VRScout
FEBRUARY 17, 2018
How learning real-world skills can turn out to be the killer app for VR & AR. “We live in a world where the entire history of mankind, and all its knowledge, is available through Google and other resources, yet the average adult spends only 5 minutes per day learning, compared to 50 minutes per day on Facebook and social media,” muses Tom Impallomeni, Co-founder and CEO of Tribe VR.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 17, 2018
MasterWorks: Journey Through History (2018) is a new app for Oculus Rift and Gear VR that takes you on a guided tour through four cultural sites spanning three continents. Created using photogrammetry and presented with audio clips from experts, collectible artifacts and 3D 360 photos, the app does more than just let you explore the sites; it preserves these sites digitally while teaching you about the real-world threats they face amidst a rapidly changing climate.
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VR Game Critic
FEBRUARY 17, 2018
As we travel far to explore the fine art of the far east, we learn that the way of a respectable ninja means a lot more than slicing a truckload of melons. Having filtered through stars and throwaways we believe it is time for you to become one with your inner self, master your abilities and take on your enemy in these diverse ninja-inspired VR experiences.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 17, 2018
Social VR sports viewing startup livelike has announced a Series B investment of $9.6 million. Livelike is building a social sports viewing platform for VR and AR devices. The company’s product focuses on connecting remote users into ‘virtual suite’ where they can watch a live sports game projected outside the window (as if watching it from a stadium skybox), along with virtual screens showing stats, different angles, replays, and more.
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.
Hypergrid Business
FEBRUARY 17, 2018
OpenSim active user numbers hit a new high of 34,908 users this month. Land area also went up and is now at the equivalent of 80,175 standard regions, reversing a couple of months of declines. However, it still falls short of the 88,225 regions last November. Much of the movement is also administrative and doesn’t reflect actual growth or losses.
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