VRScout
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Learn how to properly setup your brand new standalone headset. So, you just picked up your Oculus Quest 2 headset and you’re ready to dive into a massive catalog of AAA games and apps like The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners , Beat Saber, or Blaston! But maybe this is your first VR headset and you’re not 100% sure how to get started setting up your new device.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Multiplayer for Beat Saber , a feature which was purportedly in the works since the earliest days of the game, is finally available via a free update today. Players on Quest and PC VR will be able to jump right in, but unfortunately the PSVR update is delayed for the time being. Update (October 13th, 2020): Beat Saber’s multiplayer update launched today on PC and Quest, but unfortunately PSVR players will need to wait a bit longer.
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AR Insider
OCTOBER 13, 2020
This post is adapted from ARtillery Intelligence’s report, AR Advertising Deep Dive, Part I: The Landscape. It includes some of its data and takeaways. More can be previewed here and subscribe for the full report. A R continues to evolve and take shape as an industry. Prominent sectors include industrial AR , social , gaming , and shopping.
ARPost
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Virtual reality has many fascinating applications. Over the years, it has proven to be an important tool in research. Traditionally, experimental setups involve computer-based tests. Although these methods are valid, they are unable to mimic the complexity of real-world scenarios. See Also: How XpertVR Is Changing the Face of Traditional Research With Virtual Reality.
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.
VRScout
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Five VR games and apps you need to download at launch. The Oculus Quest 2 has finally arrived! Facebook’s new-and-improved standalone VR headset features 2k per eye resolution powered by a custom Snapdragon XR2 chipset, improved ergonomics, and new Touch controllers; all for $100 less than the original Oculus Quest. Players have access to a massive catalog of AAA games and apps at launch thanks to the Oculus Quest Store, some of which have been improved specifically for Quest 2.
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Slashgear
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Just last month, Facebook made a big splash in the VR and AR scenes with new products and a new direction for Oculus. Discontinuing its original standalone VR headset, the social media giant launched the Oculus Quest 2, boasted to be lighter both in size and price but also more powerful and more capable. Now that headset and its accompanying … Continue reading.
ARVR
OCTOBER 13, 2020
on Zoom, Teachable, MailChimp, Discord, and AltspaceVR Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ».
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Star Wars fans are known for taking their obsessions to absolutely ridiculous levels. Sometimes, that means buying an unnecessary rug. Other times it’s much less practical, like buying a novelty waffle maker for no good reason whatsoever. Read more.
Anand Tech
OCTOBER 13, 2020
A little later in the year than usual, but today we finally saw the announcement of Apple’s newest line-up of iPhones. This time around we didn’t get two, or even three phones, but a total of four new devices ranging both in size as well as in pricing. The iPhone 12 series is a major leap for Apple as they represent the company’s first ever 5G devices, preparing the company for the next generation of cellular networks for the better part of this decade.
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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.
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 13, 2020
On Tuesday, the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton announced the winners of the 2020 prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. It was the Natural History Museum in London’s 56th time holding the annual contest, which shows the world’s best snapshots of nature and wildlife. The winners in years past … Read more.
Anand Tech
OCTOBER 13, 2020
It’s almost been a year since Imagination had announced its brand-new A-series GPU IP , a release which at the time the company called its most important in 15 years. The new architecture indeed marked some significant updates to the company’s GPU IP, promising major uplifts in performance and promises of great competitiveness. Since then, other than a slew of internal scandals , we’ve heard very little from the company – until today’s announcement of the new next-g
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Anya Taylor-Joy is officially going from New Mutants to Furiosa. She’s just been cast as the lead character in the upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road prequel, Furiosa , co-written and directed by George Miller. She’ll be joined by Chris Hemsworth and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in unknown roles. Read more.
Digital Trends
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Struggling to decide between the PS4 Slim and Xbox One S? Look no further than our comparison guide, where we'll point out the strengths and weaknesses of each.
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.
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 13, 2020
On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee kicked off its confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s nominee to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. If she’s confirmed, she’ll tip the scale of the Supreme Court to a 6-3 conservative majority, leaving the future of many important cases … Read more.
XR for Business Podcast
OCTOBER 13, 2020
The ability to bring the sense of touch into the virtual is the final frontier of true immersion, and some of that technology already exists. Haptics, however, can be prohibitively expensive, even for some enterprise. Gijs den Butter visits the podcast to explain how SenseGlove can bring that power to business for a fraction of the cost. Alan: Welcome to the XR for Business podcast with your host, Alan Smithson.
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 13, 2020
PG&E, the utility that supplies power to 16 million people in northern and central California, is under investigation for starting a deadly fire. Again. Read more.
XR for Business Podcast
OCTOBER 13, 2020
The ability to bring the sense of touch into the virtual is the final frontier of true immersion, and some of that technology already exists. Haptics, however, can be prohibitively expensive, even for some enterprise. Gijs den Butter visits the podcast to explain how SenseGlove can bring that power to business for a fraction of the cost. Alan: Welcome to the XR for Business podcast with your host, Alan Smithson.
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.
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 13, 2020
There are a lot of candidates for the most cyberpunk event of 2020. How about a drive-thru strip club with gas masks to protect the dancers from a pandemic? Or maybe covid-19 testing sites sponsored by Pepsi. Or a president shifting his duties to social media as he’s quarantined with an infectious disease. The list… Read more.
XR for Business Podcast
OCTOBER 13, 2020
The ability to bring the sense of touch into the virtual is the final frontier of true immersion, and some of that technology already exists. Haptics, however, can be prohibitively expensive, even for some enterprise. Gijs den Butter visits the podcast to explain how SenseGlove can bring that power to business for a fraction of the cost. Alan: Welcome to the XR for Business podcast with your host, Alan Smithson.
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 13, 2020
As folks in the U.S. start to meander into flu season , Facebook decided that now’s the time to formally issue a “ban” on ads that discourage its users from getting vaccinated. Read more.
Digital Trends
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Blue Origin, the space transportation company set up by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has offered its first video tour of its crew capsule for space tourists.
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?
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Archer is back—in both a literal sense, with season 11 currently underway, and in a thematic sense. The main character, whose fanciful coma dreams guided seasons eight through 10, is finally in the real world , still recovering but also being the best, most obnoxious secret agent ever. Like we said: Archer is back. Read more.
Oculus
OCTOBER 13, 2020
You can now experience the VR zombie apocalypse in the ultimate way: untethered, with enhanced graphics and supporting cross-platform multiplayer on the Oculus Quest ecosystem.
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly is the latest to temporarily halt one of its covid-19 clinical trials. The Phase III trial, involving an experimental antibody treatment for patients with the viral illness and sponsored by the federal government, was paused due to a “potential safety concern,” according to government… Read more.
Digital Trends
OCTOBER 13, 2020
There is a whole lot to know about sailing, plundering, and fighting other pirates in Sea of Thieves. Our tips will make you the best privateer on the ocean.
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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