ARPost

APRIL 20, 2021

Navigating the employment world is a challenge for people with disabilities. However, an initiative by Viability, funded by the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC), promises to make things easier for the underserved, thanks to an innovative VR training program. Project (VR)2 will teach users soft skills in a safe and comfortable environment, eliminating the communication glitches that prevent them from getting a job.

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APRIL 20, 2021

Amazon’s first in-person haircare and styling center offers AR hair consultation as well as point-and-learn technology. Amazon today announced the opening of its first-ever Amazon Salon, a one-of-a-kind hair salon and styling center that employs the latest in augmented reality and point-and-learn technology to offer what the company promises is a next-generation hair care experience.

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APRIL 20, 2021

Gamers, anime fans, and those with an interest in Japanese culture are in for an AR treat courtesy of Google. On Tuesday, the company added 14 3D renditions of popular Japanese characters, headlined by pop culture icons Pac-Man and Hello Kitty, to its roster of augmented reality content available in Google Search. Don't Miss: Hands-On: Here's How Augmented Reality in Google Search Works In addition to Pac-Man and Hello Kitty, you can view Ultraman, Ultraman Zero, Ultraman Belial, Gomorra, Evange

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VRScout

APRIL 20, 2021

Newly leaked images tease a fitness-focused VR headset from HTC, but is this sneaker-like hardware even real? It appears as though congratulations are in order. It was discovered earlier today that HTC has won an award IF Design Award for a never-before-seen VR headset, the HTC Vive Air. Designed specifically with VR fitness in mind, this unique-looking device features a breathable fabric design and a detachable faceplate, which enables you to easily clean the headset frame after an extra-sweat

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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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Road to VR

APRIL 20, 2021

An apparently never-before-seen HTC headset won an IF Design Award today, which arrived with multiple photos of what was listed as a consumer headset targeting release in 2021. The fitness-focused headset is just a concept, the company says, but we’re probably going to see many of its design elements in an upcoming HTC headset. Update (10:00 AM ET) : HTC has provided UploadVR with confirmation that Vive Air is indeed a concept, and not an in-development product despite being listed there

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Road to VR

APRIL 20, 2021

Maskmaker , a VR adventure game from A Fisherman’s Tale (2019) studio InnerspaceVR and publisher MWM Interactive , brings a host of unique puzzles and scenic environments to PSVR and SteamVR-compatible headsets today. In Maskmaker , you step into a magical realm where you take on the role of a “Maskmaker’s apprentice” to the powerful Prospero.

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ARVR

APRIL 20, 2021

Our team at echoAR previously shared its favorite VR narrative and storytelling experiences which are offered for free to anyone interested in this new form of immersive art (see full article here ). But if you’re willing to invest and pay just a little, here’s our list of the best VR narrative experiences and storytelling experiences (listed by lowest to highest price): 1.

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Anand Tech

APRIL 20, 2021

The last few years has seen a glut of processors enter the market with the sole purpose of accelerating artificial intelligence and machine learning workloads. Due to the different types of machine learning algorithms possible, these processors are often focused on a few key areas, but one thing limits them all – how big you can make the processor.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 20, 2021

On Monday, the nation’s largest union of coal miners announced that it’s down for the shift to renewable energy as long the transition includes aid—and new jobs—for workers laid off from their sector. It’s the latest sign that workers aren’t buying the fossil fuel industry’s narrative that it’s a great protector of… 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 20, 2021

A Boston-based startup is aiming to revolutionize coastal travel with an all-electric passenger aircraft that flies just above the water.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 20, 2021

In Dune , the Sardaukar are some of the Imperium’s most elite soldiers : bodyguards to the Emperor of the Known Universe, and the deadly right hand of House Corrino. But a new comic book from Boom Studios is going to explore what lies beyond the martial skills of the Sardaukar, and we’ve got a first look. Read more.

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VR Fitness

APRIL 20, 2021

VR Party League and VR Sports Network collaborate to provide a unique experience for athletes in virtual sports who want to participate in challenging team-based games such as Ready At Dawn’s Echo Arena. With emphasis on community, training, and a handicap system that allows teams of different skill levels to play together, the alliance creates opportunities for players and teams that reflect continued growth of the VR esports industry overall as VR Party League announces Echo Arena Season 1 wit

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GizModo VR

APRIL 20, 2021

New research purports to find a link between receiving an mRNA vaccine for covid-19 and shingles, also known as herpes zoster, in certain people with autoimmune conditions. But while the link may be worth exploring, the average person shouldn’t be worried about this possible risk or pay much attention to misleading… 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 20, 2021

Now that Apple is replacing the 21.5 inch iMac with the new 24-inch M1 powered iMac, the fusion drive is gone forever in favor of solid-state drives.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 20, 2021

Apple’s new Apple Podcasts Subscriptions service, essentially Patreon for podcasters , costs creators $20 a year and lets the podcaster set prices for special subscription offerings including exclusive content and early access. To many amateur podcasters, myself included, this is a big deal. It means we might one day… Read more.

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Digital Trends

APRIL 20, 2021

Apple will bring its heartwarming, critically acclaimed series Ted Lasso back to Apple TV+ on July 23, and has a new season 2 trailer to accompany the news.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 20, 2021

Fortnite ’s invasion of comics has no doubt left some people unaware of the smash global phenom of a video game/metaculture black hole confused about just what the appeal of a thing that has seemingly taken over the planet really is. Well, Batman’s among those people now, for very different reasons—but putting the… 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 20, 2021

The full list of Game Developers Choice Awards 2021 nominees has been revealed. Games mentioned include The Last of Us Part II, Hades, and Ghost of Tsushima.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 20, 2021

Tentatively excellent news! The FTC has declared that it is serious about racist algorithms, and it will hold businesses legally accountable for using them. In a friendly-reminder type announcement today, it said that businesses selling and/or using racist algorithms could feel the full force of their legal might. Read more.

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Digital Trends

APRIL 20, 2021

At its Spring Loaded event today, Apple announced an all-new, updated iMac. It is the first major change to the all-in-one desktop in close to a decade.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 20, 2021

It’s a new Adventure Time trailer, come on and grab your friends, and we’ll go to HBO Max’s Distant Lands —specifically, “Together Again,” the third special in the four-part series which brings back the stars of the original show. 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 20, 2021

Along with a new version of the Apple TV 4K, today Apple showed off a new Siri remote. With a design that hides the touchpad, you can buy it on its own.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 20, 2021

Doctors and medical ethicists in the UK are calling for terminally ill patients to have the option of using general anesthesia prior to their death as a way to relieve suffering. Read more.

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Digital Trends

APRIL 20, 2021

Here's how to turn on private browsing on Android and iOS phones, helping you to surf the web privately and also avoid saving cookies and your search history.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 20, 2021

Star Trek ’s galaxy is filled with mysterious alien races, unexplained phenomena, and incomprehensible technology that our Starfleet heroes would love to explore and understand. And then there’s the Q Continuum, a group of beings that a lot of those Starfleet officers wish would leave them alone instead. Read more.

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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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