ARPost
OCTOBER 8, 2020
When was the last time you shopped in a physical store? In just a few months, COVID-19 has turned in-store shopping into something merely nostalgic. Many retail brands with brick and mortar stores have pivoted and profited from a digital presence. However, the experiential nature of shopping – the desire for tactile and sensory – is still highly valued by consumers.
VRScout
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Dominate the arena with this beginner’s guide to VR dueling. Resolution Games’ ( Cookout!: A Sandwich Tale, Angry Birds VR ) competitive dueling experience B laston is now available on the Oculus Quest, offering players one of the most addictive competitive multiplayer games in recent memory. There’s fast-paced gun play, tons of customization, and plenty of physicality.
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Road to VR
OCTOBER 8, 2020
NVIDIA plans to launch its CloudXR service on Amazon Web Services in early 2021, allowing enterprises to stream AR and VR content to tethered and standalone VR headsets. While the initial use-cases focus on visualization and collaboration, the same service could underpin a consumer-facing XR streaming service in the future. This week Nvidia announced that it will make its CloudXR streaming service available via Amazon Web Services in early 2021.
VRScout
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Security-focused VR designed specifically for classified environments. HTC this week announced yet another iteration of its HTC Vive Pro, the HTC Vive Pro Secure, a professional-grade VR headset designed for use in classified environments that require “ authority to operate.” Put simply, the Vive Pro Secure can be used in secure locations where other devices cannot thanks to a series of hardware modifications designed to keep important data safe and secure.
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.
AR Insider
OCTOBER 8, 2020
“Trendline” is AR Insider’s series that examines trends and events in spatial computing, and their strategic implications. For an indexed library of spatial computing insights, data, reports and multimedia, subscribe to ARtillery PRO. C ould AR’s eventual killer apps deviate from the technology’s common connotations? And could they germinate outside of the AR industry bubble?
Virtual Reality Pulse brings together the best content for VR professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
AR Insider
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Reality Bytes is AR Insider’s series that features bite-sized video insights. Running Thursdays, it focuses on weekly news recaps and commentary. For an indexed library of data, reports, and multimedia, subscribe to ARtillery Pro. W hat are the biggest insights and observations in AR and adjacent sectors this week? Welcome to Reality Bytes , featuring lightning-round commentary from AR Insider partner M7 Innovations.
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 8, 2020
The mission of Wildlife Services , an office in the Department of Agriculture (USDA), is “to provide federal leadership and expertise to resolve wildlife conflicts to allow people and wildlife to coexist.” In practice, that means slaughtering animals in droves. Read more.
Digital Trends
OCTOBER 8, 2020
The iPhone 12 is going to be released on October 13, and there have already been dozens of leaks and rumors. Here's everything we know about the iPhone 12.
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Fans who were planning on Pixar to bring them back to theaters can forget about that. Disney just announced that Soul , the latest film from Pixar , will skip theaters and debut exclusively on Disney+ December 25. 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
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Google Assistant can now open and search within apps thanks to improved voice controls. You can go hands-free when browsing Etsy, ordering food, and more.
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 8, 2020
The larger the group (or the younger the subjects) the harder it is to ensure that everyone in a photo is looking in the right direction. Should they all be looking at the photographer? The camera lens? At someone else in the shot? With Photoshop Elements 2021, Adobe will let users fix it in post and change where… Read more.
ARVR
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Nowadays, with the revolution that is happening in the industries of different types, there is also the need for new training programs that can equip the workforce to work in the new environment. Experts from various industries already faced the rapid emergence of new technologies that can increase engagement and effectiveness. One of these technologies is Augmented Reality ( AR ) which is quickly becoming an alternative technology for training programs.
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Star Wars has some of the most gorgeous posters in the history of cinema. Part of that is because of its beautiful iconography: lightsabers , spaceships, aliens , etc. Another reason is each film has been released and re-released so many times, there are way, way more poster versions to choose from. 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.
Anand Tech
OCTOBER 8, 2020
One of the most anticipated launches of 2020 is now here. AMD's CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, is set to announce and reveal the new Ryzen 5000 series processors using AMD's new Zen 3 microarchitecture. Aside from confirming the product is coming this year, there are very few concrete facts to go on: we are expecting more performance as well as a competitive product.
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Facebook is no stranger to climate misinformation. Just last month, the platform became a key player in spreading flat-out hoaxes surrounding the wildfires raging across the West Coast to an audience of tens of thousands, taking them down only after public outrage. And last year when activists pointed out that climate… Read more.
Anand Tech
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Dr. Lisa Su, the CEO of AMD, has today announced the company’s next generation mainstream Ryzen processor. The new family, known as the Ryzen 5000 series, includes four parts and supports up to sixteen cores. The key element of the new product is the core design, with AMD’s latest Zen 3 microarchitecture, promising a 19% raw increase in performance-per-clock, well above recent generational improvements.
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet, said Thursday that it’s offering its fully driverless robo-taxis to all customers of its ride-hailing service in Phoenix, Arizona. Previously, the company only afforded its fleet of unmanned cars to a select few hundred people as part of its early rider program beginning in… 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
OCTOBER 8, 2020
After the success of the Sega Genesis Mini and the Game Gear Micro, a producer for Sega speculates that it will produce more compact versions of its consoles.
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Last month, the Food and Drug Administration said Fitbit could have a little treat in the form of clearance for its ECG app. As of today, that app is now live for anyone in the U.S. (as well as some countries in Europe and Asia) with a brand spanking new Fitbit Sense. Read more.
Digital Trends
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Do your pets tend to leave a mess behind? The best robot vacuums for pet hair are smart vacs that help keep your home clean, even when pets have other ideas.
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 8, 2020
The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint this week against HCL America that accuses the Google contractor of violating its employees’ labor rights through a bevy of union-busting tactics. The complaint alleges that the company, a subsidiary of the India-based contracting titan HCL Technologies, illegally… 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
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Our list of the best free screen recorders showcases some of the top free apps for capturing video on your computer.
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 8, 2020
California continues to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic, and it’s going to keep theme parks closed a little while longer. Governor Gavin Newsom recently announced that Disneyland, Universal Studios, and other theme parks in the state will remain shut for the time being—a decision that Disney chairman Bob Iger is… Read more.
Digital Trends
OCTOBER 8, 2020
The Beats Powerbeats Pro may be king of the castle when it comes to earbuds, but not everyone can afford them. Here are five better-priced bud alternatives.
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 8, 2020
They say that help can sometimes come from the strangest places. A new report says Benedict Cumberbatch is set to join Spider-Man 3 , taking on the role of Peter Parker’s (Tom Holland) new mentor. 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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