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How To Make Your Own Vtuber

VRScout

Get your virtual YouTube career started today with the following apps. What the hell is a Vtuber exactly? Well, put simply, a Vtuber can best be described as an online personality who disguises their appearance using a custom digital avatar. The trend has been around for some time but has only recently gained steam in the United States, thanks in large part to popular figures such as PewDiePie, Pokimane, and a variety of other influential personalities.

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The Role of Virtual Reality in the Fight Against Racial Inequity

ARPost

Virtual reality has been moving mountains across a myriad of verticals. In the past few years, we’ve also been seeing VR as a force for social good. REM5 , a Minnesota-based company, is doing just that with a virtual exhibition space called “1 City. 2 Realities.” which is part of their REM5 For Good initiative. It illustrates and educates people on the realities of racial inequity and inequality across the nation.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.03.22): Sony reveals PSVR2 controllers, FRL shows the wristband of the future, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Happy Spring everyone! The Winter is over, and the trees are blossoming again! I hope that wherever you are, even if in lockdown (like me), you can enjoy the sun, the birds, and the love that this season carries with it Before leaving you to the news of the week, I want to remind you that on Thursday, at 17:00 CET we’ll have an amazing Awe Nite meeting about psychology in XR, with some of the best Italian minds on the matter!

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The Role of Virtual Reality in the Fight Against Racial Inequity

ARPost

Virtual reality has been moving mountains across a myriad of verticals. In the past few years, we’ve also been seeing VR as a force for social good. REM5 , a Minnesota-based company, is doing just that with a virtual exhibition space called “1 City. 2 Realities.” which is part of their REM5 For Good initiative. It illustrates and educates people on the realities of racial inequity and inequality across the nation.

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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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Researchers Put Cloth Face Masks Under a Microscope. The Images Are Out of This World

GizModo VR

Cloth face masks have become part of the daily routine for many of us. The first thing I did at the beginning of the pandemic last year was buy some cloth face masks for my mom, who is 68 years old and has delicate health. Nearly a year after that purchase, my mom is vaccinated, but she still wears her cloth face mask… Read more.

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A Black and White Justice League and a Regular Tenet Are Coming to HBO Max

GizModo VR

A lot of people took four hours out of their weekends to watch Zack Snyder’s Justice League on HBO Max and the streamer is betting you’re willing to do that again to watch it sans color. Also, despite Christopher Nolan’s annoyance, his timey-wimey Tenet will also be making its way to the service soon. Read more.

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Mission to clear space junk using magnets set for launch

Digital Trends

A Japanese-made technology aimed at using magnets to clear low-Earth orbit of hazardous space debris is about to be put through its paces.

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The Walking Dead Raised Its Most Important Question With an Unexpected Twist

GizModo VR

Finally, The Walking Dead returns to show us what happened after the season 10 semi-finale’s biggest cliffhanger. Heavily armed and armored soldiers (who have a real Stormtrooper aesthetic to them) have surrounded Yumiko (Eleanor Matsuura), Eugene (Josh McDermitt), Ezekiel (Khary Payton), and Princess (Paola Lázaro).… Read more.

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Common Microsoft Edge problems, and how to fix them

Digital Trends

Having trouble with Microsoft Edge? You may run into issues with the maturing browser, so we provided a list of possible problems and how to fix them with ease.

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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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Apple Ordered to Pay $308.5 Million for Patent Infringement of Technology Used in iTunes and App Store

GizModo VR

A years-old fight over the technology Apple uses in iTunes, App Store, and Apple Music has a new development. On Friday, a federal jury in Texas declared that Apple had indeed infringed a patent for a digital rights management technology held by Personalized Media Communications. As a result, it ordered the tech giant… Read more.

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How to remove location data from your iPhone photos in iOS 13

Digital Trends

Want to keep your personal information private? Here’s how to remove location data from photos and videos.

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WhatsApp Is Reportedly Testing Out Different Playback Speeds, But I Get Lost Listening to Voice Messages Now

GizModo VR

If you’ve ever gotten a really long voice message on WhatsApp that you wish could go a little faster, WhatsApp apparently listened to you. Read more.

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Apple fined for failing to include a charger with iPhone 12

Digital Trends

Apple has been fined in Brazil over its decision to stop shipping a wall charger with the iPhone 12, which launched last fall.

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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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Drone Footage Of Tesla Making Unprotected Left Turns Is Seriously Terrifying

GizModo VR

There’s been a lot of talk—and video footage—of Tesla’s Level 2 driver-assistance system, called either Autopilot or Full Self Driving Beta, making some seriously sketchy choices. Now we have another issue to add to the list: unprotected left turns. Read more.

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The best encrypted messaging apps for iOS and Android

Digital Trends

Encrypted messaging apps ensure your communications are truly private. We round up the best apps available.

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How Many Slaps Does it Take to Cook a Chicken? This YouTuber Built a Slapping Rig to Find Out

GizModo VR

Is it possible to cook an entire meal with the power of slaps? That’s the question YouTube creator Louis Weisz set out to answer in his latest video. Now you can impress your friends by telling them you know how many slaps it takes to cook a chicken: at least 135,000. Read more.

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How to remove malware and viruses from your Android phone

Digital Trends

Downloaded an infected app? Our guide will show you the steps to take and some recommended security measures.

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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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Kneel or Sit While You Plant Your Spring Veggies With Over 40% off a Garden Seat With Added Tool Pouches

GizModo VR

Folding Garden Kneeler/Seat | $31 | Amazon | Clip coupon + code UIG4RP4O Read more.

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How to transfer photos from an iPhone to a computer

Digital Trends

From a cable to the cloud, there are many options for safely moving images from your iPhone to a computer.

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This Tuca & Bertie Season 2 Clip Reminds Us to Go to Therapy

GizModo VR

Tuca & Bertie is coming back just in time. Read more.

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Learn how to boost your smartphone battery life with these tips

Digital Trends

Follow these easy steps to boost your phone’s battery life, keeping it functioning at its best long-term.

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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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Sunday's Best Deals: Greenworks Outdoor Power Tools, Corsair Virtuoso Headset, 2-Pack 1080P Webcams, Kitchen Essentials, Garden Seat & Kneeler, and More

GizModo VR

A sale on outdoor power tools and on a 40-pack of KN95 Masks lead Sunday’s best deals. Read more.

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What happened to Mars’ water? It’s more complicated than we thought

Digital Trends

Scientists agree that billions of years ago, Mars had liquid water on its surface which formed lakes and oceans. But where did Mars's water go?

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Safety Is Sexy, So Get a 40-Pack of KN95 5-Layer Masks For Just $18

GizModo VR

40-Pack: Vese KN95 Masks | $18 | SideDeal Read more.

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Dramatic winds on Jupiter are a ‘unique meteorological beast’

Digital Trends

The first measurement of winds in Jupiter's stratosphere found winds of up to 900 mph near the poles which whipped around in narrow bands called jets.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

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?