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6 Ways XR Boosts Enterprise Safety & Productivity

AR Insider

The convergence of XR and risk management has gained attention among industrial enterprises keen on visualizing hazards in a simulated environment. How is it playing out? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Vision Pro and Quest 3 Hand-tracking Latency Compared

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Vision Pro is built entirely around hand-tracking while Quest 3 uses controllers first and foremost, but also supports hand-tracking as an alternate option for some content. But which has better hand-tracking? You might be surprised at the answer. Vision Pro Hand-tracking Latency With no support for motion controllers, Vision Pro’s only motion-based input is hand-tracking.

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Meta's Horizon Workrooms Is Getting An Overhaul, Simplifying Meeting Setup But Removing A Key Feature

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Meta's Horizon Workrooms is getting a major update on May 30. Workrooms is Meta's collaborative productivity app for Quest headsets. It lets you view your PC monitor inside VR and share your screen with teammates as Meta Avatars in a virtual meeting room. People who don't own a Quest can join via webcam through a web interface or paid Zoom plans. The app also has a solo Personal Office which gives you free extra virtual monitors , effectively turning your laptop into a triple monitor setup.

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Meta is Removing a Host of Features from ‘Workrooms’, Requiring Users to Download Files Before June

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Meta announced it’s pushing a major change to Workrooms , its virtual collaboration space that connects both VR and video chat users. The overhaul is set to improve, but also remove a slate of features, so Meta is suggesting active users download important data before the update’s May 30th rollout. Launched in 2021, Workrooms was designed to be a fully-functional virtual meeting space that leveraged a companion app for both PC or Mac, letting you stream your computer’s desktop and s

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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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University of Glasgow Advances Academic Excellence with EON Reality’s XR and AI Technologies

EON Reality

Elevating Education: A Pioneering Journey into Immersive Learning at the University of Glasgow IRVINE, CA – March 28, 2024 – EON Reality, a global leader in augmented and virtual reality educational software, is proud to announce a landmark partnership with the University of Glasgow. This collaboration paves the way for the integration of EON Reality’s EON-XR and EON-AI platforms into the university’s esteemed research and teaching programs, further establishing Glasgow as an incubator for

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Central University of Technology Partners with EON Reality to Forge New Frontiers in Educational Technology

EON Reality

Revolutionizing Learning: Central University of Technology Joins Forces with EON Reality to Propel Innovative Education in South Africa IRVINE, CA – March 28, 2024 – EON Reality, the global leader in virtual and augmented reality-based knowledge transfer for the education and enterprise sectors, is excited to announce a pivotal partnership with the Central University of Technology.

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‘MLB Home Run Derby’ Swings for the Fences on Main Quest Store After Long Stint on App Lab

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Major League Baseball’s batting simulator MLB Home Run Derby VR (2018) has left App Lab and is now available on the main Quest Store, which also comes alongside a few updates to the game. Previously launched on PC VR in 2018 and on Quest via App Lab in 2021, MLB Home Run Derby VR lets you swing for the fences from the batter’s box of all 30 MLB ballparks.

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Hellsweeper VR Now Supports Foveated Rendering On PSVR 2 With Wrath Update

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Hellsweeper VR introduces new enemies and PSVR 2 visual improvements in today's free Wrath Update. Following December's ' Treachery ' update, Wrath marks the second major Hellsweeper VR update in the post-launch roadmap. It introduces the Mage's Staff weapon, which combines all magic elements into one weapon. Wrath is a new enemy type alongside elemental bosses, you can now wield enemy weapons, while 'Epithets' is a new class and reward system.

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Amazon Adds $2.75 Billion To Anthropic Investment, Sora Goes To Hollywood

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Anthropic’s Claude-3 outperformed ChatGPT- 4 in recent tests. Neuralink patient plays chess.

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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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Western Digital Ships 24TB Red Pro Hard Drive For NASes

Anand Tech

Nowadays highest-capacity hard drives are typically aimed at cloud service providers (CSPs) and enterprises, but this does not mean that creative professionals or regular users do not need them. To cater to demands of more regular consumers, Western Digital has started shipments of its Red Pro 24 TB HDDs, which are aimed at high-end NAS use for creative professionals with significant storage requirements.

