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In a New Gilded Age, Who Makes the Rules?

AR Insider

As new digital domains take shape, who will build and maintain the guardrails? Editor-At-Large Emily Olman interviews Techlash author and former FCC chairman Tom Wheeler for answers. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.11.14): Quest Lite is coming to China, Samsung XR headset expected for 2024, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Finally back to normal with these newsletters! Let’s dig into the most interesting pieces of news of this week! Top news of the week Meta and Tencent are bringing the Quest to China According to the latest rumors, after one year of negotiation, finally, Meta and Tencent have found an agreement to bring the Quest to China. But it won’t be the Quest 3 to be distributed there, but a “cheaper version” of the VR headset, which may be the rumored $199 Quest 3 Lite device that many analysts are specula

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Vision Pro Will Use External Display for More Than Just Showing Your Eyes

Road to VR

The recently released VisionOS Beta 6 contains a video showing how users will scan their face to create their avatar using the Vision Pro cameras. Perhaps more interestingly, the video shows that Apple plans to use the external display for more than just showing the user’s eyes through the headset. Probably the most unexpected thing about the Apple Vision Pro reveal is the headset’s external display.

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VIROO Partnerships Shows XR ‘Here to Stay,’ Virtualware CMO Says

XR Today - Virtual Reality

As companies increasingly demand virtual reality (VR) training solutions, enterprises like Virtualware are creating them for Europe and the world’s largest enterprises. The news comes as the Bilbao, Spain-based company sponsors the Unity Unite 2023 Summit and aims to showcase its Virtual Reality-as-a-Service (VRaaS) platform, VIROO. The comprehensive suite of solutions allows businesses to engage with immersive training services complete with hardware, software, and solutions.

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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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Xreal Air 2 Review Roundup

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Xreal Air 2 will start shipping on November 30. Until then, the device has made its rounds among hardware pros. So in anticipation for the release, we're rounding up our favorite reviews. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Meta’s $130 Elite Battery Strap for Quest 3 is Facing Major Reliability Issues

Road to VR

From flagship smartphones to VR headsets, first-party accessories tend to be pretty expensive. Along with the higher price tag though, consumers typically expect exceptional quality. After all, the product’s designers had a head start, so those day-one accessories should be, if not the best out there, at very least high quality. Meta sells an array of useful accessories to fit that description, although some of its most expensive first-party stuff—namely its Elite Strap—continues to face r

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The Best Virtual Reality Accessories for Deeper Immersion

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Virtual reality accessories are transforming the immersive technology landscape. As VR headsets are growing more advanced, the “add-ons” available to personalize and enhance virtual experiences are also evolving. Today’s VR accessories don’t just include additional straps for comfort or charging systems. They encompass a broad range of powerful tools.

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Can AI and AR Work Together to Boost eCommerce?

AR Insider

eCommerce is an increasingly fitting place for. This joins AR's tenure in eCommerce over the past decade, including product try-ons. Can the two technologies together represent a formidable one-two punch? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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EON Reality Expands Its Horizon: Launching a Revolutionary Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Platform

EON Reality

Discover Uncharted Virtual Territories: EON Reality’s New B2C Platform Transforms Learning and Entertainment with Tailored Interactive Experiences. IRVINE, CA – November 17 , 2023 – EON Reality, a global leader in virtual and augmented reality academic and industry solutions, is proud to announce an exciting expansion of its services. The company, known for its innovative approach in the business-to-business (B2B) sector, is now extending its expertise to the business-to-consumer (B2C) mar

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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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Valve is “still working on VR and still pushing forward on it”

Road to VR

Valve unveiled its Steam Deck OLED late last week, offering up a hardware refresh for the first time since the company launched the handheld gaming device last year. While the company has been full steam ahead on handhelds and developing Steam OS, Valve says it’s “still pushing forward” on VR. Valve ostensibly has a standalone VR headset in the works , and although there wasn’t any big announcement (or acknowledgement) of what the company has in store just yet.

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What is SteamVR 2.0, and What are the Business Benefits?

XR Today - Virtual Reality

SteamVR 2.0, not to be confused with the SteamVR Base Station 2.0, is quickly making waves in virtual reality space. Despite an early start in the VR industry, with the introduction of solutions like the Valve Index , Valve has been relatively quiet in the XR space for a while. Though rumors suggest a new extended reality headset could be on the horizon, Valve has yet to update its hardware portfolio to compete with brands like Meta and Apple.

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How Much is Spent on Immersive Shopping Enablement?

AR Insider

How much do brands spend on software that enables immersive product visualizations such as virtual try-ons? Our latest Behind the Numbers installment breaks down the data from our research arm, ARtillery Intelligence. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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EON Reality Unveils GPT-Text2XR: A Revolution in XR Learning and Storytelling

EON Reality

GPT-Text2XR: Transforming Text into Immersive XR Learning and Storytelling Experiences. IRVINE, CA – November 15 , 2023 – EON Reality is proud to announce the launch of GPT-Text2XR, a transformative tool in OpenAI’s upcoming GPT Marketplace, set to revolutionize the realms of education and storytelling through Extended Reality (XR). Pioneering XR Experiences from Text In the GPT Marketplace, GPT-Text2XR emerges as a game-changer, uniquely capable of transforming text inputs into captivatin

