The Ghost Howls
AUGUST 4, 2020
As I promised you in my latest Week Peek , I’m writing an editorial to share with you my thoughts about what has just happened with Onward, and why this may be a negative turning point for PC VR , that in the end may even disappear from the consumer market. Let’s start from Onward… Onward on Quest. Avatars in Onward on Quest (left) vs PC, old version (right) (Image by Upload VR).
VRScout
AUGUST 9, 2020
Kai XR offers students a unique look into their futures. Kai Frazier is a woman on a mission who wants to know why we aren’t building technology for children. The dedicated Techstars entrepreneur has always shown a passion for the difficult, yet rewarding work of teaching students. In 2017 she sealed her commitment to the cause when she sold almost all of her possessions and moved across the country to found Kai XR, an immersive “edtech” start-up focused on getting emerging technolog
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Road to VR
AUGUST 31, 2020
An ostensibly premature Walmart product listing may point to both the price and available internal storage sizes for the upcoming Oculus Quest 2. At the time of this writing, Walmart currently has a mystery Oculus headset listed, which neatly fits within Oculus’ long established codenaming scheme; Oculus Point Reyes. The listing specifies two models, a 64 GB variant priced at $299 and a 256 GB variant priced at $399.
ARPost
AUGUST 7, 2020
Life is slowly going back to normal in some parts of the world. For others, however, the fight against COVID-19 continues. Virtual reality offers a welcome escape from isolation and loneliness during this global health crisis. Although it is important to stay up to date with the latest news, it’s just as important to occasionally tune out for our own mental and emotional health.
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.
AR Insider
AUGUST 26, 2020
“Vantage” is AR Insider’s editorial contributor program. It enlists spatial computing executives and innovators for first-hand strategic insights. Find out more or contact us to participate here. Authors’ opinions are their own. . A New Take on the Future of Augmented Reality. by Saul Garlick. A s an emerging technology advocate, I believe that smart tech — particularly augmented reality — can be a powerful tool to bring people together.
Virtual Reality Pulse brings together the best content for VR professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
The Ghost Howls
AUGUST 28, 2020
Today I woke up finding on the various VR magazines the preview reviews about the upcoming Facebook Horizon. Unluckily I have not been among the lucky ones that have had the opportunity of trying it in preview (probably the meme of Zuck dressed as an angel that I used in my previous posts has not helped my relationships with Facebook :D), but I have read many of the published reviews because I’m actually very interested in the product.
VRScout
AUGUST 26, 2020
Baobab’s upcoming immersive short features a stacked cast of Oscar-winning talent. This past June award-winning immersive animation studio Baobab Studios revealed its next project, Baba Yaga , a dark and mysterious fairy-tale adventure centered around themes of “love, fortitude, and magic.” In this VR animated short, audiences join 10-year-old protagonist Magda—voiced by Daisy Ridley ( Star Wars, Murder on the Orient Express )—on a mission to locate the mysterious B
Road to VR
AUGUST 27, 2020
Facebook Horizon is shaping up to be an interesting social VR offering with powerful building tools that will allow players to create and share their own worlds. But equally powerful are tools the company has baked into Horizon for monitoring users and enforcing Facebook’s version of appropriate behavior. While Facebook would like users to think that hanging out in Horizon is no less private than being in a public space, there’s several huge differences.
ARPost
AUGUST 3, 2020
Utah-based company eLearning Brothers has made a safer approach to training firefighters using virtual reality. Volunteers and veterans alike can hone their skills without putting their lives in danger. Trainees can also easily retain information using VR. Moreover, they will feel more confident in high-risk situations. Here, we’ll delve into the advantages of virtual reality in training firefighters.
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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.
AR Insider
AUGUST 20, 2020
“Trendline” is AR Insider’s series that examines trends and events in spatial computing, and their strategic implications. For an indexed library of spatial computing insights, data, reports and multimedia, subscribe to ARtillery PRO. P roof points for AR’s role as a shopping tool continue to emerge. We’ve been hearing this rallying cry for AR commerce for a few years, but it takes on new meaning during Covid-era retail lockdowns.
Slashgear
AUGUST 10, 2020
DARPA has revealed its plans for the final of three AlphaDogfight Trials, a competition that will — this time around — take place entirely online. Anyone will be able to register and stream the competition, giving them a chance to see the latest and greatest artificial intelligence algorithms compete against each other in fighter jets, as well as against a … Continue reading.
The Ghost Howls
AUGUST 15, 2020
It’s my blog’s birthday! Today The Ghost Howls turns 4 years old, making me feel a little bit old. It was August, 15th 2016 when I wrote my first post, accompanied by an embarrassing image with a flower downloaded from Pixabay. I had no idea what I was doing, I only knew that the marketing mentor at EIA Bartolo Scanavino had told me that “If there’s no known expert in VR, you should become that expert (and use your influence to give visibility to your startup)” and
VRScout
AUGUST 31, 2020
DropLabs’ audio-enabled footwear features support for all Bluetooth 4.2 compatible devices. This month marked the launch of DropLabs’ EP 01 Triple Black , an updated version of the companies previously-released EP 01 haptic sneaker. Featuring a sleek all-black exterior, the new Triple Black Edition includes several improvements to the original design, allowing for an enhanced haptic feedback experience delivered directly to your feet.
