: From Snow Crash & Second Life to A Virtual World Worth Fighting For releases on June 27 after the 20th anniver

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JUNE 21, 2023

Ragnarock drops VR exclusivity with the Vikings on Tour update, available on Steam from June 22 alongside the new Sabaton Raid DLC. Announced in April , Ragnarock developer WanadevStudio states this move happened because "enthusiastic feedback led us to explore the franchise and take the fun on other devices." A free update for existing owners, Vikings on Tour allows cross-platform races against 5 other people, optionally mixing VR and non-VR users.

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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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VRGames

JUNE 21, 2023

Welcome to the latest edition of VR Fitness Digest—the place for all the latest news and updates on virtual reality fitness. We’ve got everything you need to get your body moving, stay motivated, and maximize your workout efforts.

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Upload VR

JUNE 21, 2023

Tactical shooter Breachers received a free update making it easier to squad up with friends on Quest, Pico and PC VR. Released in April, Breachers is a 5v5 multiplayer team-based shooter from Hyper Dash developers Triangle Factory. The team announced party queueing is now available, letting you manage party invites through a revamped Friends Menu. This also includes a 'Bot Takeover' feature, letting dead players take over AI units on your team.

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VRGames

JUNE 21, 2023

Apple surprised many by confirming that Safari on the new Vision Pro headset will feature WebXR, a web-standard for immersive experiences through the browser. Apple has stated it is going beyond flat web pages and adding support for WebXR, as well as an in-development <model> tag to embed 3D models into web pages.

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Upload VR

JUNE 21, 2023

Pixel Ripped 1978 is the third entry in the Pixel Ripped series and a nostalgia fueled game-within-a-game VR adventure that, through a collaboration with Atari, takes gamers back in time to experience a sense of what it might have been like during the earliest days of the games industry. How does it hold up? Read on for our full review. In Pixel Ripped 1978 you play as Dot, the protagonist of the previous two games and a virtual character that lives in the game world.

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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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VRGames

JUNE 21, 2023

As virtual reality technology continues to evolve, researchers from Westlake University in China have created a device that takes inspiration from origami, the art of paper folding. This breakthrough approach looks to bring improved realism and fidelity for users to experience objects within virtual environments.

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Upload VR

JUNE 21, 2023

Pico is collaborating with VR fitness app FitXR for a four-week challenge, beginning on July 3rd. Following January's expansion with two new studios , FitXR left Meta Quest exclusivity in March after launching on both Pico Neo 3 Link and Pico 4. As part of a new VR fitness campaign, Pico users can claim a free 30-day trial and participants in this four-week challenge can track their progress to win prizes.

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VRGames

JUNE 21, 2023

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JUNE 21, 2023

Sammy Hagar can’t drive 55, and our v55 update also has its foot on the gas, rolling out to a Meta Quest headset near you starting. NOW. This latest software update includes higher CPU and GPU clock speeds for both Quest 2 and Pro, multi-touch support for the Meta Quest Browser, and more.

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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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Zappar

JUNE 21, 2023

Why affordable, smartphone-powered mixed reality can be the starting point for the mass adoption of Spatial Computing.

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Oculus

JUNE 21, 2023

Meta Horizon Worlds v115 is here! This release includes a Worlds-wide rollout of the new Pause feature and world importing improvements. Let’s dive in.

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Zappar

JUNE 21, 2023

Find out how Accessible QR can help your business create a fully branded and inclusive consumer experience.

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VRScout

JUNE 21, 2023

We could be seeing a lot more pre-teens in the metaverse moving forward. Last week Meta announced new parent-managed Meta accounts for families, allowing parents and guardians to better manage their children’s VR activities on Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest 3 headsets. The company also announced that it’s lowering the recommended age for VR users from 13 to 10, offering pre-teens official access to the metaverse.

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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?

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