VRScout
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
HTC retains brand but lets part of their smartphone business go. Google has announced a $1.1 billion cooperation agreement under which certain HTC employees – many of whom are already working with Google to develop Pixel smartphones – will join Google. Leading into today’s news, shares of HTC were halted on the Taiwan Stock Exchange pending this Wednesday night announcement.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
According to the Taiwan Stock Exchange, HTC will halt trading of its stock as of September 21st, pending an unknown announcement from the company, reports Bloomberg. The move seems to lend weight to recent reports that the company is getting ready to sell off some or all of its business. Following several years of financial difficulty, the future of HTC seems less clear than it’s ever been.
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VRScout
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
The VR64 retro virtual reality headset is as cool as it is totally unnecessary. Remember the Commodore 64 home computer? No? That makes sense. After all, the revolutionary device was released all the way back in 1982, a year some of you younger folks probably consider the stone age. However for many veteran gamers the infamous system still holds a special place in their hearts, serving as a constant reminder to how far we’ve come in computer technology.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
The sequel to Cloudhead Games’ early room-scale VR hit, The Gallery: Episode 1 – Call of the Starseed (2016) , is nearly here. We got our hands on a limited preview of the soon-to-release Heart of the Emberstone , and if the little we played accurately represents the fit and finish of the final product, we’re in for quite a treat.
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.
Cats and VR
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
#2017PSカンファレンス ｜今年春 映画にもなった女性に人気のスマホゲーム『ねこあつめVR』((株)ヒットポイント)が2018年にPS VRに登場決定！ pic.twitter.com/8nqB5Pguoo — プレイステーション公式 (@PlayStation_jp) September 19, 2017. During Sony’s conference at Tokyo Game Show, cat collecting sim Neko Atsume was confirmed as a VR experience coming to PlayStation VR in 2018.
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Slashgear
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
Although VR headsets have more or less settled down around a common set of specs, that doesn’t mean that there’s little motivation for innovation in that space. Screen resolution and field of view are two of the biggest areas for improvement in VR headsets. It’s hard to strike a balance, as shown by the Pimax, billed as the world’s first … Continue reading.
Hypergrid Business
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
One of the presentation areas at the OpenSim Community Conference grid. (Image courtesy AvaCon.). This year’s OpenSimulator Community Conference will be held on Dec. 9 and 10, and applications for volunteers and presenters are now open. Organized as a joint production by core developers of OpenSimulator and AvaCon , this year’s conference will focus on the latest software release , visions for the future, and technologies or content today that are shaping the future of the platform.
Slashgear
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
Google has just launched ARCore, its not so subtle answer to Apple’s ARKit, but if you thought Google was done with virtual reality, then you don’t know Google at all. It is a company with near infinite ideas and near infinite money to throw at those ideas, whether they end up on store shelves or in the trash bin. So, … Continue reading.
VRWorld
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
A key pillar of psychiatric treatment is guided imagery. Guided imagery is the practice of, with guidance, stimulating the senses and inducing mental images for the sake of health therapy or relaxation. You often see things like this in the movies – a person visits a psychologist, is told to lay on a couch, close his or her eyes, breathe and think of something peaceful.
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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.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
Why not see what your living room looks like with that couch before you buy it? After months of viral videos and buzz surrounding ARKit, Apple’s Augmented Reality software solution announced in June , the official release of iOS 11 has brought with it a host of new AR apps and games. Among them is an AR overhaul to Houzz’s View in my Room 3D furniture app, which now lets you test drive over 500,000 furniture and decor products in your house—virtually.
VRWorld
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
The venture wing of Salesforce.com Inc. , is launching a USD $50 million fund to invest in start-ups creating or deploying Artificial Intelligence , the cloud computing firm disclosed today to Reuters. Salesforce, whose software helps businesses sell, market and track customer activity ( Customer Relationship Management ), has been increasing its use of AI since launching its ‘Einstein’ technology a year ago, which uses automation and data-driven features.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
The Commodore 64 —a renowned 8-bit home computer system that debuted in 1983—may be approaching antique status at 34 years old, but one enthusiast has seen fit to make sure it doesn’t get left out of the VR craze. An enthusiast going by the alias ’64jim64′ has hacked together an impressive project for the beloved personal computer.
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