VRScout

JUNE 27, 2022

Imagine being late for school in the metaverse. Immerse is an educational metaverse platform developed in collaboration with top researchers from North America, Europe, and Japan. According to the company, this “battle-tested” language-learning experience was designed from the ground up for VR headsets. This week the platform made its official launch on the Meta Quest 2, offering subscribers everything from live Spanish and English lessons to community events, a multiplayer social lo

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ARPost

JUNE 27, 2022

The metaverse just got more luxurious. Immersive commerce platform ByondXR has recently launched virtual stores for Armani Skincare and YSL Beauty Thailand. Aiming to become the “Shopify of the Metaverse,” ByondXR specializes in XR technology for e-commerce, creating 3D stores and showrooms for businesses, brands, and retailers. The company has served clients such as Lancôme, Calvin Klein, Olay, and Target, before their partnership with Armani and YSL.

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VRScout

JUNE 27, 2022

“Yo dawg, I heard you like VR games…” A VR developer by the name of Quentin Valembois, aka Valem , is quickly becoming known for his experimental projects involving cutting-edge immersive technology. Whether it be turning his home into a location-based horror game or designing a VR sports experience using an actual bicycle , there appears to be no limit to this indie developers creative imagination.

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AR Insider

JUNE 27, 2022

How big is the mobile AR universe? We're talking both devices and users, the latter exceeding 1 billion for the first time this year. What's driving these usage volumes and related AR revenue? We break it down in the latest Behind the Numbers post. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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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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Road to VR

JUNE 27, 2022

SideQuest is an amazing tool for unlocking a bunch of VR content and tools for Quest, and we really suggest setting it up if you own a Quest 2. Now the creators behind the unofficial sideloading library have made it so you can browse the SideQuest Store and download stuff directly without having to leave VR. SideQuest’s new Easy PC Installer allows you to download the executable to your PC, connect up your Quest 2, and then enable you to sideload content directly to your headset, just like

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ARVR

JUNE 27, 2022

Metaverse and virtual reality sells beyond gaming and technology markets if it solves problems. It will not sell if it creates them. We’re getting better on hardware and high quality content, but how do we actually distribute the fabulous 360 degrees pieces? Photo: Meridian Treehouse. Shared, synchronised immersive reality experience. 180 participants brought to the moon at the Smithsonian.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 27, 2022

Initially announced in May, European vendors of photogrammetry equipment Mosiac is taking pre-orders for its “X” line up of 360-degree cameras. Mosaic X is a mobile device that enables users to capture real-world environments as 360-degree immersive environments, photos, or videos. 360 photographers can use the hardware to create real-time 3D (RT3D) digital twins of locations.

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Slashgear

JUNE 27, 2022

While you might think your electric vehicle is saving you money, think again if you're considering its potential resale value.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 27, 2022

This month, HTC VIVE announced a bespoke controller for Flow, the firm’s lightweight virtual reality (VR) glasses. In the initial announcement, HTC first introduced the new controller as a business tool, but in recent updates , the firm revealed that the device would also support leisure and gaming activities. We’ve introduced Controller for VIVE Flow, an optional 3DoF controller that gives users another way to navigate menus and immersive experiences through intuitive controls.

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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.

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ARVR

JUNE 27, 2022

There’s a common rallying cry among AR proponents that the technology will transform the way people shop. Stepping away from inherently-vested narratives, where are the proof points? Does AR shopping?—?or camera commerce as we call it?—?resonate with real consumers? To support that notion, there are several well-worn performance indicators for AR’s ability to boost conversions in eCommerce contexts.

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Slashgear

JUNE 27, 2022

As is the case with any high-end product made by a relatively new brand, the cost to repair a Tesla is something you might want to consider before purchase.

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Upload VR

JUNE 27, 2022

VR stealth game Thief Simulator VR is coming to Meta Quest (formerly Oculus Quest) soon. A port of the game has appeared in the Coming Soon section of the Quest store and is named Thief Simulator VR – Greenview Street. Check out a trailer for the experience at this link. Thief Simulator VR Confirmed For Quest. Thief Simulator is focused on non-violent stealth.

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Slashgear

JUNE 27, 2022

Samsung smartphone owners in Australia have won a lawsuit against the company after some of its supposedly water-resistant phones were damaged by water.

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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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GizModo VR

JUNE 27, 2022

Our existing infrastructure isn’t built to withstand climate change, and heat waves have started to drive wedges into the cracks in the system. Triple-digit temperatures caused a train to derail near San Francisco last week, according to an internal evaluation by Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). Read more.

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Slashgear

JUNE 27, 2022

The Goodwood Festival of Speed's 23-year-old outright hill record has finally been broken, and the car that did it isn't what many would consider conventional.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 27, 2022

We did it. We're finally fighting back. We're really showing it to the Supreme Court. We're…flying the American flag, but upside down. Some folks are protesting the nation's recent Supreme Court decisions by flying their American flags upside down. This comes after the Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court ruling on Friday that overturned Roe v. Wade , eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion, and Thursday's ruling that limits state and local government in restricting guns outside the

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Slashgear

JUNE 27, 2022

If you've dreamed of owning a vintage sports car but don't want to spend too much, a classic Maserati dating back to the 1970s may be what you're looking for.

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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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GizModo VR

JUNE 27, 2022

Alaska is struggling through a record breaking wildfire season. A million acres have burned as of June 15, the earliest in decades, according to the Anchorage Daily News. Read more.

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Slashgear

JUNE 27, 2022

Keiichi Tsuchiya, the original "Drift King," took made the original Toyota AE86 into a legend, from Nagano Prefecture mountain passes to pop culture stardom.

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Upload VR

JUNE 27, 2022

Little Cities will receive hand tracking support this week on Oculus Quest and Meta Quest 2. As you might recall, we spoke to James Howard, one half the Purple Yonder dynamic duo responsible for Little Cities, last month, shortly after the game’s launch. After running through how Little Cities came to be in that discussion, James and I reconnected last week to discuss the game’s next big update — ‘Big Hands in Little Cities’ We’re still waiting on confirmation

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Slashgear

JUNE 27, 2022

The creators of the Airspeeder suggest they've created the "world's first electric flying race car," despite the vehicle's lack of wheels.

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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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GizModo VR

JUNE 27, 2022

Apple is one of the most globally respected technology companies, having built its reputation on creating reliable, high-end products with innovative features. The Cupertino tech giant has such an impressive track record that its next project—whether that be an AR headset or something else entirely —is already assumed… Read more.

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Slashgear

JUNE 27, 2022

Volkswagen has taken the wraps off its ID Aero, an EV concept sedan earmarked for production in China starting next year, followed by other markets.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 27, 2022

Conservation is about saving, about preserving the natural world for future generations and the health of our ecosystems. But sometimes to save local environments, you have to kill some plants. Specifically, invasive plants. Read more.

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Slashgear

JUNE 27, 2022

Passwords are pretty easy to steal and just as easy to forget. Some companies are working to get rid of them entirely, and that's where passkeys come in.

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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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