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Cognitive Cities: Blending AI, AR & the Built Environment

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The vision of a cognitive city places the human at the center of the cognitive experience. Such a city must have the capability to understand individual’s needs and adapt. How will the convergence of AR and AI unlock this vision? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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VR’s Most Popular Fishing Game is Finally Coming to PC VR, Five Years After Quest Launch

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Devs United Games, the studio behind Quest exclusive Real VR Fishing , announced they’re finally bringing the popular VR fishing game to PC VR headsets next month. Coming to SteamVR headsets in early December, Real VR Fishing is set to follow the same pricing policy and gameplay as the Quest version, making all DLCs—US West Coast DLC, US East Coast DLC, Japan DLC Part 1 and 2—available on Steam at launch.

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Bigscreen Beyond Comes With The Audio Strap For Black Friday

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Between now and Monday, new buyers of Bigscreen Beyond get the Audio Strap for free. What Is Bigscreen Beyond? Bigscreen Beyond is an ultra-compact and ultra-light SteamVR headset designed to enable truly comfortable long duration PC-based VR sessions. Beyond is priced at $1000 or from $32/month , but doesn't come with positional tracking or controllers out of the box.

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Leaked VR Controllers From Valve Revive Hope for a Next-gen ‘Deckard’ VR Headset

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Leaked 3D models hidden in a recent SteamVR update appear to show off a new VR motion controller, sparking renewed hope that Valve is gearing up to release its long-rumored ‘Deckard’ VR standalone headset. As reported by tech analyst and YouTuber Brad ‘SadlyitsBradley’ Lynch , two newly discovered controllers have leaked in recent SteamVR drivers, which includes a new VR motion controller, code-named ‘Roy’, and a new gamepad, code-named ‘Ibex’ Unl

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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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Asgard's Wrath 2 Faces The Trickster's Legacy In Its Last Cosmic Event

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Nearly a year after launching, Asgard's Wrath 2 grapples with Loki's legacy in its last new Cosmic Event. Available since last December, Sanzaru Games has continued updating the VR action RPG with Cosmic Events, limited-time events that offered unique challenges called Cosmic Objectives. Between fending off a vampiric plague , traversing the multiverse , fending off Surtur's forces and more, the final Asgard's Wrath 2 event sees you fighting Loki once again in ' The Trickster’s Legacy.

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Virtual Desktop Update Brings Desk Passthrough & Reduced Latency At High Bitrates

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Virtual Desktop's latest update brings Desk Passthrough, reduced latency at high bitrates, and a new virtual environment. Desk Passthrough is available for Meta Quest headsets, letting you cut out a flat rectangular plane in which you'll see passthrough instead of VR. Virtual Desktop already has a Passthrough Keyboard feature for tracked keyboards supported by Meta, but the new Desk Passthrough lets you see any keyboard, as well as your mouse and other accessories like your HOTAS for simulators.

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EON Reality Launches Procedural Skill Simulator Within Knowledge Simulator Platform

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IRVINE, CA — November 27, 2024 — EON Reality, a global leader in Augmented and Virtual Reality-based knowledge and skills transfer for industry and education, today announced the launch of its groundbreaking Procedural Skill Simulator , the first of four specialized learning environments within its new Knowledge Simulator platform. This innovative simulator revolutionizes how technical skills and procedures are taught, learned, and mastered across industries.

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Trivia Crack World Tests Your Knowledge Today On Quest

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Trivia Crack World puts your knowledge to the test with a VR multiplayer game, and it's out today on Quest. Developed by Etermax, Trivia Crack World previously released in early access last year with a now-delisted " Legacy " version. The full release promises "thousands of questions" across each trivia category - art, history, entertainment, sports, science (out before the end of the year), and geography.

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The Shape of XR to Come: Recognising XR Success at Industry-Focused Events

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2024 was another busy year for XR. While the mainstream rise of Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest 3S, and Ray Ban smart glasses took centre stage for dedicated audiences, profound market shifts behind the scenes may shape the future of XR potentially towards mainstream AR wearable technology. That future is not yet set in stone, and while AR tools are accessible via most smartphones today, increased adoption of immersive hardware and software may be years away for consumers.

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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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EON Reality Unveils Groundbreaking 2025 Technology Roadmap to Transform AI and Spatial Computing

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IRVINE, CA — November 26, 2024 — EON Reality, a global leader in Augmented and Virtual Reality-based knowledge and skills transfer for industry and education, today announced its comprehensive 2025 development roadmap, introducing transformative initiatives that aim to revolutionize how people interact with AI and experience digital reality. At the forefront of this ambitious roadmap is the company’s revolutionary Knowledge Simulator, a breakthrough technology that will serve as the founda

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‘Trivia Crack World’ Arrives on Meta Quest: A VR Trivia Adventure Just in Time for Thanksgiving!

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Get ready to enter a new era of trivia gaming with Trivia Crack World, now available on Meta Quest.

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EON Reality Pioneers Next-Generation Text-to-3D Capabilities: exploring NVIDIA’s Edify Technology for Enhanced XR Development

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IRVINE, CA – November 27, 2024 – EON Reality, the world leader in AI-assisted Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, today announced its strategic initiative to advance text-to-3D generation capabilities, including exploration of NVIDIA’s Edify technology, as part of its commitment to pushing the boundaries of immersive content creation.

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Undo Loki’s Last Damage in ‘The Trickster’s Legacy’ Cosmic Event for ‘Asgard’s Wrath 2’

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In The Trickster’s Legacy—the latest and last Cosmic Event for Asgard’s Wrath 2—it’s time to once again take the fight to Loki himself. Unravel the last of his machinations, and repair these distorted realities to restore peace to the Realms.

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Are You Still Watching? How to Create Engaging Presentations for Virtual Learning

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.

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AWS, Proto to Debut AI-Powered Avatar Holograms at re:Invent 2024

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Next month, at AWS re:Invent 2024, long-standing Amazon Web Services partner Proto will debut the next evolution of its AI-powered immersive hologram technology. The event, which takes place between December 2 and 6, will allow attendees to witness the latest innovation between the firms following a year of success regarding its hologram technology.

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