VRScout
APRIL 6, 2020
Another move towards the companies rumored AR/VR device perhaps? According to a new report by 9to5Mac , Apple is currently in the process of acquiring VR/AR live streaming platform NextVR for a modest $100M. Founded in 2009 by D.J. Roller and David Cole, the California-based company has spent the last 10 years working to perfect the immersive live streaming format.
Road to VR
APRIL 6, 2020
NextVR, the live event broadcasting platform for VR headsets, may soon find itself acquired by Apple, a report by 9to5Mac maintains, which is expected to be valued around $100 million. At the time of this writing, neither Apple nor NextVR have commented on the alleged acquisition. 9to5Mac posits that the acquisition may center on NextVR’s patented video streaming technology.
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ARPost
APRIL 6, 2020
Marketing is a high-priority concern for businesses of all shapes, sizes, and varieties. To get noticed, they need to optimize everything from the content they produce to the brand images they present — but they also need to target the right audiences (and know them completely). Because this can’t be achieved immediately, it must be worked on over time.
Road to VR
APRIL 6, 2020
Did you know there’s a working piano in Half-Life: Alyx? You may be surprised to see just what talent this 1:1 recreation of a baby grand piano has attracted. Playing the game’s virtual piano is a pretty difficult task, what with its patently thin finger-size keys and lack of solid force feedback—definitely a less ideal VR music-making platform by any stretch of the imagination.
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.
AR Insider
APRIL 6, 2020
Data Point of the Week is AR Insider’s dive into the latest spatial computing figures. It includes data points, along with narrative insights and takeaways. For an indexed collection of data and reports, subscribe to ARtillery Pro. There’s lots of discussion about how spatial computing can support the “new normal.” That’s everything from working at home to virtual events.
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EON Reality
APRIL 6, 2020
The new initiative combines Self-Directed Learning and Remote AVR packages to help conquer the biggest challenges. EON Reality, the global leader in Augmented and Virtual Reality-based knowledge and skills transfer for industry and education, announces the launch of the Global Emergency Initiative to assist academic and industry professionals during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Slashgear
APRIL 6, 2020
Apple could be close to buying a virtual reality company focused on streaming immersive sports, music, and entertainment experiences, as the Cupertino firm readies its big tech and content push for VR and AR. Though Apple currently doesn’t have a virtual reality hardware product of its own, platforms like ARKit and recent devices like the LIDAR camera on the new … Continue reading.
EON Reality
APRIL 6, 2020
The new initiative is built to transform and augment UBT’s existing curriculum in architecture, design engineering and medical sciences for remote learning. EON Reality, the global leader in Augmented and Virtual Reality-based knowledge and skills transfer for industry and education, announces the first large-scale adoption of the recent self-directed learning initiative at the University for Business and Technology (UBT) in Kosovo.
Peter Graham
APRIL 6, 2020
While previous HTC Vive anniversaries have been grand affairs with lots of discounts and offers, 2020 is a far more muted occasion. The only real deal available is a Vive Cosmos Wireless Bundle which is being sold for a limited time in the US. The Vive Cosmos Wireless Bundle is being sold for $799 USD until Wednesday, 8th April 2020, which includes the standard Vive Cosmos headset and the modular faceplate with four lenses, a pair of wireless controllers and the Wireless Adaptor for Vive Cosmos
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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.
Robert Scoble
APRIL 6, 2020
What if? Is your mind asking that a lot lately? Mine is. What if the virus is a message from Nature? Asking us to live more sustainably? In a way that will give our children a world that is livable? What if it is showing us a way to live without nearly as many planes. Without as many cars. Without even meat? What if it is giving us an opportunity to collect the data we need to figure out what houses and buildings aren’t efficient enough and need new roofs, new insulation, new windows, and
Peter Graham
APRIL 6, 2020
Considering some of the good quality virtual reality (VR) sports titles available like Thrill of the Fight , Eleven Table Tennis and Sparc there’s a noticeable lack of decent basketball-related videogames. Heading to PC VR headsets this week is indie title Hooplord which will offer a somewhat different take on the sport, having to shoot some hoops to destroy several elemental bosses.
EEVO
APRIL 6, 2020
Digital and virtual conferences can still be an active experience Conferences are impactful because they bring brands to life in a physical and tangible way for attendees. The experience lets them live and experience a brand’s story, creating a lasting impression that turns into brand loyalty. It is also a great opportunity to capture data points and increase understanding of your product offerings.
Oculus
APRIL 6, 2020
During the Facebook: Game Developers Showcase, nDreams announced that Phantom: Covert Ops will launch June 25 on both Oculus Quest and the Rift Platform. A.
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.
EEVO
APRIL 6, 2020
Hiring amazing candidates is every company’s goal. One of the ways companies attract candidates is by bringing them into their offices. There are many reasons why it may be impossible, inconvenient, or costly though to travel to visit an office in-person. They recently graduated from college and are staying at home which is in another state. Or maybe someone is trying to move to another city to be with their significant other.
VRScout
APRIL 6, 2020
Ford Motors switches to remote collaboration amid shelter-in-place orders. The ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 has forced many organizations, both big and small, to rethink the ways in which their teams and employees can continue to communicate and collaborate while under lockdown. With many employees under strict shelter-in-place orders, having an effective remote co-working solution has become absolutely essential for businesses hoping to weather this ongoing storm.
Peter Graham
APRIL 6, 2020
Last week Phaser Lock Interactive released Final Assault for PlayStation VR, allowing the console players to engage in cross-platform war with PC VR opponents. When VRFocus interviewed the studios’ CEO Michael Daubert he revealed that the porting process to PlayStation 4 hadn’t been easy and that an Oculus Quest version currently wasn’t being considered.
The Ghost Howls
APRIL 6, 2020
This has been the week of the April’s Fool Day, but many brands have canceled their usual pranks because of the current sad situation. I have kept my tradition because I think that in this period we need more smiles than ever and I’ve written this funny post where I spread some fake news on VR porn. If you have missed it, you can still read it! I wish you to smile today… we need to keep our spirit high in these difficult times… and if you need to vent, you can reach out to me via e-mail to do th
Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor
With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.
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