Road to VR

JULY 10, 2018

Amazon will soon begin selling VR apps on its massive digital marketplace through a new partnership with HTC. While Steam generally functions as the Vive’s defacto app store, HTC runs its own VR app store called Viveport. The company’s partnership with Amazon will allow customers to buy Viveport apps directly on the Amazon marketplace. Developers can opt-in to making their app available for sale through Amazon via the Viveport developer console , and customers will be able to make pu

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Next Reality AR

JULY 10, 2018

Facebook is preparing to make augmented reality experiences for brands more visible in its mobile app with Tuesday's introduction of augmented reality ads in its News Feed. News Feed AR ads will enable advertisers to insert AR camera effects, from virtual product try-ons to promotional 3D content, directly into ads. Like Snapchat's Shoppable AR, the AR experiences will also give brands the opportunity to integrate calls to action that persuade consumers to navigate to an online store to purchase

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VRScout

JULY 10, 2018

With AR, Greenpeace hopes to create greater empathy between us and forest ecosystems under threat. A unique global ecosystem circling the planet, stretching from Alaska through Canada and Scandinavia all the way to the Pacific coast of Russia, The Great Northern Forest plays a vital role in preventing climate change. It holds almost a quarter of the world’s trees, stores more carbon than all the tropical rainforests combined, and houses a bio diverse ecosystem full of animals such as eagles, bea

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Tech Trends VR

JULY 10, 2018

From animal anatomy to digital twinning and mining simulations, this Canadian company is bringing game development know-how to immersive experiences. After meeting Charles Lavigne and Kevin Oke at the BCTECH Summit last month, we were enticed to visit their headquarters in the beautiful island of Victoria and try out their latest VR demos. But it wasn’t just the prospect of the beautiful seaplane ride from Vancouver that hooked us, but the fact that the Oke and Lavigne, after working for over a

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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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VRScout

JULY 10, 2018

Nintendo’s awkward attempt at 90’s VR returns, minus the headaches and back pain. Discontinued less than a year after its initial release, 1995’s Nintendo Virtual Boy is a textbook example of how not to handle VR. The bizarre device, while an admirable attempt at stereoscopic 3D gaming, was a colossal failure selling only 770,000 units in total during its run.

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Next Reality AR

JULY 10, 2018

Augmented reality experiences created in Lens Studio now have a permanent home in the Snapchat app. On Tuesday, Lens Explorer will begin giving users access to a scrollable screen full of a variety of new Lens Studio creations. The new Lens Explorer feature is denoted by a smiley face icon in the top right corner of the camera screen when the Lens carousel is active.

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Road to VR

JULY 10, 2018

Schell Games, the studio behind popular spy-themed VR puzzle I Expect You To Die (2016) , today launched a VR chemistry lab practice game that aims to get students excited about chemistry by gamifying an otherwise time intensive (and possibly dangerous) lab learning experience. Dubbed HoloLAB Champions (2018), the VR chemistry practice game is now available on HTC Vive via Steam for $8 (regularly $10).

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Cats and VR

JULY 10, 2018

ARVORE, the immersive storytelling VR/AR company today announced the final launch date and 20% pre-order discount for the long-awaited virtual reality game Pixel Ripped 1989. The game, which will be available on PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, will arrive for download on July 31st, 2018. Those pre-ordering now on PlayStation and Oculus will save $5.00 USD off the $24.99 USD price bringing their purchase to just $19.99USD after the discount.

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Road to VR

JULY 10, 2018

The Netherlands-based Craft Game Studio is bringing Crooked Waters , a multiplayer pirate ship game for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, to Steam Early access this week. Pitting would-be pirates in a four vs. four battle on the high seas, the goal of Crooked Waters is to sink the other ship. While it sounds simple, cooperation here is the ultimate key to success; players will have to work in concert by navigating the ship it by steering, adjusting the sails to get optimal speed, and loading, aiming an

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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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Cats and VR

JULY 10, 2018

Oasis Games Ltd, a leading global game publisher, today announced the launch of Animal Force , a tower defense VR adventure that brings the furred and feathered friends together for a “party” against extraterrestrials. Developed for PlayStation®VR, players must save an alternate Earth from mysterious aliens commanding a team of animals with superpowers on a rocket before it is too late!

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VR Spies

JULY 10, 2018

IT’S FINALLY COMING! Long-awaited indie VR game ‘Pixel Ripped 1989’ (Formerly Pixel Rift) has released a CONFIRMED launch date of July 31st, 2018. Available for Pre-Order in the PlayStation VR and Oculus Store’s for $19.99 , 20% off the normal price of $24.99. If you are a fan of VR or retro games then prepare for that great feeling of nostalgia while you play through each Pixel Ripped level.

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