Next Reality AR
APRIL 23, 2021
Disney Plus shows WandaVision and Falcon and the Winter Soldier are both streaming hits, but the two series could not be more different in terms of giving fans a taste of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, the two titles do have another thing in common: Marvel Studios delivered an AR experience for each of them just ahead of their finale episodes.
VRScout
APRIL 23, 2021
Start using your new avatar today in Topgolf with Pro Putt, PokerStars VR, and Epic Roller Coasters. Oculus today announced the launch of its new Oculus Avatars on a handful of popular Oculus titles, including Topgolf with Pro Putt, PokerStars VR, and Epic Rollercoasters. Image Credit: Facebook, Oculus. Using the new Avatar Editor, users can customize every aspect of their digital self from their clothing and hairstyle to body shape and cosmetics.
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Road to VR
APRIL 23, 2021
Ancient Dungeon is a rogue-lite dungeon crawler that found success on Kickstarter last year. It’s aiming for launch sometime “soon,” developer Eric Thullen says, arriving on both SteamVR headsets and Oculus Quest in early access. In a Kickstarter update , Thullen says its latest version (b0.9) is the last substantial update before its early access release, something which is slated to arrive “in a few months,” Thullen says.
AR Insider
APRIL 23, 2021
O ne ongoing pastime at AR Insider is to examine ways that AR itself is broadening. The technology shouldn’t be forced into a narrow definition of graphics that overlay the physical world. “Augmentation” should include a more expansive set of ways to fuse the digital and physical. The latest augmentation that came to our attention isn’t a new technology but one that isn’t often associated with AR: the growing trend of LED walls in film production.
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.
ARVR
APRIL 23, 2021
BASF’s agency, VMLY&R wanted Groove Jones to help them create an exciting Arcade game and online digital engagement that farmers could… Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ».
Virtual Reality Pulse brings together the best content for VR professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
VR Fitness
APRIL 23, 2021
Tournaments and events are a great way to connect members of the VR community and it’s always great to see those in lesser-publicized games because sometimes you discover a hidden gem like Make Real’s Loco Dojo. Most people in the VR esports community are at least somewhat familiar with my writing and playstyle so when Wise Director, founder of VR Central, invited me to participate in the Loco VR Tournament, he appealed to my competitive and slightly violent nature.
GizModo VR
APRIL 23, 2021
Despite the fact that a majority of Americans still don’t know what an NFT is, the non-fungibles have really taken over the country—burrowing their way into our wallets and also, apparently, our hearts. Read more.
Digital Trends
APRIL 23, 2021
Motorola phones offer stripped-back software, but still have a few tricks up their sleeves. Here are seven things you didn't know your Motorola phone could do.
GizModo VR
APRIL 23, 2021
When did we find ourselves on a musical hamster wheel? Slowly, over years, with every daily Spotify playlist, my ever-shortening menu of pellets features five artists I used to love, and also DJ Khaled, for some reason. It’s functional; it can synch my BPM for running and effectively dull the hyper-aware blog brain.… Read more.
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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.
Digital Trends
APRIL 23, 2021
With the 91st Oscars rapidly approaching, now is a fine time to look back at several Oscar-worthy performances that were completely ignored by the Academy, as well as others that were nominated and astoundingly denied the little naked golden man.
GizModo VR
APRIL 23, 2021
Netflix’s acquisition of Legendary’s long-in-gestation plans to help bring Sunrise’s Mobile Suit Gundam to the world of Hollywood is bringing us one step closer to reimagining the iconic franchise. But it’s not the first time Gundam tried to take on Hollywood. and it’d be hard-pressed to turn out something as bad… Read more.
Digital Trends
APRIL 23, 2021
We've compared the best unlimited data plans from U.S. Cellular, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon to help you decide which unlimited data plan is best for you.
GizModo VR
APRIL 23, 2021
With the launch of the Xbox Series S/X , Microsoft has entered a new age of console gaming with support for ray tracing, 120Hz refresh rates, and more. But with continued expansion of Microsoft’s Surface family of PCs, I can’t help but wonder if the time for an Xbox gaming laptop has finally arrived. Read more.
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.
Digital Trends
APRIL 23, 2021
New leaks point to a May launch window for Nvidia's rumored GeForce RTX 3080 Ti. The card is set to feature a new graphics core and an MSRP of $1,000.
GizModo VR
APRIL 23, 2021
HBO Max would probably very much like you to believe that its subscriber numbers are ballooning, but a bit of fudging on parent company AT&T’s part makes it difficult to pin down exactly how well the service is actually scaling. Read more.
Digital Trends
APRIL 23, 2021
If you watch a lot of movies and TV shows on your Windows 10 desktop or laptop, the THX Spatial Audio app lets you hear surround sound with regular headphones.
GizModo VR
APRIL 23, 2021
Federal police in Turkey are investigating Thodex, a cryptocurrency trading platform that handles hundred of millions of dollars in trades every day, after users complained they’d been locked out of their accounts, according to new reports from Reuters and Turkey’s TRT World news service. CEO Faruk Fatih Ozer… Read more.
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.
Digital Trends
APRIL 23, 2021
Looking back from his debut title all the way up to his latest offering, we've compiled a list of the best Sonic games across all genres and platforms.
GizModo VR
APRIL 23, 2021
A fight is brewing in Montana over legislation that, if passed, would compel the state’s attorney general wide to investigate environmental groups and give them wide latitude to do so. The result could be a protracted legal battle and have a chilling effect on free speech around the transition away from coal and… Read more.
Digital Trends
APRIL 23, 2021
Download the Citizen app to stay safe and aware, with instant access to verified 911 information. We take a look at how it works and some of its best features.
GizModo VR
APRIL 23, 2021
Proxima Centauri—the nearest star to our own—has produced one of the most powerful flares on record. The observation is potential evidence that red dwarfs, though plentiful, are inhospitable to life. Read more.
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?
Digital Trends
APRIL 23, 2021
House of Marley's latest offering is an affordable and flexible way to get true stereo sound with a minimum of fuss. But does its sound quality pass the test?
GizModo VR
APRIL 23, 2021
Federal officials have cleared the Johnson & Johnson covid-19 vaccine for use in the United States once again, albeit with an updated label to warn of blood clot risks. Read more.
Digital Trends
APRIL 23, 2021
The saga of the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues with The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. Here are some of the highlights from episode 6 of the series.
GizModo VR
APRIL 23, 2021
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round-up of the latest toy news and tempting plastic goodness. This week: Luigi hops in on the Lego Super Mario fun, Hasbro returns to The Clone Wars , and you can have the power. to wield a very large He-Man sword. Check it out! Read more.
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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