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MAY 6, 2017

Schell Games have released a trailer for their latest project SuperChem VR, an incredibly fun looking way to teach chemistry and perhaps a glimpse into the potential future for VR in education. We’ve seen a lot of application attempt to capture some of the potential VR enthusiasts of immersive computing know VR can deliver. But Jessie Schell’s studio, responsible for the ingenious Bond-esque VR puzzle title I Expect You to Die , seem to really be onto something with their latest tit

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MAY 6, 2017

How dinosaurs evolved into modern-day birds could soon be studied around the world, thanks to virtual reality. The University of South Florida’s Center for Visualization & Applied Spatial Technologies and Integrative Biology departments are bringing dinosaurs to life in VR. Biology professor Ryan Carney, PhD, MPH, MBA, is using the immersive tech to create interactive holographic images of dinosaurs in an effort to help scientists better understand the origins of flight and the connection of

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Road to VR

MAY 6, 2017

Already on Steam Early access, the very pretty online PvP space explorer / dueller Detached from developers Anshar gets a new, official release on May 18th with a sprinkle of new features and a new multiplayer map. Described by Polish developers Anshar Studios as “probably the most hardcore VR title out there”, Detached is an online space exploration title designed for virtual reality which sports some rather striking visuals.

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MAY 6, 2017

VR and AR technologies are poised to impact many industries beyond gaming and entertainment and there are scatterings of examples already out in the wild. Educational platforms are immersing users into the human physiology with VR and now we have a new example of AR being used in a similarly invasive manner. Scopis , a company in Berlin that specializes in surgical navigation and medical augmented/mixed technology, has announced a new platform that will be used to increase the precision of surge

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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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Road to VR

MAY 6, 2017

Right now, Amazon and Best Buy are running a promotional bundle which includes the core PSVR package with a PlayStation Camera thrown in for free, saving you a respectable $59. As we reported, Sony’s PlayStation VR headset has seen an impressive level of take up among PS4 owners, with sales figures surprising exceeding the manufacturer’s expectations it was revealed recently.

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Road to VR

MAY 6, 2017

Solirax’s latest alpha release of its collaborative “metaverse engine” NeosVR has reached an important milestone, adding the ability to save your VR worlds and experiences to the cloud and enjoy other creator’s virtual projects at the wave of a SteamVR controllers. Described simply as a “metaverse engine”, Neos is a virtual reality collaboration platform that lets you build worlds and experiences in VR itself, right alongside colleagues or friends who can join

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MAY 6, 2017

This is one of the games I’ve been talking about wanting to play ever since VR headsets finally released into consumer’s hands. Space combat shooters are great, killing zombies is fine and dandy, but I’ve been wanting to play a real, fully-realized, VR stealth game for some time. Basically, give me Thief or Dishonored in VR and I’ll be happy.

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MAY 6, 2017

Podex terminal on the Virtual Highway grid. (Image courtesy Podex.). Genesis Metaverse , a commercial grid that emerged last fall from the collapse of Avi-Labs, has been having problems with its currency vendor, Podex , and took the dispute public today. For residents, this means that they will now buy and sell their currency directly from the grid and not from Podex, and will not be able to use Podex to transfer their currency to other grids.

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MAY 6, 2017

The modern virtual reality market is new, but the idea of virtual worlds has existed in fiction for decades. Austin Grossman is a sci-fi author who has written books such as the techno-thriller You: A Novel. He also helped write games like PC classics Deus Ex and System Shock as well as the more recent Dishonored series. At the GamesBeat Summit today in Berkley, California, Grossman discussed in an on-stage interview with Kim Pallister, VR expert at Intel, how sci-fi stories from our past can te

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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.

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MAY 6, 2017

Eric Metzner identifies as a Techno-Optimistic Futurist who sometimes works an entire second workday within VR exploring different ways to expand his mind. He’s pushing the limits of mental presence by using nootropic supplements for cognitive enhancement from his company Nootroo , experimenting with psychedelics and VR with the psychonauts from /r/RiftIntoTheMind , exploring sensory addition & biohacking with the Northpaw device, using EEG sensors and VR to have an embodied experience

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MAY 6, 2017

We just hosted our third annual GamesBeat Summit at the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, Calif. It was a beautiful place and a great backdrop for our talks about the inspiration cycle between science fiction, real-world technology, and games. We had 72 speakers and 250 attendees with endless stories to tell, but here’s some of the beautiful threads that stood out for me.

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Road to VR

MAY 6, 2017

The 360 film industry is still young and it’s maturing rapidly. With his name on more than 22 360 film projects to date, Armando Kirwin has had an inside view as to where things started, where they’re going, and why. Guest Article by Armando Kirwin. Armando Kirwin has worked as a Director of VR, VR Producer, Executive Producer, and Head of Post Production for several leading VR companies, including Here Be Dragons (formerly known as Vrse.works) and Facebook.

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