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No Man's Sky Orbital Gets A Ship Editor & Overhauls Space Stations

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No Man's Sky Orbital revamps space stations and introduces full ship customization. Out now as a free patch, the No Man's Sky Orbital update significantly changes space stations. Alongside new external designs, space station interiors have been redesigned and expanded using procedural generation. Hello Games confirms new reputation discounts mean your relationship with alien races now affects trading prices, while the 'Economy Scanner' can find new time-limited events that present "high-profit o

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NVIDIA Loads Maxine Developer Platform with AI Models

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NVIDIA is adding new AI models to the Maxine Developer Platform for developers to use in their video conferencing, call centre, and streaming applications. Varjo Opens Spatial Computing to “More Enterprise Roles than Ever Before,” NVIDIA GTC 24 HoloLight Co-founder Speaks on NVIDIA Omniverse and OpenUSD Integration GTC ’24: NVIDIA CEO Outlines Spatial Computing Partners Hewlett Packard Enterprise Introduces Digital Twin as a Service Platform Maxine, which can be accessed via the NVIDIA AI Enterp

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HBM Revenue Poised To Cross $10B as SK hynix Predicts First Double-Digit Revenue Share

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Offering some rare insight into the scale of HBM memory sales – and on its growth in the face of unprecedented demand from AI accelerator vendors – the company recently disclosed that it expects HBM sales to make up "a double-digit percentage of its DRAM chip sales" this year. Which if it comes to pass, would represent a significant jump in sales for the high-bandwidth, high-priced memory.

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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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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Introduces Digital Twin as a Service Platform

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Digital twin technology is a high-quality RT3D asset based on a real-life object or space that provides the utmost detail and integrated information compared to similar 3D file types such as CAD. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is working to join the emerging interest in enterprise digital twins, following the technology’s broad usage in sectors like healthcare and manufacturing.

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Medieval Dynasty New Settlement Builds A Home On Quest

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Medieval Dynasty New Settlement is a new VR survival game reaching Quest today. Developed by Spectral Games, Medieval Dynasty New Settlement is a VR spinoff of 2021's flatscreen Medieval Dynasty by Render Cube. Mixing sandbox, role-playing, simulation, crafting and exploration mechanics, you're tasked with founding and building a thriving settlement to establish your new dynasty.

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The DeepCool AK620 Digital CPU Cooler Review: Big, Heavy, and Lit

Anand Tech

Typical CPU coolers do the job for standard heat management but often fall short when it comes to quiet operation and peak cooling effectiveness. This gap pushes enthusiasts and PC builders towards specialized aftermarket solutions designed for their unique demands. The premium aftermarket cooling niche is fiercely competitive, with brands vying to offer top-notch thermal management solutions.

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Inventive Spatial Billiards Concept Hits Quest App Lab With Hand Tracking

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An inventive early concept for adapting the classic game of billiards to VR is now on Quest's App Lab today after just a few days of development. We don't normally cover games this early in development, but Hayden Jackson 's spatial adaptation of pool caught our eye. The app, called 3D Pool right now, exchanges the familiar cue used in games like ForeVR Pool for a slingshot mechanic with hand tracking, replacing gravity with zero-g and bounding it all inside of a rectangular box instead of a tab

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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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Island Paradise: ‘Tropico’ Launches on Meta Quest VR Today

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The Caribbean is calling! The long-running Tropico series comes to VR today, and with it the chance to slip into El Presidente’s (slightly despotic) shoes.

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EON Reality Revolutionizes Education and Training in Pakistan with 10,000 Tailored VR and AR Courses and the Launch of Its First Spatial AI Center

EON Reality

“Empowering Pakistan’s Future: EON Reality Transforms Education with Immersive XR and AI Technologies.” IRVINE, CA – March 28, 2024 – EON Reality, the world leader in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) knowledge transfer for industries and education, proudly announces its groundbreaking entry into Pakistan.

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Batter Up: ‘MLB Home Run Derby VR’ Knocks One Out of the Park on Meta Quest Today

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Whether you’re a former Little Leaguer, a longtime baseball fan, or just interested in a bit of sporting competition, you’ll find MLB Home Run Derby VR on the Meta Quest Store today.

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EON Reality Revolutionizes Education and Training in Slovenia With 10,000 Tailored VR and AR Courses and the Launch of Its First Spatial AI Center

EON Reality

“Empowering Slovenia’s Future: Revolutionizing Education with XR and AI for Global Success.” IRVINE, CA March 28th 2024 – EON Reality, the world leader in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) knowledge transfer for industries and education, proudly announces its groundbreaking entry into Slovenia. This initiative includes inaugurating Slovenia’s first Spatial AI Center, aimed at transforming the Pakistani educational landscape and professional training across variou

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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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Live Your Farming Dreams in ‘Medieval Dynasty New Settlement,’ Out Now on Meta Quest

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Leave the modern world behind and travel back hundreds of years to the Middle Ages in Medieval Dynasty New Settlement, out now on Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro.

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EON Reality Expands its Rollout in Liberia Targeting National Rollout with 10,000 Tailored Courses with the Launch of Spatial AI Center and EON AI Autonomous Agents

EON Reality

Elevating Education, Empowering Futures: Liberating Minds with XR and AI Innovation in Liberia. Irvine, California – March 28, 2024 – EON Reality, a global leader in immersive learning technologies, is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking educational initiative in Liberia. This strategic partnership marks the introduction of the first Spatial AI Center in the country, aimed at transforming the educational experience for students and workers nationwide.

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