Sat.Jan 22, 2022 - Fri.Jan 28, 2022

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South Korea Is Building Its Own K-Pop Metaverse

VRScout

The metaverse will supposedly play a central role in the South Korean economy. It’s hard to ignore the growing rise of South Korean media and culture in Western countries. Ever since Psy graced our ears with his now-iconic song ‘Gangnam Style’ in 2012, the popularity of South Korean music, film, and television has skyrocketed in places like the United States.

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Simula One aims at becoming your portable Linux VR computer

The Ghost Howls

In the VR communities, there is a lot of curiosity for a new standalone headset that is probably the first Linux-based VR headset. It is called Simula One , and it wants to offer professionals a new way to use Linux , giving them an incredible workspace powered by virtual reality. I think it’s an interesting project, so I asked for an interview with SimulaVR CEO, George Singer, and I had the pleasure of asking him some questions about his company and this new headset.

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The Most Innovative AR and VR Companies in 2021

ARPost

As we look back at 2021, we have to acknowledge that the field of augmented and virtual reality has advanced a lot. Immersive games and apps are now available to an increasingly large number of people, because the technological barriers are now lower than ever. People who own older, average-performing devices can now play VR games and use AR shopping apps.

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What Can XR Learn from Enterprise SaaS?

AR Insider

Are there lessons from the enterprise software world that can be applied to AR? If so, what do companies like Salesforce, Miro, Trello, and Canva teach us about software pricing and go-to-market strategies? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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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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Walmart Is Working On Its Own Metaverse With NFTs & Crypto

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One of the biggest global big-box retailers wants a chunk of that $800 billion metaverse business. It appears that Walmart, one of the largest global big-box retailers, is joining the growing metaverse community with the launch of their own cryptocurrency. The company is also releasing a collection of NFTs that include virtual items such as electronics, home decorations, games, toys, sporting goods, and various other products you can typically find at a physical Walmart store.

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Top AR/VR Trends for 2022

ARPost

The last two years put immersive technologies on the high-speed growth path. They were needed to bridge the unprecedented gaps between people caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We saw an incredible adoption rate of AR shopping and VR entertainment as well as immersive learning. People of all ages found meaningful experiences in the virtual world and managed to fight off the negative impacts of isolation caused by stay-at-home mandates.

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Reality Bytes: Amazon, Magic Leap & Google

AR Insider

What are the biggest insights and observations in AR and adjacent sectors this week? Welcome to Reality Bytes, featuring lightning-round video commentary from AR Insider partner, M7 Innovations. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Upcoming TV Series Features A Cast Of AR Avatars

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The situational comedy will air on traditional networks and streaming services alongside a unique AR version. We’ve seen AR technology used in a variety of unique ways over the past several years, but nothing quite like Gay Aliens in Metaverse. Brought to us by Hollywood-based production company Archstone Entertainment in partnership with 3D/XR studio Altar Inc., the upcoming television series features a cast of crudely-drawn aliens created as part of the Gay Aliens Society NFT Project.

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VR’s Most Popular Game is Mixing Up Its Formula with New Blocks & Mechanics

Road to VR

Beat Saber is getting a good slice of new mechanics soon that aim to change up the game’s feel by introducing some long-awaited block styles that may just make you a more stylish player. A short video popped up yesterday that shows off some new block types that are said to come to the game soon. Outside of the game’s addition of 360 gameplay mode in 2019, and ‘angled window’ blocks released in the game’s Timbaland Music Pack back in 2020, the new blocks represent

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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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Snap Unveils New UI for Virtual Try-On and AR E-Commerce

ARPost

When we talk about AR and e-commerce, we’re usually talking about virtual try-on. A lot of shoppers are all about virtual try-on, but these experiences are often separated from one another by virtue of being created by different brands. Wouldn’t it be great if you could see products next to each other in AR just like you can at the store? See Also: How Augmented Reality in E-Commerce Is Transforming Customer Experience.

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AR Briefs: What’s the Revenue Outlook for AR Glasses?

AR Insider

Though AR glasses are the "here and now" opportunity, the technology's real endgame is head-worn. But how big is the AR glasses market today and where's it headed? We break down forecast numbers in the latest AR video brief. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Samsung Losing Ground In VR/AR Due To ‘Obsession’ With Foldable Tech

VRScout

Company’s like Apple and Meta are leaving Samsung in the virtual dust. According to a new report by The Korea Herald , Samsung is steadily losing its position within the VR/AR space due to its unhealthy “obsession” with foldable smartphone technology. In 2019 Samsung unveiled its first commercially-available foldable smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Fold.