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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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‘Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR’ Review – AAA Without the Polish

Road to VR

Easily the most recognized IP to launch in a VR game this year, Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR is quite anticipated and has a lot riding on it. But as we know, translating existing flatscreen games into VR is never an easy process. Did Ubisoft nail it? Read on to find out. Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR Details: Available On: Quest 2, Quest 3, Quest Pro Reviewed On: Quest 3 Release Date: November 16th, 2023 Price: $40 D eveloper: Ubisoft Gameplay Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR manages to stay

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OpenSim user activity ramping up for the holidays

Hypergrid Business

As usual this time of year, activity on OpenSim grids is up as people spend more time inside on the computer, and grids ramp up for holiday events. Compared to last month, the number of active users is up by over 1,700. The total land area is down, however, by the equivalent of 5,395 standard regions. Land area would have increased this month except for the fact that OSgrid, the largest grid in OpenSim, lost 6,684 regions.

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What Lies on AR’s Longer-Term Horizon?

AR Insider

When will we get all-day AR glasses that offer graphically robust UX and stylistic viability? That combination isn’t possible today, but when will it be? We gather evidence and sentiments from tech leaders. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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EON Reality Opts for Continued Expansion Over De-SPAC Merger; Preparing for 2024 Increased Market Share

EON Reality

IRVINE, CA – November 13 , 2023 – The Board of Directors (Board) of EON Reality Inc. (EON Reality), a global leader in Spatial AI and XR solutions for knowledge transfer, today announced its decision not to proceed with a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) merger with Arogo Capital Acquisition Corporation (a De-SPAC merger). This board decision aligns with the company’s commitment to its key shareholders and employees and re-aligns with its long-term vision in the rapidly evolving

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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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Meta’s Best-selling VR Headset Drops to $250 in Early Holiday Deal

Road to VR

It’s pretty unlikely we’ll see any deals this year on Meta’s latest and greatest VR standalone, Quest 3. Before the holiday season kicks into gear though, the company is dropping the price of Quest 2 to just $250. Both variants are on sale from now until December 31st, dropping the 128GB version from $300 to $250, and the 256GB version from $350 to $300.

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Western Digital Releases 24TB Ultrastar & Gold Hard Drives, 28TB SMR Drives Ramping

Anand Tech

Western Digital is announcing today that it has begun volume shipments of its 24 TB hard drives based on conventional magnetic recording (CMR) to its full customer base. In addition, the company started to ramp up production of its 28 TB HDDs featuring shingled magnetic recording (SMR) that will be used by select customers. The new lineup of 3.5-inch 7200 RPM hard drives includes Western Digital's Ultrastar DC HC580 24 TB and WD Gold 24 TB HDDs, which are based on the company's energy-as

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Reality Bytes: Snap, Amazon & Humane

AR Insider

This week on Reality Bytes, we dive into the tech and specs of Humane’s AI Pin, look through AI-powered lenses with Snap, and discuss Amazon’s failures in gaming. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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VIVE XR Elite Review: Behind the Scenes of the XR Elite

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

If you’re looking for a comprehensive VIVE XR Elite review, you’re in the right place. The XR headset landscape is heating up. Meta has now officially released the Meta Quest 3 and dropped the price of its Pro headset, and Apple is moving ever-closer to a release date for the Vision Pro. However, even before that, VIVE, one of the market leaders in the extended reality landscape, was already reimagining the VR landscape with the “VIVE XR Elite”.

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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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Varjo Teaser Strongly Suggests New XR-4 Headset Reveal

Road to VR

High-end enterprise headset maker Varjo is teasing an online “special event” where it says viewers will “discover the future of VR/XR.” The tease heavily points in the direction of the company’s next headset, likely the XR-4. Varjo has been steadily making its high-end enterprise focused XR headsets better and cheaper over the course of years.

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NVIDIA at SC23: H200 Accelerator with HBM3e and Jupiter Supercomputer for 2024

Anand Tech

With faster and higher capacity HBM3e memory set to come online early in 2024, NVIDIA has been preparing its current-generation server GPU products to use the new memory. Back in August we saw NVIDIA’s plans to release an HBM3e-equipped version of the Grace Hopper GH200 superchip, and now for the SC23 tradeshow, NVIDIA is announcing their plans to bring to market an updated version of the stand-alone H100 accelerator with HBM3e memory, which the company will be calling the H200.

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Spatial Beats: Samsung, OpenAI & Humane

AR Insider

Welcome back to Spatial Beats. At its first “developer day,” OpenAI unveiled a range of new features, upgrades, and price reductions that will strongly influence… Continue reading → Spatial Beats: Samsung, OpenAI & Humane This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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You Can Already Watch iPhone 15 Pro 3D 'Spatial Videos' On Existing VR Headsets

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You can now watch 'Spatial Videos' recorded by iPhone 15 Pro on any VR headset. Apple shipped the 3D video capture feature it calls 'Spatial Video' in 17.2 beta 2 a few days ago. It captures two 1080p 30 FPS views from the phone's wide and ultrawide cameras. These 3D videos are saved in the Apple HEVC Stereo Video Profile format, an implementation of MV-HEVC that the upcoming Apple Vision Pro headset will be able to play natively in a floating rectangular container. iPhone 15 Pro Now Records 3D

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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