Wed.Jan 12, 2022

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VR Restores The Notre-Dame Cathedral To Its Historic Glory

VRScout

The 45-minute interactive tour takes you back 850 years to explore the incredible architecture in its prime. On April 15th, 2019, a massive fire that started under the roof of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral caused extensive damage to the historic structure. By the time the last flames were extinguished there was almost nothing left of the roof and upper walls, with the spire having collapsed entirely. .

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No, People Aren’t Buying Land in the Metaverse en Masse

AR Insider

After all the linkbait headlines about virtual real estate purchases in the metaverse, it turns out to be a pretty rare occurrence. Fewer than 13 percent of technologists are doing it (and far fewer "regular" folks). Contributor Rick Chen breaks it down. The post appeared first on AR Insider.

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SteamVR Updated to Play Nicer with Quest Headsets

Road to VR

Oculus Quest headsets now account for nearly 44% of all headsets used on Steam, and this clearly hasn’t gone unnoticed by Valve. An update to the latest SteamVR beta aims to make the experience easier for new users. Despite making its own VR headset, Valve has stayed true to its commitment to make SteamVR a hardware agnostic platform, including for Quest headsets which can be plugged into to a PC to play PC VR games.

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SuperWorld ?? Inside Scoop: The Current State of AR & Mixed Reality

ARVR

by David Cash In this blog post, I want to talk about the development of AR, in tandem with NFTs, and how the future of exhibiting 3D artworks will be changed forever by apps like SuperWorld attempting to push the boundaries of experiences, art, and, of course, AR. Apps like SuperWorld enable audiences to see 3D pieces superimposed in IRL settings, hailing in a new realm of immersive experiences, being able to witness any forms of 3D art in real time through the power of AR on your cellular devi

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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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Linux-based Standalone VR Headset Boasts PC Specs with a Price to Match, Kickstarter Coming Soon

Road to VR

SimulaVR, the startup behind its own open-source VR Linux distro, is creating a VR headset that aims to bring the full power of a PC to the standalone format. The powerful little standalone is definitely going to cost a pretty penny though, as it’s set to include a detachable compute unit featuring the guts of an Intel 11th gen NUC, which sports a Core i7 mobile processor.

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Inventive Multiplayer VR Studio Reveals New Game Fusing ‘Rocket League’ with Bows & Arrows

Road to VR

The studio behind the inventive multiplayer VR title Half + Half today announced a new multiplayer VR game called NOCK. Due to launch “soon” on Oculus Quest, Nock looks like Rocket League played with bows & arrows instead of cars. ‘Normal’ is the studio behind Half + Half , a collection of multiplayer mini-games on Quest and Rift that have some truly creative mechanics.

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Ground Temperatures Hit 129 Degrees as Argentina Suffers Blackouts

GizModo VR

Ground temperatures climbed above 129 degrees Fahrenheit (54 degrees Celsius) in parts of Argentina this week as the country suffers through a shockingly hot start to summer. Air temperatures were equally suffocating, leading to widespread blackouts as the Southern Cone attempts to beat the heat. Read more.

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Netflix to shoot pair of Red Notice sequels back-to-back

Digital Trends

Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, and Dwayne Johnson are all expected to return for two more Red Notice movies as Netflix prepares an ambitious plan to shoot them.

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Oldest Known Fossil of a Modern Human May Be Even More Ancient Than We Thought

GizModo VR

Scientists say a Homo sapiens fossil found in Ethiopia in the 1960s is at least 233,000 years old, which would make it 36,000 years older than the previous estimate. 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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How to win Fortnite

Digital Trends

In this guide, we will show you how to achieve a Victory Royale in Fortnite. It can be tough, but there are a slew of things you can do to gain the upper hand.

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Scammers Are Using QR Codes to Plunder Parking Meter Payments

GizModo VR

Phishing schemes already litter the internet, and now they’re coming for our parking meters, too. San Antonio police were first to warn locals about the scam, which targets people trying to pay for their parking ticket via QR code. Authorities say people have started plastering their own QR codes onto the machines,… Read more.

