VRScout

MARCH 22, 2021

The limited-edition pizza boxes headline the companies retro-driven “Newstalgia” ad campaign. Everyone’s favorite pellet-eating video game protagonist Pac-Man is set to return in a brand new augmented reality (AR) game launching as part of Pizza Hut’s “Newstalgia” ad campaign. According to Pizza Hut’s chief marketing officer, George Felix, the idea behind the campaign is to “re-establish a strong brand identity rooted in decades of bold innovations

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Road to VR

MARCH 22, 2021

WarpAR is a free iOS app from developer Matt Bierner which lets you use Photoshop-like liquify tools to dynamically modify the world through AR. More than just a cool tech demo, it also helps us imagine what the future might be like when our physical reality becomes increasingly subject to digital whims. WarpAR brings Photoshop-like liquify tools to augmented reality.

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VRScout

MARCH 22, 2021

Ludact’s physics-driven, comic book-inspired journey arrives March 26th on SteamVR headsets. Arriving later this week on Steam Early Access, Unbinary is a futuristic VR adventure that will have you navigating a variety of physical and mental challenges in an effort to prepare a super-powered artificial intelligence for its role as leader of humankind.

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Road to VR

MARCH 22, 2021

Like a majority of in-person events, Gamescom was cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, or rather held entirely online—however you want to slice it. Now event organizers say it will be held as a “hybrid event” this August, offering up its massive halls to press, industry and even private visitors. Unlike last year’s all-digital presentation, event organizers say this year will include an entertainment area “especially designed for a reduced amount of on-site v

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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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AR Insider

MARCH 22, 2021

O ne of the branches of VR that sees the most attention and investment from enterprises is training. The thought is that VR’s immersive qualities can instill greater knowledge retention and memory encoding. It continues to outperform legacy approaches such as print manuals. Support for this memory-retention comes from a study by Zappar and Mindshare UK.

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AR Insider

MARCH 22, 2021

W elcome back to Spatial Beats. This week, Facebook Reality Labs goes haptic, VR training and SXSW updates. Let’s dive in… Facebook Reality Lab reveals the direction of AR smart glasses. For AR smart glasses to work as an all-day everyday device, AI and haptics need to be work with advanced optics within a new OS and user interface. The system will use a nerve-reading bracelet to read the users’ minds.

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ARVR

MARCH 22, 2021

In recent years, numerous technological developments have revolutionized the way many businesses operate. Now a new technology called Augmented Reality ( AR ) is showing promising potential for facilitating many operating processes for businesses in various fields. Prominent examples within this technology come in the form of wearable devices such as smart glasses ( Microsoft Hololens, Google Glass, RealWear, etc) and offer many benefits to managers who have chosen to embrace this technology and

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GizModo VR

MARCH 22, 2021

Australia can’t catch a break. Parts of the country are facing floods this week that officials said are a 1-in-100 year event. They come barely a year after the same areas were gripped by devastating wildfires. Read more.

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ARVR

MARCH 22, 2021

Among tech giants investing in AR , Microsoft continues to show strong signs as a leading platform for enterprise productivity. That not only includes its best-of-breed hardware in the Hololens 2, but an expanding suite of software (it is Microsoft after all) for enterprise AR. This ties to Microsoft’s DNA, as enterprise productivity has been its core business for 30 years.

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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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GizModo VR

MARCH 22, 2021

Millions of Americans are getting vaccinated against covid-19 on average every day now, And while many people have proudly shared their vaccination status on social media, others will describe their mild but definitely noticeable side effects right after as a badge of honor, such as a sore arm or flu-like fatigue. But… Read more.

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Digital Trends

MARCH 22, 2021

Everyone knows of MP3 -- the longtime standard for digital music. But what about MP4? Should you stop using MP3 files? We have the answers right here.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 22, 2021

Conservatives have long argued against regulating fossil fuel production for the climate’s sake, claiming that doing so would interfere with the holy free market. A new study shows that’s a total fairy tale because the invisible hand isn’t responsible for dirty fuels’ market dominance—implicit government subsidies… Read more.

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Digital Trends

MARCH 22, 2021

A judge overseeing a lawsuit on Apple’s failure-prone “butterfly” keyboard has given affected customers a boost after giving the case class action status.

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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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GizModo VR

MARCH 22, 2021

Anthropologists know of at least two ancient species of tiny humans that lived on the islands of southeast Asia over 50,000 years ago. The origin of these extinct humans is unknown, but new research suggests they’re more closely related to Denisovans and Neanderthals—and, by consequence, modern humans—than previously… Read more.

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VR Fitness

MARCH 22, 2021

The Oculus Quest has been a revelation for fitness gaming as it provides the best virtual reality workouts without the need for an expensive gaming PC or any wires getting in the way of your movement. It has quickly become the headset of choice for many fitness enthusiasts. VR Fitness Insider has put together a list of the 10 best high-intensity Oculus Quest 2 games for burning calories for those looking to take their VR workouts to the next level.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 22, 2021

We sincerely apologize for doing this but you’re about to feel old. Today, March 22, is the 30th anniversary of the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze. That means the film you probably loved as a kid is officially starting to find grey hairs , gain weight in new places, and consider a… Read more.

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Digital Trends

MARCH 22, 2021

Do you need a good scanner app to help you digitize and organize documents? Here are our picks of the best scanner apps available right now for iOS and Android.

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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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GizModo VR

MARCH 22, 2021

Police in the UK issued a warning over the weekend against visiting Sci-Hub, a website that offers over 85 million free research papers that are typically behind paywalls. Police claim that people associated with Sci-Hub are dangerous because they “steal” login credentials from students and faculty at universities, a… Read more.

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Digital Trends

MARCH 22, 2021

720p? 1080p? 4K UHD? What does it all mean? We’ll break down the dirty details and help you figure out the right resolution for you depending on your needs.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 22, 2021

The FCC announced today that it’s started soliciting first-hand accounts from people who are forced to rely on crappy internet. This new initiative is part of the FCC’s Broadband Data Collection program, and the agency hopes that by collecting information directly from consumers, it will be better equipped to “enhance… Read more.

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Digital Trends

MARCH 22, 2021

HP has announced AMD variants of its new Envy x360 15 laptops. The problem? They don't come with all the same premium features as the Intel counterparts.

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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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GizModo VR

MARCH 22, 2021

Microsoft is currently in discussions to potentially buy the chat platform Discord, according to a new report from Bloomberg News that cites unnamed sources. The sale, which is far from a done deal, could be worth over $10 billion but Discord is just as likely to go public if it doesn’t get an acceptable offer,… Read more.

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Digital Trends

MARCH 22, 2021

There are a lot of chairs out there aimed at gamers, but before you spend on just any desk chair, take a look at our list of the best ergonomic gaming chairs.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 22, 2021

Aircraft inspection is the important, federally-mandated process of checking recently flown planes for signs of damage. Commercial airliners incur all sorts of wear and tear as they travel the skies, so it’s crucial to identify and track what it looks like. In recent years, the aviation industry has sought to… Read more.

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Digital Trends

MARCH 22, 2021

Lego has unveiled the Space Shuttle Discovery set, complete with a model of the groundbreaking Hubble Space Telescope that Discovery deployed in 1990.

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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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