VRScout
APRIL 18, 2017
VR’s killer app just got a major update. It was six months ago when Google launched a VR version of Google Earth for the HTC Vive. And still to this day, Google Earth VR remains one of the best, if not the best, app experiences available in VR. An app with such a mass appeal like Google’s Tilt Brush, Earth VR lets you visit locations around the world in 3D.
Road to VR
APRIL 19, 2017
Facebook today announced two new additions to the Surround360 hardware initiative that are poised to make 360 video more immersive. Unveiled at the company’s yearly developer conference, F8, the so-called x24 and x6 cameras are said to capture 360 video with depth information, giving captured video six degrees of freedom (6DoF). This means you can not only move your vantage point up/down, left/right like before, but now forwards/backwards, pitch, yaw and roll are possible while in a 360 vi
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APRIL 21, 2017
A few years ago director Michael Rossato-Bennett and Music and Memory’s Dan Cohen started to explore the effects music had on people with Alzheimer’s disease. As documented in 2014’s Alive Inside, they began to see patients become more expressive and joyful through use of this long-established medium. MyndVR co-founder Chris Brickler was particularly struck by the documentary. “I got to thinking,” he says, “Wow, virtual reality could do that at an order of mag
Cats and VR
APRIL 21, 2017
Virtual reality developer Experiment 7 announced that Dungeon Chess is out now for Oculus Rift and will come soon on Samsung Gear VR. Dungeon Chess , a Dungeons & Dragons -themed animated chess game, is the first title developed by Experiment 7 in its partnership with Wizards of the Coast. From fire-breathing dragons to death ray-blasting beholder rooks and beyond, Dungeon Chess players command a lineup of iconic D&D creatures as they engage in classic chess matches against custom AI opp
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.
VRScout
APRIL 19, 2017
The camera brings multiple perspectives to live videos. Just over one year ago, Facebook unveiled their $30k Surround 360 camera that could capture footage in 3D and render it all out through the company’s software. The flying saucer shaped camera never actually went on sale, but instead was used as a reference design for others to create their own version.
Virtual Reality Pulse brings together the best content for VR professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
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APRIL 21, 2017
Spoilers for Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality and Season 2, Episode 2, of the cartoon are found below. Continue at your own risk! Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality, which received an 8.5/10 from us when it released yesterday , is filled to the brim with references from and gameplay elements related to some of the most coveted moments in the Adult Swim cartoon that it’s based on.
Cats and VR
APRIL 20, 2017
Today is the launch of the brand spanking new Rick And Morty VR game and I wont be getting high and playing it today since I am on a work trip for my day job [link]. Everyone should go out and buy this game and support this excellent work of Owlchemy Labs (Job Simulator). Since I can't play the game and really write about it cause I did not get review copy I will give you some highlights from Justin Roiland's VRLA Squanchtendo Keynote.
VRScout
APRIL 18, 2017
During Facebook’s annual F8 developer conference , Head of Social VR Rachel Franklin took the stage to show off the company’s latest efforts to make VR more social. Now Facebook friends can join you in VR in the Rift with Facebook Spaces. The new VR app takes some of the best social features of Facebook and brings them into your VR space, letting you spend time with friends and family like you’re really there.
Road to VR
APRIL 21, 2017
Oculus has provided an unreleased build of the Quill VR paint app to an artist to experiment with animation features. Released earlier this year, Quill allows users to create still 3D drawings in VR. Using the new animation tools artist Goro Fujita shows what the app’s animation tools can do. Oculus Story Studio, the company’s VR film division, built Quill initially as an internal tool for creating the VR film Dear Angelica.
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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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APRIL 21, 2017
Last weekend we saw the first teaser for EA’s Star Wars: Battlefront 2, developed primarily by Battlefield developer DICE along with help from Criterion Games. Ahead of the reveal we presented a list of reasons why the game needed VR support. Now Criterion has dropped a big hint suggesting that we might well get it. Speaking in a recent interview with Eurogamer , the developer’s Matt Webster simply noted: “We are not talking about VR at the moment for Battlefront 2.
Cats and VR
APRIL 19, 2017
Lucid Sight, Inc. has released a budget 9-in-1 collection VR collection of games for the PSVR. Race on the mean streets of LA, pilot through exotic alien worlds, hunt prehistoric beasts, defend against alien invaders, solve whimsical puzzles, save civilians from zombie hoards, survive a paranormal experience, escape from a treacherous labyrinth, train for the turkey apocalypse, and solve the mystery of your past as Player One in HeroCade!
VRScout
APRIL 21, 2017
Who said VR was just for gamers? From Sephora’s latest AR app update , a VR perfume commercial starring the one and only Kate Moss, to a HoloLens powered dressing room –the fashion industry has proven that VR and AR is en vogue through a range of experiences over the years. Here’s a roundup of some of VR’s more glamorous moments: Kate Moss Stars in the First Ever VR Perfume Ad.
