Road to VR

JANUARY 18, 2021

Now, an Ubisoft job posting strongly suggests the studio is creating a multiplayer component for the game. There’s still no word on when either Splinter Cell VR or Assassin’s Creed VR is due to launch, although there are still plenty of job listings across Ubisoft’s Düsseldorf and Newcastle upon Tyne, UK offices.

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Next Reality AR

JANUARY 19, 2021

Players coordinate various jobs, assigning available required contraptions and gadgets to complete the time-gated tasks. Launched this week, Wallace & Gromit: The Big Fix Up is a mobile game fitting into the life simulation genre that appoints players as partners in the titular characters' handyman startup, Spick & Spanners.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Startups Hiring for Augmented Reality Jobs. Let’s take a deeper dive into which startups are hiring for augmented reality jobs and which positions they are typically hiring for. After raising a $30,000,000 Series B that included celebrity investors like Alex Rodriguez and Scooter Braun, Wave has been on a hiring spree.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A Unity sign-up page confirmed two of the best-selling VR games are coming to Apple Vision Pro: Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator. UploadVR confirmed Job Simulator will be priced $19.99 UploadVR confirmed Job Simulator will be priced $19.99 Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator are coming soon to Apple Vision Pro.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Job Simulator (2016) , Owlchemy Labs’ madcap workplace sim from the future, is pushing a free content update called ‘Infinite Overtime mode’ that lets you play endless, randomized tasks. Owlchemy is also permanently dropping the price of Job Simulator to $20. “We’re super excited about [Infinite Job Overtime]!

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

TRANSFRVR , one such company working to bring immersive VR learning to accredited job training programs across the United States, today announced its secured $12 million in Series A financing. The post Transfr Secures $12M Series A Financing to Scale Immersive VR Job Training Platform appeared first on Road to VR.

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Bernard Marr

JANUARY 22, 2024

When you read or listen to anything about generative AI and its impact on jobs, it’s often a story of job losses. Massive waves of job losses as more and more tasks are given over to machines. Because, rather than job displacement, the biggest impact of generative AI is likely to be job augmentation.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2020

Owlchemy Labs has something to celebrate, as the Google-owned VR studio announced that its tongue-in-cheek parody simulator game Job Simulator (2016) has officially broken the one million unit sales mark. SEE ALSO 'Job Simulator' Surpasses $3 Million in Sales, Becoming "most popular VR title to date".

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ARVR

JANUARY 26, 2022

I’ve built a Metaverse Job Board at heymetaverse.co Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ».

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Digital Trends

JULY 22, 2021

A job application filled out by the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in 1973 is being auctioned as both a physical item and a non-fungible token.

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Digital Trends

JULY 29, 2021

In its fourth auction in four years, a job application filled out by the late Apple boss Steve Jobs has sold for a record amount.

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Upload VR

MARCH 20, 2024

While Apple Vision Pro validated much of what Meta (formerly Facebook) did in VR over the last decade, the headset also echoes work under Google's umbrella at Job Simulator development studio Owlchemy Labs. We did some more work on it and then brought it into Job Simulator.

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Bernard Marr

JANUARY 15, 2024

We’ve often heard it said that generative AI will affect many of the jobs people do today. Recent research carried out by Indeed’s economic research team, Hiring Lab, found that some of the most commonly-posted jobs – including nurses, care workers and chefs – are among the 35 percent of roles that will be least affected.

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2023

Do you help a family member flee the country, which may put your job at risk? How do you deal with mounting bills and family tragedy when your day job is to act as a party mouthpiece? Non-broadcast days are interspersed with text-based interludes that test your decision-making skills—essentially morality vibe checks.

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Bernard Marr

APRIL 8, 2024

HR is fundamentally about managing humans – so how will the job change in a future where powerful generative AI tools are everywhere? At the start of the process, it will be used to generate ideas around ideal candidate personas, creating overviews of the skills, qualities and personality traits that might make an applicant right for the job.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 1, 2019

A flurry of new job listings for Apple’s secretive ‘Technology Development Group’ suggests that the company has reached a new phase of turning its years of AR/VR R&D into actual upcoming products. It’s difficult to say, but another job listing makes #1 seem most likely. May 3, 2019. AR/VR System UI Engineer.

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

No job is more important than educating young minds, and no AI will ever replace a great teacher. This frees up more time for the really important jobs, like spending time with students. The post How Generative AI Will Change The Jobs Of Teachers appeared first on Bernard Marr.

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Road to VR

JULY 3, 2017

Now that Apple is being open about their interest in VR the company is publicly listing new job postings for a number of roles seeking candidates with VR expertise. ” See Also: Microsoft is Building VR MMO for Xbox and PC, Job Listing Indicates. See Also: Apple Adds VR Rendering Essentials to MacOS via Metal 2.

