AR Insider
AUGUST 3, 2021
T. here’s growing sentiment in the mobile AR world that apps aren’t the optimal vessel. Yet the technology lives on a device where apps rule. 90 percent of mobile users’ time is spent in apps versus the browser. Can AR break that cycle? And if so, could web AR be the answer? What is web AR? In short, it delivers AR experiences through the mobile browser.
VRScout
AUGUST 3, 2021
Reverse passthrough technology lets you to see the eyes of those wearing a headset, opening up new doors for “social co-presence” Lead by research scientist Nathan Matsuda, a team at Facebook has spent the last two years developing a new form of “social co-presence” for VR designed to remove the disconnect between VR users and those in the physical world using a 3D monitor and eye-tracking technology.
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Road to VR
AUGUST 3, 2021
Researchers at Facebook Reality Labs today published new work showcasing a prototype headset which has external displays to depict the user’s eyes to others outside of the headset. The goal is to allow eye-contact between the headset wearer and others in an effort to make it less awkward while wearing a headset and communicating with someone in the same room.
VRScout
AUGUST 3, 2021
The ‘Aftershocks Update’ introduces new missions, collectibles, and survival tools. Developer Skydance Interactive today unveiled a new update on its way to The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners that promises “hours of new content” Set after the events of the main campaign, the ‘Aftershocks Update’ will have you returning to the zombie-infested streets of post-apocalyptic New Orleans as you search for reserve caches hidden behind a variety of new challenges.
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.
Road to VR
AUGUST 3, 2021
Last month we pointed out a sharp drop in the number of users with VR headsets on Steam according to the latest data from Valve. There wasn’t a clear cut explanation as to why. This months data shows the numbers bouncing back closer to where they were before, but came short of a full recovery. Last month we noted that the portion of users with VR headsets on Steam had dropped sharply from 2.31% to 1.86% , according to the data provided by Valve in the monthly Steam Survey.
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Digital Trends
AUGUST 3, 2021
NASA is back again with its monthly rundown of upcoming skywatching treats, which this month include meteors, Jupiter, and Saturn.
GizModo VR
AUGUST 3, 2021
As any public official will tell you, it can be tricky to get citizens to comply with certain public health mandates—like wearing masks , social distancing , or getting a damn vaccine. So some health authorities have started taking a different tactic—publicly naming and shaming the folks that refuse to comply, in the… Read more.
AffinityVr
AUGUST 3, 2021
Truck drivers are among the most valuable members of American society. They keep our economy going by delivering goods to businesses and consumers across the nation. For truck drivers to stay safe on the road, they need to be adequately trained to operate their vehicles safely and efficiently. In America, truck drivers are required to [.]. The post 3 Ways VR-based Training Programs Improve the Performance of Truck Drivers appeared first on Virtual Reality Augmented Reality Technology Latest News
GizModo VR
AUGUST 3, 2021
He’s played J.R.R. Tolkien , the X-Men’s Beast , and a romantic zombie —plus, we all witnessed him in Mad Max: Fury Road. Now Nicholas Hoult is adding another notch to his already impressive genre resume, signing on to star as the title character in Chris McKay ’s Dracula-adjacent Universal monster movie Renfield. 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.
Digital Trends
AUGUST 3, 2021
Hours after it scrubbed Starliner's launch due to a technical issue, Boeing says it needs to fully investigate the anomaly before it can set a new launch date.
GizModo VR
AUGUST 3, 2021
A NASA flight director has provided new details about last week’s scary incident in orbit, in which a freshly docked Russian module inadvertently fired its thrusters, causing the International Space Station to roll backwards. Read more.
Digital Trends
AUGUST 3, 2021
Rocket Lab boss Peter Beck takes us on a tour of the state-of-the-art facilities powering the company's growing spaceflight ambitions.
GizModo VR
AUGUST 3, 2021
Windows 11 is arriving later this year , and with it, a new refreshed version of MS Paint and Photos. Initially spotted by Windows Latest , Microsoft has quietly posted pics of the two refreshed apps on Unsplash. Read more.
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.
Digital Trends
AUGUST 3, 2021
Browse our list of the best Rainmeter skins to find your desktop's next skin. There are lots of Rainmeter skin options online for gamers and minimalists alike.
GizModo VR
AUGUST 3, 2021
Martial arts movies that double as historical epics are supposed to be set in Asia. They’re not supposed to take place in the opulent, luxurious, ostentatious mansions of the bewigged aristocracy of 1760s France. Yet 2001’s Brotherhood of the Wolf has the audacity to take these wildly incohesive elements, along with… Read more.
Digital Trends
AUGUST 3, 2021
Realme has launched MagDart, a magnetic wireless charging system for its future Android phones, much like Apple's MagSafe for the iPhone 12 series.
GizModo VR
AUGUST 3, 2021
Movie ticketing company Fandango announced on Tuesday that it plans to combine its two streaming services into one mega-platform—a new version of Vudu that’s set to become the official movie and TV store for Roku. Read more.
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.
Digital Trends
AUGUST 3, 2021
How cheap can a set of true wireless earbuds get? Just $20 will buy you JLab's latest Go Air Pop, a set of basic buds with great battery life.
GizModo VR
AUGUST 3, 2021
Not to be outdone by the young upstart Perseverance, NASA’s Curiosity rover has spent recent days imaging interesting rocks at the base of Mount Sharp on Mars, near which the rover landed in August 2012. One of those features is an arch, similar to some of the towering geology present on parts of Earth—but this arch… Read more.
Digital Trends
AUGUST 3, 2021
SpaceX is in the latter stages of preparing its massively powerful Super Heavy rocket for flight, fixing 29 Raptor engines to its base.
GizModo VR
AUGUST 3, 2021
Wildfires are raging out of control amid blistering heat in Turkey and Greece. New data shows that ground temperatures in parts of Greece and Turkey reached more than 127 degrees Fahrenheit (53 degrees Celsius) on Tuesday. Read more.
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?
Digital Trends
AUGUST 3, 2021
The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are finally official. Here's everything we know about them so far when it comes to specs, features, and more.
GizModo VR
AUGUST 3, 2021
Recent preliminary research from India may offer some more good news for people who have gotten covid-19 vaccines, even in the face of the more virulent Delta variant. The study found that fully vaccinated people who ended up hospitalized—itself a rare risk among the vaccinated—still had a lower chance of becoming… Read more.
Digital Trends
AUGUST 3, 2021
Some people can be easily scared away by the cost of a Sleep Number smart bed, but you really need to look past the price and look at its long-term value.
GizModo VR
AUGUST 3, 2021
One Saturday night in June, I turned on my TV and fired up Roku , my streaming platform. I was ready for a night in, bopping between Netflix, Hulu, HBO Go, and the myriad other channels available on the platform in search of the perfect binge watch. Read more.
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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