VRScout

JUNE 13, 2022

A new Voice Mode that turns strangers’ conversations into friendly nonsensical gibberish. Meta today announced that Horizon Worlds will begin rolling out on Meta Quest 2 headsets in the United Kingdom, further growing its social VR metaverse. The company states that more countries in Europe will also be added later this Summer. As is the case with existing players in the US and Canada, you will need to be at least 18 in order to access the experience.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

I’m finally back in Turin! I miss a bit the joys of traveling and especially all the amazing people I met, but I have a lot of cool things I have to work on here, so I’m glad I have again the time to do them! And regarding this… would you be interested in working with me? We at VRrOOm are hiring to do our innovative XR events, check the “Friends” section of this newsletter if this opportunity can interest you!

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AR Insider

JUNE 13, 2022

Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This week, we look at Apple's AR plans, Microsoft's AR reorg, and Meta's Horizon Home. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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ARPost

JUNE 13, 2022

Leaders in the healthcare industry recently got a taste of a groundbreaking leadership training program powered by virtual reality. Partnering with VR communication technology developer Moth+Flame , Wellstar Health System and Wellstar’s digital health and innovation center, Catalyst , introduced a new virtual reality-based training program. The two companies collaborated to give over 100 Wellstar leaders an innovative and exciting training program that focuses on emotional intelligence.

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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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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 13, 2022

Over the weekend, Bytedance, the parent company of Tik Tok and owners of Pico, vendors of virtual reality (VR) headsets, announced major expansions toward western VR hardware distribution. Pico hired 40 new staff members to support its US expansion, working from offices in the Bay Area, Seattle, and San Diego. Additionally, Btyedance is investing significant capital into VR games and experiences running on Pico hardware.

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VRScout

JUNE 13, 2022

Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge combines AR and projection mapping to immerse you in a colorful experience with multiple endings. Super Nintendo World is scheduled to open early next year at Universal Studios Hollywood, offering you the chance to explore an interactive theme park dedicated to the company’s most iconic video games. You enter the park through the Warp Pipe, at which point you’re then transported to a colorful recreation of the Mushroom Kingdom complete with intera

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 13, 2022

Achieving exceptional results in your marketing and advertising efforts doesn’t just mean sending the right message to your audience. Today’s brands are working in an increasingly cluttered landscape, where consumers are becoming less and less responsive to traditional advertising methods. The only way to really generate a long-lasting response, is to provide a memorable experience.

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ARVR

JUNE 13, 2022

This idea occurred to me when I came across a video on Instagram where someone tried designing their future room from a 2d diagram. Then as usual was searching for similar content on youtube and figured out a tutorial which isn’t much of a help but was a starting point though. Ok. So if you have come across oculus you might have seen 2 types of boundary Stationary Boundary RoomScale Boundary Here I wanted to use RoomScale so I can wander around in my room in both worlds.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 13, 2022

In the advertising industry, the rise of new and disruptive technologies can be an incredible way to unlock new levels of audience engagement. Now, more than ever, companies are under increasing pressure to explore innovative new methods of promotion at a time when face-to-face interactions between brands and their consumers are less common. Through VR, MR, and AR, companies can present products and services to customers like never before, in a fully-customizable, adaptable, and interactive envi

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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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Slashgear

JUNE 13, 2022

Self-parking cars seem like magic, but the idea isn't new. In fact, the first version of this technology involved a fifth wheel and dated back to the 1930s.

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Upload VR

JUNE 13, 2022

Meta’s prototype photoreal avatars can now be generated with an iPhone scan. Facebook first showed off work on ‘Codec Avatars’ back in March 2019. Powered by multiple neural networks, they can be driven in real time by a prototype VR headset with five cameras; two internal viewing each eye and three external viewing the lower face. Since then, the researchers have showed off several evolutions of the system, such as more realistic eyes , a version only requiring eye tracking and micropho

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Slashgear

JUNE 13, 2022

A Google engineer has been put on administrative leave after expressing concern over what he perceived as sentience in an artificial intelligence program.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 13, 2022

Actor Chris Evans was in good company at Disneyland, posing alongside Mickey Mouse, the Incredibles, and other Pixar staples. The picture – adorably awkward or awkwardly adorable, depending on who you ask – even warranted a tweet from Evans, who promised fans it wasn't "photoshopped". Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab). Evans shares a super relatable plight of what to do with hands in a photo , but he unsurprisingly managed to make it work.

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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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Slashgear

JUNE 13, 2022

It looks like OnePlus smartphones will lose one of the features that distinguished them from other Android handsets, pushing them even closer to Oppo models.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 13, 2022

We're only six months into 2022 and billions of dollars in cryptocurrency have already been pillaged and plundered. While the value of cryptocurrency stolen is stunning, not everything is solely about the money. Last year, Mashable looked into the biggest crypto scams of 2021. Yes, some big bucks were being funneled via various scams and schemes included on that list.

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Slashgear

JUNE 13, 2022

Bentley is set to debut its 2022 Flying Spur S Sporting Style this month, and the reveal will also come with a twist: one of the versions on offer is a hybrid.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 13, 2022

The Celsius crypto network has halted all trading, including withdrawals, according to a press release from the company released overnight. The unusual move comes as major cryptocurrencies plummeted over the weekend, and questions remain about whether Celsius will ever allow users to withdraw their money, thanks to… 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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Slashgear

JUNE 13, 2022

Ask just about any car enthusiast about their favorite sports cars from the 1990s and we'd bet the Toyota Supra will be on their list - perhaps even at the top.

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Bernard Marr

JUNE 13, 2022

Sports manufacturer Nike has always been at the forefront of digital transformation. Artificial intelligence (AI), e-commerce, and in-store experiential technology have been integral to the brand’s strategy for many years. More recently, it has moved to capitalize on the excitement around new concepts such as the metaverse, NFTs, and web3. Here’s an overview of some of the ways Nike leverages these technologies to remain relevant and on the cultural cutting-edge.

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Slashgear

JUNE 13, 2022

Bugatti, the maker of one of the world's fastest vehicles, appears to have banned Tom Cruise from buying its cars, and for a rather odd reason.

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Digital Trends

JUNE 13, 2022

SpaceX could finally be given the green light on Monday to conduct the first orbital launch of its next-generation Starship rocket.

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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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Slashgear

JUNE 13, 2022

There are a lot of F1 games out there, but few put you in the role of team manager. Here's everything we know so far about Frontier's F1 Manager 2022.

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Digital Trends

JUNE 13, 2022

A new report on Sunday suggests Apple's rumored augmented reality spectacles may not hit shelves for at least two years.

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Slashgear

JUNE 13, 2022

NVIDIA is teaming up with big brands and creating technology and software that'll be at the heart of the self-driving, autonomous vehicles of the near future.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 13, 2022

The benefits of electronic paper make the unique display technology the ideal choice for reading, and have allowed e-readers to stay relevant and popular even while color screen tablets are often cheaper than some Kindles and Kobos. But would you opt for a laptop with a black and white e-paper screen? 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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