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Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2019

Now, Oculus has published a few job listings that make strong mention of ‘AR glasses’, namely Product Designer – AR Platform , Product Design Prototyper – AR Experiences , and Head of AR/VR Marketing Strategy and Operations. ” SEE ALSO Oculus Chief Scientist Dives Deep Into the Near Future of AR & VR. .”

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VRScout

APRIL 25, 2018

Austin, Texas-based video game developer Owlchemy Labs struck gold with their 2016 smash hit, Job Simulator. After pondering the progression of life, the universe, and JOB, we came to the natural conclusion: First you JOB, then you VACATION,” states Owlchemy Labs in an official release.

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 3, 2022

If you believe all the doom and gloom in the news today, you might think automation and the deployment of AI-enabled systems at work will replace scores of jobs worldwide. But management and technology experts Thomas Davenport and Steven Miller argue that AI is not a job destroyer — no matter what other predictions might say.

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Bernard Marr

MARCH 18, 2024

That doesn’t mean 40% to 60% of jobs will disappear altogether. Instead, it means that AI automation is likely to take away, streamline or enhance some of the tasks associated with those jobs. For the most part, then, we’re talking about the augmentation of human jobs. Some jobs are more exposed than others.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 8, 2017

Sony shared the top 10 downloads for February on PlayStation VR (PSVR) and, despite releasing in October last year, Job Simulator continues to be a leader on the system. Here’s the full top 10 list: Job Simulator. Tagged with: job simulator , PSVR , Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin. Psychonauts In The Rhombus Of Ruin.

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Road to VR

MARCH 28, 2019

To our surprise, not only did we see that Vacation Simulator was prominently featured, but we also caught a glimpse of the long-standing success Job Simulator (2016) too. Owlchemy Labs confirmed with Road to VR that Job Simulator will indeed be a launch title for Quest.

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VRScout

AUGUST 23, 2017

The post KFC Has A VR Job Training Simulator For New Employees appeared first on VRScout. What I do know is that when I finally try this VR experience myself, i’ll either be balled up in the corner of my bedroom sobbing, or we’re having fried chicken for dinner at my house. Image Credit: KFC.

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Building the Metaverse

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

The Jobs AI Will Never Replace was originally published in Building the Metaverse on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. It will not replace the sense of responsibility as you deliver the eulogy, overwhelmed by what was important in a life.

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MAY 6, 2022

Looking for a new job that you can do remotely? We've looked at the highest paying jobs online to give you the maximum amount of flexibility.

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JUNE 22, 2022

If you want to recruit good candidates but you're on a tight budget, there are still some great free job boards out there. Here's a look at them.

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MARCH 28, 2023

Brands began announcing an increasing number of job cuts in 2022, and the issue seems to have continued into 2023. At the beginning of January 2023, Salesforce announced it was planning on cutting jobs by around 10% after hiring too many professionals in the last year.

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VRScout

MAY 10, 2018

Those same materials can also be used by fully trained technicians as walk through a job site and tick each step off the list. The inspector can bring up the job completed by the technician, and can walk through step-by-step to ensure that everything was executed properly. Image Credit: Microsoft Build.

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Road to VR

JULY 8, 2019

Oculus seems to be on a bit of a hiring spree as of late; its parent company Facebook is advertising over 400 positions dealing with AR/VR via its job portal at the moment. The post Oculus Job Listing Points to Eye-tracking in ‘next gen AR/VR products’ appeared first on Road to VR. Healthcare and research.

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GizModo VR

JULY 1, 2022

And Steve Jobs has posthumously made the cut. Following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, a trip overseas, and calls to change the filibuster , President Biden today announced the recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Read more.

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Digital Trends

MAY 3, 2022

Finding a job is tough, but when you know where to look, you may find one that perfectly fits your talents.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

According to a recent update to Magic Leap’s massive list of job postings , the company revealed it definitely has plans to enter the retail space, which could include everything from special in-store installations to its own bespoke retail locations.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 20, 2023

Reuters reported that the job cuts would hit the company’s teams for recruiting, corporate, engineering, and products. The memo added the tech giant had contacted its employees and job losses would take effect later for other countries due to differences in employment law. .”

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Road to VR

JANUARY 6, 2017

Owlchemy Labs today announced that its tongue-in-cheek simulator game, Job Simulator (2016) , has earned over $3 million in sales since its launch last April. ” Job Simulator was included as a launch title for HTC Vive when it was initially released in April 2016. Steam Spy reports the game has over 100,000 owners on Steam alone.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

In the US, Owlchemy Labs’ port of its popular HTC Vive game, Job Simulator , was the bestselling app. That’s interesting to note as Job Simulator requires two PlayStation Move controllers, which only came in a bundle with PS VR or had to be bought separately (unless you already owned them). Job Simulator.

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