VRScout
JULY 13, 2017
Despite the limitations of his body, now he can use VR to see the world. Tim Bartow is a filmmaker and writer hailing from Kansas City, Missouri. As one of only 100 Americans affected by the extremely rare genetic disorder Lesch Nyhan, which results in celebral palsy, Tim uses a wheelchair. Though Tim has no cognitive impairments, people often assume that he is mentally challenged.
Road to VR
JULY 13, 2017
According to a report by Bloomberg , Facebook is working on a wireless, standalone VR headset said to target the $200 price range. Citing “people familiar with its development,” the report reveals the Oculus-branded headset, code named ‘Pacific’, will ship sometime next year. The headset is said to be more compact than the company’s PC VR headset the Oculus Rift, and lighter than Gear VR, Samsung’s mobile VR headset that accepts a number of flagship Galaxy pho
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VRScout
JULY 13, 2017
VR continues to make its way into the mainstream. This morning, the Television Academy announced nominations for the 69th Annual Emmy Awards , and among the number were three VR experiences in the “Outstanding Original Interactive Program” category: Dear Angelica (Oculus Story Studio), Mission:ISS (Magnopus), and The People’s House – Inside The White House With Barack And Michelle Obama (Felix & Paul Studios).
Road to VR
JULY 13, 2017
Bandai Namco announced last month that the company would be opening its first VR ZONE arcade in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Promising branded VR content playing on HTC Vive, the now publicly open arcade features some big names like Nintendo’s Mario Kart Arcade GP VR, Dragon Ball VR, and Gundam VR— most of which uses special motion platforms and other ‘4D’ sense-fooling gadgetry to beguile would-be VR first-timers.
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.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JULY 13, 2017
Oculus Medium is a creative platform that enables users to create amazingly detailed digital sculptures using the power of VR with their Oculus Rift and Touch controllers. It launched with the Touch controllers back in December of 2016 but the platform has since evolved and is now getting a big, new feature that lets you bring along a buddy for some creative expression: Studio Share.
Virtual Reality Pulse brings together the best content for VR professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
VRScout
JULY 13, 2017
ViveNchill offers a playful solution to a problem us hotheads didn’t want to admit we had. When HTC Vive launched last year, it ushered in a whole new era of roomscale interactive experiences. It’s truly no exaggeration to say that it singlehandedly catapulted VR beyond the realm of seated gaming to immersive embodiment—letting us interact in tactile, physical experiences.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JULY 13, 2017
Update: UploadVR can confirm that Oculus will not be shipping the reported standalone headset this year. The company is, however, exploring multiple options within the the standalone space, and has not stopped work on its Santa Cruz prototype. The company isn’t planning to replace the Rift with the Santa Cruz prototype, either. Meanwhile, an Oculus spokesperson provided us with the following statement: “We don’t have a product to unveil at this time, however we can confirm that
Road to VR
JULY 13, 2017
Uber Entertainment’s ‘second generation’ made-for-VR game Dino Frontier launches on August 1st for PSVR. Detailed in a new post on the PlayStation Blog , the game will be available digitally for $29.99, with a 20% pre-order discount for PlayStation Plus members. Announced at last year’s PlayStation Experience event , this promising title, described as a “light simulation” rather than a full RTS, presents a novel mix of ‘Wild West and Jurassic eras’ from a tabletop VR vantage point.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JULY 13, 2017
The BAT web companies — Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu — are using their war chests for a different take on virtual reality (VR) than their overseas competitors. Instead of building and investing in headsets like Facebook of the US, Sony of Japan and HTC of Taiwan, the Chinese trio are becoming middlemen: creating platforms and content for when a dominant headset emerges.
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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.
Cats and VR
JULY 13, 2017
If you know me very well then you know I have been a NIN fan since I was a kid. I even asked for the Closure VHS boxed set for Christmas and watched the Happiness In Slavery video on repeat on Christmas morning.I was 14. Cut to now and I still love NIN but I have grown up to include such things as video games and VR into my life. Well the new NIN music video has a little of both.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JULY 13, 2017
Big name franchises with VR capabilities are something to be cherished as the platform continues to grow. As seen with Resident Evil 7 early this year, recognized names do wonders for exposure and inspire people to test VR out. The Gran Turismo series is a legendary series of racers and its next installment, along with its limited VR mode, has been revealed to have an October 17th, 2017 release date.
