ARPost

JULY 21, 2020

Online meetin gplace AltspaceVR has a lot of things going for it. It’s incredibly user friendly, it’s free, and it can be accessed on desktop mode when your headset is in the Cleanbox. One of the biggest downsides to the platform is that the customization scheme was, until last week, super basic. Most of us understand that some social VR platforms have less-realistic avatars on purpose to avoid the uncanny valley.

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VRScout

JULY 21, 2020

Link up with seven friends and jump into select games together. The Oculus Quest is a fantastic VR headset, but for a piece of hardware built by the most dominant social media company in the world, it’s social capabilities have been surprisingly lacking. This weeks update looks to solve that issue, introducing a handful of new features designed specifically to enhance your social experience.

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JULY 21, 2020

The big PSVR update to Media Molecule’s creation game Dreams (2020) is coming tomorrow, July 22nd. If you’re counting the seconds though, you can catch an insider look right now as Media Molecule is going hands-on with the ‘Inside the Box’ starting experience and a number of the game’s new VR creation features. In the video, we’re given a timely look at the VR version of the game.

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ARVR

JULY 21, 2020

2020 is shaping up to be a very momentous year, with major events and changes taking place all over the world?—?some good, some bad. As an unexpected consequence of the health crisis, millions of people have gotten used to doing things remotely?—?working, communicating, performing, shopping, and even learning. A massive surge of online education and EdTech is taking place, and Virtual Reality (VR) is one of the technologies at the forefront of this movement.

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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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GizModo VR

JULY 21, 2020

The digital divide in the U.S. was apparent long before the pandemic forced many of us to go about our usual work/school day from our home computers. ISPs responded by waiving late fees, removing data caps, and opening up hotspots for free, but only temporarily. If you’re lucky enough to have more than one ISP in your… Read more.

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Anand Tech

JULY 21, 2020

Today AMD is finally lifting the lid on its long-awaited desktop Zen2 based APU family. Using the same silicon as in the Ryzen Mobile 4000 family, AMD is pumping it up into 35 W and 65 models in the same AM4 platform that is in use today. There has been strong demand from PC builders to release these chips, which were on the topics of forum conversation all the way back at CES.

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GizModo VR

JULY 21, 2020

The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence & Analysis has been authorized to conduct social media surveillance of protestors in order to protect statues and monuments, according to an unclassified three-page document obtained by Lawfare and the Washington Post. The undated document appears to offer… Read more.

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Digital Trends

JULY 21, 2020

GPS systems allow you to reach your destination accurately and safely without burning through your data plan.

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GizModo VR

JULY 21, 2020

Whether it’s because of a pandemic , money issues, or just bad timing, it sucks when we can’t make it to our favorite fan conventions. Fortunately, if we want to recreate that classic convention experience—all we have to do is turn on the television. These are the five best movies and TV episodes set at fan cons. 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

JULY 21, 2020

There's no reason to toss those old VHS cassettes. You can convert them to Blu-ray or another digital format.

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GizModo VR

JULY 21, 2020

The Arctic is normally a cold, cold place. But lately, due to the climate crisis, it’s literally been on fire. A new analysis took a deeper look at the recent Arctic fires to paint a clearer picture of where exactly all this burning is happening. Read more.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 21, 2020

With the recent launch of the MetaVRse 3D content creation engine , Alan chats with Sikaar Keita from Oracle’s XR LAB about what he's building and why he thinks it’s a game-changer. Alan: Hey, everybody. My name's Alan Smithson, the host of the XR for Business Podcast, and today we have a very special guest, Sikaar Keita from Oracle. Sikaar is the customer experience specialist and XR lab leader, based in France.

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GizModo VR

JULY 21, 2020

Her unsettling, seemingly agonized facial expression gave this ancient Egyptian mummy the nickname “screaming woman.” A new analysis claims that this shocking pose is actually related to the woman’s cause of death, an apparent heart attack. But other scientists are skeptical, saying the open-mouthed scream likely only… 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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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 21, 2020

With the recent launch of the MetaVRse 3D content creation engine , Alan chats with Sikaar Keita from Oracle’s XR LAB about what he's building and why he thinks it’s a game-changer. Alan: Hey, everybody. My name's Alan Smithson, the host of the XR for Business Podcast, and today we have a very special guest, Sikaar Keita from Oracle. Sikaar is the customer experience specialist and XR lab leader, based in France.

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GizModo VR

JULY 21, 2020

The spirit world, the physical world, and the streaming world: Korra will bring harmony to them all when she lands on Netflix in August, joining Aang before her. Read more.

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JULY 21, 2020

The MetaVRse 3D content creation engine has just been released, and Alan chats with Sikaar Keita from Oracle’s XR LAB , about what he used the engine to make, and why he thinks it’s a game-changer. Alan: Hey, everybody. My name's Alan Smithson, the host of the XR for Business Podcast, and today we have a very special guest, Sikaar Keita from Oracle.

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GizModo VR

JULY 21, 2020

If this whole smart glasses thing is going to effectively free us from having our heads constantly down and staring at our phones, we’re going to need a reliable way to interact with a virtual screen. Thanks to new research from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, we could still rely on our… 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

JULY 21, 2020

Summers can be brutal. These gadgets on Amazon may look weird, but they'll help you stay cool.

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GizModo VR

JULY 21, 2020

A recent research paper provides a better picture of the serious damage that covid-19 can cause throughout the body, not just in the lungs. It highlights heart, kidney, liver, and neurological complications, among others. This long list of symptoms may be the result of direct damage caused by the virus, as well as by… Read more.

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Digital Trends

JULY 21, 2020

Charging only takes one cable, and you can use it for data and power, perfect for devices with limited ports.

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GizModo VR

JULY 21, 2020

The oil economy is in shambles. Fossil fuel companies can’t pay their loans , and bankruptcies are surging. Read more.

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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

JULY 21, 2020

The new standard lets your regular texting app ditch SMS and act more like a chat app. Here's how to do so.

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GizModo VR

JULY 21, 2020

After fully committing to the world of mirrorless cameras with the Z6 and Z7 , Nikon has been expanding its portfolio with more affordable options like the Nikon Z50 and now this: the Nikon Z5. Read more.

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Digital Trends

JULY 21, 2020

It could be the headphones of the future.

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GizModo VR

JULY 21, 2020

With quick access to recipes and measurement conversions at your beck and call, Google’s Nest Hub has found a home in most user’s kitchens. Now, for those times when you’re stuck cleaning up after a big meal, Google is introducing Netflix support , turning its screen-enabled smart hubs into the perfect kitchen TV. Read more.

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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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