VRScout
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
New job listings recently posted by Google point towards potential VR streaming for the cloud gaming service. It’s been a rough year or so for Google Stadia. Originally released back in November of 2019, the cloud gaming service developed by Google failed to capture the initial attention of mainstream consumers due in large part to a lack of exclusive content and continuous connection issues.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
One of VR’s most popular games, Beat Saber , got a multiplayer mode late last year. Unfortunately, Oculus and SteamVR players were separated, which means if your friend had a Quest and you had a Vive, you couldn’t play together. Now, almost a year after multiplayer was initially released, Beat Saber has full cross-play between Quest, Rift, and SteamVR headsets.
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AR Insider
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Though the metaverse continues to be a nebulous (and rampantly-overused) term, there are some common definitions, concepts and principles emerging. Guest author Postonov Kirill gives his take. The post Can the Metaverse Multiply Digital Interaction? appeared first on AR Insider.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Cuba started vaccinating children as young as two years old against covid-19 this week, becoming the first country in the world to inoculate toddlers. At least 12 young kids have died from covid-19 in Cuba this year, while there were no infant deaths from the disease in that country during 2020, according to the Miami … Read more.
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
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
What are the biggest insights and observations in AR and adjacent sectors this week? Welcome to Reality Bytes, featuring lightning-round video commentary from AR Insider partner, M7 Innovations. The post Reality Bytes: TikTok, Amazon & Instagram appeared first on AR Insider.
Virtual Reality Pulse brings together the best content for VR professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
The most popular sport in America deserves the most advanced technology. From the players and stadiums to its game coverage and apps, the NFL leverages the latest in wearables, mobile connectivity, data modeling, streaming, and more to make football safer and smarter. Read on to see how it’s a touchdown all-arouand for fans of football and tech.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Earlier this week, the Department of Justice revealed that three former U.S. intelligence operatives were facing federal charges in connection with their work for BlackMatter, a foreign cybersecurity company based in the United Arab Emirates. Read more.
TechCrunch VR
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Jonathan Stringfield. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Jonathan Stringfield , Ph.D., is VP and global head of Business Marketing, Measurement and Insights at Activision Blizzard Media and Esports. The speed at which gaming has proliferated is matched only by the pace of new buzzwords inundating the ecosystem. Marketers and decision-makers, already suffering from FOMO about opportunities within gaming, have latched onto buzzy trends like the applications of blockchain in gaming and the “metaverse”
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
If you live anywhere with light pollution, you probably get a pretty diluted view of the night sky’s glory. And sometimes, in the busyness of life, we simply forget to look up. These photographers, winners of the 2021 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition run by Royal Observatory Greenwich, have used their… 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.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
SpaceX has launched an online tool showing the real-time location of its first all-civilian crew as they orbit Earth aboard its Crew Dragon spacecraft.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Reuben Klamer, the inventor of Milton Bradley’s The Game of Life board game and the designer of a Starfleet phaser rifle for the original Star Trek TV series, died at his home in La Jolla, California on Tuesday at the age of 99, according to the Toy Association. Read more.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Here's why we celebrate the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the cultural, historical, and technological achievements of the United States.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
As movie theaters continue to adapt to the effects of the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, conversations about the accessibility of the theater experience— for audiences, critics, and creatives alike —have become an important factor in discussing the industry’s slow attempts to return to “normalcy.” But a star of one of… 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.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Amazon's Alexa voice assistant has more than a few tricks to help you get a good night's sleep. Here's how to use Alexa devices to fall asleep fast.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
The Federal Trade Commission put health apps on notice this week with a brand new policy statement aimed at protecting the sometimes super-sensitive data that they collect from their users. In a 3-2 vote held on Wednesday, the Commission agreed to clarify a decade-old rule in order to mandate that these apps—and any… Read more.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
From design to specs, the Apple Watch Series 3 isn't the best option for consumers, even on a tight budget. Here's why.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
This feel really weird to write considering the state of the world we live in but here goes nothing: two of the biggest comic conventions in the United States are going full steam ahead. New York Comic Con takes place October 7-10 and it just announced its full panel, guest, and exhibitor list along with details on… 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.
Anand Tech
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
The external storage market has experienced rapid growth over the last few years, particularly in the retail consumer segment. It has been fueled in part by advancements in bus-powered flash-based storage devices. Thunderbolt SSDs are at the top in terms of both performance and price, but the last few years have seen various high-end portable SSDs with a USB interface.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Coming off Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director with The Shape of Water , Guillermo del Toro probably could have made anything. What he chose was Nightmare Alley , a noir thriller set at a carnival with the director’s most star-studded cast yet. Read more.
Anand Tech
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
To date, most of the new AI hardware entering the market has been a ‘purchase necessary’ involvement. For any business looking to go down the route of using specialized AI hardware, they need to get hold of a test system, see how easy it is to migrate their workflow, then compute the cost/work/future of going down that route, if feasible.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
The quintessential 1980s problem of the ozone hole is still with us today. And in not-great news, this year’s ozone hole is bigger than usual and has spread over the entirety of Antarctica and then some. 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
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Most Android users will see more Google Blue than Material You when Android 12 rolls out. Android phone makers are keeping their own designs.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Welcome to Burning Questions, a series where Earther answers the most common asks we get on how to address climate change. Many people want to do something, anything to help address the climate crisis. We answer your questions about how to help change your life—and the systems that will save us. Check out our past … Read more.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Crafting the perfect ESO build is largely a matter of personal preference and playstyle. However, these PvE and PvP builds should steer you down the right path.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
On Thursday, Facebook announced it was taking new steps to help combat climate change misinformation on its platform , including creating a grant program to invest in fact-checking initiatives worth a whole $1 million dollars. (So generous to throw the spare change you found in between your couch cushions at this… 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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