Sun.Nov 12, 2017

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Adidas Unveils Vertical Reality Experience: Acrophobics Need Not Apply

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Above, there are clear and open Mediterranean skies; Blood and chalk stains mark the rough granite in front of you, and below, there’s a whole lot of nothing. As someone who’s terrified of heights I felt butterflies even watching the video for the experience that adidas TERREX—the company’s outdoor brand—recently launched in China. It puts you into the shoes of professional climbers Delaney Miller and Ben Rueck as they (and by extension, you) take on one of the hardest climbs of the Bavella Moun

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LG Patent Shows Unique Split Design for VR Headset

Road to VR

LG revealed its prototype VR headset using Valve’s Lighthouse positional tracking earlier this year, and while it isn’t certain what will become of the headset—or if it’ll be named “UltraGear” as a recent trademark filing suggests—it’s clear LG is thinking long and hard about the future of VR. A new patent, first reported by Dutch publication LetsGoDigital , shows a prospective LG headset sporting a unique spring-loaded grommet system that allows the headset

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Vogue and Apple Creating AR Fashion for iPhoneX

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American Vogue has partnered with Apple to create an augmented reality-powered iPhone feature , available exclusively on the newly launched iPhone X on December 1. “The Vogue Effect” iMessage extension uses the front-facing camera’s Face ID to create a multi-dimensional filter like those on Snapchat and Instagram. iPhone X users need to download Vogue’s app in order to access the filters, but it can be applied directly via iMessage once installed.

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Tune in Monday for ‘Skyrim VR’ Gameplay Stream from Bethesda @12:30 PM ET

Road to VR

Bethesda’s VR version of Skyrim (2011) is nearly here, launching on PSVR Friday this week. If you’re itching to see more gameplay before pulling the trigger on the full-priced game, Bethesda is running a live stream starting Monday, November 13th at 12:30pm ET ( your time here ) so you can get another peek at what’s poised to be an instant fan favorite.

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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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Volta Chips Secured Nvidia Record Growth

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Shares of Nvidia Corp hit a record on Friday, after it posted stellar quarterly results powered by higher demand for graphics chips used in gaming and data centers, and the rapid adoption of its new Volta chips for AI and driverless cars. Shares of this chipmaker rose about 6 percent in morning trade on Friday – hitting a record of $217.18. CEO Jensen Huang called it a “ great quarter across all of our growth drivers. “ “ Our Volta GPU has been embraced by every major internet

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