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‘Vinyl Reality’ Lets You DJ in VR with Realistic Equipment, Now in Early Access

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Created by Berlin-based indie studio Entropi Games , Vinyl Reality recreates a traditional DJ setup in virtual reality that gives you everything you need to start learning how to spin. Like VR headsets, DJ equipment varies in price and quality, but if you blew your fun-money budget on VR headsets this Black Friday and aren’t ready to invest more in a new hobby, Vinyl Reality gives you a taste of what DJing your personal music collection with two turntables and a 2-channel mixer is reall

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First Look: Settlers of Catan VR

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Beta sign-ups are now open. When we first learned Settlers of Catan was coming to VR , not much was revealed at the time. We were told the multiplayer experience would be “optimized for virtual reality” and stay “true to the classic”. But no gameplay was shared, so we had no idea what to expect. Now the creators of the best-selling board game, with over 22 million copies in 30 languages sold over the past couple decades, is finally teasing us with a first look.

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Rift Core 2.0 Will Bring Updated Oculus Desktop App, Dash Virtual Desktop Feature Requires Windows 10

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Oculus today affirmed plans to launch the ‘Rift Core 2.0’ update in public beta in December. The anticipated updated will bring a major overhaul to ‘Home’—the place you see in the headset when you’re not inside of a VR game—as well as ‘Dash’, a revamped universal menu which also lets you run traditional desktop PC apps in VR.

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Sega’s Infamous ‘Desert Bus’ Is Coming To VR

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Run for you life, one of gaming’s most grueling titles is about to hit VR. You ever have that moment where you find out a bit of news, but can’t immediately decide whether it’s good or bad? That’s exactly how I felt when learning that one of Sega’s most infamous releases, Desert Bus , is being rereleased for VR. Oh good god…. Originally developed as a mini game within the unreleased Sega CD title Penn & Teller’s Smoke & Mirrors, Desert Bus is a painfully realistic bus simulation th

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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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‘Titanic VR’ Dives Deep into the History of the Fateful Sinking in Educational VR Experience

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Getting kids excited about learning isn’t easy, especially when the little glowing rectangle in their pockets provides endless distractions. Enter Titanic VR, a new educational experience by Immersive VR Education that brings the sunken wreckage of the RMS Titanic to life once more. Titanic VR was built from the ground-up for VR and was made using what the studio says were “comprehensive maps to create a realistic 3D model of the wreck site as well as motion capture, face-scanning

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Williams-Sonoma Acquires Outward for $112 Million to Expand 3D, AR, and VR Retail Visualization

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Williams-Sonoma Inc has announced that an agreement has been reached to acquire Outward Inc for an all cash consideration of $112 million. Williams-Sonoma Inc is a US-based high-end retailer of home furnishings and kitchenware, associated with stores such as Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, PBteen, West Elm, Rejuvenation, and Mark and Graham. Outward, founded in 2012, is a 3D imaging and augmented reality technology company focused on applying this technology to the home furnishings and decor indu

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VR headsets pass 1 million shipments for the first time in a single quarter via @VentureBeat.

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VR headsets pass 1 million shipments for the first time in a single quarter via @VentureBeat [link] [link] — allthingsvr (@allthingsvr) November 28, 2017.

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Nissan’s new AR experience to leverage the Star Wars universe

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Nissan is poised to unveil an augmented reality experience throughout their North American showrooms that intends to educate customers on the automaker’s safety- and driving assistance-related technologies. The Nissan “See the Unseen” experience, which leverages characters from the Star Wars universe including stormtroopers and droids, will be rolled out by early December, preceding the upcoming release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. “In our collaboration with Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Th

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Penn & Teller’s ‘Desert Bus VR’ is a Bad Simulator with a Good Heart

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Penn & Teller’s Desert Bus VR is finally here, letting you take the wheel of a crappy old commercial bus for a mind-numbing 8-hour trip from Tuscon to Las Vegas. It’s not great (at all), but it’s built for a truly noble cause. You may ask yourself: “why would I want to simulate driving an old bus at the top speed of 45 miles an hour through a depopulated desert road for 8 hours straight?

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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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Axonom brings CPQ-VR solution to mobile

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Axonom, a provider of software that combines Configure Price Quote (CPQ) technology with VR, yesterday announced the release of their Powertrak VR Design Viewer for smartphones. The newly-released Powertrak VR Design Viewer builds upon Axonom’s foundation in non-mobile VR solutions for product configuration, configured product visualization, and room planning.

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Become Your Favorite Justice League Hero with IMAX VR Exclusive

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If you’re going to save the world, you’ll want the best possible experience. Thanks to a partnership between Warner Bros and IMAX, you will now be able to step foot into one of coolest bachelor pads in all of Gotham City: the Batcave. If that wasn’t cool enough; you can then to take it to the next level by suiting up as any member of the Justice League and battle a bunch of baddies in a VR experience that includes high quality visuals and audio, state-of-the-art 4D effects with react

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HTC Invests in 26 More AR/VR Startups in Vive X Accelerator

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HTC today announced its third batch of AR/VR startups backed by the company’s Vive X accelerator program. A total of 26 new companies from across the world have been selected to participate in the program with the goal of “building and advancing the global VR/AR ecosystem.” Started last year, Vive X is a $100 million fund for AR/VR companies that, according to HTC, provides “unparalleled access to expertise, resources, planning and an extensive network throughout the AR/V

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