VRScout
JUNE 21, 2017
Watch how this mixed reality game for Hololens turns Central Park into a full Mario level. What do you get when you combine everyone’s favorite mustached cartoon plumber with one of the hottest pieces of hardware currently on the market? Arguably the coolest mixed reality experience developed on the Microsoft HoloLens headset so far, that’s what.
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JUNE 21, 2017
This is so cool. Developer Abhishek Singh recreated a life size Super Mario Bros. level and played it wearing HoloLens in New York’s Central Park. He did this all dressed as Mario and he filmed it in a video that is very likely destined to go viral. Be sure to watch through to when the holes open up in the ground. The project was made in development toolset Unity.
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VRScout
JUNE 21, 2017
Grab your tickets to VRTO , which kicks off June 25 at Rogers Communications Centre in Toronto. To understand what separates VRTO from any other VR conference in the world, take a look at something VRTO Founder and Executive Director Keram Malicki-Sánchez said to me somewhere in the middle of a 2-hour discussion (that ostensibly began as a rundown of VRTO): “All of this is simply highlighting the nature of the virtual reality that we as humans inhabit anyway,” said Malicki-Sánchez. &
Road to VR
JUNE 21, 2017
HBO’s show Silicon Valley entertains with tales of the pervasive startup culture of California’s San Francisco Bay Area. While virtual reality has graced the show previously, season four is bringing it closer to the fore, with the show’s main characters becoming intertwined with the eccentric Keenan Feldspar, a fictional Silicon Valley wunderkind developing a pair of virtual reality goggles.
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.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JUNE 21, 2017
There are a lot of places on this planet that I dream of visiting. I want to stand on the tiny islands that sit between Russia and Alaska, explore the parks of Canada, and experience the culture of South Korea. I’m lucky enough to have travelled the globe already, but I still have so many cities and landscapes I want to see. Mohammed Kteish just wants to see his home again.
Virtual Reality Pulse brings together the best content for VR professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
VRScout
JUNE 21, 2017
Recapping the top stories covered on the VRScout Report , a weekly podcast discussing the best in VR, hosted by Malia Probst. Mario Kart comes to VR, E3’s VR news, Intel’s new VR eSports league AND wireless VR solution, Samsung buys their way into social, the investment & funding wrapup, and more…. 1.PLAN YOUR TRIP TO TOKYO TO PLAY MARIO KART IN VR.
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JUNE 21, 2017
Rockstar Games is known for pretty consistently releasing some of the best games on the planet such as Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption. But one of its most divisive games of the last decade, LA Noire, could be the first to make it into VR. WWG cites three separate sources related to Rockstar in saying that the company is currently developing a remastered version of the game that will release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
Road to VR
JUNE 21, 2017
Oculus premiered about a dozen games ahead of GDC this year, and one that stood out to me was Mage’s Tale for its distinct art style and passion in using VR to fulfill childhood fantasies of becoming a spell-casting magician. Mage’s Tale is an action RPG dungeon crawler where you search for dozens of different potion ingredients to create over 100 different spells, and then battle enemies with variations of your fire, ice, wind, and lightning spells.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JUNE 21, 2017
Just ahead of Microsoft’s E3 conference last week the company filed a trademark for Direct Reality. Given the company’s penchant for relabelling virtual reality as mixed reality, we had hoped that would mean VR would make an appearance at its showcase. Sadly that wasn’t the case, but do now know what Direct Reality really is. Speaking to Giant Bomb during last week’s event, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer clearly outlined exactly what this trademark pertained to.
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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.
Slashgear
JUNE 21, 2017
Imagine putting on a virtual reality headset, only for it to personally recognize you, no interaction necessary. Such functionality may be making its way to Samsung’s Gear VR headset, at least according to a patent that recently surfaced. This new patent details a means by which the Gear VR headset could know who is wearing it by analyzing the pressure … Continue reading.
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JUNE 21, 2017
Though not in the massive droves that came with the launch of the game, you’ll still see a few people out in public trying to catch-em-all, and the developers are continuing to enhance the application. Niantic is celebrating the first anniversary of Pokemon Go with co-op raids, a reworked gym system, new items, and more. The Pokéstop system is one of the coolest aspects of the Pokemon Go experience, one that businesses used to its full potential by promoting the fact that their venue was a
AllThingsVR
JUNE 21, 2017
Moss Interview — Polyarc Director Tam Armstrong Discusses VR and Storytelling Elements Revealed during Sony’s presentation at E3 2017, the upcoming PlayStation VR title Moss quickly worked its way into the hearts of viewers as it tells the story of the lovable mouse, Quill, that embarks on a grand adventure that’s equal parts fairy-tale come-to-life and an emotional and immersive journey for the player.
