Wed.Sep 05, 2018

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Artists Spread Inspirational Political Messages Through Geo-Located AR Art

VRScout

Augmented art application ‘4th Wall’ launches location-specific, collaborative art exhibition to inspire “thoughtful dialogue.”. Originally released February of this year, Nancy Bake Cahill’s art app, 4th Wall , gives users the opportunity to take a closer look at some of the artists captivating pieces of VR artwork from the comfort of their home via AR technology.

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Model Ashley Graham Struts Through Augmented Reality via 3D Capture by the New York Times

Next Reality AR

Traditional media institution The New York Times continues to break new ground in its augmented reality news coverage, this time with a 3D volumetric capture of model Ashley Graham. The feature, part of the publication's coverage of New York Fashion Week, serves to shine a light on the issue of body diversity and image in the fashion industry, but it also represents its first use of volumetric video for augmented reality.

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Samsung Promotes Intelligent Smart Home With Family Guy AR Game

VRScout

Samsung teams up with the popular adult cartoon series for a hilarious AR tour through their smart home product line-up. Confused or intimidated by the vast array of Samsung smart home products at your disposal? Samsung has your back with a their brand new Doorway platform, a smartphone-based AR tool designed to help guide users through their smart-connected home.

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Magic Leap Teams with Andy Serkis Effects Studio Imaginarium for New AR Experience

Next Reality AR

The critics of Magic Leap have been circling for a couple of weeks now, but that isn't stopping the company from pushing forward with major new partnerships. The latest Magic Leap tie-up is with none other than motion capture actor Andy Serkis and his UK-based The Imaginarium Studios. "In using performance capture, we have the opportunity to authentically portray the intent of the actor," said Matthew Brown, CEO of The Imaginarium Studios, in a statement on Magic Leap's website.

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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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New PlayStation VR Bundles Include a Hit and a Brand New Game in Each

Road to VR

Sony is a master of bundling and has just introduced two attractive new PSVR bundles focused on different player tastes. Both include two games for the same price as the previous one-game bundles. This time around you get two games in the box, with each bundle including one highly rated PSVR game and a brand new game that’s soon to launch. Both bundles launch the same day as the new game included in the box.

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Andy Serkis to Star as “orc-like” Motion Capture Character for Magic Leap One

Road to VR

Andy Serkis, the actor-director you may recognize for his award-winning performances as Gollum in the Lord of The Rings film franchise, is lending his likeness to a new AR creation for Magic Leap One headset in what The Hollywood Reporter describes as an “orc-like creature.” The project is said to be the result of a partnership between Magic Leap and Serkis’ digital production and motion capture studio The Imaginarium , although it doesn’t have a consumer release date yet.

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#692: Using Immersive Anxiety to Symbolically Depict Racial Tension

Voices of VR

Dinner Party is a short VR story that premiered at Sundance, and it uses the story of the alien abduction of Barney and Betty Hill.

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Pulse Pounding Rhythm Game ‘Thumper’ Comes to Oculus Go Tomorrow

Road to VR

Thumper (2016) , a totally unique rhythm game and verifiable indie gem, is heading to Oculus Go tomorrow, September 6th. As far as mobile VR is concerned, Thumper is a pretty big deal to see ported to Oculus Go, and will likely set the stage of more ports to come as the launch of Santa Cruz, Oculus’ high-end mobile VR headset, draws nearer. Thumper launched back in October 2016 on both PS4 and PC, but its VR version was exclusive to PSVR at the time.

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Report: Using Extended Reality in Healthcare

Tech Trends VR

. The healthcare industry is ripe for embracing immersive xR learning technologies in training professionals and informing patients. After a 25-year career as a learning scientist and the last 3 years “immersed” in the private sector , my opinion is that xR technologies have the potential to improve the quality and quantity of training, to reduce training costs and to enhance patient satisfaction through better care from healthcare professionals and a deeper understanding for patients.

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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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Sword & Sorcery VR Adventure ‘Witching Tower’ Gets October Launch Date, Trailer Here

Road to VR

Witching Tower , an upcoming action-adventure game that promises to be heavy on sword and sorcery, is headed to HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows VR headsets next month. Created by Daily Magic Productions , a studio behind many puzzle, RPG and hidden object games for PC and mobile, Witching Tower is slated to land on Steam , the Oculus Store, and Viveport on October 4th, 2018.

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