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Dragon Quest Is Receiving Its Own Pokemon Go-Style AR Experience

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A closed beta for Dragon Quest Walk launches in Japan later this month. Location services-based AR games are all the rage at the moment. Thanks to the initial groundwork laid out by Google Ingress and the unprecedented popularity of Pokemon Go, it seems as though every major franchise has begun toying with the idea of their own AR mobile apps. Major properties, such as The Walking Dead and Jurassic World, have already launched their own GPS-powered AR experiences; with Niantic planning the launc

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Apple Announces ARKit 3 with Body Tracking & Human Occlusion

Road to VR

At the company’s annual WWDC developer conference today, Apple revealed ARKit 3, its latest set of developer tools for creating AR applications on iOS. ARKit 3 now offers real-time body tracking of people in the scene as well as occlusion, allowing AR objects to be convincingly placed in front of and behind those people. Apple also introduced Reality Composer and RealityKit to make it easier for developers to build augmented reality apps.

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HTC Offering Two Free Months Of Viveport Infinity To Rift & Index Owners

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Gain free access to a catalog of hit games beginning today. Beginning today, owners of an Oculus Rift or Rift S VR headset can sign-up for two free months of HTC’s Viveport Infinity subscription service, allowing them access to a massive catalog of over 650 different VR games, apps, and videos. Offerings include everything from major titles like I Expect You To Die and Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs , to exclusive releases, such as the recently-released Game of Thrones-inspired experience, Beyond

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Samsung Reportedly to Release “multiple AR and VR products” in Coming Months

Road to VR

Samsung hasn’t really said much about VR since the release of Samsung Odyssey+, the hardware refresh to its Windows Mixed Reality headset that came to market in October 2018. However at Augmented World Expo (AWE), the company offered a few brief statements to underline their continued commitment to the space. In short: Samsung has more AR/VR products coming down the pipeline.

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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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Fashion Startup Kollectin Lets You Try on Earrings & Necklaces from Indie Designers in AR, with Just a Swipe to Buy

Next Reality AR

The natural marriage between fashion and augmented reality is charging onward, but not just from the major brands we already know about. A new Los Angeles-based startup called Kollectin has decided to harness the power of AR to power its entry into the fashion accessories market, not as a gimmick, but as a central part of the business. Don't Miss: Christian Dior Fashion Fans Can Now Try on Sunglasses & Headbands via Augmented Reality on Instagram "Kollectin was built on the idea of using tec

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Unreal Engine 4 Now Available for Microsoft HoloLens 2

Next Reality AR

A major software tool first promised during the reveal of the HoloLens 2 earlier this year is finally available. Native support for Unreal Engine 4 has arrived for the HoloLens 2 via early access on GitHub (login required). Don't Miss: Microsoft's Live HoloLens 2 Apollo 11 Demo Didn't Take Flight, but You Can See It Thanks to Unreal Engine's Video Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney first announced the coming development on stage at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, but it was at las

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Do you know about VR in the healthcare industry? We introduce case and effect of use.

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You might be unfamiliar with this. Virtual Reality (VR) is also used in the healthcare sector. It is used to relieve pain during treatment, treat PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), teach / nurture medical student training, and telemedicine. We will introduce the use of VR in the medical industry, which may be expected to increase in the future. Reduce Pain in Medical Treatment It is used to treat painful diseases like cancer.

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Apple's Third Generation of Animoji Adds Memoji Customization & Stickers to Messages

Next Reality AR

Apple is giving iPhone owners even more options to express themselves via Animojis with a wide range of customization options for their personal Memojis. During the opening keynote of the annual Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino, Apple revealed all of the updates coming to iOS 13. For Messages, the Memoji feature, enabled by the depth-sensing TrueDepth camera on the iPhone X series, can be used to create a cartoon doppelganger that looks more like the user.

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