VRScout
APRIL 11, 2022
Meta kick-starts is metaverse economy. Meta today announced that it has begun working on a handful of monetization tools for its Horizon Worlds platform that will allow select creators to sell virtual items and effects within their custom worlds, setting the stage for the company’s metaverse economy. The company is starting small with two new creator monetization features.
ARPost
APRIL 11, 2022
Everyone watches for the VR headset and AR glasses launches. But who watches the components? A number of optics manufacturers have made big announcements recently and, while those announcements will only be of immediate interest to hardware manufacturers and developers, these are things that will make their way to consumers in the form of other products.
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AR Insider
APRIL 11, 2022
How do we standardize and normalize AR marketing with a common meter stick that lets marketers benchmark performance? Snap may have an answer to this question. It's called the Marketing Mix Model (MMM). We examine. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
APRIL 11, 2022
At GDC last month, Meta shared the clearest look yet at the number of apps reaching various revenue milestones on the Quest platform. So far, 124 apps have earned $1 million in revenue or more, while 8 have exceeded $20 million. In February Meta said the total amount of money spent on the Quest store had surpassed $1 billion , showing just how much spending on the marketplace has grown since the launch of Quest 2.
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
APRIL 11, 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 Unreal Engine 5, DigiLens' funding and the U.S. Army's AR play. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
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Slashgear
APRIL 11, 2022
The Giant Magellan Telescope will be one of the most impressive and valuable scientific research instruments ever constructed when it's ready to roll in 2029.
GizModo VR
APRIL 11, 2022
New research continues to find evidence that psilocybin—the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms—can uniquely help people with depression. The study found that people undergoing psilocybin-assisted therapy experienced noticeable changes in brain patterns associated with depression, including when compared to a… Read more.
Slashgear
APRIL 11, 2022
The oddly-shaped BMW Isetta was an inexpensive car with a door that opened on the front. It also happened to be the model that saved BMW from bankruptcy.
GizModo VR
APRIL 11, 2022
Astronomers studying Neptune’s atmosphere found that the planet’s global temperature has dropped over a 17-year period, while its south pole has warmed considerably. 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.
Slashgear
APRIL 11, 2022
In a sea of huge SUVs and blinged-out luxury sedans, Audi's S8 is almost subtle. Only the naive would overlook its twin-turbo V8 and heaping of tech, though.
GizModo VR
APRIL 11, 2022
Today Netflix announced that Nimona is finally getting its chance on screen. The story, written by ND Stevenson, is about a shapeshifting girl who convinces her best friend/liege lord to pursue greater and and greater glory, set in a science-fantasy medieval land. So how did we get from webcomic to feature film? Read more.
Slashgear
APRIL 11, 2022
The Pixel 6 Pro's fabled Face Unlock feature has once again made an appearance, and it looks like it may still arrive in a future Android update.
GizModo VR
APRIL 11, 2022
Coming directly off Spider-Man: No Way Home , expectations couldn’t be higher for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. That film barely scratched the surface of what the multiverse means for the Marvel Cinematic Universe and it was as rousing, exciting, and satisfying as any Marvel movie to date. Now, we have a … 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.
Slashgear
APRIL 11, 2022
A unique and unofficial Apple museum will open soon, complete with a massive collection of hardware and an array of interactive experiences for fans.
GizModo VR
APRIL 11, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is investigating two Louisiana agencies for alleged discrimination against predominantly Black communities in a part of the Bayou State known as “Cancer Alley.” Read more.
Slashgear
APRIL 11, 2022
The next OnePlus event will likely bring a pair of new smartphones to the midrange market alongside a new pair of affordable wireless earbuds.
GizModo VR
APRIL 11, 2022
It’s been a long day for directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. They’ve been doing 20-minute press junkets all day. But when they sit down with me to talk about Everything Everywhere All at Once , it’s immediately clear that this isn’t work for them. It’s practically a calling. 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.
Slashgear
APRIL 11, 2022
Following a number of leaks revealing as much, the Vivo X Fold foldable smartphone has officially arrived, and it resembles its better-known competitor.
GizModo VR
APRIL 11, 2022
We already knew that Disney+ and Marvel had an Ironheart series on the way, with a cast that includes Dominique Thorne as teen genius Riri Williams as well as Anthony Ramos ( In the Heights ) and Lyric Ross ( This is Us). We also knew that Chinaka Hodge (TNT’s Snowpiercer) is attached as the head writer. But now the show… Read more.
Slashgear
APRIL 11, 2022
Forgetting your iPhone passcode can induce panic, but don't start worrying yet. There are a couple of ways to reset your iPhone regardless, and they're simple.
GizModo VR
APRIL 11, 2022
A single shot may be enough to provide highly effective protection against the human papillomavirus (HPV) and its long-term cancer risks, new clinical research from Africa has found. The study found that one dose of the vaccine was around 90% or more effective at preventing infection from several cancer-causing types… 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?
Slashgear
APRIL 11, 2022
Antibiotics save lives, but they come at a price. That may change in the future thanks to a new biotherapeutic that helps protect healthy gut bacteria.
GizModo VR
APRIL 11, 2022
You’ve felt it. A great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out. in excitement? Because, thank the maker, after the pandemic pushed it back for two years, Star Wars Celebration is preparing to descend on Anaheim, California next month! As details start to trickle in, here’s what you… Read more.
Slashgear
APRIL 11, 2022
Rolls Royce pushed the automotive industry forward with a button that mischievously states "Off Road." While rather surreptitious, it's also revolutionary.
GizModo VR
APRIL 11, 2022
In an effort to reduce gun violence, President Joe Biden banned the manufacturing of unserialized, untraceable gun kits that are bought without the need for a background check and later assembled at home. 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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