Mon.Jul 06, 2020

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‘AAA Open-World’ VR Game In Development At Rockstar Says LA Noire VR Team

VRScout

Video Game Deluxe is looking for help on a new project for GTA and Read Dead developer Rockstar Games. Earlier today an eagle-eyed Redditor by the name of u/arthlands_vr shared a link to a job listing posted on LinkedIn made by Sydney-based game developer Video Games Deluxe in which the company confirms it is in development of a “AAA open-world” VR game for Rockstar Games ( Grand Theft Auto , Read Dead Redemption , Bully ) and is looking for assistance in the form of senior programme

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The XR Week Peek (2020.07.07): Facebook shows thin sunglasses, Iron Man VR gets released and more!

The Ghost Howls

A bit late, but this new roundup of best AR and VR news of the week is out! Before starting reading this summary, don’t forget to read my mega-post with the behind-the-curtains of the concert we organized on VRChat for Jean-Michel Jarre. I put inside it a lot of free information about the lessons we have learned organizing a huge musical VR event, and I’m sure it can be useful for you.

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Virtual Music Festival ‘Lost Horizon’ Brought Glastonbury To Life In VR For Two Glorious Days

VRScout

An authentic festival experience featuring live music, original art, and a general sense of lawlessness. For the first time in its iconic 50 year history, event organizers were forced to cancel the 2020 Glastonbury Music Festival due to concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Normally held in Somerset, England, the five-day celebration of contemporary arts has spent the past 15 years establishing itself as one of the biggest music festivals in the world thanks to a regular lineup of jaw-dro

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Can a VPN Improve VR and AR Customer Service Experiences?

ARPost

Customer service is a human-to-human interaction. Clients need help, on-point instructions, and even empathy from the other side of the line. To provide great services, you need to get close to a real, actual interaction with your client. And the best way to do that? Virtual reality and augmented reality services and devices. Even though we’re used to customer service over the internet, let’s see why VR and AR customer service is the future.

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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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Rockstar Starts Production on AAA Open-world VR Title

Road to VR

According to the studio behind L.A. Noire: The V.R. Case Files (2017), Rockstar Games is producing a new game which promises to be a “AAA open world title in VR” Video Games Deluxe, a Sydney, Australia-based studio working exclusively with Rockstar, released word via LinkedIn recently , stating that the company is currently hiring staff to build the VR game. “Having finished the critically well received L.A.

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‘The Under Presents’ Redefines Immersive Theater in Live VR Retelling of ‘The Tempest’

Road to VR

The Under Presents is hosting a limited time immersive theater show to Oculus Quest and Rift-owning audiences soon that takes William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest and puts you into the story like never before. The Under Presents is a different kind of VR experience altogether. In the base version of the game you explore the world by recursively spawning and sort of being your own AI throughout the narrative.

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Exclusive: Infinity Train's Third Season Is Bringing Anarchy to HBO Max

GizModo VR

Infinity Train ’s second season introduced us to The Apex, an anarchic group of young passengers who, unlike the series’ original protagonist Tulip , saw being trapped on the titular train as an opportunity rather than a curse. Where Tulip understood that the point of the train was to work through the cars while working… Read more.

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The best gaming laptops for 2020

Digital Trends

Gaming desktops are powerful, but they tie you down to your desk. For those who prefer a more mobile experience, here are the best gaming laptops on the market, no matter your budget.

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Ennio Morricone, Movie Composing Legend, Has Passed Away

GizModo VR

Ennio Morricone, one of the most beloved movie composers of the 20th century, has died. The legendary Italian artist, who was 91, passed after suffering complications from a recent fall. Read more.

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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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The best home internet deals for July 2020: AT&T, Spectrum, Optimum and more

Digital Trends

It's worth it to spend a little time to nail down the right internet service provider for you. These internet deals and bundles from top ISPs will have you enjoying faster network speeds (and saving some money) in no time.

