AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Hollywood has been wary of AI – a central sticking point in the writers and actors strikes. Yet a world away, at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month, a more hopeful AI embrace was underway. Charlie Fink breaks it down. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Ubisoft announced Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR back in June, staying that we’d get the Quest exclusive sometime this holiday. Now the studio has revealed a first look at gameplay, and announced the official release date. Coming to Quest on November 16th, the new Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR trailer shows off a few clips of each of the game’s three protagonists: Ezio ( Assassin’s Creed II ), Connor ( Assassin’s Creed 3 ), and Kassandra ( Assassin’s Creed Odyssey )

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The VR port of the original Resident Evil 4 was a must-buy for every Quest owner. It seems a no-brainer then that Resident Evil 4 Remake would also be a perfect fit for PSVR 2 following the excellent VR mode for Resident Evil Village , which was added as a free update to the base game to support the headset’s launch. We were able to try out the new VR Mode on PSVR 2 at Tokyo Game Show this week.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Valve is a notorious black box when it comes to basically everything. A recent update to Steam client for VR though suggests the company is still working behind the scenes on what appears to be its long-awaited standalone VR headset. As revealed by tech analyst and consummate Steam data miner Brad Lynch, a recent update to Steam’s client included a number of VR-specific strings related to batteries, which seems to support the idea that Valve is currently readying the platform for some sort

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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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Anand Tech

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Although Sony's PlayStation 5 game console fully supports off-the-shelf PCIe 4.0 solid-state drives, Sony initially limited the maximum capacity to 4 TB. Recently the company removed that cap as part of the PS5 8.00 firmware update, and now the system can support drives with up to 8 TB. Sabrent, in turn, is among the first SSD makers to offer an 8 TB drive specifically marketed for the PS5. "PC and PS5 enthusiasts have long anticipated the expansion of internal storage capacity, and now,

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Mercedes-Benz and NVIDIA have teamed up to introduce digital twins across the former’s production factories, it was revealed on Wednesday. The new partnership will leverage NVIDIA’s Omniverse industrial metaverse platform to boost its manufacturing efficiency. With the new digital twins, Mercedes-Benz aims to save money, time, and energy in the production process, Jörg Burzer, Board Member, Mercedes-Benz Group , said in a recent news briefing.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Fast Travel Games announced a partnership with new development studio MoonHood, bringing a "uniquely handcrafted" game to VR. A brand new studio led by former Zoink ( Fe , Lost in Random ) developers Olov Redmalm and Klaus Lyngeled, MoonHood is working with publisher Fast Travel Games to create a paper craft experience for consoles, PC and VR. Hiring sculptors to make clay characters that are transformed into 3D models, you can take an early look at these in the announcement video below.

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XROM

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

MetaPerson avatars flagship product represents one of the most advanced systems for creating recognizable avatars in the world. [link] Here are the main features: Game ready avatars created from selfies Creation in under 40 seconds Almost as recognizable as photos; can even fool a facial verification system Unprecedented high resolution of facial texture High-resolution generated hairstyles as well as a pack of predefined hairstyles Extensive customization options for both face and body A growin

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Gears are turning as the mid-year crossover is in full effect. Soon, Meta will host its Connect 2023 event, whereby the firm will announce innovations in its XR product portfolio. Meanwhile, the immersive industry is coming closer to a potential paradigm shift in 2024, as big technology brands plan to make a mark on the emerging sector. XR Today recently marked this period with an XR Trends series, which brought together some of the best minds in the industry to share AR/VR/MR insights.

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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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Oculus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A Hellsweeper’s job is simple: descend into the depths of hell and decimate its demonic armies—and most importantly, you have to look awesome while doing.

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