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Explore Inside An RGB Keyboard In This Surreal Quest Game

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Use “monke-like” locomotion to explore an out-of-this-world narrative VR experience. Available now on Oculus Quest headsets via SideQuest , In SPACE no one can hear you CLICK is an experimental VR platformer that has you using exploring the inside of a mechanical RPG keyboard. Similar to the VR multiplayer game Gorilla Tag , this narrative-driven VR experience has you navigating a variety of precarious environments using “monke-like” locomotion.

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Scientists think the next big solar storm could create an ‘internet apocalypse’

Digital Trends

Scientists say that our existing internet infrastructure -- namely undersea cables -- isn't equipped to weather the next big solar storm. Here's why.

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Halloween Kills It at the Box Office, Not So Much at Peacock

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Looks like Michael Myers can’t be stopped, in either Haddonfield or in real life. Halloween Kills released on Friday both in theaters and on Peacock , and absolutely dominated at the box office with a $55 million take. Most of it came from North America and its love for Jamie Lee Curtis and John Carpenter, and the $50… Read more.

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Chinese crew launches to new space station — including station’s first woman

Digital Trends

Three astronauts blasted off for China's longest-ever stay in space this week, including Wang Yaping who is the first woman to stay on the new space station.

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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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Wonder Woman Finally Gets Her Own Event in Trial of the Amazons

GizModo VR

As important as Wonder Woman has appeared to be to DC’s brand, it’s only recently that she’s really been allowed to get the attention that her fellow Trinity members Batman and Superman have. Those two get their own big line wide crossover events every year, but Diana hasn’t had one to herself since the early 1990s.… Read more.

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You Can Now Pay for Ride Fares in the Moscow Subway With Your Face

GizModo VR

Contactless payment systems are quickly becoming an ordinary part of our daily lives. As of this week, you can even pay for subway fares with your face. Before you ask where you can sign up, this new facial recognition payment system has debuted in Russia, sparking concerns that it will be used by authorities as a… Read more.

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Shazam! Fury of the Gods sizzle reel reintroduces the super family

Digital Trends

DC FanDome shared an advance look at the next film in the Shazam! franchise, as Billy Batson and his superhuman foster family return to fight new villains.

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Facebook Pushes Back Against Report That Claims Its AI Sucks at Detecting Hate Speech

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On Sunday, Facebook vice president of integrity Guy Rosen tooted the social media company’s own horn for moderating toxic content, writing in a blog post that the prevalence of hate speech on the platform has fallen by nearly half since July 2020. The post appeared to be in response to a series of damning Wall Street… Read more.

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John Cena makes new friends in HBO Max’s Peacemaker trailer

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In the aftermath of The Suicide Squad, John Cena's Peacemaker has a new team and a potential partner, if he can stop being such a huge jerk.

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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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Doom Patrol's Coming Back for Another Warped and Wacky Season

GizModo VR

Doom Patrol is one of DC’s weirdest shows, and also just a lot of fun. Its cast of misfits trying to make a go at being superheroes has plenty of charm to go along with its trippy nature, clearly enough to make the jump to HBO Max. During yesterday’s lengthy DC Fandome, a trailer dropped for the remaining episodes of… Read more.

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See the 42 biggest asteroids in our solar system in stunning detail

Digital Trends

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released images of 42 of the largest asteroids in the asteroid belt, showing their variety of sizes and shapes.

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The Batman: Caped Crusader Takes the Dark Knight to His Noir Roots

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It’s pretty much understood that the great Batman cartoon of all time is the ‘90s animated series , made by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini, which formed the cornerstone of the equally excellent DC Animated Universe. So anytime Bruce Timm gets his hands back on Batman it’s worth checking out—and based on this preview, his … Read more.

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James Webb Space Telescope arrives in French Guiana ahead of launch

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The James Webb Space Telescope, which will allow astronomers to hunt for habitable exoplanets, has arrived at its launch destination in French Guiana.

