Wed.Mar 09, 2022

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Gundam Metaverse In Development By Bandai Namco

VRScout

The shared virtual world will feature characters from popular games like Pac-Man, Dark Souls, and Gundam. Bandia Namco , the Japanese video game and toy company with massive global appeal, recently announced plans to commit a whopping 13 billion yen ($130M USD) towards the development of a new “metaverse” experience dedicated to its most popular gaming and anime franchises.

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8 Ways AR Will Transform Customer Support

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AR has several endpoints and use cases that continue to develop. One area that's emerging is customer service, including everything from technical support to visualizing products pre-sale. We examine all the ways it's playing out. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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See How Apple’s Mac Studio Looks On Your Desk Using AR

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Save yourself a few thousand dollars with this free AR experience. During yesterday’s “Peek Performance” event Apple unveiled the Mac Studio , a new desktop computer designed specifically for creative professionals looking to get the most out of their workstations. The device is the first to feature Apple’s new M1 Ultra computer chip, offering a significant improvement in performance compared to existing personal computers.

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Remote assistants in combination with AR or VR in US 2022

ARVR

Credit: Unsplash. Virtual Reality and The Future of Remote Assistance for Businesses Unless you live under a rock, you’ve probably been a part of at least one conversation regarding augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) in recent years. Now especially, with Facebook changing its name to Meta and announcing its bigger plans of transitioning into a metaverse, the buzz around AR and VR is louder than ever.

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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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Study Shows Antimicrobial Air Filters Can Kill COVID-19 Particles In 30 Seconds

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HEPA filters are great but come with some important limitations. Researchers recently tested an alternative filter, one designed to destroy COVID-19.

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Samsung Galaxy A73's Latest Leak Hints At A Nearly Bezel-Less Display

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A leak of data suggests a new Samsung phone will look a whole lot like its release partner, the both of them likely headed for the midrange market this Spring.

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LimeWire is relaunching.as an NFT marketplace

Mashable VR

Remember all those hours spent on LimeWire, sorting through "free" albums and downloading 2000s cult films? Well, the file-sharing service is making a return – only this time, as an NFT marketplace. The defunct platform is getting a crypto makeover, thanks to a pair of entrepreneurs in Austria who have just bought the rights to LimeWire. Paul and Julian Zehetmayr will be relaunching under a new company, LimeWire GmbH, with no affiliation to LimeWire's previous team.

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The BMW-Powered Flying Car: Everything We Know So Far

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Taking a look at the BMW-powered Klein Vision AirCar, a real life flying vehicle that seems every bit as futuristic as we'd expect from the name.

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Man Gets Just 5 Years Probation for Selling DIY Covid-19 Vaccine

GizModo VR

A Redmond, Washington man was sentenced to just five years of probation and a $246,000 fine on Monday for selling his own homemade covid-19 vaccine, which he offered to inject during the earliest days of the pandemic. The judge admitted he could’ve sentenced the man to jail time, but opted for a longer probation… 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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First Obi-Wan Kenobi Trailer Breakdown: Here's What We See

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The first trailer for Obi-Wan Kenobi is released by Lucasfilm and Disney, giving us a glimpse of what we have in store for the limited series premiering in May.

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As 'Zine Month' Wraps Up, Game Designers Ponder a Future With (or Without) Kickstarter

GizModo VR

Kickstarter has been used as a crowdfunding platform for tabletop role-playing games almost since its inception. In 2012, only three years after Kickstarter first launched, Jamie Chambers successfully ran a crowdfunding campaign in support of a new edition of the classic science fiction RPG, Metamorphosis. Read more.

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LimeWire Is Back, But Not As You Knew It

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The file sharing platform LimeWire has returned with a completely different sort of angle dealing with blockchain, cryptocurrency, NFTs, and a bit of music.

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Facebook Adds Tools for Group Admins To Limit Spread of Misinformation

GizModo VR

Facebook announced Wednesday that it is rolling out new anti-misinformation features aimed at reducing the amplification of potentially harmful content spreading within Facebook Groups. 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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Twitter Shops Is Open For Business, And Free To Use (For Now)

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Users on iOS running the latest version of the Twitter app can now access a system called Twitter Shops - for a limited number of merchants here in beta mode.

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Good God, the Sound The Batman's Batmobile Makes

GizModo VR

Much of the modus operandi of Robert Pattinson’s Dark Knight in The Batman is about the theatricality of his fearsome image. “They think I’m hiding in the shadows, but I am the shadows,” Bruce monologues at one point. But it’s far from the Bat himself who provides the film’s most fearsome theatricality: it’s his ride. Read more.

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Elden Ring Has A Hidden Pause Button

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Elden Ring is a very difficult game to play, not least of all because there's no way to pause - or at least there wasn't until someone found this secret.

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The World's First Person to Receive a Genetically Modified Pig Heart Has Now Died

GizModo VR

David Bennett, the world’s first human to receive a genetically modified pig heart , has died just two months following the historic transplantation. Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center, where the surgery was performed, announced his passing Wednesday morning. At this time, the cause of death is… 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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Twitter Is Freaking Out Over The Discovery Of Endurance Shipwreck

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The legendary explorer ship Endurance was located in Antarctica after more than 100 years under the ice - and now we get to see it up close and personal.

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Grab a pair of Sony wireless earbuds for 36% off at Amazon

Mashable VR

SAVE 36%: Life is much more fun when you block out the noise — and the Sony WF-1000XM3 earbuds will help you do that. They're on sale at Amazon as of March 9 for $128, which is 36% less than their usual price of $199.99. For just over half the price of the AirPods Pro, you can get a pair of noise-canceling earbuds that have many of the same features.

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DOCKCASE SSD Enclosure Review: A Smart Way To Protect Your Data

Slashgear

Are you tired of depending on basic external drives and hoping for the best? DOCKCASE aims to offer something better with its smart SSD enclosure.

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The X-Men Film Franchise Nearly Mutated Jon Hamm Into Mr. Sinister

GizModo VR

If you miss the days when Fox was running the X-Men movie s, then I have exceedingly bad news for you. Had the franchise not been in such jeopardy, and The New Mutants delayed for so long, you could have seen Mad Men and Baby Driver star Jon Hamm wearing what is arguably the most preposterous cape in the entirety of… 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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Square Enix Launches Massive YouTube Music Channel With Tons Of Game Soundtracks

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Square Enix has just kicked off its own music channel on YouTube, dubbed the SQUARE ENIX MUSIC Channel, and it's quite an impressive collection.

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Harrowing Floods Submerge Towns Along Australia's East Coast

GizModo VR

Heavy rain in Australia has caused flooding so dangerous and disruptive that Prime Minister Scott Morrison declared a national emergency this week. The flooding began in late February and has continued into March across the east coast states of New South Wales and Queensland. The disaster has killed 22 people so far,… Read more.

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Is A.I. In Casinos The Next Solution For Problem Gambling?

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A company called Mindway AI has developed an artificial intelligence system that can spot problem gambling. Will this usher in a new era of intervention?

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Colin Farrell's Penguin Spinoff Is a Go At HBO Max

GizModo VR

The rise of Oswald Cobblepot is set to expand the world of Warner Bros.’ The Batman on HBO Max. With the film grossing $134 million at the North American box office and $124 million internationally, this announcement comes after director Matt Reeves revealed that plans for a Gotham Central show have “evolved” into … 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?