VRScout

DECEMBER 14, 2020

A collaboration with the Pozna? Philharmonic Orchestra signals a new era in live-recorded audio for virtual reality creators. The immersive audio experts over at Zylia are all about pushing the boundaries of 3D audio recording, whether it be for academic research, art, games, music, sports, VR, and everything in between. Now the company is upping the ante even further with 6 Degrees of Freedom Navigable Audio capable of generating 3D sound for “virtual concert halls,” an immersive auditory exper

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ARPost

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Top-shelf VR headset manufacturer Varjo has been to space and designed cars. Now, it’s going to the opera. At a time when collaborative projects are more difficult than ever, the Finnish National Opera and Ballet (FNOB) is using Varjo technology to explore the fast-moving world of virtual theater production. Like most COVID narratives, this story begins at least a year before the virus became a problem.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Hippos and cows and giraffes, oh my! Google has expanded its lineup of 3D animals available via Google Search with 50 new creatures. In a video released on Twitter, the company showcases just a handful of the augmented reality animals now accessible via the Google app and compatible Chrome browsers. This includes a giraffe, hippo, milk cow, cat, zebra pig, and a Chow Chow.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 14, 2020

S napchat is the engagement and revenue leader in consumer AR. This is driven largely from the high-frequency lens usage it’s been able to generate… and its ability to monetize. This stems from Snap’s AR focus, and the technology’s alignment with its core “ camera-company ” ethos. Its leading AR position also continues to be validated by performance indicators, including lenses created and consumed.

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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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Road to VR

DECEMBER 14, 2020

A new VR studio founded by a pair of Zynga veterans has emerged from stealth with some not-so-inconsequential funding. Called ForeVR, the studio recently revealed it’s also raised $1.5 million to build VR games for all ages. The news was first reported by Venture Beat. ForeVR has successfully completed its first seed round, which includes Galaxy Interactive Fund, Twitch CEO Emmett Shear, Twitch co-founder Justin Kan, and Zynga founders Mark Pincus and Justin Waldron.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Just days after the launch of Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond , Respawn has pushed an update to the game to address some common gripes. Two more patches are said to already be in the works. Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond hasn’t fared too well out of the gate, judging by critic and user reviews , but developer Respawn entertainment has quickly moved to release a patch (v1.19) fixing some surface-level issues.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Spatial Beat is AR Insider’s weekly series featuring observations and insights from author and futurist Charlie Fink. As with all AR Insider contributors, authors’ opinions are their own. W elcome back to Spatial Beat. This week, Oculus goes under the microscope along with other Facebook properties. See the full roundup below. Image source: Facebook.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Virtual Reality in Engineering?—?Pros, Cons, and Use Cases Engineers spend countless hours creating CAD models of virtual objects without having a solid understanding of how it will be installed. This created a lot of problems with the fit and form of the object since changes and updates are constantly made to the house or building that is under construction.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 14, 2020

There are some 8.7 million known species on Earth. But it’s always exciting to know when scientists find some mysterious creature they didn’t know existed or rediscover one not seen in ages. When it comes to biodiversity, more is a good thing. And I know this is silly, but honestly, bonus points if they’re cute, right? 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

DECEMBER 14, 2020

IBM has plans to build the world's biggest quantum computer, but in order to do that, it first has to build an enormous, subzero freezer to put it in.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 14, 2020

An abandoned tanker carrying 1 million barrels of oil is at risk of spilling its toxic cargo into the Red Sea, a group of concerned scientists is warning. Read more.

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TechCrunch VR

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Roblox announced today that it’s buying a digital avatar startup called Loom.ai. Purchasing a company that has focused singularly on creating more realistic human avatars is an interesting play for a gaming platform that has made such an impact by building experiences that tend to cast realism to the wayside. We covered the company’s $1.35 million seed round back in 2016.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Many of the things we see on TV or movies can often only be explained with the word “ magic ” (or, your know, visual effects.) What would it be like if the magical inventions we see on our screens existed in real life? Now, at least one does , and you apparently don’t have to be a wizard in order to use it. 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

DECEMBER 14, 2020

There are a lot of memes out there, but there's always room for more. Here's how to make your own using a variety of options including web and mobile apps.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 14, 2020

With ray tracing on, Cyberpunk 2077 is hungry. You could call it the new Crysis. Even Nvidia’s RTX 3080 is almost no match for the game when settings are cranked to the max, yet a high-end, current-gen GPU is crucial if you want the absolute best visual effects possible. For most people, that’s out of the question.… Read more.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Have music stuck on your iPod or other Apple device? Here's how to easily transfer those old favorite songs off your obsolete Apple device and into iTunes.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission on Monday announced it was issuing orders to nine of the most popular social media and streaming platforms in the U.S., requiring them to offer up intel on business practices ranging from data collection to advertising, to the way that user engagement gets tracked overtime. 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

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Throughout 2020, you have been able to buy a 5G phone and a 5G contract, and sometimes even get a 5G signal, but at no time has there been a reason to use it.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The re-analysis of an old fossil has revealed features never seen before in a dinosaur, including a long, fur-like mane along its back and a pair of stiff structures jutting out from its shoulders. Scientists say these elaborate decorations were likely used for display, in what is a very early version of peacocking. Read more.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Developer CD Projekt Red issued an apology for Cyberpunk 2077's rough launch, outlining how players can get a refund for the game.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 14, 2020

All of our crops have naturally-occurring predecessors that are found in the wild. But that may not be the case for long. A new study found that those OG edible plants are doing badly. 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

DECEMBER 14, 2020

If you're after iPhone 12 deals, iPhone 12 Pro deals, or discounts on the iPhone Mini, we've got them all right here.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Surprising absolutely no one, Tim Cook is not a fan of now-dead Gawker Media, of which Gizmodo was a part. And though Gawker has been dead since 2016, it appears that Cook also decided to kill a fictional Gawker by pulling the plug on a proposed Apple TV+ show about the site’s glory days. Read more.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Whether you're relocating across the country or searching for new digs in your current city, an apartment-finder app can help you to find the perfect place.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The crew of the Rocinante has long been a solid unit, traveling the galaxy to save humanity from evil spores and, well, itself. But in season five of Amazon Studios’ The Expanse , these crew members are doing something they’ve avoided until now: they’re going their separate ways. 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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