Fri.May 01, 2020

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To Engage Remote Audiences, XR Technology Is More Vital Than Ever

ARPost

The world is living with the effects of COVID-19 , both physically and mentally. People are shut inside in self-quarantine and self-isolation, making it difficult for many workforces and industries to continue functioning. Industries across the world are feeling the effects of the pandemic and are now scrambling to find ways to adapt. While events continue to escalate, every industry is looking to work remotely in ways they never considered before.

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Cheating The Physical World: How AR Allows Retail To Become Digital First

VRScout

How will modern retail adapt to a post-COVID-19 world? Retail in early 2020 will see a decade of digital transformation compressed into a year due to COVID. But how can digital replace the physical? We are physical beings. We need physical goods to live our daily lives. There’s no replacing this. But we have been forced into a situation where augmented reality is necessary for us to cheat our physicality.

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Reggie Watts to Kick Off Live Show Series in ‘AltspaceVR’ Starting Saturday

Road to VR

Comedian, lyrical wizard and beatboxer extraordinaire Reggie Watts is set to return to AltspaceVR on Saturday, May 2nd, for an inaugural live show in his newly unveiled multi-week series called ‘Reinterpreted Reality’ Watts is returning to the social VR platform tomorrow, thereby kicking off a series of free live shows that will span the next eight weeks.

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Apple OSX support cut for SteamVR; Windows and Linux remain

Slashgear

This week Valve made clear they’re not in a position where it makes sense to continue supporting Apple’s OSX for their SteamVR platform at this time. They’ve suggested that the SteamVR platform will continue to receive support, but all support will be focused on Windows and Linux. Users of Apple computers, running OSX, will need to use use “legacy builds” … Continue reading.

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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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Valve Drops Support for SteamVR on MacOS

Road to VR

Valve this week announced that it has dropped support for SteamVR on MacOS to focus on Windows and Linux versions. For many, I imagine the reaction to this news will be “wait, SteamVR supported MacOS?” Indeed, though few VR games were actually ported to the platform, modern SteamVR support came to MacOS back in 2017 when Apple finally embraced VR.

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Major ‘Espire 1: VR Operative’ Update to Add New Weapons, Challenges & More

Road to VR

Espire 1: VR Operative (2019) launched late last year on all major VR headsets, offering up some very Metal Gear Solid style stealth action to VR players. Now developers Digital Lode have announced a major update, called ‘Assimilation’, which is slated to bring to the game a host of new weapons, challenges, and features next week. Launching on May 5th, the update will be available on all supported platforms, which includes Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Valve Index, Windows VR

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Introducing David Hayter as General Zhurov

Oculus

Today, we’re thrilled to announce that stealth legend, David Hayter, will be joining the cast of Phantom: Covert Ops! Hayter—who you may know as the.

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XR Talks: How Can VR Support WFH?

AR Insider

XR Talks is a series that features the best presentations and educational videos from the XR universe. It includes embedded video, as well as narrative analysis and top takeaways. Speakers’ opinions are their own. With tens of millions of knowledge workers under shelter-in-place orders, working from home (#WFH) is a prominent component of the “new normal.” Though there are far worse trials such as those faced by hospital workers and actual virus victims, #WFH has been a challen

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Oculus Picks: Top 3 Arcade Favorites

Oculus

This week on Oculus Picks, we’re highlighting a trio of favorites that’ll transform your home into an action-packed video arcade. From modern shooters to vintage.

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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.