VRScout
AUGUST 4, 2021
Build your own regulation-size basketball court with the simple tap of a screen using Reebok’s new “Court of Greatness” tool. As part of their FW21 basketball campaign, Reebok has launched ‘ Courting Greatness ’, an AR tool that lets kids and teens interact with their own full-size basketball court in an attempt to celebrate players of all ages on a local level.
ARPost
AUGUST 4, 2021
JigSpace might not be on your radar – or it might have fallen off or your radar. Or you might be a huge fan. Either way, the company has been making some movements recently that could result in a much bigger blip on the screen. See Also: A Hands-on Review of Avatour and an Interview With CEO Devon Copley. Here, we’ll take a look at JigSpace with a focus on their big news this year featuring an interview with Co-Founder and CEO Zac Duff.
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AR Insider
AUGUST 4, 2021
S napchat continues to signal interest in being a socially-fueled local discovery engine. This goes back to its early work in Geofilters , Snap Map and, more recently, Local Lenses. The thought is that social activity can be a trigger for local behavior like meeting friends for a drink. Snap’s latest move is My Places. A feature of Snap Map, it brings more structure to local discovery by positioning 30 million local businesses with more formal interactivity in the mapping UX.
Road to VR
AUGUST 4, 2021
Following a report back in May detailing specs for Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 5 VR headset , a fresh report has appeared that echoes a few of these claims and asserts some new information too, including additional hardware info and the revelation that Sony is allegedly focusing on bringing both console-quality AAA games and hybrid flatscreen/VR titles to the PS5 platform.
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.
Slashgear
AUGUST 4, 2021
It’s arguable that Facebook’s Oculus now takes up the majority of the attention in the virtual reality market, but it is hardly the only major player. HTC is still actively working on Vive, and Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality also dips into that field. And then there’s PlayStation VR, the only console-based system among the VR giants.
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ARVR
AUGUST 4, 2021
You’ll be on the edge of your seat, in a panic and awe-inspired all at the same time. Photo by Pexels Everest VR is a spectacular Oculus Quest VR video series on the journey to the top of the world. It lets you experience the process of preparing for a climb, all the way up to being on the side of the mountain facing seemingly impossible cliffs. You’ll feel the pain in your fingertips from gripping a steep crevasse, which is the only thing holding you from the 3,000-meter drop.
Road to VR
AUGUST 4, 2021
Veteran VR studio nDreams announced today that it has appointed former Codemasters CEO Frank Sagnier as the non-executive chair of its board of directors. As CEO of Codemasters—best known for its popular DiRT racing franchise—Sagnier lead the company to a $1.2 billion acquisition by EA earlier this year. Hot on the tail of a demo release for its latest game , Fracked , nDreams is making moves.
GizModo VR
AUGUST 4, 2021
In addition to helping police arrest the wrong person or monitor how often you visit the Gap store , facial recognition is increasingly used by companies as a routine security procedure: it’s a way to unlock your phone or social media account, for instance. This security practice comes with an exchange of some privacy… Read more.
Anand Tech
AUGUST 4, 2021
Earlier this year, AMD launched its Zen 3 based desktop processor solutions with integrated graphics. Marketed as the Ryzen 5000G family, these processors are the latest offering to combine AMD’s high-performing Zen 3 cores with tried-and-tested Vega 8 graphics, all built on TSMC’s 7nm process. As desktop processors, AMD made them available to system builders for a few months, allowing the company to keep track of stock levels and have a consistent demand during a high-demand phase f
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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.
GizModo VR
AUGUST 4, 2021
It hard enough to buy a home, but the climate crisis is making it even more challenging. Will a prospective house be underwater? Catch on fire? Real estate brokerage firm Redfin is offering a new tool to assess those and other climate risks. Read more.
ARVR
AUGUST 4, 2021
Aurea is an enterprise software company reimagining how companies can streamline communication and collaboration across dozens of… Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ».
GizModo VR
AUGUST 4, 2021
Scream (aka Scream 5) is apparently going to take some “risks.” Joe Manganiello gives some more details on Moonhaven. Plus, updates from all the Ws: Westworld , What We Do in the Shadows , What If , and more. Spoilers away! Read more.
Digital Trends
AUGUST 4, 2021
The technical preview for Halo Infinite performed almost flawlessly across most other platforms according to Digital Foundry.
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.
GizModo VR
AUGUST 4, 2021
Satellite internet is often the only choice for getting online if you live out in a rural area. But it’s not always the fastest or most stable internet connection. Read more.
Digital Trends
AUGUST 4, 2021
Oppo is still working hard on its Under Screen Camera (USC) technology, and has now released selfies taken with its updated module to show its performance.
GizModo VR
AUGUST 4, 2021
The Walt Disney Company—worth an estimated $122.18 billion —would like you to pay $6,000 to take a family of four to its new, immersive Star Wars hotel for two nights. Read more.
Digital Trends
AUGUST 4, 2021
SpaceX boss Elon Musk has tweeted photos of its next-generation Super Heavy rocket being transported to the launchpad at its Starbase facility in South Texas.
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.
GizModo VR
AUGUST 4, 2021
Smartphone photography has improved by leaps and bounds over the years, but if there’s one thing that’s annoyingly remained, it’s that damn green dot that randomly pops up in certain photos. However, there’s some good news for iPhone users. It appears that the latest iOS 15 beta has quietly added a feature that… Read more.
Digital Trends
AUGUST 4, 2021
Now's your chance to enjoy savings in upgrading your TV, as Best Buy is offering a $100 price cut on this 55-inch Hisense 4K TV with built-in Google Assistant.
GizModo VR
AUGUST 4, 2021
An 84-year-old man in Germany has been hit with heavy fines after a Nazi-era tank and other weapons from World War II were discovered in his garage, according to a report from Germany’s DPA news agency. The tank and assorted weapons were uncovered after a tipster told authorities there might be art stolen during World… Read more.
Digital Trends
AUGUST 4, 2021
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G finally has a U.S. launch date, confirming its price and carrier availability. It also accompanies the Galaxy Book Go 5G.
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?
GizModo VR
AUGUST 4, 2021
New research from the UK provides the clearest indication yet of how protected fully vaccinated people are from the Delta variant of the coronavirus. Based on ongoing surveillance data, researchers estimate that the vaccines developed by Pfizer/BioNTech and Oxford University/AstraZeneca are 50% to 60% effective at… Read more.
Digital Trends
AUGUST 4, 2021
Astronaut Thomas Pesquet has been posting lots of cool images since arriving at the ISS in April. His latest stunning effort shows a golden sunset reflection.
GizModo VR
AUGUST 4, 2021
There’s not a whole lot innovation happening in kitchen appliances these days (unless you count wifi connectivity, voice assistant integration, or the addition of an unnecessary screen). That’s why Heatworks’ Tetra countertop dishwasher that doesn’t require any plumbing connections was so exciting when it was first… Read more.
Digital Trends
AUGUST 4, 2021
The Heatworks Tetra is a dishwasher that sits on your counter, no extra plumbing needed: It offers ways to save on both water and money for the right users.
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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