Slashgear
JULY 13, 2017
When it comes to VR, customers have options on both the high-end and the low-end, but nothing that’s firmly in the mid-range. If you want an introduction to virtual reality, Samsung’s Gear VR makes a good jumping off point, as all you need is a Samsung phone to make it work. On the other side of the coin, HTC and … Continue reading.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JULY 13, 2017
Ever since Facebook purchased Oculus VR back in 2014 it was clear the company was playing the long-game when it came to their strategy in the VR marketplace. Rather than rush to deliver a product or clamor to release as many games and apps as possible, the Oculus Home marketplace is a more finely curated “walled garden” approach. In terms of consistent quality it’s definitely working.
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.
AllThingsVR
JULY 13, 2017
If you’re developing for #ARKit please apply here for AR fundraising help from: @VRinvestments @Jacob @peterrojas [link] — allthingsvr (@allthingsvr) July 13, 2017.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JULY 13, 2017
The surprise reveal of Mario Kart Arcade GP VR last month was so unexpected it actually ended up being one of the biggest VR stories of E3 2017 without actually being there. Finally, we’ve got some real footage of the game in action. Previously we only saw fleeting glimpses of this arcade title, which is currently running in Tokyo, Japan on an HTC Vive.
Hypergrid Business
JULY 13, 2017
Infringing content distributed earlier this year via stolen OAR files. (Image courtesy Noxluna.). On Tuesday, David Kariuki’s article about a freebie store that distributed content that was “found and collected” on other grids — without any checks that the content was legal — drew some comments from people who defended the practice.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JULY 13, 2017
Vehicle concepts have flirted with augmented reality from windshield displays all the way to Panasonic’s recent concept for a completely decked out cockpit. Acura has decided to couple AR and their cars in a completely different way by having celebrities race real cars around a large empty parking lot while viewing AR tracks that can be manipulated by viewers of the live stream.
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.
AllThingsVR
JULY 13, 2017
Slate Launches Weekly Facebook Live Talk Show Produced in Virtual Reality (EXCLUSIVE) via @Variety [link] [link] — allthingsvr (@allthingsvr) July 13, 2017.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JULY 13, 2017
It’s good news for UK-based VR developer nDreams today, as the studio has raised yet more funds to continue working with the technology. The company has just acquired another £2.7 million. £2 million of that comes by way of Mercia Technologies PLC, which previously invested £6.1 million in the studio through multiple rounds. The other £700,000 was raised by private investors.
AllThingsVR
JULY 13, 2017
Apple Is Working Hard On An iPhone Rear-Facing 3D Laser For AR And Autofocus via @FastCompany [link] [link] — allthingsvr (@allthingsvr) July 13, 2017.
Hypergrid Business
JULY 13, 2017
3rd Life grid Welcome Region. (Image courtesy David Kariuki.). 3rdLife grid will be hosting it is first year birthday on Friday, July 14 on its Amusement Park region, featuring live music and DJs. The following is the schedule for the day. 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.: DJ Shayna Wulluf (The wolf Lady). 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.: DJ Tommy Seetan. 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Shayne Jonstone Live.
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?
AllThingsVR
JULY 13, 2017
Oculus reportedly planning $200 standalone wireless VR headset for 2018 via @TechCrunch [link] [link] — allthingsvr (@allthingsvr) July 13, 2017.
Slashgear
JULY 13, 2017
Nintendo has certainly flirted with the idea of VR in the past, but once the Switch arrived on the scene, hopes of Nintendo pursuing console-based virtual reality were dashed. Unlike the PlayStation 4, the Switch doesn’t really lend itself well to virtual reality. That doesn’t mean that Nintendo is opposed to VR, it just needs to find the right platform … Continue reading.
AllThingsVR
JULY 13, 2017
Lila’s Tale makes you solve puzzles in VR … without your hands via @VentureBeat [link] [link] — allthingsvr (@allthingsvr) July 14, 2017.
Unimersiv
JULY 13, 2017
Hello everyone, We just published a new update that will let you walk beside your favorite Dinosaurs in Virtual Reality. Dinosaurs have always been a fascination for people of all ages and we are really excited to give you the ability to finally “meet” them to learn about how they were living and what they were eating. Feel free to join our Facebook Group to discuss this new experience!
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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