Wed.May 23, 2018

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This ‘Sensory Reality Pod’ Will Make You Feel VR

VRScout

Sensiks is a glimpse of the direction multisensory virtual reality could be heading. One of VR’s obstacles is delivering visceral, skin-deep sensations. Amsterdam-based startup Sensiks is trying to solve this problem with “sensory reality pods,” or SR, as its CEO calls it. Put simply, the “SR pod” is a high-tech booth emitting artificial heat, wind and more while you wear an Oculus Rift headset.

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Sony: PS4 Enters “final phase of life cycle,” Next PlayStation to Come in 3 Years

Road to VR

Sony’s PlayStation 4 is entering its ‘final phase’, according to a recent tweet by Wall Street Journal reporter Takashi Mochizuki, citing a talk with PlayStation Chief Tsuyoshi Kodera. But the console’s wind-down may last longer than you think—three years before the next PS console arrives, says Kodera in a recent interview with WSJ.

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MIT Researchers Test Autonomous Drones Using VR Training Grounds

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Researchers at MIT are using VR to train autonomous drones in safer, less expensive environments. Commercial drone use has skyrocketed over the last four years. Breakthroughs in unmanned aircraft technology have lowered the prices of key components to the point that filmmakers, researchers, even casual hobbyists have been able to join the fray, resulting in a booming new market with a generous amount of use-case scenarios.

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Sony Japan Studio Announces VR Platformer ‘Astro Bot Rescue Mission’ For PSVR, Teaser Trailer Here

Road to VR

Sony Japan Studio today announced a new platform action game for PSVR starring the cute little robots made famous in Sony’s The Playroom (2013) and The Playroom VR (2016). Called Astro Bot Rescue Mission, you take control of Astro, the Bot captain of a ship on a mission to rescue its lost crew, who are scattered across five planets. Boasting 26 stages across five worlds, each ending with its own boss fight, Astro Bot Rescue Mission is said to “take advantage of the increased pe

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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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ARK Park Announces Free flight themed DLC “Pterosaur Hill” Arriving End of June

Cats and VR

Snail Games has announced that the first DLC for its multiplayer VR game ARK Park will be available by the end of June for free. Available on all supported platforms, “Pterosaur Hill” will add tons of new content – starting with the introduction of air combat, new maps for exploration, prehistoric creatures, and more. The “Pterosaur Hill” DLC is built around the concept of flight.

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Top 12 Horror VR Game of 2018: Are You Ready To Be Scared?

VeeR VR

Are you tired of regular VR games and want some thrills and chills? You have came to right place to find the most technologically advanced thrills to get scared. We have putted together a list of best horror VR game of 2018, which contains the scariest VR games designed for various devices such as Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PS4 and more. Below is the detailed list of top 9 horror VR games of 2018.

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Sci-fi Shooter ‘Evasion’ to Arrive on PSVR This Fall, AIM Support Confirmed

Road to VR

Evasion , an upcoming sci-fi bullet-hell shooter from Vancouver-based studio Archiact , was previously confirmed for release on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive this Fall. Archiact today announced that PSVR owners will have a chance at the robo-bug killing adventure too, which includes support for AIM, the PSVR gun peripheral introduced with Farpoint (2017) last year.

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PSVR gets two big demos in the Playstation store with Zone Of The Enders and Wipeout VR

Cats and VR

Relive the experience ZONE OF THE ENDERS: The 2nd Runner - MARS as a full-length remaster of the classic fast-paced 3D robot action game, recreated in VR, native 4K and in full surround sound. Enter JEHUTY’s cockpit and fly through Martian skies! [link]. Select from the traditional Feisar ship, or the new Feisar VR ship and try a single race on two different tracks from HD and 2048 modes.

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