Sat.Oct 03, 2020

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Battle An Alien Invader And His Medieval Human Army In ‘Swordsman VR’

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The fate of humankind relies on how well you can handle a sword. If you enjoy wielding a hefty battle sword, jabbing thugs in the face through their helmet, and bashing skulls using a giant wooden shield, then you may want to schedule an appointment with a mental health professional. You may also want to check out Swordsman VR , a story-driven medieval combat game that has you battling hordes of blood-thirsty enemies using physics-based VR swordplay.

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All the Ways Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality are Shaping Sports

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It has been a year since ESPN’s President Jimmy Pitaro announced in an interview with the Wall Street Journal: “We’ve been leaders in the virtual reality [VR] and augmented reality [AR] space for a long time now… we do not believe that AR and VR is a fad. ” However, while more and more teams and stadiums are incorporating AR and VR into their fan experience to increase revenue, Allan Cook, head of Deloitte’s digital reality business, noted that: “…with fewer people going to games, there is a ge

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If Your iPhone’s Battery Is Evaporating With iOS 14, You Are Not Alone

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Apple’s new iOS 14 has brought iPhone users a trove of wonders. But one cannot have wonders without some bugs. So if you recently noticed that your iPhone seems to suffer massive battery drain after upgrading to iOS 14, we want you to know it’s not just you. And rest assured, there’s a way to fix it, but it’ll require… Read more.

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#950: Darkfield Radio’s Binaural Audio Performances Blur the Lines of Reality

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Darkfield Radio have released a couple of binaural audio performances that transform your home into a immersive audio stage. Their experiences are intended to be.

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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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We Have a Date: Google, Facebook, and Twitter CEOs Will Testify Before Congress on Oct. 28

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Less than a week before the 2020 presidential election, three of the biggest names in tech—Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey—will testify before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation about a longstanding law that protects websites from liability… Read more.

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Oh God, These Things Have a 'Slaughter Phase'

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Washington State officials are frantically searching for a colony of Asian giant hornets—also known as murder hornets—before the invasive species enters its “slaughter phase.” Because of course that’s a thing. Read more.

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In This Teaser, The Snoopy Show Looks Like a Delightful Return to TV For Charlie Brown and Crew

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The return of Peanuts to television is a welcome reprieve in this wild world. And it’s especially a good one if you like Snoopy. Read more.

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This Book About a High School Coven Understands Just How Ridiculous Teens Can Be

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The opening chapter of Hannah Abigail Clarke’s The Scapegracers is a little rough. It starts with a group of girls gathering in the middle of a party to do some magic and freak everyone out. Then the narrator breaks off to do more magic with a girl she’s only just met, and the feeling that this is one of those YA… Read more.

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Get Ready for The Haunting of Bly Manor With Its Ominous Opening Credits

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The Haunting of Bly Manor comes to Netflix as a sort of pseudo-sequel to Mike Flanagan’s The Haunting of Hill House. It’s as good a time as any to whet your appetite just a little bit more. Read more.

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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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The Monster Hunter Movie Has a Brief Teaser and a New Release Date

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What happens when you mash up military action Michael Bay-isms with the fantastical world of Monster Hunter ? You get this, and it looks, uhhh, wild. Read more.

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Billy Crudup Is in Talks to Join the Flash Movie, Again

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Billy Crudup, known for playing one of the bluest men in comic books, is in talks to join Ezra Miller’s The Flash. For a second time. Listen, it’s been a rough project. Read more.

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Saturday's Best Deals: WD 4TB External Drive, Rainfall Shower Head & Handheld Combo, Hidden USB Charger Camera, 3-Pack RGB Case Fans With Remote, Sun Protection UPF 50+ Tops, and More

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A WD easystore 4TB external hard drive and a rainfall handheld shower head combo lead Saturday’s best deals. Read more.

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You Can Grab RAVPower's PD 3.0 Power Bank for $30 Right Now

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RAVPower PD 3.0 Power Bank | $30 | Amazon | Clip coupon Read more.

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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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Upgrade to a Rainfall Shower Head And Handheld Combo For Less Than $20 With This Promo Code

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Baban Rainfall Shower Head Combo | $19 | Amazon | Promo code TN7PSZUE Read more.

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With Trump in Hospital With Covid-19, Twitter Suddenly Decides That Wishing for Someone's Death Is a No-No

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Wishing someone else ill will or death is a disgusting act that makes the world worse. This lesson of common decency seems like it would be obvious to everyone, especially a social media network with hundreds of millions of users. Twitter, for its part, recently responded swiftly to the news of President Donald… Read more.

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