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‘Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time’ Now Fully Playable In VR

VRScout

A new mod brings the classic Nintendo 64 action-adventure game to PC VR headsets for the first time. One of the most iconic video games of all time is now available in VR thanks to a new mod by BrianMp16. This isn’t some 20-minute tech demo; it’s a fully playable Ocarina of Time VR game. You can play the entirety of the legendary campaign from start to finish, all from an immersive first-person perspective.

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Quest 2 Pro and controllers’ appearance may have been leaked!

The Ghost Howls

Reddit user Samulia, that is used to analyze the Quest firmware (and made some “predictions” about the Quest 2 Pro), has found in the Quest runtime some videos that depict a new headset with new controllers, most probably the upcoming Quest 2 Pro! The news has been shared with me by the other great technologist Basti564 (subscribe to his Youtube channel !

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New Quest Headset, Controllers, & Charging Dock Possibly Revealed in Leaked Videos

Road to VR

Official tutorial videos uncovered today show a previously unseen Oculus headset, controllers, and charging dock. The videos may reveal a new Quest 2 Pro or Quest 3 headset which could be officially revealed this week at Facebook Connect. Four apparent tutorial videos, which Road to VR has independently confirmed to be official in origin, surfaced online Sunday showing a previously unseen Oculus headset.

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The New MacBook Pros Have Started Shipping, But You Won’t Receive Some Models Until Mid-December

GizModo VR

Apple’s newest batch of 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pros have finally started shipping to customers with pre-orders and are expected to reach their new owners as soon as Tuesday. However, if you didn’t have a pre-order and are looking to place an order soon, be prepared to wait to receive your hardware. Read more.

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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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Next-generation batteries could use material derived from trees

Digital Trends

Researchers have developed a tree-derived material for use in solid state batteries, which are safer and less environmentally damaging than current batteries.

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Hubble Space Telescope captures a peculiar pair of galaxies

Digital Trends

This week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows an odd couple: One large spiral galaxy and its diminutive companion.

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Dune Is Dune Pretty Good at the Box Office

GizModo VR

The box office has been fairly good for October thanks to films like Venom 2 and Halloween Kills , but there’s been some uncertainty about what would happen with Dune. Fortunately for Warner Bros., it seems like the new Denis Villeneuve movie’s doing pretty well for its opening theatrical run. Read more.

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3 Ways in which VR and Blockchain will make the Metaverse better

AffinityVr

Out of the all the technological fields emerging from the computing revolution, two have captivated the public’s imagination the most – virtual reality and cryptocurrency. As the economic maxim goes, “Progress beckons more progress”; the by-products of increasing computational capacity are going to become the basis of the next information revolution.

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Elon Musk Says ‘Some Issues’ Have Forced Tesla to Pull Newest Full Self-Driving Beta

GizModo VR

Hours after releasing an update to its Full Self-Driving software beta—which, contrary to its name, does not allow the car to drive itself without human supervision—Tesla has rolled it back. Read more.

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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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Fly through the space station in this awesome 360-degree video

Digital Trends

If you’ve ever wondered what it's like to float through the International Space Station, then check out this 360-degree video from astronaut Thomas Pesquet.

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Dune's Rebecca Ferguson Talks Lady Jessica's True Power

GizModo VR

Though Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is about Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides ’ gradual rise to prominence in the galaxy, none of it would be possible without his mother, Lady Jessica. Played by Rebecca Ferguson, Jessica is the lover of Duke Leto (Oscar Isaac) and more importantly, the member of an order of witches known… Read more.

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Tesla pulls latest Full Self-Driving beta less than a day after release

Digital Trends

Tesla boss Elon Musk said on Sunday the automaker had pulled the latest version of its Full Self-Driving feature after discovering a number of issues with it.

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Hawkeye's New Poster Aims at Holiday Cheer

GizModo VR

When Marvel’s Hawkeye releases in exactly one month, Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton’s going to be having a lot of problems. Trying to go back to his family after he went on that murder spree in Avengers: Endgame, things take a turn for the even worse when Hailee Steinfeld’s Kate Bishop shows up with some pretty good… Read more.

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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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How to remove attachments in Back 4 Blood

Digital Trends

While it is a bit of a workaround, and hopefully Turtle Rock adds a more reliable way to do it later, here's how you can remove an attachment in Back 4 Blood.

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IIT Madras & Japanese Firm Monolith Research to launch Advance Virtual Reality Course

XROM

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, and Monolith Research and Training Labs, Japan, are set to launch an advanced diploma programme in Virtual Reality. The course, to be offered both online and offline, will be open to anyone with an engineering background, including students currently enrolled in engineering degrees anywhere in India.

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Tesla’s electric cars get second price bump in a month

Digital Trends

A number of Tesla vehicles have just received a significant price bump, the second this month. Shipping dates for some models have also slipped.

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Prime 10 Ideal VR Game titles of All Time

VRGames

What VR Headset Has The Greatest Game titles? Find out on MojoPlays! [link] There is no much more emersive way to experience video games than … source.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

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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Boeing Starliner valve issue may have been caused by humid Florida weather

Digital Trends

Boeing's Starliner capsule won't be carrying astronauts to the International Space Station soon, but officials say they are zeroing in on fixing of the issue.

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Omni One Prototype

VRGames

Stroll and operate all-around inside of your preferred games! Interested in studying more? Check out [link]. source.

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Crunchy algae, anyone? NASA shares ideas for food in space

Digital Trends

From bugs to algae, and from 3D printing to artificial photosynthesis, NASA has announced a plethora of ideas about the future of food in space.

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Resident Evil's Chris and Jill Join Fortnite, No Sandwiches or Boulders Included

GizModo VR

Having already brought us smooth Timothée , Mandalorians , and possibly canonical crossovers with both Marvel and Batman , Fortnite’s continuing its weird journey towards being a pop culture monstrosity with Resident Evil. The massively popular online game recently released a S.T.A.R.S. Team pack that features cosmetics… Read more.

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Who C.A.R.E.S.!? How Learning Got Its Bad Rap & What We Can Do About It

Speaker: Treion Muller, Chief Strategy Officer at ELB Learning

Since when has learning and development (L&D) become such a negative experience with its intended learners? Could it be because learners have been conditioned by very poor learning experiences over the past two decades, combined with the kinks of technological innovation? Or is it because learning has typically been designed as a one-size-fits-all solution, despite the fact that humans are not clones?

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This new gaming mouse isn’t the best, but it became my favorite anyway

Digital Trends

The SteelSeries Prime Wireless isn't the best gaming mouse, but after using it for a few weeks, I can't go back to using anything else.

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The best FPS games for Xbox Series X

Digital Trends

Looking for the best shooting action supported by the butter-smooth rates and high resolutions offered by the Xbox Series X? These are the titles worth buying!

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Obsbot Tiny review: An A.I. webcam mounted to a gimbal

Digital Trends

The Obsbot Tiny webcam boasts a gimbal, allowing you to create powerful sales pitch on videoconference calls.

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How Super Smash Bros.’ Sora actually compares to other anime sword fighters

Digital Trends

Here’s how Sora shapes up next to the other Super Smash Bros. Ultimate anime sword fighters. .

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?