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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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The Guardians of the Galaxy Game Credits the Hell Out of Its In-Game Costumes

GizModo VR

Next week, Square Enix is putting out another Marvel game , this one for the Guardians of the Galaxy. While it looks like a typical third-person action game where you control Star-Lord and command the other Guardians, there is one thing that warrants a special shoutout for how surprising it is. Read more.

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Russian cosmonaut and film crew returned safely to Earth from space station

Digital Trends

A trio of Russian crew members including an actress and film producer have landed safely after departing the International Space Station (ISS).

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IATSE Reaches a Deal on Film and TV Contract, With Mixed Reception

GizModo VR

Earlier this week, we reported that the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) were set to strike—just one of many going on recently, as it turns out— as conversations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) were coming to a standstill. The plan was for the trade union… Read more.

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Noom: Everything you need to know about the popular weight loss program

Digital Trends

Learn all about the app that's keen to make you fitter and healthier through long term productive changes and smart choices.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

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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Spider-Man: No Way Home's Trailer is Pretty Good as a 1960s Cartoon

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No doubt that you’ve seen the first trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home a good number of times by now. Tom Holland’s potentially final cinematic outing as the wallcrawler has a lot of fans buzzing about what all its universe hopping could lead to, be it remixes of old villains or some new allies and threats coming to… Read more.

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Why does so much official video game apparel miss the mark?

Digital Trends

Now that video game-themed apparel is considered trendy rather than nerdy, lots of companies are cashing in on clothing lines.

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Saudi Arabia Is Building a Tourism Resort Based on an Oil Rig to Try to Make Destroying the Planet Cool

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It seems that the world’s largest oil producing countries will stop at nothing to keep drilling, despite the fact that doing so aggravates climate change and its devastating effects. Oil-producing heavyweight Saudi Arabia recently unveiled a new tactic: making oil rigs look cool. Read more.

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How to watch Apple’s ‘Unleashed’ event tomorrow, M1X MacBook Pro expected

Digital Trends

Apple is widely expected to debut redesigned MacBook Pro models with enhanced M1x processors at its October 2021 event, and we'll show you how to watch live.

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Who C.A.R.E.S.!? How Learning Got Its Bad Rap & What We Can Do About It

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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Fashion In 3D: An Opportunity For Greater Innovation

Cathy Hackl

Fashion has always been at the forefront of culture, influencing trends through experimentation and radical approaches. Today some in the fashion industry are pushing boundaries. New 3D mediums are calling for that spirit of experimentation and boundary-pushing.

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LIGHT FIELD LAB UNVEILS SOLIDLIGHT™ – THE HIGHEST RESOLUTION HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY PLATFORM EVER DESIG

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First Large-Format Modular Holographic Video Walls Feature 10 Billion Pixels Per Meter 2 Generating Digital Objects that Escape the Screen and Merge with Reality. San Jose, California - October 7, 2021 - Light Field Lab today announced SolidLight™, the highest resolution holographic display platform ever designed. Light Field Lab’s technologies combine unprecedented size, resolution and density to project SolidLight Objects that accurately move, refract and reflect in physical space.

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Balenciaga joins hands with Fortnite to usher Fashion in Metaverse

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As the race to create the first full-fledged metaverse heats up, companies the world over are starting to explore the concept and the role they can play in shaping it. In this vein, iconic fashion brand Balenciaga has recently announced a unique merchandising collaboration with Fortnite, introducing first-of-its-kind branded items for players to buy and [.].

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HTC VIVE FLOW 499$ NEXT GEN VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSET

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HTC VIVE announced VIVE Flow, a compact, lightweight immersive glasses device that transports its wearers wherever they want or need to be – anytime, anywhere. Designed with comfort and portability in mind, VIVE Flow lets people find moments of calm and well-being for themselves throughout the day, including: Meditation 2.0 with apps like TRIPP, or taking a scenic, immersive drive down Route 66 with MyndVR's original series: A Road to Remember.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

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?