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Sci-Fi Cartoon Final Space Is Getting Its Own Co-Op VR Game

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Help Gary and Mooncake save the universe in this four-person cooperative adventure. Final Space is a hilarious sci-fi animated series that follows the misadventures of space explorer Gary Goodspeed and his adorable yet powerful sidekick, Mooncake; who together with their friends, travel throughout space in search of the edge of the universe, aka “Final Space.” Much to the dismay of fans, show creator Olan Rogers confirmed this past September that the show would be ending with season

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Meta's Head of PR Leaves a Company on Fire

GizModo VR

It’s hard to blame someone for running away from a burning building. The same can be applied to Silicon Valley, where the head of public relations at Meta, Facebook’s parent company, is stepping down. Read more.

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The college esports scene is ready for a boom in 2022

Digital Trends

The collegiate esports industry could bring in close to 30 million viewers this year as universities double down.

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Dota: Dragon's Blood is Back, and Boy, Does It Have Some Dragons

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When it comes to Netflix and their video game adaptations , Arcane , Castlevania and The Witcher instantly spring to mind. But Dota: Dragon’s Blood , the anime based on Valve’s 2013 MOBA Dota 2 , was a pretty entertaining romp when it premiered last year. Good thing, then, that new episodes are coming next week to give… 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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James Webb Space Telescope unfolds its primary mirror; is now fully deployed

Digital Trends

The James Webb Space Telescope has been fully deployed, marking an important milestone in preparing the observatory for science operations.

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CES 2022 felt a bit lacking in the smart home department

Digital Trends

Perhaps the biggest smart home trend of CES 2022 is that there wasn't one. Despite a wave of interesting announcements, no pattern stood out.

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Spider-Man: No Way Home's VFX Team on Recreating Its Vintage Villains

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Visual effects make up a lot of the MCU movies, but Spider-Man: No Way Home had its work cut out for it. Bringing back five villains from previous movies, plus two of the former Spider-Men was quite an undertaking, and VFX supervisor Kelly Port recently spoke about the process of bringing these characters back for the… Read more.

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Are dual-spec panels the future of gaming displays? I certainly hope so

Digital Trends

Resolution and refresh rate made waves at CES 2022, but the quieter introduction of the first dual-spec gaming displays has me most excited.

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The Bob's Burgers Movie Has Quite the Delightful Premise

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For Bob’s Burgers fans, the wait for the theatrical movie has been quite a lengthy one. The movie was originally announced in 2017 with a planned release for 2020 , but the merger between Disney and Fox has meant the latter company’s movies have been in a strange state of limbo. There would be few or no updates at all… 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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The Future of Digital Fact | Phil Kauffold | TEDxSonomaCounty

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Phil Kauffold usually takes us through his perspectives on the future of digital fact gaming and know-how. Phillip Kauffold studied Animation at Art Institute of … supply.

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Turkmenistan Plans to Close its Blazing 'Gateway to Hell'

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These past few years have felt like a trial run of living through the end times. Thankfully, 2022 seems like it’s off to a promising start: Turkmenistan plans to close the blazing natural gas crater known as the “Gateway to Hell,” presumably to keep the other three horsemen of the apocalypse from following their buddy… Read more.

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He mentioned I Couldn't Make a VR Video game… So I Bought a VR Headset and Produced A single!

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haha vr amazing ? Wishlist my activity – [link] ? Down load this VR sport – [link] … source.

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5 Superhero Movies with Delays as Bad as Morbius

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The movie community wept when news broke earlier this week that Jared Leto’s Morbius was delayed to April. Marvel’s vampiric antihero is meant to be the next addition to Spider-Man’s cinematic world, which has expanded in some interesting ways recently, but it just hasn’t come to fruition for the frontman of 30… 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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The House of Mouse Could Be Headed for the Metaverse

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The metaverse may be headed to a Disney theme park near you. Read more.