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Combining VR With Esports To Train The Next Big Soccer Star

VRScout

VR leads the way for a new generation immersive training technology. No doubt about it, eSports is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. Competitive gaming is now considered a full-fledged sport, meanwhile professional, amateur, and school athletes have already begun incorporating VR and other virtual simulators as part of their training.

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Everything we know about the new Oculus Quest (…and Oculus Go?)

The Ghost Howls

These days we have had various leaks about a new upcoming Oculus Quest , with also renders and photos shared by the famous leaker Walking Cat. Let me summarize what we have learned until now, and also let me tell you a crazy speculation of mine about the new Quest possibly being also the new Go. Oculus is going to release a new Oculus Quest. Various rumors and leaks in the past weeks hinted to an upcoming release of a new Oculus Quest headset.

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Guillermo del Toro Dreams of Making a Multi-Part Frankenstein Saga

GizModo VR

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. The idea alone gives you chills. It’s been the director’s dream project for as long as he’s been asked the question, and the subject came up again at this weekend’s virtual San Diego Comic-Con. Del Toro explained a bit more about how he’d adapt the Mary Shelley book for the big… Read more.

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The best astronomy apps for iOS and Android

Digital Trends

Stargazers, you can use apps to discover the universe and determine what you're looking at in the night sky.

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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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The Latest Rick and Morty Anime Short is a Time-Twisting Tokyo Thriller

GizModo VR

A few months ago, Adult Swim gave us a delightful treat in the form of a Rick and Morty anime short, a moody samurai story with just enough excess and weird science to feel authentic. Well we’ve got another, and this one’s even more chaotic. Read more.

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Daredevil Actor Peter Shinkoda Says Jeph Loeb Told Writers Not to Develop Asian Characters

GizModo VR

In an effort to drum up support for a revival of Netflix’s now-canceled Daredevil live-action series, the #SaveDaredevil campaign recently gathered a trio of actors from the show to field questions from the fandom and to talk about their experiences shooting. While much of the conversation centered on positive… Read more.

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The best Apple iPad (2018) cases and covers

Digital Trends

The iPad is powerful, but it's delicate and breakable. We've rounded up some of the best cases to protect it.

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NBA Will Use Microsoft Teams to Project Fans Into Game Arenas

GizModo VR

Competitive sports just aren’t quite the same without fans. Unfortunately, because we’re living through a global pandemic with a coronavirus that thrives in mass gatherings, having fans at games in person isn’t exactly possible right now. But that doesn’t mean professional sports leagues are ready to restart their… Read more.

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Obsidian’s Avowed rumored to be much larger than Skyrim, with massive bosses

Digital Trends

The fantasy RPG is reportedly targeting a late 2022 launch.

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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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What We Do in the Shadows' 'Vampire Jedi' Moment with Mark Hamill Wasn't Pre-Planned

GizModo VR

We’d watch the cast of our beloved What We Do in the Shadows read the dictionary, but fortunately the FX show’s San Diego Comic-Con panel was more lively than that—and brisk, clocking in at just over 30 minutes. One moment worth highlighting was when co-producers Stefani Robinson and Paul Simms discussed one of season… Read more.

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Best Back-to-School Sales 2020: The Ultimate Guide

Digital Trends

It's almost school season, and that can only mean one thing: Back-to-school sales.

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California's Air Pollution Police Consider Forcing Uber and Lyft to Go Electric

GizModo VR

California’s Air Resources Board submitted an ambitious proposal in recent days that would put a cap on emissions from vehicles being used for rideshare apps like Uber and Lyft, Wired reports. And while these companies have an infamously tumultuous history with labor regulators in their home state, they seem… Read more.

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Apex Legends crossplay will not match console players against PC players

Digital Trends

Disadvantageous matchups will be prevented.

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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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Brazilian President Announces He Is Over Coronavirus, Poses With Hydroxychloroquine

GizModo VR

Infamous coronavirus skeptic Jair Bolsonaro, the president of Brazil, triumphantly declared on Saturday that he had recovered from covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. To celebrate, Bolsonaro posted a photo of himself doing a thumbs-up with hydroxychloroquine , the anti-malaria drug he has promoted… Read more.

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This algorithm could revolutionize disease diagnosis, but we can’t use it yet

Digital Trends

Unfortunately, existing quantum computers aren't powerful enough to run it.

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Huge Nintendo 'Gigaleak' Reveals Tons Of SNES & N64 Secrets, Like Luigi In Mario 64

GizModo VR

One of the longest-running and most interesting stories of 2020 has been the slow emergence of a ton of confidential, historic data contained within some big Nintendo leaks. Another round of stuff originating from this data spill landed over the weekend, and it covers everything from Super Mario 64 to Star Fox 2 to … Read more.

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MSI GS66 Stealth review: A value Razer alternative

Digital Trends

Can MSI beat the Razer Blade at its own game? This close competition may make you reconsider your choice.

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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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Doctor Who's Huge New Event Nearly Got Scrapped by the Coronavirus

GizModo VR

Move over, Daleks: you’re now officially less likely to scrap the Doctor’s plans than actual respiratory viruses. Read more.

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NASA’s Perseverance rover has one final review to pass before launch to Mars

Digital Trends

The final Launch Readiness Review will take place on Monday, July 27.

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Just in Time for PS5, Bag a Whole Year of PlayStation Plus for $29

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PlayStation Plus 1-Year Membership | $29 | CDKeys Read more.

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Racist products sold on Amazon, Google, Wish taken down after investigation

Digital Trends

The products include white-supremacist flags and Neo-Nazi books.

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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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Crappy Email Security Could Be the Next Big Threat to American Elections: Report

GizModo VR

Given the embarrassing catastrophe that was the 2016 presidential election, staving off cyberattacks and foreign influence campaigns is a top priority for election officials nationwide as we get closer to November. Apparently, though, no one thought to apply that same level of scrutiny to their emails. Who’d have… Read more.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War apparently confirmed by leaked Doritos promo

Digital Trends

The game's name and logo may be confirmed on a double XP promotion.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 models reportedly share specs, but with different displays

Digital Trends

Only the larger model will feature an AMOLED screen.

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