VRScout
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Steve Aoki and xQc take on Headhunterz and Sodapoppin in this star-studded competition. A handful of popular Twitch streamers and YouTubers are set to battle electronic dance musics biggest stars on November 11th as part of Beat & Battle , a brand new VR tournament centered around the upcoming VR multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game Cradle of Sins VR.
AR Insider
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
W hat are the biggest insights and observations in AR and adjacent sectors this week? Welcome to Reality Bytes , featuring lightning-round commentary from AR Insider partner M7 Innovations. Founder Matt Maher lends his insights from the trenches of AR experience creation. We continue the narrative this week with Maher’s look at TikTok’s Shopify partnership, Spotify letting artists manipulate algorithms, and Disney robotics.
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Road to VR
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Developers on Steam typically have to generate and seed their beta testers with a bunch of game codes, which can be frustrating to not only manage, but also hand out, requiring communication through multiple platforms like Discord and email. Now Valve has included what it calls ‘Steam Playtest’ which aims to make prelaunch game testing easier for everyone.
AR Insider
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
T ech giants see different versions of spatial computing’s future. These visions often trace back to their core businesses. Facebook wants to be the social layer to the spatial web, while Amazon wants to be the commerce layer and Apple envisions a hardware-centric multi-device play. Where does Google fit in all of this? It wants to be the knowledge layer of the spatial web.
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.
VRScout
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Two days of world-class horse racing presented live via an “arena-like” experience. Tomorrow marks the beginning of the 2020 Breeders’ Cup World Championship , one of the most prestigious international horse racing events in the world. Taking place at the Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky, this annual two-day competition brings together some of the most talented Grade 1 thoroughbreds on the circuit.
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Cats and VR
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
ARVORE , the VR studio which developed acclaimed VR titles Pixel Ripped 1995 and The Line, is proud to announce YUKI, an action-packed bullet hell VR game with roguelite mechanics set in a fully original anime universe. With an innovative VR gameplay inspired by classics like STAR FOX and TOUHOU, the game explores the player’s spatial awareness and body movement across multiple procedural levels, filled to the brim with enemies, obstacles, and bullets.
ARVR
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Augmented Reality for Events?—?Use Cases and Benefits As AR continues to grow in popularity, it should not come to us as a surprise that this technology is becoming increasingly used to make events more enjoyable. AR can offer more benefits to events now more than ever before, given all of the restrictions in place to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
GizModo VR
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
In the late ‘90s, a group of Microsoft engineers started tinkering with old Dell laptops in the hopes of creating a console based on Microsoft’s DirectX technology. The idea was to create a gaming box that showcased what the software company was best at but without the need for a big honking PC running Windows. The… Read more.
Anand Tech
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
When AMD announced that its new Zen 3 core was a ground-up redesign and offered complete performance leadership, we had to ask them to confirm if that’s exactly what they said. Despite being less than 10% the size of Intel, and very close to folding as a company in 2015, the bets that AMD made in that timeframe with its next generation Zen microarchitecture and Ryzen designs are now coming to fruition.
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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.
GizModo VR
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
A change to the wheelchair policy at American Airlines has quietly flown under the radar for months. The revised guidelines put weight restrictions on electric wheelchairs for certain flights that were previously capable of transporting the same mobility devices. The move appears to be a cost-cutting measure that… Read more.
Digital Trends
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Here are the best smartphones on the market today. From the iPhone 11 Pro to the OnePlus 8 Pro; if you're shopping for a new phone, we're here for you.
GizModo VR
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Japanese game developer Capcom—creator of classic worldwide hits like Street Fighter , and Resident Evil —has been hit with a ransomware attack to its internal networks, compromising a mass of corporate intel on the company’s internal operations. Read more.
VR Fitness
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Melbourne-based VR development studio MarineVerse has partnered with iconic sailing brand WASZP to change the way sailing is experienced around the world. During the past seven months, the teams at MarineVerse and WASZP have used the lockdown period to collaborate on this project. Their goal? To develop the world’s most accessible VR sailboat foiling experience.
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.
GizModo VR
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Norwegian climate activists are taking their government to court over Arctic drilling. The case’s fate could have implications for climate litigation around the world. Read more.
Digital Trends
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
For vocally impaired people, a huge source of frustration is the inability to easily communicate thoughts to friends and family. This tech could change that.
GizModo VR
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
The Evergreen state has become even more, uh, evergreen. Washington passed a law in 2019 allowing people to turn themselves into compost after death. This month, the first officially licensed human composting company opened its doors to help citizens meet their maker in a more environmentally friendly manner. Read more.
Digital Trends
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Need a new printer for the home or office, but don't want to spend too much? There are plenty of choices with all the technology you need -- here are the best.
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.
GizModo VR
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
When you fall on hard times, you sometimes have to downsize. So it is with BP, which is in talks to sell its London headquarters because of massive financial losses. Multinational oil companies: They’re just like us. Read more.
Anand Tech
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
What makes a console generation? The lines have been blurred recently. We can state that the Xbox Series X, and its less-powerful sibling, the Series S, are the next generation consoles from Microsoft. But how do you define the generation? Just three years ago, Microsoft launched the Xbox One X, the most powerful console in the market, but also with full compatibility with all Xbox One games and accessories.
GizModo VR
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Contact lenses offer a more comfortable alternative to wearing glasses for those with vision issues, but that’s assuming you can handle/endure the process of putting them in and taking them out. A Florida man has invented a robot that can insert and remove contact lenses for someone who can’t, although seeing it in… Read more.
Digital Trends
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
The Ring Video Doorbell 3 and Doorbell Pro are solid additions to Ring's smart-tech lineup, but which of the bells is the best? Here are our thoughts on both.
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?
GizModo VR
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
The opening episodes of Star Trek: Discovery ’s third season have seen Michael Burnham and the ship’s crew realize that their lives have changed forever. Not only that, but the future they sacrificed those old lives for is not what they expected. This week, in an explosive moment of self-reflection, they’re beginning… Read more.
Digital Trends
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Resetting your PRAM and SMC can alleviate all sorts of issues, including those related to charging and sluggishness. Here's how to do so.
GizModo VR
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Rey must face the ghosts of Star Wars past, to save Life Day for the galaxy’s future! We’re in love, and not just because Poe Dameron’s in a Christmas sweater. Read more.
Digital Trends
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Whether you're looking for a quick fix for your amp-less turntable or a long-term audio upgrade for better sound, here are the best affordable phono preamps.
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?
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