VRScout

JUNE 27, 2020

Log into the TotalAR app on July 4th for a 12-minute spectacle delivered straight to your doorstep. Ohio-based immersive technology developer Holopundits isn’t about to let the COVID-19 outbreak stop you from enjoying this year’s Fourth of July festivities. Next month the company is launching a free AR fireworks experience directly to smartphones, allowing those of us under lockdown to enjoy a proper Independence Day celebration while practicing safe social distancing.

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JUNE 27, 2020

In Death (2018), the fiendishly difficult bow-shooting roguelite, is getting its Oculus Quest version on July 23rd. Originally created by Sólfar Studios and adapted to Quest by Superbright VR, In Death: Unchained is slated plop you down into Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell. With bow and a selection of arrows in hand, you stalk around its procedurally generated levels through an increasingly difficult wave of enemies.

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JUNE 27, 2020

How Does Augmented Reality Improve Children’s Books? Augmented reality has been in and out of the public eye for at least a decade and has taken space in almost every industry. Can AR enter the publishing industry as well? Augmented reality has had its fair share of the spotlight over the last few years, but one of the larger issues in this industry come from a lack of functionality, and too much of just that “Wow” factor.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 27, 2020

Although the U.S. is still in the middle of a raging coronavirus pandemic that is breaking records in states like Texas and Florida and getting us banned from visiting Europe , American Airlines has decided to throw out social distancing measures on its planes. The airline quietly announced on Friday that it will start … Read more.

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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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Digital Trends

JUNE 27, 2020

Not every mobile dating app is time-consuming and awful. These are our top picks for the best dating apps.

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Digital Trends

JUNE 27, 2020

Video games? Who needs them when you and your friends can gather around a table and play some board games?

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GizModo VR

JUNE 27, 2020

Harley Quinn’s about to embrace her nautical side. A new report says Margot Robbie is set to star in a female-led Pirates of the Caribbean film for Disney. And she’s bringing a key member of the Birds of Prey crew onboard for the job. Read more.

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Digital Trends

JUNE 27, 2020

4K? HDR? Dolby Atmos? Yes, yes, and yes. Free TV is about to get a big upgrade. Here's what you need to know.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 27, 2020

Earlier this week, Microsoft abruptly announced that its game-centric livestreaming platform, Mixer, is not long for this world. After paying top dollar to scoop up household names like Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek last year, Mixer will be no more as of next month. Suddenly, streamers who’ve… Read more.

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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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Digital Trends

JUNE 27, 2020

It could curb the spread of disease, but some worry it'll do more harm than good.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 27, 2020

Leveraging FOMO to get people to donate to meaningful causes is the best thing to come out of 2020 yet. Read more.

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Digital Trends

JUNE 27, 2020

The company is taking 30 days to 'reassess' its ad policies.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 27, 2020

At least, that seems to be the case? It’s all a little unclear. But it does look real nice. Read more.

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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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Digital Trends

JUNE 27, 2020

Apple fans should jump on this deal for Apple Watch Series, which adds some fantastic features to the smartwatch.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 27, 2020

Mission: Impossible - 6 Movie Collection | $33 | Amazon Read more.

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Digital Trends

JUNE 27, 2020

This psychedelic superhero show will be your new summer obsession. Here's how to watch it for free online.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 27, 2020

Insert superlatives and profanity here. Read more.

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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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Digital Trends

JUNE 27, 2020

This is the steampunk future we want.

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Oculus

JUNE 27, 2020

This week, we released several titles and updates across the Oculus Platform. Here’s a rundown of the highlights.

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Digital Trends

JUNE 27, 2020

The 3D-printed parts stand out with beautiful, sculpture-like shapes.

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Oculus

JUNE 27, 2020

Challenge your skills in virtual combat against a lineup of worthy challengers. In these action-heavy experiences, you’ll face formidable opponents in all kinds of immersive.

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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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Digital Trends

JUNE 27, 2020

The Twitter account fuels rumors that a new game is on the way.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 27, 2020

The Trump administration, home to some of the most prominent voices that cry wolf about supposed politically biased censorship online , is calling on some of the biggest names in tech and social media to crack down on how users post about ongoing racial-justice protests. Read more.

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Digital Trends

JUNE 27, 2020

A major upgrade to our free, over-the-air TV will roll out slowly. Here's where.

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Digital Trends

JUNE 27, 2020

Weird things happen when black holes merge.

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Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?

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