VRScout
JUNE 23, 2020
Facebook will stop accepting new apps this December as the company refocuses its efforts on 6DoF VR. Welp, we knew this day would come eventually. Earlier today, Facebook announced that they will no longer be accepting new game and app submissions for the Oculus Go as they begin to shift their efforts away from 3DoF VR in search of greener pastures, namely the Oculus Quest.
ARPost
JUNE 23, 2020
You’ve probably heard of augmented reality try-on experiences. They use your mobile camera or webcam to show what you would look like wearing a product before you buy it. But, have you ever heard of an AR try-out experience? Sunglasses manufacturer Bollé just launched what may be the very first. Meet Bollé. In case you aren’t familiar, Bollé is a manufacturer of performance sunglasses, goggles, and helmets for skiing and biking.
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VRScout
JUNE 23, 2020
Disabled users can play SteamVR games using a new tool that offers four types of assistance. Over the past few years, Grzegorz Bendarski has been hard at work on WalkinVR , a unique software program designed to help make VR games more accessible to those with physical disabilities by allowing them to adjust the orientation, position, and motion range of their motion controllers to address their specific needs.
Road to VR
JUNE 23, 2020
Pimax has announced that both eye and hand tracking modules, both of which were included as stretch goals in its original 2017 Pimax “8K” headset Kickstarter, are shipping out to backers soon. A Pimax spokesperson took to Reddit Sunday to reveal that both eye and hand tracking modules will be shipping “in a month” to backers. “Backers will be able to get the eye tracking for $99 for a limited time,” the spokesperson says. “The price is greatly below the
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
JUNE 23, 2020
“Wearable Wars” is AR Insider’s mini-series that examines how today’s wearables will pave the way and prime consumer markets for AR glasses. Each installment will profile a different tech leader’s moves and motivations in wearables. For more, subscribe to ARtillery PRO. C ommon wisdom states that mobile AR is the forbear to smart glasses.
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ARVR
JUNE 23, 2020
Virtual reality has faced accusations of being a stepping stone in gaming, here for a moment, not for the long-haul, since its inception… Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ».
Road to VR
JUNE 23, 2020
Boneworks (2019) , the physics-based shooter from Stress Level Zero , just got its 1.5 update, bringing along with it a new arena-style map inspired by the Nazi Zombies game mode in the Call of Duty franchise and a few other goodies too. Called ‘Zombie Warehouse’, the update includes a number of challenges that should keep you on your toes.
EON Reality
JUNE 23, 2020
Students can now take the front row seat in their own AR/VR classroom, to examine how technology has changed the farming industry over the course of the century. Over centuries, the growth of agriculture contributed to the rise of civilizations. Before agriculture became widespread, people spent most of their lives searching for food—hunting wild animals and gathering wild plants.
ARVR
JUNE 23, 2020
A guide to a free Google AR Tool for E-Commerce and Brands Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ».
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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.
EON Reality
JUNE 23, 2020
How are healthcare training providers using AR and VR on the AVR Platform to create true to life, hands on IV insertion training for clinicians? Inserting, monitoring and maintaining intravenous (IV) access are essential components of nursing,with an estimated 50- 70% of patients having some form of IV access device inserted as part of their treatment.
GizModo VR
JUNE 23, 2020
You’d be forgiven for missing every change to iOS, macOS, and more that Apple execs speed-talked through during Monday’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote. But even after catching up on all the announcements, there are more useful features coming to iPhones, Macs, Apple Watches, and more—and some big shifts that… Read more.
EON Reality
JUNE 23, 2020
The proof of concept will provide 500 Vaal University of Technology students and faculty with VR and AR capabilities. EON Reality, the global leader in Augmented and Virtual Reality-based knowledge and skills transfer for industry and education, announces a new pilot program with Vaal University of Technology for VR and AR usage and development opportunities.
GizModo VR
JUNE 23, 2020
For the first time, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has included climate change in its annual report laying out what events cause refugees to flee. It signals a growing consensus around the risks climate poses, even if it doesn’t change much for the people actually forced to flee their homes after a… 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
JUNE 23, 2020
With the advent of higher performance Arm based cloud computing, a lot of focus is being put on what the various competitors can do in this space. We’ve covered Ampere Computing’s previous eMag products, which actually came from the acquisition of Applied Micro, but the next generation hardware is called Altra, and after a few months of teasing some high performance compute, the company is finally announcing its product list, as well as an upcoming product due for sampling this year.
GizModo VR
JUNE 23, 2020
Japan’s Riken institute has ripped through prior records on computing speed, with its brand-new Fugaku supercomputer performing 2.8 times more calculations per second in a biannual speed ranking than the previous record holder, the IBM system at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Read more.
Slashgear
JUNE 23, 2020
In an announcement through Oculus today, Facebook revealed that it has acquired Ready at Dawn, the developer behind the hit virtual reality game Lone Echo, as well as lesser-known titles Echo Arena and Echo Combat. Facebook praised the studio, calling Ready at Dawn a ‘veteran’ in the game industry. Development continues on the sequel game Lone Echo II.
GizModo VR
JUNE 23, 2020
It’s pretty safe to say that if you’re an io9 reader, you’ve probably seen at least one Hayao Miyazaki movie (and likely more). Along with the legendary Studio Ghibli , the anime production company he co-founded, Miyazaki has made some of the greatest and most celebrated animated movies ever. But there’s one film of… 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.
VR Fitness
JUNE 23, 2020
Virzoom, the creative force behind the excellent VZFit, has announced a significant evolution of their product today as continued improvements to third party Bluetooth cadence sensors has allowed them to cease production of their own propriety VZFit hardware solution. Posting on their blog and Facebook page Virzoom explained how this natural development has arisen.
GizModo VR
JUNE 23, 2020
Astronomers are puzzling over observations that show a black hole smashing into a mystery object of unusual size. Read more.
Digital Trends
JUNE 23, 2020
These top 10 videos in YouTube history have been viewed billions of times each. How many times did you watch?
GizModo VR
JUNE 23, 2020
Let’s be honest: While humanity has done a lot to support the arts, humans themselves make for a terrible live audience. If they’re not coughing or talking or picking their noses, they’re probably tapping at their phones. On Monday, Barcelona’s Liceu opera house offered an intriguing solution to this problem,… 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
JUNE 23, 2020
With the right appliances, home cooks can gain the confidence to try new recipes and even create their own.
GizModo VR
JUNE 23, 2020
It’s widely known that the comics industry is an extremely insular , rarified space where people’s careers are made or broken based on their interpersonal, social connections to those ( typically older, white men ) who have a seat at the table. A seat that affords them a distinct institutional power. All too often this… Read more.
Digital Trends
JUNE 23, 2020
If you're looking to dive into the world of 3D printing, we've got the best cheap 3D printer deals right here.
GizModo VR
JUNE 23, 2020
A team searching for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence has put together an Exotica Catalog , which lists every known type of celestial object, regardless of whether we understand it or not. 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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