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Vuzix AR Swim Goggles Used For Tactical Scuba Diving

VRScout

The Vuzix Smart Swim glasses can display valuable information to swimmers and divers while submerged. Vuzix, a company specializing in wearable augmented reality (AR) technology, recently conducted an experiment in collaboration with OPTAC-X and Kymeta Corporation during which its Vuzix Smart Swim glasses were used to perform a SATCOM-enabled AR scuba dive.

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Immersive Inspiration: Why Extended Reality Learning Holds Multi-Sector Potential

ARPost

The vast potential of extended reality cannot be underestimated. Used as something of an umbrella term to encompass “all real-and-virtual combined environments and human-machine interactions,” XR has become a buzzword that’s closely associated with other popular terms like virtual reality , augmented reality , spatial computing, ubiquitous computing, and the metaverse – and deep into this litany of jargon lies the next frontier for digital learning.

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Fact or Fiction: 6 Metaverse Myths

AR Insider

The metaverse is as ill-defined as it is opportune. And in all that confusion, several myths have bubbled up. Guest author Kyr Poskonoff goes mythbusting on some common misperceptions. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Why are businesses looking to use XR more in their business strategies?

Digitalnauts

WHY ARE BUSINESSES LOOKING TO USE XR MORE IN THEIR BUSINESS STRATEGIES? Corporations and bigger names are not afraid of XR, are using it and integrating into a bigger business strategy. IS XR THE FUTURE? LET’S ANALYSE THE CLICHES. We see it everywhere, every day on the news there seems to be a big organisation that announces their XR or immersive strategy.

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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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Mixture Releases February 23 For Quest 2

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Mixture, an upcoming action-adventure platformer, will release on the Quest platform on February 23. The game was announced in the second half of last year, with confirmed 2023 releases for both Quest and PSVR 2. While the PSVR 2 release date is still to be confirmed, we now know that you’ll be able to get playing Mixture on Quest 2 and Quest Pro in just under two weeks.

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Shaq’s Fun House Debuts Super Bowl LVII AR Experience

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Netspend and Papa Johns have teamed up with Basketball Legend Shaquille O’Neal to promote his Shaq’s Fun House event’s augmented reality (AR) experience ahead of Super Bowl LVII Sunday. O’Neal is set to post the promotion on his Instagram account on Friday, 10 February, revealing the world-first AR experience with technologies from tech partner VideoBomb.

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What is the SDLC? — Phases, Processes, & Models

Program Ace

The post What is the SDLC? — Phases, Processes, & Models appeared first on Program-Ace.

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‘Jumpstart Your Fitness with PowerBeatsVR: Get Moving Now!’

VRGames

Taking control of your workouts and maintaining a healthy, active lifestyle is easier than ever with today’s launch of PowerBeatsVR – the high-intensity VR fitness app from Five Mind Creations. Many users have already seen incredible results after committing to just 15 minutes per day!

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Meta Horizon Worlds Spotlight: Cosmic Garden

Oculus

Welcome back to our weekly spotlight on the people building for Meta Horizon Worlds and their amazing creations.

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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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“Hey Ballers, Time to Head to the Virtual Court: It’s NBA Season in VR Gym Class!”

VRGames

Today, the popular VR basketball experience Gym Class is taking its game to a whole new level with the announcement of a licensing relationship with the National Basketball Association (NBA). Players will be able to access virtual replicas of NBA team courts, as well as use team-branded apparel and balls in-game.

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Meta Horizon Worlds Spotlight: Cosmic Garden

Oculus

Welcome back to our weekly spotlight on the people building for Meta Horizon Worlds and their amazing creations.

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`Hack The Future With This Awesome AR Monocle Device!`

VRGames

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PSVR 2 Unboxing – Close-up with the Final Version of Sony’s New VR Headset

Road to VR

Ahead of the launch of PSVR 2, we’ve got a close-up look at the finished version of the headset and what you can expect to find when you crack open the box. It’s just two weeks until Sony’s newest VR headset hits the streets, and while we’re not yet allowed to go into detail, today we’ve got a close-up look at the production hardware and Sony’s official controller dock.

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Are You Still Watching? How to Create Engaging Presentations for Virtual Learning

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.

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? “A Winning Combination: WW2 Tech & Magic in ‘The Light Brigade’ Roguelike!” ?

VRGames

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P.E.A.N.U.T.: 6 steps to staying ahead of AI when writing articles

Hypergrid Business

(Image by Maria Korolov via Midjourney.) I get dozens of emails every day from people who want to contribute articles to Hypergrid Business. Sometimes, they even want to pay me to run the articles. The catch? There’s a link somewhere in the article to something the author wants to promote. I’m not, in principle, opposed to running sponsored content.

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Data Privacy – 5 Best Practices Everyone Should Be Following

Bernard Marr

January 28th marks the 16th annual Data Protection Day, if you live in Europe. If you’re in the US, it’s the 14th annual Data Privacy Day. Slightly different names, but the same day was officially adopted in both territories, for the same reason. Namely, to promote and recognize the growing importance to every individual, organization, and business of data protection – and privacy.

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Takenoko For Tilt Five AR Coming Soon To Steam

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Tilt Five is publishing an AR version of board game Takenoko later this month. There’s a coming soon page for the game on Steam with Takenoko set to become the first officially published title from Tilt Five for its AR glasses system. Based on the 2011 board game of the same name, Takenoko – Tilt Five AR is coming to Steam by way of a partnership with Twin Sails Interactive and Blazing Griffin.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

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.