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JUNE 21, 2017
Already trawled the many dungeons of The Mage’s Tale ? Well, firstly, you might need to cut down on how much time you’re spending in VR; it only released this week. Secondly, there’s already another entry in the VR dungeon crawler genre on the way in KryptCrawler. In truth, KryptCrawler looks a lot closer to Psytech Games’ Crystal Rift than it does this month’s Oculus Studios release.
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.
AllThingsVR
JUNE 21, 2017
An enterprising techie used HoloLens to circumvent the US ban on laptops in-flight After the US government’s decision to ban all electronics devices larger than smartphones on flights emanating from certain Middle Eastern countries, some airlines have resorted to offering laptop rental services on their flights. An enterprising enthusiast of augmented reality, however, has found a far more novel means of circumventing the ban.
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JUNE 21, 2017
PlayStation VR (PSVR) easily had the best showing of any headset at E3 last week, though that’s more down to the absence of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive than it is anything else. Still, there were some big announcements for the headset, which are recapped in the trailer below. Yesterday Sony posted this sizzle reel online, showcasing many of the games that were announced at last week’s show.
AllThingsVR
JUNE 21, 2017
Pioneering a new dimension in virtual reality: The nanoscale Like many other tech entrepreneurs, UC San Diego Class of 2017 engineering grad Dennis Chiang got his start in a basement. But he and fellow classmates behind the UC San Diego startup Nanome haven’t exactly been working amid dusty garden tools and old sports equipment as they seek to establish their business.
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JUNE 21, 2017
I love scary games. Resident Evil 7 is probably my favorite VR game to date and is very likely my overall favorite game this year that isn’t part of the Zelda franchise. That being said, demoing supposedly scary games in a convention setting is usually a bad idea. The lights are bright, the sounds are loud, and the constant shuffling of bodies makes it hard to really focus on the experience at hand.
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.
AllThingsVR
JUNE 21, 2017
The Olympics’ VR aspirations will be powered by Intel tech Intel is teaming up with the International Olympic Committee on “future experiences” for the Olympics, the company announced today at an event in New York City. The new partnership, which will run through the 2024 games, is set to focus on tech like virtual reality, 5G connectivity and drones.
Veative
JUNE 21, 2017
Calling all ISTE 2017 attendees! Want to win a Veative VR Learn VR headset? If you’re attending ISTE 2017, there are two ways you can win your very own Veative VR Learn headset. Twitter contest. Enter Veative’s Twitter contest on Monday and Tuesday. It’s easy to enter and the rules are simple. All you need to do is: Visit the Veative booth (#2346) at ISTE on Monday, June 26 or Tuesday, June 27.
AllThingsVR
JUNE 21, 2017
The Crazy VR Goggles in HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ Are Not a Prop but a Real Prototype HBO’s show Silicon Valley entertains with tales of the pervasive startup culture of California’s San Francisco Bay Area. While virtual reality has graced the show previously, season four is bringing it closer to the fore, with the show’s main characters becoming intertwined with the eccentric Keenan Feldspar, a fictional Silicon Valley wunderkind developing a pair of virtual reality goggles.
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JUNE 21, 2017
Today at an event in San Francisco HTC hosted a Vive X Demo Day for its second batch of funded company demos. The event featured 26 different companies ranging from game developers, enterprise applications, ease-of-use convenience tools, and a litany of other projects. To date Vive X has funded over 60 different companies with over $100 million and aims to continue its expansion into Israel soon in addition to locations in the U.S., China, and more.
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?
AllThingsVR
JUNE 21, 2017
Amazon Web Services quietly forms a mixed reality team, but what is it building? Amazon is building a new “two pizza team” within Amazon Web Services focused on mixed-reality technology, another sign that the cloud powerhouse is expanding its reach and branching out into new areas. AWS isn’t talking publicly about the initiative, but a job posting for a software engineer sheds some light on the team’s goals.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JUNE 21, 2017
The hype for Gran Turismo’s VR Tour has been tempered regularly since it was announced, boiling down to a limited mode that supports only one versus one racing. Despite that, the experience has an opportunity to show off what some photo-realistic racing could look like in VR and we went hands-on with it at E3 2017. The setup at E3 was a full, single-driver cockpit with a high-end steering wheel and pedals.
AllThingsVR
JUNE 21, 2017
Moss Interview – Polyarc Director Tam Armstrong Discusses VR and Storytelling Elements via @DualShockers [link] [link] — allthingsvr (@allthingsvr) June 22, 2017.
AllThingsVR
JUNE 21, 2017
360-Virtual Reality: The Ultimate Storytelling Platform via @ForbesTech [link] [link] — allthingsvr (@allthingsvr) June 21, 2017.
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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