VRScout
JULY 11, 2022
Slip into the mask of a master thief. VR technology can be used to simulate a wide range of scenarios. You can play not only the hero of the story but the villain as well. Such is the case with Thief Simulator VR – Greenview Street , a VR experience for the Meta Quest that puts you in the shoes of a minor burglar and tasks you with ransacking a sleepy neighborhood while avoiding detection.
AR Insider
JULY 11, 2022
Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This week, we look at Meta's VR pricing, Apple's XR viability and Matthew Ball's new book. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
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VRScout
JULY 11, 2022
The feature-length film was shot entirely in VR and follows the journey of five individuals. VR technology can be a powerful tool for connecting with others. Just ask Joe Hunting, a filmmaker who spent hours on the popular social VR platform VRChat chatting with users from around the world about the social impact of immersive technology. Shot during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, We Met in Virtual Reality is an upcoming documentary from Hunting that follows the lives of five specific indiv
AR Insider
JULY 11, 2022
Amidst all the glowing narratives of AR's transformative effect on brand marketing and consumer shopping, how is it really landing with consumers? We dive into the latest data from Snap and Magna. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
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
JULY 11, 2022
We’ll see you on the green. Meta’s social VR metaverse Horizon Worlds features no shortage of unique worlds to visit and games to play, most of which are created by the community using a robust suite of in-game creator tools. So far we’ve seen everything from interactive theme parks and live comedy shows to multi-person escape rooms and even a virtual court system.
Virtual Reality Pulse brings together the best content for VR professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
ARVR
JULY 11, 2022
FC Dallas brought on Groove Jones to help them kick off the season with additional AR fan experiences, which included multiple AR-enabled… Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ».
Road to VR
JULY 11, 2022
XR Games, the indie VR studio behind Zombieland: Headshot Fever (2021), announced it’s secured $7 million (£5.9m), something the studio says will used to grow both its team and intellectual property as it continues to develop new XR games. The latest funding round led by existing investors Act Media Ventures, Praetura Ventures and Maven. This puts the studio’s lifetime outside investment to £9.9 million ($11.8m).
ARVR
JULY 11, 2022
AR continues to evolve and take shape. Like other tech sectors, it has spawned several sub-sectors that comprise an ecosystem. These include industrial AR , consumer VR , and AR shopping. Existing alongside all of them?—?and overlapping to some degree?—?is AR marketing. Among other things, AR marketing includes sponsored AR lenses that let consumers visualize products in their space.
Slashgear
JULY 11, 2022
Lunar habitat concepts are nothing new, but it looks like humanity is closer than ever to making them a reality. The latest concept may work for Mars, too.
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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
JULY 11, 2022
Check out the Whomobile, Doctor Who's futuristic (well, futuristic for 1973) automobile that appeared in at least one episode of the British sci-fi show.
Slashgear
JULY 11, 2022
Apple devices are known for their resistance to malware, but the potential for problems remains. Fortunately, you can take steps to protect your data.
GizModo VR
JULY 11, 2022
Although there have been six high-grossing ( if not always beloved) Jurassic Park / World movies, it’s never enjoyed the robust action figure series that accompanied other major film franchises like Star Wars or the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That’s probably because the real stars of the movies are dinosaurs and not the… Read more.
Slashgear
JULY 11, 2022
The Drako Dragon is set to roll out as an electric SUV like none that have come before, with a quad-motor setup and Drako's proprietary DriveOS system onboard.
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.
Upload VR
JULY 11, 2022
Vertical Robot, the studio behind upcoming VR sequel Red Matter 2, announced a release date confirming that it will arrive on August 18. Plus, a PC VR release has now been confirmed as well. Vertical Robot announced Red Matter 2 back in April at the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase , but only confirmed a release on Quest 2 with no mention of other platforms.
Slashgear
JULY 11, 2022
As promised, the White House teamed with NASA to reveal the very first image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, marking a new era of observation.
GizModo VR
JULY 11, 2022
Thor: Love and Thunder. It’s all anyone in pop culture is talking about this week. Was it good, was it bad, did you like it, did you hate it, how did they treat Jane, was it gay enough, does it set up Thor 5 , goat screaming, the list of discussion topics has been endless. Oddly enough though, in a few interviews, the… Read more.
Slashgear
JULY 11, 2022
If your iPhone has had a recent hit in performance, has been acting suspiciously, or you're just paranoid, now might be a good time to scan for spyware.
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
JULY 11, 2022
SpaceX is in the midst of preparing its Starship rocket for its inaugural orbital launch, but an apparent explosion of the Super Heavy booster during tests at the company’s facility in Boca Chica, Texas, may represent a serious setback. Read more.
Slashgear
JULY 11, 2022
If you're not afraid of using beta software and you have a newer Mac device, now is your chance to download the first macOS Ventura public beta release.
GizModo VR
JULY 11, 2022
It may not have overtaken Kate Bush ’s “ Running Up That Hill ” as the anthem of Stranger Things season four , but Eddie “Not a Hero” Munson’s decidedly heroic guitar solo —a tactic to distract those pesky bats in the Upside Down—has made Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” a close second. Read more.
Slashgear
JULY 11, 2022
The first anticipated Apple augmented reality headset may cost a small fortune, but rumor has it the company is planning a second cheaper version.
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
JULY 11, 2022
“You were right about me. Tell your sister. you were right.” Those were the last words Anakin Skywalker, aka Darth Vader, ever said while he was alive. In his last moments, the former Padawan turned Jedi turned child murdering Lord of the Sith admits to his son, Luke, that there was good in him, as Luke had hoped—a… Read more.
Slashgear
JULY 11, 2022
Experian, one of the big credit reporting bureaus, is once again in the news over data privacy. Here's what you should know about the latest concerns.
GizModo VR
JULY 11, 2022
Harley Quinn (Kaley Cuoco) and Poison Ivy (Lake Bell) are back in town to get the band back together for a new master plan to help turn things green in Gotham. Along with King Shark (Ron Funches), Clayface (Alan Tudyk), and Frank the Plant (JB Smoove), the power couple now face a new Joker (Alan Tudyk) obstacle in… Read more.
Slashgear
JULY 11, 2022
Despite Elon Musk withdrawing his interest in Twitter, the takeover saga seems to be far from over and the billionaire is now facing legal action.
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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