VRScout

APRIL 24, 2021

Experience one of the scariest VR games currently available 100% free-of-charge courtesy of the Epic Games Store. Despite having released back in 2014, Creative Assembly’s Alien: Isolation remains one of the most unsettling survival horror games currently available. Set 15 years after the events of the original film, Alien: Isolation has you stepping into the role of Amanda Ripley as she embarks on a mission to discover the whereabouts of her missing mother.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 24, 2021

Earlier this week, Xbox announced it would start inviting Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers to take part in its Xbox Cloud Gaming beta (aka xCloud) on PC and iOS. Like the three other major cloud gaming platforms, Nvidia’s GeForce Now, Google Stadia, and Amazon Luna, xCloud also now works in the Chrome, Edge, and… Read more.

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Digital Trends

APRIL 24, 2021

This week, space agencies from around the world will drop everything to figure out an emergency response to our planet being struck by an enormous asteroid.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 24, 2021

If you’ve ever wanted your Google Assistant to get moving without having to say, “hey Google,” all the time, you may be getting your wish in the near future. Read more.

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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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Digital Trends

APRIL 24, 2021

Today is the 31st anniversary of the launch of Hubble, and to celebrate researchers have used the telescope to image one of the most famous stars in our galaxy.

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Digital Trends

APRIL 24, 2021

Returnal may change the way major companies approach bold projects by indie video game studios.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 24, 2021

Lionsgate Television is jumping into the streaming competition, and they plan to come out swinging. The studio is exploring the possibility of a Saw television show. The Saw films were a huge financial success at the box office, and are looking to duplicate that for the small screen. Read more.

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Digital Trends

APRIL 24, 2021

Having made a successful second test flight, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter isn't slowing down. The team intends to perform a third, more complex flight tomorrow.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 24, 2021

HBO’s video game adaptation of Sony Computer Entertainment game The Last of Us , starring Game of Thrones alums Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey , has just hired two new behind-the-scenes creatives. 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.

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Digital Trends

APRIL 24, 2021

NASA's Perseverance rover will soon have a new companion on the red planet, as China is set to send its first Mars rover to the surface as early as next month.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 24, 2021

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will be hosting Saturday Night Live on May 8, the show’s official account tweeted Saturday. And I have a lot of questions, namely: Why? Read more.

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Digital Trends

APRIL 24, 2021

Did you know you can use your Echo speaker as a home theater companion? Here's a guide to creating an Echo surround system and three configurations you can try.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 24, 2021

In September 2020, Kevin Smith was announced as executive producer and co-writer of a new animated Masters of the Universe : Revelation series for Netflix. Read more.

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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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Digital Trends

APRIL 24, 2021

There have been 76 hosts of the Academy Awards over its 92 ceremonies to date, but they haven't all been award-winning performances. Here are the most memorable Oscars hosts of all time.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 24, 2021

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a directive Friday that sets an aspirational 2045 deadline to halt all oil extraction within the state. It also orders the state’s Department of Conservation to quit issuing new fracking permits by 2024. Read more.

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Digital Trends

APRIL 24, 2021

The SpaceX Crew Dragon, launched yesterday on its second operational mission to carry four astronauts to the International Space Station, has arrived safely.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 24, 2021

Comedian Robin Thede (former host of BET talk show The Rundown with Robin Thede ) and creator of the A Black Lady Sketch Show is teaming up with Amazon Studios for a new horror comedy film, Killing It. Thede wrote the script and will produce it through her production company, For Better or Words. Read more.

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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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Digital Trends

APRIL 24, 2021

Buying a perfect laptop for a senior may seem complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. Here’s our straight forward guide for the best laptops for seniors.

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Oculus

APRIL 24, 2021

This week, we released several titles and updates across the Oculus Platform. Here’s a rundown of the highlights.

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Digital Trends

APRIL 24, 2021

The Academy Awards have had some shocking surprise wins, loses, and snubs over the years, and these are the most notable ones.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 24, 2021

The U.S. is the largest historical contributor to planet-warming pollution, responsible for around a quarter of all carbon dioxide ever put in the atmosphere. In the pursuit of just international climate policy, remediating those emissions requires much more than climate pledge President Joe Biden just announced. Read more.

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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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Digital Trends

APRIL 24, 2021

The 2021 iMac is finally here, with its new M1 chip, a slimmer design, and multiple color options. If this is the all-in-one for you, here's how to pre-order!

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Digital Trends

APRIL 24, 2021

UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 is coming tonight, with three title fights on the card. Here's how to watch it.

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