VRScout
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Volumetric video can fulfill your dream of having your own personal Jon Hamm. When it comes to bringing photo realistic people into virtual and augmented reality, 8i has paving the way with their technology. The photogrammetry company is quickly becoming the industry standard in 3D holograms thanks to their proprietary technology, which has been responsible for some pretty cool experiences.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Following the HTC Vive’s recent price cut from $799 to $599 , HTC is now offering a bundle of Vive hardware and an Nvidia GTX 1070 Founders Edition GPU to US customers for $999. The offer is available on the official Vive website while stocks last. While it’s not a spectacular deal, most GTX 1070s still tend to retail above $400, and the Founder’s Edition, with its fancy ‘tessellated’ cooler design, can be hard to come by (it is currently out of stock on Nvidia’s site).
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VRScout
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
LEGO continues the VR theme park trend with new VR attractions at parks. There’s no such as thing as too much LEGO content. Three movies and several video game tie-ins later and the world is still clamoring for more of that sweet plastic magic that made all our childhoods memorable ones. Of course true fans know that to truly appreciate the beauty behind these simple little objects you have to make the pilgrimage to the Mecca of all things blocks: LEGOLAND.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Jasper Brekelmans, a Netherlands-based 3D tech artist, has recently released a motion capture tool offering an easy way to record OpenVR tracking data from headsets, motion controllers and Vive Trackers for both Vive and Rift setups. Called OpenVR Recorder , the data collected by the program can be used for 3D animation and visual effects production, with many other potential applications in tracking and research.
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 21, 2017
HTC leads VRChat’s $4,000,000 Series A investment round, alongside Brightstone VC, GVR Fund and Rothenberg Ventures. VRChat is a platform consisting of user generated content created in the Unity game engine Avatars and environments on the Unity Store can be purchased, then quickly brought into VRChat and made social using their SDK. Imagine a world where anything is possible.
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Hypergrid Business
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
AviWorlds is back online after owner Alexsandro Pomposelli put aside his differences with SkyLife owner Josh Boam. The two had an acrimonious dispute last year after AviWorlds went down due to server issues and other problems. “I always found Josh to be a very smart person and never doubted his knowledge and capacity to learn,” Pomposelli told Hypergrid Business. “Together, I am sure AviWorlds has what it needs to be a successful community.” Despite its tumultuous histo
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Oculus and HTC have already reduced the prices of their respective headsets, with the Oculus Rift now selling for $500 and HTC Vive for $600. While graphically-capable PCs are cheaper than ever thanks to new GPUs and software optimizations, you still need to pony up the cash for a min-spec system ( $699 for an OEM-built machine ). HTC hopes to address this in China with a new partnership between Dalian Television and Beijing Cyber Cloud to offer a set-top, cloud-based box—meaning you don’t
Hypergrid Business
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Virtual recreation of a house from a Van Gogh painting that visitors can walk through by virtual artist Tosha Tyran. (Image courtesy AvatarFest.). This year’s AvatarFest , an annual celebration of OpenSim creativity, opens its doors this Saturday, September 23, at noon Pacific time. The third annual festival begins with two days of entertainment this weekend, followed by a 30-day-long exhibition.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Facebook Spaces , the company’s experiment into social VR, launched to much fanfare back in April. Following a string of updates, the app now supports PC desktop sharing, allowing friends to stream any content from their computer, opening up a world of new possibilities within the app. Facebook Spaces did a lot right at its initial launch, but after playing with the volumetric markers, exploring some Facebook-hosted 360 photos and videos, and maybe calling a few friends via Messenger video
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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.
VRWorld
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Advrty, a Swedish-based pioneer of disruptive advertising wants to offer a new avenue of monetization for virtual reality developers, which doesn’t involve full Field-of-View pop-up ads , according to Venturebeat.com. Instead, it’s a software overlay, advertising platform aimed toward designing and incorporating non-intrusive product placement.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Apple’s newest iteration of the iOS mobile operating system is here, and with it comes the ability to turn your iOS 11 compatible device into an honest-to-goodness augmented reality viewer. Thanks to a few months of lead time with Apple’s developer tool ARKit, the App Store already has plenty of useful apps and interesting games boasting AR capabilities.
VRWorld
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Swedish-based furniture manufacturer IKEA is known for not just designing and manufacturing assemble-it-yourself furniture, but for being the pioneer of its kind by letting technology inform its business. According to Wired.com, t here is a new app called Ikea Place that’s not just bringing Swedish shelves and tables to life in your living room, but also lets you put your sofa on the street if you feel like doing it.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
XING: The Land Beyond (2017), a puzzle-adventure from White Lotus Interactive, is set to ship today—a good 4 years after they initially launched their Kickstarter and successfully stretch-goaled their way to include Oculus Rift support. Of course, back then the team was targeting the Oculus Rift DK1, and with only $30K at their disposal, the lengthy development period must have been a labor of love.
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.
Everything VR & AR
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Today we’re joined on the show by Shel Israel, a Partner at the Transformation Group and we are discussing Augmented Reality and the Future of Work. Shel co-founded TG in early 2017 by Shel and Robert Scoble, where they’re dedicated to helping big brands develop and implement Mixed Reality (MR) strategies. Shel discusses the applications of AR and AI related to consumer facing businesses like retail, real-estate, and travel.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
In a new series of articles on the official Oculus Developer Blog, the company is offering an overview of additions to the Oculus Audio SDK, specifically new techniques for near-field 3D audio and volumetric sound source rendering. These articles serve as a primer for Oculus Connect 4, taking place October 11th and 12th, which will feature presentations about their “breakthroughs in spatial audio technologies.” Near-field audio rendering aims to further enhance the realism of spatial audio
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