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Audi AR App Brings Advertising Into Your Living Room

VRScout

Car salesman are always trying to get you to “picture this baby at home in your driveway.” But who needs imagination when we have augmented reality? Audi has released a new AR smartphone application that is triggered by their TV commercials. The app brings the cars from the commercial out of the screen and into your living room or driveway.

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Preview: ‘I AM A MAN’ Puts You at the Heart of the Civil Rights Struggle

Road to VR

I AM A MAN is an upcoming interactive VR experience that lets you participate in the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike and the events leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination. Created by Dr. Derek Ham , an assistant professor of Graphic Design at NC State University, I AM A MAN was a winner of Oculus’ 2017 Launch Pad, a program designed to help fund VR content from diverse backgrounds.

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Oculus Launchpad winning VR experience "I Am A Man" is a historical walk in the shoes of those who struggled for our civil rights.

Cats and VR

I Am A Man VR Experience Trailer from Derek Ham on Vimeo. I Am a Man! is a declaration of civil rights used as a personal statement and as a declaration of independence against oppression. During the Civil Rights Movement at the Memphis sanitation strike in 1968, "I AM A MAN!" signs were used as part of the protests for equal treatment. Dr. Derek Ham's upcoming VR experience I AM A MAN challenges us to never forget the battles that had to be fought in order for many Americans to have civil liber

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Open Source Game Engine ‘Godot Engine’ Gets VR Support

Road to VR

The full release of Godot 3.0 is now available, bringing VR support to the engine via a lightweight, 3DoF, ‘Cardboard-like’ solution, and OpenVR support through a GDNative-based plugin. The multiplatform Godot Engine is an open source, non-profit project available to download for free via the official site or through Steam. As described in the news article on the Godot Engine website , Godot 3.0 is the result of over 18 months of development, bringing many changes and improvements, with a “bran

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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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HP reveals potent VR workstation and Mixed Reality headset

Slashgear

HP kicked off the work week by making a bunch of new announcements, indicating that it’s about to hit the world of VR hard. Today the company unveiled its new HP Windows Mixed Reality Headset – Professional Edition. Though it could do with a somewhat shorter name, those who are looking for a high-end VR headset might want to give … Continue reading.

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Meet Black Box, the world’s first virtual reality gym

VRWorld

Exercise and weight loss has always been a prominent part of virtual reality. In fact, the health-seeking mission started even earlier, with games like DDR and consoles like the Wii. The gaming industry has always been searching for an exercise stimulating solution with occasional success stories, like the one of Job Stauffer, then-Telltale Games employee, who lost 50 pounds playing a VR game.

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Noitom Releases Perception Neuron 2.0 Motion Capture System

Road to VR

Noitom , the Beijing-based company building affordable motion capture systems, announced the release of Perception Neuron 2.0, a hardware refresh of the company’s original tracker which resulted from their 2014 Kickstarter campaign. The company also announced a new product ecosystem which will allow both 1.0 and 2.0 owners to use the tiny 1.2 gram snap-in sensors with specialized straps and a full body mocap, zip-up suit.

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Voices of VR on HaptX’s Haptic Glove

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“Everything else that I’ve seen so far hasn’t been anywhere near as close or as good as what I’ve seen with the HaptX Glove.” -Kent Bye, Voices of VR. Since 2014, the Voices of VR has produced over 600 episodes documenting the emergence of virtual reality and augmented reality technologies. Kent Bye, the podcast’s creator, has interview engineers, artists, filmmakers, futurists, and more–all in pursuit of answer the question: What is virtual reality’s ultimate poten

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5 Brutal Prank Ideas with DRONES

VeeR VR

Are you looking for some other ways to make use of your drone? Here are the top 5 drone pranks ! Also, let me make a quick mention on VeeR's latest DJI Mavic Air giveaway - February Flight Fest. To participate, simply upload any drone 360° video or photo with #UpInTheAir. Winner gets a FREE DJI MAVIC AIR! Join VeeR Aerial Facebook Group for more drone stories, and stay updated on VeeR's exclusive giveaways in partnership with major drone, camera and headset brands like DJI, Xiaomi, Idealens and

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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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Las Vegas Strip’s Big Apple roller coaster has a new VR experience option

VRWorld

The New York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas has teamed up with German company VR Coaster to add a virtual reality experience to its Big Apple roller coaster starting Feb. 7. This development will make the 4,777-foot long Big Apple coaster the longest in the world to be equipped with VR. For an extra $5 in ride fees, riders will be able to don wireless VR headsets once they board the coaster; the storyline will take them to an alien research facility in the Nevada desert where an extrater