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.
Road to VR
AUGUST 18, 2020
As Oculus becomes increasingly merged with parent company Facebook, new users will soon be required to sign into their headset with a Facebook account. Existing users will be able to use their separate Oculus accounts until the end of 2022, after which “full functionality will require a Facebook account.” Facebook says the changes are being made to make it easier for users to find and play with friends in VR and to enhance moderation.
GizModo VR
AUGUST 31, 2020
The Mauritius oil spill that began last month could be becoming an ecological catastrophe. For days, dozens of big ocean animals have been washing up on Mauritius’ shore. So far, 39 dead dolphins and 3 whales have been found, and other sick and injured dolphins and whales have been turning up as well, too. In a press… Read more.
Anand Tech
AUGUST 24, 2020
At TSMC’s annual Technology Symposium, the Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer detailed characteristics of its future 3nm process node as well as laying out a roadmap for 5nm successors in the form of N5P and N4 process nodes. Starting off with TSMC’s upcoming N5 process node which represents its 2 nd generation deep-ultraviolet (DUV) and extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) process node after the rarely used N7+ node (Used by the Kirin 990 SoC for example).
TechCrunch VR
AUGUST 12, 2020
For decades, Burning Man has represented an escape from the current reality. An event for free-er spirits to rethink new age ideals inside a stateless entity where art, music and partying reign supreme on the desert plains. Over the years, the Bay Area-founded event has dealt with an internal clash as the gathering has grown larger and attracted a heavy presence from Silicon Valley’s wealthy tech class, with tales of turnkey experiences , air-conditioned camps, helicopters and lobster dinn
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.
The Ghost Howls
AUGUST 18, 2020
Crisis VRigade has been one of the most successful game on SideQuest , and strong of this success, indie dev studio Sumalab has decided to create a new episode of the saga, Crisis VRigade 2 , that has been released to various platforms. I have tried the PC VR version on Steam, and here I’m sharing with you my impressions of this game! Crisis VRigade 2 Video Review.
VRScout
AUGUST 24, 2020
Black Rock City meets the multiverse in this one-of-a-kind virtual celebration. This past April, festival organizers made the painful decision to cancel Burning Man 2020 citing ongoing concerns over COVID-19. Normally held every year in the Black Rock Desert of northwestern Nevada, the legendary event has established itself as one of—if not the most unique annual festival in the world, celebrating everything from music and art to radical inclusion, gifting, and self-reliance.
Road to VR
AUGUST 14, 2020
Virtual reality arcades and other out-of-home VR destinations have been some of the worst affected businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sandbox VR, one of the most well-funded in the industry, has been no exception, as the company’s US-based subsidiary filed for bankruptcy recently. Sandbox VR does business in the United States under the name Glostation USA Inc., which has filed for Chapter 11 (along with a number of associates) at the U.S.
GizModo VR
AUGUST 31, 2020
Movies are slowly trickling back into theaters, but a far safer option is to pick up one of September’s new books instead. And it’s a ridiculously bountiful month, with witches, warriors, time travelers , ghosts, robots, aliens, monsters, and space pirates to fire up your imagination without needing to leave the house. Read more.
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?
Anand Tech
AUGUST 25, 2020
One of the key metrics on how well a semiconductor process is developing is looking at its quantitative chip yield – or rather, its defect density. A manufacturing process that has fewer defects per given unit area will produce more known good silicon than one that has more defects, and the goal of any foundry process is to minimize that defect rate over time.
VR Fitness
AUGUST 21, 2020
During our last VR Game Roundup, there were several intriguing titles spotlighted including several virtual destinations to relax in, a new boxing title, and you could even become a frog. This week’s VR Game Roundup is also filled with some worthwhile releases. There are several free titles to download, Gravity Lab arrives on Oculus Quest, and Beat Saber gets more than 10 Linkin Park songs added as downloadable content.
The Ghost Howls
AUGUST 1, 2020
Some days ago, I have been very pleased to interview Robert Scoble , the famous technologist. He has seen Silicon Valley come to life, he has been the first one to test Siri, Flipboard and even the first one to go on a Tesla with Elon Musk. He has a very interesting working story, having worked for great companies like Microsoft and Fast Company. He has also recently written together with Irena Cronin “The Infinite Retina” , a great book about the technologies of the future, like XR,
VRScout
AUGUST 3, 2020
With the modeling industry on hold, virtual models are stepping up to fill the runways. Shavonne Wong is an award-winning fashion photographer with 10 years of experience. She’s a returning guest photographer on Asia’s Next Top Model, has photographed actor/singer Billy Porter for Vogue, is an ambassador for (X-Photographer) for Fujifilm, and was recently included in Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list for 2020.
Speaker: Micah Eppler, Account Executive for Rehearsal of eLearning Brothers
Did you know that companies such as Paychex, 3M, and Honeywell are getting better results by incorporating video-based practice and coaching within their L&D strategy? From sales pitches to soft skills, learners are becoming top performers by applying and validating knowledge transfer using the unique benefits of video. Whether used as a stand-alone application or integrated with a learning platform, video-based practice and coaching platforms give learners the ultimate opportunity to repeatedly
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