VRScout

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Stepping through into another dimension is easy, but can you get out in time? It’s always interesting to see what types of games become popular as a relativaly new platform continues to expand. And it’s often not what you’d expect. Even as AAA graphics and high-speed Internet access on smart devices became ubiquitous, it was relatively simple games like FarmVille, Candy Crush, and Angry Birds that would eventually steal the show, glueing millions of people to their screens.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2018

When I wrote my post about CES 2018 , I briefly talked about a headset called LooxidVR, able to “read the emotions” of the user by employing a combination of EEG sensors and eye tracking. Looxid VR has also won an innovation award at CES. The device has won the Innovation Award at CES (Image by Different Impulse). Today we are approaching CES 2019 and I have had the enormous pleasure of talking with Brian Chae, the CEO of Looxid Labs about his headset and the importance of Brain Comp

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VRScout

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Make the most of this year’s festivities with the most convenient VR headset on the market. This year’s holiday festivities are just around the corner, which means so is the inevitable chaos of family gatherings, stressful last-minute shopping, and the seemingly endless amounts of cooking and baking. In all the holiday commotion, one can often lose track of what this season is truly about: family, friends, and shiny new tech.

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Next Reality AR

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Owners of Google Pixel devices now have a plethora of imaginary friends to play with thanks to the Playground augmented reality app. The app, a rebrand of the AR Stickers app, launched as an exclusive app for the Google Pixel 3 and 3XL handsets in October. On Wednesday, Google unwrapped an update to the app on the Play Store, making the new features and its sticker packs, now known as Playmoji, available for previous-generation Pixel devices.

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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 13, 2018

Facebook and ZeniMax Media have officially settled the long-running lawsuit that alleged Oculus stole intellectual property developed by the company’s current CTO John Carmack back when he was employed by ZeniMax’ child company id Software. ZeniMax took Oculus to court after its acquisition by Facebook in 2014. Three years later the jury convened at the Federal District Court in Dallas and ended up awarding ZeniMax $500 million in damages, to be paid by Facebook and key Oculus employees.

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VRWorld

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Just a few short years ago, virtual reality was seen as such a complex, advanced technology that a VR headset was viewed as a tool of the distant future, almost like a prop from a science-fiction movie. Fast-forward to today and VR is impacting every industry around the globe , from gaming and entertainment to marketing, hospitality and healthcare and – believe it or not – even professional sports.

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Everything VR & AR

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Michael Neely, Lead Instructor for the VR/AR Design & Development program at Vancouver Film School which is launching in Spring 2019, is our guest on this episode. The VR/AR Design & Development program is built to cater to all aspects of VR and AR visualization beyond just film. Michael talks about the philosophy of the program and how VFS is leveraging its strong award-winning film school to be a leading educator in VR and AR design and development.

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Voices of VR

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Where Thoughts Go: Prologue is one of my favorite VR storytelling experiences of the year, as I think that creator Lucas Rizzotto has discovered a.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Borderlands 2 VR is a PSVR exclusive port of the popular 2012 title. The core tenants of the franchise has always been: 1) shoot stuff, 2) loot stuff, but now the big question is whether or not VR adds to the experience. Borderlands 2 VR Details: Official Site. PlayStation Store [Digital]. Amazon [Physical]. Publisher: 2K Games. Developer: Gearbox Games.

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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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