ARPost

MAY 12, 2023

The use of VR training for mental health awareness is not a new concept. This technology has become a powerful tool that enhances the professional development and overall well-being of employees in the workplace. With Mental Health Awareness Month serving as a crucial reminder of the importance of addressing mental health concerns, we once again go through the role immersive technologies play in promoting mental health awareness and providing support.

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AR Insider

MAY 12, 2023

What were the AR and AI highlights at Google I/O, and how do they signal the continued convergence of these technologies? This is the focus of this week's XR Talks, including out three biggest moments from the show. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

MAY 12, 2023

Ever-agile VR developer Joy Way announced this week that its upcoming roguelike Dead Hook will be delayed into June, a little more than a month after the previously announced released date. To satiate your appetite in the meantime, a new gameplay trailer shows more about how the game will play. Joy Way, the studio behind Stride and a slew of other interesting VR games, has released a new gameplay trailer for its latest title, Dead Hook : The trailer outlines some of the game’s fundament

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 12, 2023

This week proved favourable for the Metaverse. Two separate studies highlighted how XR and Metaverse services could significantly influence sectors such as retail, manufacturing, and eCommerce. Meanwhile, major technology firms Google and T-Mobile contributed further to the XR landscape with some significant project partnerships. While some scepticism still arises around the widespread adoption of XR in its many forms, it appears clear that as generational factors, device optimization, and innov

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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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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 12, 2023

This Thursday, Victory XR, T-Mobile, Qualcomm, and Lenovo partnered with the St. Ambrose University Innovation Summit to showcase AR immersive learning tools for undergraduates. St. Ambrose University gained access to the trial alongside select school districts; the partnership provided St. Ambrose University with Lenovo ThinkReality A3 Smart Glasses to participate in the AR learning experiences.

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Anand Tech

MAY 12, 2023

Asus on Thursday officially introduced the ROG Ally, its first handheld gaming PC. With numerous handheld gaming systems around, most notably Steam Deck, Asus needed something special to be successful and fulfill the promise of the ROG brand. To that end, the ROG Ally promises a unique combination of performance enabled by AMD's latest mobile CPU, high compatibility due to usage of Windows 11, portability, and other features.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 12, 2023

Watch on YouTube. XR Today’s Rory Greener hosts Jake Steinerman, Head of Community at Spatial to discuss the following: What is Spatial and what sets it apart as a metaverse solution GDC announcement, creator toolkit Why have you shifted to focus on interactivity and gaming? How has spatial reacted to the past year of Metaverse “hype” Benefits of an MR metaverse State of the Metaverse going into 2023 Thanks for watching, if you’d like more like this, don’t forge

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MAY 12, 2023

Broken Edge adds the Pirate fighter and new weapon variants in a free update for Quest 2 and PC VR. Following on from the Viking , developer Trebuchet's second Broken Edge character update introduces an eighth playable class, joining the Knight, Barbarian, Samurai, Duelist, Persian, Viking and Tyrant. Packing five different weapons, the Pirate comes armed with a cutlass, rapier, kriegsmesser, boarding axe, and a knife between her teeth.

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Steki Amusement

MAY 12, 2023

Asia Amusement & Attractions Expo(AAA): the trade show Owatch Booth No. Hall 5.1 5J101 / Date: From Wednesday 10 to Friday 12 May 2023 Venue: China Import&Export Fair Complex (Exhibition Hall Area A), Guangzhou, China owatch launched a new Chinese brand:阿哩乐 Owatch Gallery & Highlights of the exhibition. Not only did We meet many new customers at the show, Most importantly, but we also gained a lot of happiness!

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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 12, 2023

Hello Neighbor: Search and Rescue is now set for simultaneous release on PSVR 2, Quest and PC VR headsets later this month, While previously only confirmed for release on PSVR 2 on May 25, we've now got confirmation that the Hello Neighbor : Search and Rescue will arrive on the same day for other platforms. Available for PSVR 2, Quest 2, Quest Pro and PC VR headsets, Search and Rescue will be the Hello Neighbor franchise's first forray into VR.

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Bernard Marr

MAY 12, 2023

You’ve probably noticed how, by comparison to other products and services, buying travel online can be complicated. This is because of the huge number of product variations. Research suggests that while there are around 700 billion different variations of products on sale at Amazon, Expedia customers have to pick out what they’re looking for from 1.26 quadrillion (that’s a one followed by 24 zeroes) options!

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VRPlayin

MAY 12, 2023

In today’s fast-paced work environment, keeping employee morale high is essential for maintaining productivity and fostering collaboration. Creative team events offer a unique way to lift your employees’ spirits while strengthening team bonds. In this post, we’ll explore several innovative team events that promise to energize and inspire your workforce.

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VRGames

MAY 12, 2023

Mr. Peterson, the iconic “Hello Neighbor” character, has been a fixture of this beloved franchise since its launch in 2015. His unsettling appearance and mysterious behavior have spawned legions of fans around the globe – eager to find out what his true motives are!

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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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Voices of VR

MAY 12, 2023

The immersive documentary Reeducated won a Peabody Award as well as the Outstanding Interactive Media winner of the New Approaches category of the New & Documentary Emmy in 2022. I had a chance to record this interview with the co-directors Ben Mauk and Sam Wolson just after it’s world premiere at SXSW 2021 (where it picked up a Special Jury Recognition for Immersive Journalism).

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VRGames

MAY 12, 2023

Fast Travel Games has just announced the highly anticipated release of Everslaught Invasion on Oculus Quest 2. Originally scheduled for an April 2023 release then delayed due to unforeseen challenges, the new release date is set for May 25th.

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Anand Tech

MAY 12, 2023

Asus has expanded the company's GeForce RTX 40-series product portfolio with two new RTX 4090 graphics cards. The ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 and TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 OC, which are available in regular and OC editions, have arrived to compete in the high-end segment. What makes these cards notable, in turn, is their reduced size: the new cards are physically smaller than Asus' early RTX 4090 offerings, as well as many of the competitors on the market.

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VRGames

MAY 12, 2023

Google is back at it again with its latest groundbreaking technology! This week Google announced Geospatial Creator, a cutting-edge augmented reality (AR) developer platform built on the foundation of both ARCore and 3D data from Google Maps.

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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.

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MAY 12, 2023

Vertigo Games confirms that A Fisherman's Tale will receive a PSVR 2 port later this year. Following yesterday's launch of Another Fisherman's Tale on Quest , PC VR and PSVR 2 , Vertigo Games revealed the first entry will join the sequel on Sony's PS5 VR headset "later this year." Beyond the PSVR 2 version's existence, no specific details were announced about this upcoming port.

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VRGames

MAY 12, 2023

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 12, 2023

The XR Association has announced that it has rallied behind Congress’ latest bill to support workforces leveraging extended reality (XR). Rep Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-At-Large) authored the Immersive Technology for the American Workforce Act of 2022 ( HR 9674 ). The new legislation aims to offer educational institutions grants and funding to train workforces with XR tools.

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