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The Very Best Smart Home Gadgets

GizModo VR

Smart home gadgets have gotten a lot better over the past few years, and thanks to big improvements in wifi connectivity, energy efficiency, and more, it’s possible to control almost anything in your house with just your voice. Most of us are spending even more time at home recently (whether we like it or not), so now… Read more.

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These are the best cheap camera deals for July 2020

Digital Trends

Amateur and professional photographers to take advantage of digital camera deals and bundle offers that pop up fairly often. Read on for our up-to-date list of the best camera deals for 2020.

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Pink Snow in the Italian Alps Is a Cute Sign of Environmental Catastrophe

GizModo VR

I live for all things pink, and there’s something beautiful about pink glacial ice. However, the dusty pink layer atop the Presena Glacier in the Italian Alps is more sinister than it looks. Algae has dyed the snow a bizarre color. The otherworldly look could end up speeding up the melt of snow and glaciers in the… Read more.

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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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Arlo Pro 3 review: A smart choice

Digital Trends

Enhanced video quality, color night vision, and smart A.I. features make the weatherproof and wireless Arlo Pro 3 a top pick for smart home surveillance.

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The Atlantic Coast Pipeline Cancellation Shows How Far Fossil Fuels Have Fallen

GizModo VR

After a years-long campaign waged by environmental justice activists, energy giants Duke and Dominion abruptly cancelled their plans to build an $8 billion, 600-mile fracked gas pipeline on Sunday, citing “ongoing delays and increasing cost uncertainty,” as well as “litigation risk.” Read more.

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These are the best Xbox One deals and bundles for July 2020

Digital Trends

Don't pay through the roof for an Xbox One S or Xbox One X. We've rounded up the best Xbox one deals here.

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Tax Amazon's Successor Passed Seattle's City Council, and You Can Already Guess What It Does

GizModo VR

Unemployment in the US is still over 11% , and yet during this economic crisis, Jeff Bezos has added an astonishing $56.7 billion to his already colossal fortune. If ever there was a time to redistribute some of that wealth, it’s now, and it seems that experiment in equity will begin in Seattle. Read more.

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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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The best kids movies on Netflix right now

Digital Trends

Not all Netflix titles are suitable for kids. Luckily, these titles offer life lessons and entertainment.

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Sony’s Wearable Air Conditioner Is Finally Available to Help Make the Summer Less Sweltering

GizModo VR

First revealed last Summer with an intended release to coincide with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Sony’s wearable personal air conditioner is finally available for sale to help you battle the Summer heat when you occasionally step outside to brave the sun’s rage and the ongoing pandemic. Read more.

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The most common iPhone X problems, and how to fix them

Digital Trends

The iPhone X is almost three years old. Here are some of its most common problems, and how you can fix them.

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Shady Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Says It's Left Canada Amid Two Federal Investigations

GizModo VR

Dystopian, U.S.-based face recognition firm Clearview AI has suspended its contract with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), effectively locking its business out of Canada entirely, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Read more.

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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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Shark IQ Robot R101AE Self-Emptying Robot Vacuum review

Digital Trends

I reviewed the IQ robot, and here's my take on the device. With minimal interaction required on your part, it'll keep you focused on other, more pressing matters.

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OK, Sure, Let’s Just Add Some Bubonic Plague to the Mix

GizModo VR

On Sunday, officials in Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region of China, recorded a case of bubonic plague, otherwise known as the Black Death, while another case was reportedly detected in neighboring Mongolia. Thankfully there’s no need to freak out about a pandemic yet—other than the one we are currently facing and… Read more.

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The United States is “looking at” banning TikTok, says Secretary of State

Digital Trends

The government is taking it "very seriously", he added.

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The 5 Most Relatable Nerds on Television

GizModo VR

From Saved by the Bell to The Big Bang Theory , nerds have tended to be low-hanging fruit for cheap laughs on scripted TV. But not all TV nerds are alike—some bring depth and humanity to what has often been a two-dimensional trope. Today we’re taking a look at those who have a bit more to offer than stereotypes. Here… Read more.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

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?