Wed.Nov 29, 2017

article thumbnail

Oculus Go Dev Kits Begin Shipping

VRScout

A first look at Oculus’ standalone VR headset. One of the biggest announcements that came out of Oculus Connect in October was the unveiling of a $199 standalone VR headset. Dubbed Oculus Go , the upcoming headset is basically an all-in-one mobile computer. The days of sliding in your mobile device or plugging into a PC may behind us. And with a price tag of $199, Oculus Go not only cuts the cord, but makes VR more accessible to the masses.

Oculus 305
article thumbnail

‘Light Strike Array’ Fuses PVP Combat with Novel Locomotion, Early Access Coming Soon

Road to VR

For some games, VR locomotion is simply ends to a mean; getting you from point A to point B in an efficient manner so other game mechanics can take the spotlight. Not so in the upcoming PvP battle arena Light Strike Array, which integrates a novel form of teleportation into the very heart of gameplay. As a crystalline being called a Shard, you’re given a torch and a weapon to combat other players.

Tools 186
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Amazon’s ‘Sumerian’ Tool Simplifies Web-Based VR Development

VRScout

A fully-functional VR website is just a click-and-drag away! We’ve talked about the importance of WebVR before, highlighting the massive impact it could potentially have in terms of merging VR with the web. We’ve seen multiple high profile browsers already jump aboard the bandwagon such as Firefox and Chrome, clear indicators of the exciting future soon to come.

Tools 174
article thumbnail

‘Doom VFR’ is Coming with Classic ‘Doom’ Maps, Gameplay Video Here

Road to VR

Doom VRF , id Software’s upcoming standalone VR game, is nearly here, coming December 1st for PSVR and HTC Vive. It looks like the studio is turning up the nostalgia to 11 with the latest revelation that the game will also feature classic maps lifted from the original Doom (1993). Confirmed by IGN , both ‘Toxic Refinery’ and ‘Nuclear Plant’ will be available to play at launch.

Video 165
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

HTC Vive X invests in 26 more startups, opens shop Tel Aviv

Slashgear

HTC is dead serious about pushing its Vive VR, and AR, platform. Need proof? Just look at the dozens of ambitious startups that it has already invested in to create new experiences. Still not enough? Good thing HTC is adding even more. It has just announced the third batch of lucky innovators chosen to have access to HTC Vive’s wealth … Continue reading.

HTC 62

More Trending

article thumbnail

United Kingdom and South Africa Teams of EON Reality Demonstrated the Benefits of the AVR Platform During UNIDO General Conference

EON Reality

Ken Swain, Chairman of EON Reality Manchester and Lucett Ramokgopa, Business Development Director of EON Reality Tshwane , joined forces together at UNIDO’s General Conference. EON Reality has been in partnership with UNIDO for quite some time. Their most recent project H2O Maghreb , also in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), FESTO Didactic, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and Morocco’s State Secretariat for Water an

article thumbnail

‘Arizona Sunshine’ for PlayStation VR Gets 2 New Horde Mode Maps in Free ‘DLZ’ Update

Road to VR

Arizona Sunshine (2017) on PlayStation VR, the zombie shooter from Vertigo Games , just got a free DLC update that includes two additional maps for its survival-style endless Horde mode. While the two maps in question—“Old Mine” and “Undead Valley”—have been available in Horde mode on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive since earlier this year, PSVR players are now able to access the maps too.

Arizona 144
article thumbnail

PIXO VR demos new emergency responder training platform

VRWorld

PIXO VR, a virtual reality safety training company, has unveiled their new training platform for emergency response personnel. The platform was demonstrated during the Emerging Technologies Symposium for Emergency Solutions at Concordia University Portland, Oregon, earlier this month. At the conference, teams of first responders worked to contain a virtual oil truck fire within a PIXO VR-created virtual environment.

article thumbnail

Exclusive: How NVIDIA Research is Reinventing the Display Pipeline for the Future of VR, Part 1

Road to VR

Virtual experiences through virtual, augmented, and mixed reality are a new frontier for computer graphics. This frontier state is radically different from modern game and film graphics. For those, decades of production expertise and stable technology have already realized the potential of graphics on 2D screens. This article describes comprehensive new systems optimized for virtual experiences we’re inventing at NVIDIA.

Latency 247
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Cult bus simulator “Desert Bus” is now available in VR

VRWorld

What was once called “most boring”, “the worst” but also “cult” and “legendary” bus simulator Desert Bus, now got its VR version. Yes, that’s right, now you can have all the thrill of an eight-hour bus trip with no breaks in VR. It lets you experience what it’s like to be at the helm of the action, driving all the way from Tucson, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada, in real time.

article thumbnail

VR Racing games Radial-G and VR Karts are now available for PSVR as downloads as well as retail release.

Cats and VR

Prepare for fast-paced, velocity-driven VR racing experiences with Radial-G and VR Karts , two of the latest immersive virtual reality games to arrive in North American retail stores for PlayStation®VR. The adrenaline fused, heart-pounding games are the first of many PlayStation VR retail releases planned through a partnership between Perp Games and U&I Entertainment.

Retail 101
article thumbnail

Elon Musk: AI Has to be Regulated by Law

VRWorld

Tech executive and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk took to Twitter Sunday night to say the future potential of robots could be unexpected and potentially very scary and that the lawmakers need to regulate artificial intelligence. In response to a Twitter post of a humanoid robot made by Boston Robotics jumping up on raised surfaces with the caption,that Alex Medina, who does brand design for Vox Media published with the words “we dead,” Musk responded with a warning: “This i

Boston 56
article thumbnail

HTC Vive X Accelerator Invests in 26 More AR/VR Startups

VRScout

26 new start-ups receive support and resources as Vive’s global VR/AR accelerator expands to Tel Aviv. When it comes to being a fresh-faced startup company within the VR & AR field, there are very few opportunities bigger than joining the ranks of the Vive X global VR/AR accelerator. The $100 million program has fostered some extremely important projects since its initial development in 2016 thanks to its dedicated mission of helping budding start-ups through professional mentorship, network

AR 169
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Alibaba Backed WayRay won Grand Prize on AutoMobility LA’s Top Ten

VRWorld

The Swiss-based company WayRay that makes augmented reality for cars, won the grand prize in a start-up competition at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Tuesday. It’s augmented reality driving system makes a car’s windshield looking like an actual video game. WayRay made its way into this year’s Top Ten after being selected out of over 300 applicants thanks to its innovative approach to user experience design.