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AI-Therapist Helps Alleviate Hot Flashes In VR

VRScout

VRHealth’s non-pharmaceutical VR experience arrives on the Oculus Go January 2019. Nearly 75% of women age 51 and above suffer from symptoms such as hot flashes, depression, anxiety, night sweats, insomnia, and loss of sexual drive as a direct result of menopause. To assist in combating these uncomfortable manifestations, VRHealth , an XR medical company specializing in medical and therapeutic applications, is in development of Luna, a VR therapist powered by artificial intelligence designed to

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Making Intelligent Avatars in AR

Tech Trends VR

Artie is an AI engine that creates entertaining and highly interactive avatars for use in Augmented Reality. The ability to create engaging avatars is of course crucial if Social Immersive experiences and platforms are ever to catch on with consumers, and that’s arguably also the trickiest piece of the puzzle, as creators have to balance the desire for realistic representation and interaction with avoiding the dreaded Uncanny Valley.

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Sling TV Arrives On The Oculus Go

VRScout

The over-the-top internet tv service brings multichannel video programming to VR. For cord-cutters who prefer an à la carte TV model, but still find themselves craving a multichannel video programming experience, Sling TV , Dish Networks over-the-top internet television service, has become an extremely popular option. Available on over 17 major platforms across a massive variety of smart-enabled devices, the flexible live service is now officially available in VR via the Oculus Go.

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Vive Immersive Labs shows how VR can make office life better

The Ghost Howls

We know that virtual reality and augmented reality will help all of us in improving a lot of sectors of our lives. A new research by Vive Immersive Labs shows how it can be fundamental to make our office lives better. Let’s see how. Vive Immersive Labs has recently decided to verify if Virtual Reality could be used to make the life of white collars better.

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The Future of eLearning in 2022: A Sensitive Eye for Authentic Translation and Localization

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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Lowe's Unleashes Its Magic Leap One App in Time for the Holiday Shopping Season

Next Reality AR

On Monday, with just days left before Christmas, Lowe's dropped a surprise augmented reality treat in everyone's lap: a brand new Magic Leap One app. Released with little fanfare or warning, the Lowe's Showroom app popped up in the Magic Leap World section on the Magic Leap One as a free download. Don't Miss: Cheddar's Magic Leap One App Is Now Available Online, This Is How It Works The download is fairly quick, but that's when things get a bit tricky.

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Oculus Go gets Sling TV, ESPN, FOX NOW and a new holiday promo

Slashgear

The standalone virtual reality headset Oculus Go has been on the receiving end of three new apps for video content: ESPN, Sling TV, and FOX NOW. The latest additions join a number of existing video options, including Pluto TV, Netflix, Plex, YouTube, and more. As well, Oculus is offering customers the opportunity to get an $80 credit for Sling TV, … Continue reading.

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Palmer Luckey’s Oculus Go Mod Offers a Wishlist of Hardware Features

Road to VR

Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey may have left Facebook in 2017, but as the designer behind the Oculus Rift and its two developer kits, he has unique insight into what makes VR headsets tick. In his latest project, he’s whittled down a few of Oculus Go’s pain points into a project he calls Oculus ‘GoBlack’ Luckey began modding Go sometime after he posted a tear-down of the headset , which revealed a standard 2,600mAh 18650 lithium-ion cell inside.

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Best VR Platformers – Jump, Run and Climb

VR Game Critic

Platform games might not be a genre that's generally thought to represent VR gaming best, though it most certainly can be, as proven by SIE Japan Studio with the critically acclaimed release of ASTRO BOT: Rescue Mission. This game in particular managed to even change the opinion of some of the more stubborn VR disbelievers out there, and that's a feat in itself.

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Big Savings on PlayStation VR Return Just in Time for the Holidays

Road to VR

If you missed out on the great PlayStation VR deals around Black Friday, you’re in luck. The very same PSVR sale is back in time for holiday 2018, including the newest PSVR bundle. Now through December 26th in the US, you can pick up any of the three latest PSVR bundles for $100 off. Here are your choices: Borderlands 2 VR + Beat Saber Bundle – $250 [normally $350].

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How to Train Employees 65% Faster With Virtual Reality

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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Where Is My Flying Car?

Charlie Fink

The 1964 World's Fair promised a world of tech marvels, though no one knew exactly what they'd be, what they'd do, how they'd do it, or when this gleaming future would arrive. It's here.

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‘Firewall Zero Hour’ to Get New ‘Containment’ Map in DLC Drop Tomorrow

Road to VR

First Contact Entertainment today announced that Firewall Zero Hour (2018) , the studio’s PSVR team shooter, is getting a new map just in time for Christmas. The game’s third DLC will feature ‘Containment’, a free map set in an infectious disease lab in the remote hills of Greenland. The DLC is set to drop tomorrow, December 18th; the addition of Containment brings Firewall Zero Hour’s map count up to 10 maps.

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EON Reality Brings Augmented and Virtual Reality to Telford College as UK School Implements Classroom 3.0

EON Reality

The use of the AVR Platform will help future-proof Telford College students and teachers as global industries adopt more advanced technology. IRVINE, CA, December 17, 2018 – EON Reality Inc., the world leader in Augmented and Virtual Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, together with Telford College has announced the Shropshire-based college’s adoption of the revolutionary Classroom 3.0 model using Augmented and Virtual Reality (AVR) technology.

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Client App Spotlight: LAPD’s “Choose Your Future VR” by Galago Vision

InstaVR

Featured Client: Galago Vision. Read our full InstaVR Interview with Galago Vision owner, Scott Robinson. Galago Vision is a Southern California based 360° video production company that uses Virtual Reality or VR video tours and experiences to get clients’ messages across with the highest possible retention rate available today. Adding a whole new dimension to the viewing experience, their immersive packages are flexible enough for any project.

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Are You Still Watching? How to Create Engaging Presentations for Virtual Learning

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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Road to VR’s 2018 Game of the Year Awards

Road to VR

Consumer VR is a little over two years old now, creeping up on three years next April. There’s been plenty to talk about in VR gaming over the course of 2018, with even more ambitious indie studios and AAA game companies getting into the medium for the first time. Now in our second annual Road to VR Game of the Year Awards, we’ve again put the top VR games from the industry’s leading platforms through their paces.

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Oculus Go Holiday Sale: Black Friday Pricing is Back for a Limited Time

Road to VR

Oculus Go, the standalone VR headset, is returning to Black Friday & Cyber Monday pricing for a limited time. The deal is set to last until December 23rd, and knocks $20 off both the 32 GB model (MSRP $200) and 64 GB model (MSRP $250). You can find both models on Amazon US , Oculus , NewEgg , Walmart , Micro Center , and Best Buy. SEE ALSO Missed Out on Rift's Black Friday Deal?

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