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iPhone 14 Pro design leak shows bizarre hole-and-pill cutout

Digital Trends

As per display chain analyst Ross Young, the iPhone 14 Pro might adopt a design that includes both a circular and a pill-shaped cutout.

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Marvel's New Halloween Disney+ Special Might Have Just Recruited a Nevers Star

GizModo VR

One last trailer for Scream sets up the sequel’s interesting subversions. A new Peacemaker clip sees John Cena’s unlikely hero wrestle with the events of Suicide Squad. Plus, a look at what’s coming on Superman & Lois and Naomi. Spoilers, away! 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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Why The Book of Boba Fett is even better than The Mandalorian so far

Digital Trends

Despite a quiet launch, The Book of Boba Fett is already outdoing The Mandalorian in my book, and could be a sign of what's to come for Star Wars fans.

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The Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Films to Look Forward to in 2022

GizModo VR

The year 2022 is here, and hopefully it won’t feel like 2020 part two. Back then, as the world shut down in an attempt to stop the spread of covid-19, most major movies were delayed —and no one wants a sequel to that. Last year began to buck the trend , culminating in the record-breaking release of Spider-Man: No Way Home Read more.

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Watch Webb Space Telescope team share thoughts on mission

Digital Trends

Watch this new NASA video in which members of the James Webb Space Telescope team talk about the mission in the run up to its Christmas Day launch.

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Carmakers Launch Desperate Attempt to Delay Massachusetts Right-to-Repair Law

GizModo VR

Major car manufacturers aren’t giving up on their efforts to stymie Massachusetts’ right to repair legislation. Less than two years after residents in the state voted in favor of updated right to repair laws that would let independent auto repair shops receive telematics data from vehicles, groups representing auto… Read more.

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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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This new entry-level Celeron chip could still beat the Core i9-10900K

Digital Trends

No one would expect much from Intel's most entry-level Alder Lake CPU, the G6900, but it still managed to outperform the high-end Core i9-10900K in a benchmark.

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The FBI's Honeypot Phones Were More Widely Distributed in the U.S. Than Previously Thought

GizModo VR

One of the weirder stories from last year involved a gargantuan FBI honeypot operation designed to catch crooks all over the world. According to Motherboard , that operation had a bigger imprint in the U.S. than originally believed. Read more.

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How to breed Pokémon in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Digital Trends

However far you want to get into this system, we'll tell you all you need to know about how to breed Pokémon in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

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After Years of Dragging Its Ass, Google Will Finally Add Left-Handed Support to Wear OS

GizModo VR

Google had all but abandoned its smartwatch platform until Samsung stepped in last year to help build Wear OS 3. Now the company finally seems open to tackling the problems its user have been complaining about for years, starting with support for left-handed users. Read more.

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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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Ubisoft lets players turn their best game snaps into apparel

Digital Trends

Ubisoft announced a partnership with Zakeke, a software company that lets users personalize apparel and accessories with their own photos.

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Ikea's Now Selling Incredibly Intricate 3D-Printed Home Accessories

GizModo VR

For years, 3D printing has promised to bring about a revolution in manufacturing, but we’re only recently starting to see it trickle down to consumer goods. Companies like Adidas have been pursuing 3D printing as a way to make sneakers that perfectly fit every size and shape of foot, and now Ikea is offering its first… Read more.

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General Motors enters the used car game with CarBravo

Digital Trends

General Motors is launching an online used-car sales platform called CarBravo, which will include non-GM vehicles, the automaker said.

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PCIe 6.0 Is Going to Make Your Gadgets Unbelievably Fast, Just Not Any Time Soon

GizModo VR

We’re only now seeing widespread support for PCIe 5.0, but as is so often the case in this industry, new tech is old tech the moment it arrives. And so, the PCI Special Interest Group today released a finalized spec for PCI Express 6.0, setting the groundwork for the next (next?) generation of SSDs. Read more.

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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?