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Tons of New Magic Leap 2 Details Shed Light on Dynamic Dimming & More

Road to VR

Although it’s expected to launch this year, there’s still no firm release date on Magic Leap 2. However, the company has begun sharing details on the headset which suggests the launch is approaching. This week at the SPIE Photonics West 2022 conference, Magic Leap’s VP of Optical Engineering, Kevin Curtis, took to the stage to share a bevy of new details on the headset.

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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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The Best VR Headsets in 2022 to Put on Your Wish List

ARPost

According to experts, the VR headsets market will grow exponentially until 2028. And we can already see the signs of a booming market – a lot of newcomers are getting into the VR hardware business, while established players continue to innovate and push the boundaries to performance. In this article, we will look at the best VR headsets in 2022 from every point of view – from top performance to affordability.

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Data Dive: Can AR Alleviate the Employment Crisis?

AR Insider

Among macro-economic challenges in the Covid era are employment-based phenomena like the great resignation. Could AR come to the rescue by lessening the skills gap, boosting retention, and upskilling new hires faster? We examine the evidence. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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This VR/AR Art Exhibit Is Environmentally-Friendly

VRScout

Vegas’ latest attraction is an extended reality experience built from upcycled materials. As history has shown us, it’s tough getting people to care about the environment. What should be a universal issue has slowly devolved into a hot-button topic for many. That said, there are still good people out here working to raise awareness around the increasingly troublesome situation we find ourselves in.

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‘The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners’ Adventure to Continue in Standalone Game ‘Chapter 2: Retribution’

Road to VR

Skydance Interactive announced The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (2020), the zombie-filled survival horror game for all major VR headsets, is slated to continue in the newly unveiled standalone game: ‘Chapter 2: Retribution’ Skydance isn’t calling Chapter 2 a sequel as such, however in a press statement the studio confirms it’s a standalone title that serves as a continuation of the storyline from the original game.

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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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Scalefast and YouGov Report on the NFT and Virtual Goods Market

ARPost

By now, we’ve probably all at least heard of NFTs and virtual goods. But, what is the actual market like right now? How should interested companies get involved? Where is the market likely heading and what could drive these changes? Scalefast sifted through survey data from YouGov to come up with some answers and shared an early version of the report, titled “Revealing the Metaverse”, with ARPost.

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2022 Predictions: Metaverse Mania Wanes

AR Insider

After unpacking our prediction about visual search's rise last week, we switch gears to drill down on a separate prediction: the metaverse's hype cycle. Specifically, the exuberance around the topic will die down in 2022. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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These Futuristic ‘Moon Boots’ Let You Walk Forever In VR

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Each boot is equipped with motorized wheels that gently reposition the wearer away from danger. What if you could walk an infinite distance in VR from the comfort of your own home? And I mean physically walk. Where would you go? What would you do? For years the idea of exploring an infinite space from a living room was that of science fiction; a colorful idea of what the future could hold.

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Meditating in the MuddleVerse

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It’s Probably Not What You Think First sight after new avatar birth, author’s pic You know you’ve done your job as a propagandist when a word you start using a lot provokes a counter-reaction within a few weeks. Like “Metaverse.” Hundreds of articles already proclaim how much “Metaverse” sucks. Apple has now publicly defined its overall future strategy as not-Metaverse.

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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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Pennsylvania Police Find Monkeys That Slipped Away After Car Crash on Way to Lab

GizModo VR

Pennsylvania State Police were scouring an area near Danville in the central part of the state on Friday and Saturday in a search for three high-profile subjects. The authorities were clear: The public was not to attempt to look for or get near the subjects on the run. This was not a case of dangerous criminals on the… Read more.

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Solving VR’s ‘infinite walking’ problem with moon boots

Digital Trends

For decades, engineers have been dreaming up creative ways to solve the infinite walking problem in virtual reality. Ekto thinks it has a new one.

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The PlayStation VR2 Might Feature A Game-Changing Display

VRScout

Sony’s next VR device is shaping up to be a game-changer. According to a report by Ross Young, CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC), the PlayStation 2 will feature a display density of 800 PPI (pixels per inch) per eye. That’s twice the pixel density of the Meta Quest 2 and roughly four times that of the original PlayStation VR.

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Intel Alder Lake-H Core i9-12900HK Review: MSI's Raider GE76 Goes Hybrid

Anand Tech

At CES this year, Intel officially announced its expanded Alder Lake lineup including the performance-laptop focused H-Series processors, which traditionally fit in the 45-Watt range. Today we finally get to take a look at the 12th generation H-Series processors, the first mobile incarnation of Alder Lake, and see how Intel's fastest mobile platform stacks up to not only Intel’s previous 11th generation Tiger Lake platform, but also AMD’s Ryzen 5000 series.

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The Key to Getting the Best Out of Video-Based Practice & Coaching

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