VRScout
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Computer vision and AR technology bring Mount Kilimanjaro to life in your living room. Google has partnered with Red Bull TV to launch a brand new AR-enhanced on-demand video experience following Canadian-born climber and paraglider pilot Will Gadd as he scales the legendary ice caps of Mount Kilimanjaro in an effort to show the devastating impact of climate change on the rapidly-changing environment.
Next Reality AR
DECEMBER 10, 2020
In recent weeks, Google managed to capitalize on the hype surrounding the Star Wars streaming series The Mandalorian with an AR app that was not only exclusive to Android but also available only for 5G-equipped devices. Now, Google has partnered with Red Bull to launch an AR experience that syncs with The Last Ascent, a documentary film about Canadian climber Will Gadd's 2014 expedition on Mt.
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VRScout
DECEMBER 10, 2020
‘ The Boxing Day’ update adds a new endless level, scoring system, and holiday soundtrack. The SUPERHOT Team today launched a surprise update for SUPERHOT VR on SteamVR and Oculus headsets, offering players a brand new holiday-themed game mode complete with a brand new endless level, scoring system, and Christmas-inspired soundtrack perfect for this oh-so-festive time of year.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Today, Germany’s Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) announced it was initiating formal abuse proceedings against Facebook for its controversial policy of requiring new Oculus device owners to use a Facebook account. Germany’s Federal Cartel Office, the competent authority when it comes to regulating national competition, today announced that it’s opened an inquest to examine “the linkage between Oculus virtual reality products and the social network and Facebook pla
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.
AR Insider
DECEMBER 10, 2020
A R shouldn’t be viewed as one monolithic industry but rather a series of subsectors, each at different stages and following different market dynamics. That includes mobile AR, headworn AR, and subsegments like advertising, commerce, gaming and enterprise productivity. To maintain focus and to adequately examine the depth of each of these nuanced areas, our research arm ARitllery Intelligence subdivides its market forecasts.
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ARPost
DECEMBER 10, 2020
While gathering restrictions are still in place for most people, COVID can’t stop Christmas, and augmented reality is here to help save it. The WebAR gurus at 8th Wall and the “content brewers” at COFFEE Labs have joined forces to bring Christmas magic to 22 Westfield shopping centers across the country this holiday season. ‘Tis the Season, Remember?
Road to VR
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Resolution Games , the studio behind VR titles Cook-Out: A Sandwich Tale (2020) , Blaston (2020) , and Bait! (2017) , revealed work on a new turn-based dungeon crawler RPG for SteamVR headsets, Oculus Quest, and traditional PC monitors. Called Demeo , the studio says the game zeroes in on the tabletop gaming experience by including rollable dice and “highly-detailed miniatures capable of fantastic abilities and magic spells.” The game’s co-op multiplayer is said to allow cros
AR Insider
DECEMBER 10, 2020
W hat are the biggest insights and observations in AR and adjacent sectors this week? Welcome to Reality Bytes , featuring lightning-round commentary from AR Insider partner M7 Innovations. Founder Matt Maher lends his insights from the trenches of AR experience creation. We continue the narrative this week with Maher’s look at Amazon’s Wondery purchase, Warner Bros’ new film release strategy and Alexa learns to text.
Slashgear
DECEMBER 10, 2020
The fact that the Oculus Quest 2 requires a Facebook account to use has been a point of contention for a lot of VR fans out there, and now it seems that governments are beginning to take notice. Today, Germany’s Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office), which is responsible for investigating and enforcing matters of competition law, announced that it has “initiated … Continue reading.
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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.
ARVR
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Augmented reality experiences are becoming more commonplace than you expect. With the need for businesses to engage with customers and employees in more ways than one, they are turning to technology. Here are a few new and innovative ways that AR is providing experiences to help close the engagement gap in 2021. WebAR WebAR is an Augmented Reality experience that is accessed via a web browser instead of an app.
GizModo VR
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Pharmaceutical company AvKare issued a recall on Wednesday for two different medications after pills were inadvertently mixed during bottling, according to a new report from the FDA. The generic drugs being recalled are sildenafil, used to treat erectile dysfunction, and trazodone, an antidepressant and sedative.… Read more.
ARVR
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Mining Industry consists of the discovery, valuation, exploitation, processing, and marketing of useful minerals, such as coal, iron, or precious metals. This industry locates minerals and removes them in the most economical and efficient way possible for use by various industries. As it happens often in any sector, the mining industry is also facing major challenges that have a big impact on the entire operating process.
GizModo VR
DECEMBER 10, 2020
It’s not very often that Google shows care for anything besides its bottom line these days, but on Thursday, the company made a small step in the right direction by announcing a new setting that lets people limit the alcohol- and gambling-related ads they come across. Read more.
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.
Digital Trends
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Boeing's first orbital flight test of its Starliner spacecraft ended in failure last year. NASA has just revealed a target date for a second attempt.
GizModo VR
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Parler, the social media platform where Ted Cruz is free to dance naked under the cursed moon in the realm of the possessed, may not be the right-wing free speech utopia of the future. Despite offering a perfectly fine refuge for conservatives b g about Facebook and Twitter and YouTube’s moderation policies,… Read more.
Digital Trends
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Disney will expand the Star Wars saga with two spinoff series set in the timeline of The Mandalorian: Ahsoka and Rangers of the New Republic.
GizModo VR
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Experiments on the International Space Station suggest spiders can weave normal-looking webs in space—they just need a surprising resource. Read more.
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.
Digital Trends
DECEMBER 10, 2020
This autonomous, all-electric tractor promises to be a game-changer for farms. Here's what makes it so special.
GizModo VR
DECEMBER 10, 2020
The Federal Communications Commission recently announced the winning bidders of its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase 1 auction , revealing SpaceX’s Starlink won a massive $885 million to provide high-speed internet to underserved and unserved rural areas of the U.S. The agency’s report provided information on how… Read more.
VR Fitness
DECEMBER 10, 2020
We’re huge proponents of Superhot VR at VR Fitness Insider. It’s one of the best low intensity workouts around and will help work your entire body as you exercise. Now the innovative shooter that sees enemies only move when you move your body is getting a hoiday-themed update for free. Continue reading on VR Fitness Insider.
GizModo VR
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Attacks by giant hornets, relatives of murder hornets , on honeybee hives are absolutely horrifying. Worker hornets identify bee hives and then bring in reinforcements of two to dozens of others , slaughtering bees at a rate of up to one per 14 seconds and sawing off their heads to gather protein-rich thoraxes and… Read 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?
Digital Trends
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Apple's iOS 13 has been exceptionally buggy. Here are the most recent iOS 13 problems and suggested fixes, though today, upgrading to iOS 14 is your best bet.
GizModo VR
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Future vaccines might involve a deep breath rather than an injection, if technology detailed in research published Thursday pans out. The proof-of-concept study in mice and primates suggests that vaccines can be safely absorbed through the lungs into the bloodstream in order to do their job of training the immune… Read more.
Digital Trends
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Marvel announced plans for five new shows set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that will premiere on Disney+, including Secret Invasion and Ironheart.
GizModo VR
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Two new Mandalorian spinoffs are coming—one for Clone Wars and Rebels legend Ahsoka Tano , and another focusing on the New Republic that replaced the overthrown Empire. Read more.
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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