Road to VR
APRIL 18, 2017
On stage at Facebook’s F8 conference this morning, CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that the company will today launch their first social VR application. Back in October, Facebook Social VR Product Manager Mike Booth said that the company intended to launch their social VR application “as soon as possible” and it seems he wasn’t joking.
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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APRIL 21, 2017
It’s a new week of HTC Vive releases and now one of the biggest VR games of the year is now available! Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality , which received an 8.5 from us, is bringing you the best that one of Adult Swim’s most popular cartoons can bring you as you work inside Rick Sanchez’s garage. Another highlight this week is Forgotten Chambers , a visually striking journey through a magical adventure.
Cats and VR
APRIL 18, 2017
Subdream Studios, launched its debut VR title, Mega Overload. Bringing the best of retro arcade action to Virtual Reality, Mega Overload enables players to blast their way through the Mega Bots in an endless wave shooter. Each player wields dual blasters and shoots a variety of mischievous MegaBots, each with unique attacks, defenses, and flight patterns, in their quest to the top of the leaderboard.
VRScout
APRIL 17, 2017
Walking through the packed floor of VRLA this past weekend, I was overwhelmed with high-tech gadgets and the ways we can now propel ourselves into immersive worlds. We can teleport to other time periods , fight dozens of robots (while also being a robot) and collect holographic easter eggs. Yet, as we augment our senses, just what are we subtracting?
Road to VR
APRIL 18, 2017
One of the first in a line of Windows Holographic powered immersive devices, Lenovo’s first mixed reality headset will be here in time for US “back to school”, according to Lenovo’s North America VP of Consumer Products Mike Abary. Windows Holographic, a set of APIs integrated into Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system, was first touted by the computing giant during the company’s surprise reveal of their augmented reality headset, the HoloLens.
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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APRIL 21, 2017
There’s one voice in the darkness, a single singer solemnly making declarations about music and the court of song. Other voices come in, and then the same singer is there in five places around me, harmonizing. And he does seem there, song enveloping me. Hallelujah is the latest video from Within , an acapella rendition of Leonard Cohen’s famed tune.
Slashgear
APRIL 18, 2017
Facebook Spaces is launching today on Oculus VR, a virtual social network for avatars automatically created from your photos and galleries of your friends. The next step in the social site’s embrace of virtual reality, it’s effectively a live VR conference call – though clearly billed as something a lot more fun than that. Importantly, Facebook is making the barrier … Continue reading.
VRScout
APRIL 19, 2017
You will soon share 360 photos and videos while in VR. During day one of the F8 developer’s conference yesterday, Facebook again showed us just how important social is to the company when it comes to future platforms. Whether mixing the physical and digital world with their new augmented reality camera platform or creating the best social VR experience we’ve seen yet with Spaces , one thing is for sure, Facebook wants to make sharing with friends as easy as possible.
Road to VR
APRIL 17, 2017
StarVR is a VR headset in development by Starbreeze Studios which aims to excel in two places: field of view and resolution; presently offering a whopping 210 degree field of view and 5120×1440 resolution. The latest version of the still in-development headset adds low-persistence to keep the image sharp even during head movement, better emphasizing the impressive pixel density which makes for a nearly invisible screen door effect.
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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APRIL 21, 2017
The newest version of the Gear VR headset releases to the public today. This time around, Samsung and Oculus are combining their smartphone powered, VR viewer with a motion controller for deeper immersion and new gameplay opportunities. As far as we’re concerned, its the best mobile VR experience available today. According to an Oculus blog post today: “With the controller, you can use your hand to point, drag and drop, tilt, shoot, and more, making it easier than ever to interact wi
Hypergrid Business
APRIL 16, 2017
Torben Asp at a live performance. (Image courtesy Avination.). If you’re a fan of Torben Asp — and you probably are, as he’s one of OpenSim’s favorite performers — and you live or visit the US east coast, you might now be able to catch him performing live, in person. “The move to the USA is to pursue a real life Torben Asp presence,” he told 3rd Rock Grid program director Zinnia Frenzy in an interview in this month’s HG VisionZ magazine. “It
VRScout
APRIL 21, 2017
The spherical camera drops later this year. On the heels of massive layoffs last month and rumors that the action camera company would be making significant cuts to its VR efforts, GoPro still managed to announce a new camera for virtual reality content. On Thursday, GoPro unveiled a 5.2K spherical camera that according to a company release is “designed to be the ultimate capture device for both fully immersive virtual reality content as well as conventional non-VR video and photo formats.”.
Road to VR
APRIL 17, 2017
360 Designs have revealed a new drone which carries the company’s 6k 360 VR video camera and a payload capable of broadcasting that imagery “over 5 miles” from a companion base station, which the company says means live-streamable, “broadcast quality” aerial 360 video is now a possibility. Another example of how the rapid advance of video compression and transmission techniques continue to open surprising possibilities, the ‘Flying Eye’ from San Francisc
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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