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Upcoming Immersive Fashion Show ‘The Fabric Of Reality’ Promises The Future Of VR Exhibitions

VRScout

Go hands-on with “sculptural garments” from three renowned designers in this one-of-a-kind digital showcase. Verizon Media’s Emmy award-winning immersive content house RYOT is partnering with Kaleidoscope , the Fashion Innovation Agency , and The Museum of Other Realities on a first-of-its-kind fashion exhibit taking place entirely from VR.

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SenseGlove review: a nice DK1 for force-feedback in VR

The Ghost Howls

Some months ago I interviewed Niels Bogerd from SenseGlove about the “affordable” (from an enterprise point of view) force-feedback gloves they were producing. I was very intrigued by his words, and I would have loved to try the device. The great news is that SenseGlove has been so kind as to send me a review unit some days ago, and of course I’ve made many extensive tests so that to write a detailed review for you!

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Daimler Transforms the Automotive Lifecycle

AR Insider

This article is the latest in AR Insider’s editorial contributor program. Find out more or contact us to participate here. Authors’ opinions are their own. . How Daimler uses Unity across its automotive lifecycle. by Nick Davis. D aimler Protics shapes digital reality for Daimler AG, one of the world’s largest automakers. Its mixed reality team develops everything from proof of concepts to ready-to-use applications for Mercedes-Benz and other brands.

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AIXR Partners With VRChat to Bring 4th Annual VR Awards Online

ARPost

The Academy of International Extended Reality (AIXR) is hosting the 4th International VR Awards on November 12. The remote event is being organized in partnership with VRChat. Here, we’ll look at what the event will look like, how to register, and – of course – who the nominees for the VR Awards are. About the VR Awards. The VR Awards recognize organizations, individuals, and experiences.

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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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Should You Buy ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s: Help Wanted’ On Oculus Quest?

VRScout

Now that’s a lot of jump scares. Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted VR is now available on Quest headsets, bringing with it all the nerve-wracking animatronic horror made famous by the ridiculously popular survival horror game. Released back in 2019 on PC VR headsets, this terrifying VR rendition mixes up the original Five Nights at Freddy’s formula with a variety of heart-pounding mini-games designed specifically for the VR format.

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars' Final Season Is Getting Some Incredible Action Figures

GizModo VR

Take the Siege of Mandalore to your desk, and do so in style: Hasbro’s Star Wars Black Series action figure line is returning to the Clone Wars for a new series of action figures, and yes, they’re pretty much exactly the ones you would want. Read more.

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10 Augmented Reality glasses you can buy now

ARVR

Where is Augmented Reality eyewear technology at, and how do you get your hands on it? Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ».

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Solo Is Proof That We're Star Wars Spoiled

GizModo VR

Looking at the past five years of Star Wars films, one sticks out like a gold droid on a forest moon: Solo: A Star Wars Story. Not only did the film gross the least of the bunch (by over $300 million), it was the only one released over the summer , centered on an original trilogy character who was recast, and it was … Read more.

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Airline Uses VR To Reduce Travel

Charlie Fink

KLM uses Glue's VR collaboration system to save time and money.

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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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NASA Ominously Chooses Halloween 2021 to Launch Long-Delayed Space Telescope

GizModo VR

NASA hopes to launch the much-anticipated James Webb Space Telescope from French Guiana on October 31, 2021, the agency announced today. Ongoing technical challenges and the covid-19 pandemic were cited as reasons for the latest delay to the project. Read more.

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The Matrix 4: Everything we know about the upcoming Matrix sequel

Digital Trends

Original co-director Lana Wachowski will write and direct new sequel, the fourth film in the sci-fi franchise.

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Solar Orbiter Spots Previously Unknown 'Campfires' on the Sun

GizModo VR

The closest images ever taken of the Sun have revealed a never-before-seen stellar phenomenon. Dubbed “campfires,” these bright spots could solve a longstanding mystery about the Sun’s scorching outer layers. Read more.

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The best protective iPhone cases for 2020

Digital Trends

If you’re going off-road or work outdoors, it could be a good idea to invest in a protective iPhone case.

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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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European Courts Find U.S. Can't Be Trusted to Process and Store Data

GizModo VR

For the past two weeks, US officials have been grilling TikTok and other China-based tech giants over potential concerns surrounding the data security of Americans who use these apps, not to mention the national security implications of these apps’ alleged allegianc e to the Chinese government. Now, it’s looking like… Read more.

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The best gaming speakers for 2020

Digital Trends

No gaming setup is complete without great speakers, even if you get just two or a full surround sound kit.

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Keanu Reeves Is Gonna Soothe Us to Sleep in a New TV Series Based on the Calm App

GizModo VR

HBO Max announced today that it’s making a new series based on the popular relaxation app, Calm. The 30-minute, 10-episode series, A World of Calm , will feature the same story time narration style that the app is known for, plus “mesmeric imagery,” HBO says. HBO is working on its new show in collaboration with… Read more.

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Stalkerware: The invisible threat faced by domestic abuse victims

Digital Trends

Apps secretly monitor a victim’s communications, location, photos, password keystrokes, and more.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

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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Russian River Runs Orange After a Catastrophic Mine Spill

GizModo VR

Russian Instagram blogger Sergey Zamkadniy usually posts images of beautiful sunsets or riverine adventures. His latest work, however, shows a disaster unfolding in real-time. An abandoned mine in Russia’s Ural Mountains has tainted streams orange. Read more.

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Immersive chat startups have a very different vision for the future of voice

TechCrunch VR

What happens when startups look to build on the trendiness of podcasting and social audio platforms while injecting them with some of virtual reality’s weirdness? Turns out, plenty of founders are already experimenting with that strange question. As audio-centric platforms garner investor interest, virtual reality founders of old are trying to push 3D audio as the next evolution, presenting the tech in a way that looks entirely different from today’s voice chat platforms.

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Microsoft Kills off Kinect (For Good This Time) With Xbox Series X

GizModo VR

You know that dust-covered Kinect you have tucked away with a menagerie of other electronics and chords? Well, you can go on ignoring it. Read more.

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The best refrigerators for 2020

Digital Trends

Find the perfect fridge, whether you have a small space, need a large freezer, want smart features, or more.

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Who C.A.R.E.S.!? How Learning Got Its Bad Rap & What We Can Do About It

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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Twitch Forces U.S. Army To Stop Tricking Viewers With Fake Giveaways

GizModo VR

The U.S. Army has a Twitch channel that it uses to fish for potential recruits. Last week, it came under fire for issuing bans to viewers who asked about war crimes. This week, a report by The Nation dug deeper, pointing out, among other things, that the channel had a habit of running fake controller giveaways that… Read more.

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Europe’s biggest 3D printer helps create an entire two-story house

Digital Trends

Is this the start of an affordable housing revolution?

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Microsoft's xCloud Will Officially Launch in September as Part of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate

GizModo VR

Microsoft has been testing its Project xCloud game streaming platform throughout the past year, and today Microsoft announced xCloud will leave beta and become available to the public in September as an addition to Xbox’s $15 a month Game Pass Ultimate. Read more.

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How to get developer options on Android

Digital Trends

Want to dig into some of the hidden options on your Android phone? We show you how using developer options.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

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?