VRScout
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Has technology finally gone too far? Back in 2016, Doug Keener released a free mod for 1994’s DOOM 2 that allows you to explore a virtual replica of Jerry’s iconic NYC apartment from the hit sitcom Seinfeld painstakingly brought to life using a combination of custom textures and sprites. Not only that, but you can also interact with the cast themselves, including Jerry, Elaine, Kramer, George, and Newman.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Stadia, Google’s cloud-gaming company, is looking for new hires with a preference for virtual reality development experience. Stadia is Google’s cloud-gaming service which runs games on powerful computers in the cloud and then streams them to your PC, laptop, or even smartphone. The idea is to allow any device to feel like a high-end gaming PC.
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VRScout
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Take your game night to the next level with Evernever Games’ free-to-play VR party game. One of the many things I’ve missed since going into lockdown is game night. There’s just something oddly comforting about gathering together with friends and family for some good old-fashioned board games. Neverboard , a social VR board game platform coming soon to Oculus Quest headsets, aims to recreate that same experience using VR technology.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) features PC VR headset support, although it’s notably missing the ability to use VR motion controllers. Now developer Asobo has signaled that VR controller support is finally coming, and is slated to land sometime in mid-November. Asobo posted its next development roadmap , which details a few of the things the studio wants to accomplish in the next few months.
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
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Though Ray-Ban Stories aren't AR glasses, they're an important stepping stone towards that endpoint. To pull this off, Facebook knows it has to gradually condition users to accept faceworn tech en masse, which is baked into Stories design. We unpack strategic implications. The post Are Ray-Ban Stories AR Training Wheels? appeared first on AR Insider.
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ARPost
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Since spring 2020, people have been unable to travel to destinations they wished to explore. Due to restrictions still in force, many countries are still off-limits for US tourists. However, an innovative photogrammetry-based AR and VR app promises to bring the world closer to you. How close? With BRINK Traveler, launched on September 9, you will be able to get immersed in incredible natural landmarks from your living room.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Until recently, Autumn Johnson thought that criticizing utilities that were putting more dirty energy on the grid was all in a day’s work. “As an environmentalist, it is my job to be calling attention to doubling down on fossil fuels when we’re in the midst of a climate crisis,” she said. Read more.
Anand Tech
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Today Xiaomi is announcing three new devices – the 11T, the 11T Pro and the 11 Lite 5G NE. We’ve had the first two in for review for a bit now and are able to give some first-hand experiences with the phones today.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
An international team of researchers has reported the discovery of hand and foot prints from Quesang, in the Tibetan Plateau. The fossil impressions, which date to between 169,000 and 226,000 years ago and seem to have been created intentionally, could represent the earliest known art of its kind. 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
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
The all-new iPad Mini stole the show from the iPhone 13 during Apple's September launch event, due to its new design and features for increased versatility.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
With the death of LG’s phone biz , OnePlus’ repeated price hikes, and the disappearance of HTC, finding a mid-range phone in the U.S. that packs impressive specs for the price just isn’t as easy as it used to be, which is what makes the Xiaomi 11T’s launch even more disappointing. Read more.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Pop-ups are already all over the place in Windows 10, and it looks like there may be even more of them due to the Tips app in Windows 11.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
When Melissa Breyer packed up her bag on Monday night for her Tuesday morning volunteer shift with NYC Audubon, she decided to seriously prepare. 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
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
SpaceX has launched the first all-civilian crew to space, with the four crewmates blasting off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday night.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
On Tuesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced it was charging App Annie—a major mobile data provider—with securities fraud, alleging that the California-based company made “material misrepresentations” to customers and investment firms over the data it was collecting and pawning off. App Annie has… Read more.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
The iPhone 13 is finally here, but its innovations won't count for much if you damage it. Protect it with one the best iPhone 13 cases and covers available now.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Look, I admit that sweaty thumbs aren’t even one of my top 10 concerns while gaming, but for those worried about thumb sweat wrecking your KDA in Fortnite or Call of Duty: Mobile (????), then Razer’s got you covered. 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
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
SpaceX has posted the first footage of its all-civilian mission in orbit, with the Crew Dragon's new all-glass observatory dome offering a spectacular view.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
In a way, Doctor Who getting it right out of the gate with the Daleks—a monster design so instantly iconic it sparked a wave of hysteria that helped catapult the show to radical success —means that any attempt at recapturing that is always going to stumble out of the gate. But hoo boy did the “‘stars” of the series’… Read more.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
AMD showed the use of its FidelityFX Super Resolution in Far Cry 6 results in a massive boost in performance. This bodes very well for PC gamers.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Movies studios are usually coy about films with surprise post-credit sequences , but apparently not Sony in 2021. Earlier today, rumors began circulating online about one such scene in the studio’s Marvel superhero sequel, Venom: Let There Be Carnage —and by this afternoon, the studio had turned a tweet about it into a… 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
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Apple this week unveiled an updated iPhone comprising four different models. So which iPhone 13 has the best price and what does it offer?
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
The ever-increasing popularity of Disney’s theme parks, fuelled by new attractions like Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, has resulted in most visits requiring hours and hours of standing in line for rides. But a Florida man found a clever solution to the problem by using an official Disney World app that allows VIPs to skip… Read more.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Apple's new iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro both have excellent cameras, but the Pro has some neat features that give it a leg up. Which model should you buy?
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
This week, Baton Rouge native Hayley Arceneaux, 29, is poised to become the youngest American ever to go to space. Also a first is that Arceneaux is headed to orbit after having survived cancer at age 10—she’ll be the first person in space with a prosthetic , as her cancer treatment required bones in her left leg to be… 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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