VRScout
MARCH 7, 2017
Get a taste of what it’s like to play this classic NES game on the Vive. It seems like indie VR developers are in overdrive this month, reimagining some of our favorite childhood NES games in VR. We were already having a great time coming across a demo of Duck Hunt for the Oculus Rift, with grenades and all. Now Konami’s run and gun classic, Contra , has popped up on the interwebs — and you can download it right now for the HTC Vive.
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MARCH 7, 2017
Last week at both the Mobile World Congress and Game Developers Conference we got hands-on with the HTC Vive’s Tracker peripheral once more, and one of the best uses for it we saw was to enable full-body tracking in VR. With three Trackers attached to our feet and waist, we walked around Cloudgate Studios’ Island 359 with a pretty accurate representation of where our bodies where in VR.
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VRScout
MARCH 7, 2017
Oculus doubles-down on Creators Lab program as multiple projects make it into Tribeca. Facebook’s Oculus has made a serious habit out of helping amateur VR entrepreneurs make their collective dreams come true. The company has spearheaded several social initiatives, but none have been more impactful than the generous VR for Good program which has supported the VR community with a wide variety of services and competitions.
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MARCH 7, 2017
VR headsets continue to be interesting avenues for movie production crews to promote their films, often immersing fans and those curious in an experience that adds another layer of understanding to the work it relates to. In late December, we reported that the upcoming Power Rangers film would be receiving a VR experience tie-in but Lionsgate is taking VR promotion to the next level with a live panel in VR where participants can interact with the cast from the film.
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.
Cats and VR
MARCH 7, 2017
The much anticipated Power Rangers movie reboot hits theaters on March 24th and there are 2 VR experiences and one cool looking mobile brawler to get you ready for it. First up launching sometime on March 8th you will get a chance to immerse yourself in the world of Power Rangers with Qualcomm's experience created specifically for mobile VR, the 2 minute Power Rangers: Zords Rising.
Virtual Reality Pulse brings together the best content for VR professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Cats and VR
MARCH 7, 2017
I know what you are thinking. Does the world need more VR Horror games. Well what I have learned from the success of Resident Evil 7 in VR is that if you make a damn good one people will eat it up like a zombie eats brains. Delray Beach, Florida based Outer Brain Studios is using there shared love of Silent Hill 2 to bring a very David Lynchesq VR survival horror to our dark world.
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MARCH 7, 2017
The first thought I had as this new Sansar video arrived in my inbox was how Linden Lab still seemed on track to deliver an accessible and very good looking product. As an increasing number of platforms scramble to lay their claim to the social VR space , Linden Lab steadfastly refuses to rush things, or deliver anything that looks half-baked. Yet in spite of that there haven’t been significant delays, and in the sometimes overhyped world of VR, delivering on one’s original promises can be a ver
Cats and VR
MARCH 7, 2017
The San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) and Zeality Inc. announced the arrival of an innovative and unique 360-degree, VR fan experience that will allow fans to get a closer, in-depth look at the action, thus enhancing the fan experience. The two companies collaborated to design and implement an immersive and engaging experience for Sharks fans around the world.
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MARCH 7, 2017
Tom Cruise might be the biggest action star on the planet, known for huge stunts that probably cost millions of dollars to pull off. His latest trick has been filmed in VR, too. Cruise will feature in a new zero gravity VR experience, presented by IMAX in partnership with Universal, in promotion for the upcoming reboot of The Mummy franchise. In the film’s debut teaser trailer (seen below), he and co-star Annabelle Wallis are caught up in a huge plane crash that sees them tumbling through
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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.
Everything VR & AR
MARCH 7, 2017
This episode features Emmy nominated broadcaster Cathy Hackl who is now the Chief Communications & Content Officer at Future Lighthouse. Cathy & Kevin discuss a variety of topics including her career in journalism and pivoting towards a social media focus. Cathy was also the Director of Summit Live in 2015 as live streaming was taking off with apps like Periscope.
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MARCH 7, 2017
Videogame tie-ins to movies are usually pretty bad, but LA-based VRWERX is hoping the same isn’t true for VR tie-ins; the company has just announced a new VR game based on the Mission: Impossible franchise. This is the second movie-based VR experience from the studio, the first being the upcoming Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul. As with that experience, the Mission: Impossible game will tell an original story inspired by the action film series that stars Tom Cruise as elite agent Ethan
AllThingsVR
MARCH 7, 2017
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MARCH 7, 2017
A lot of our Rock Band VR coverage thus far has been focused on how the series plays with the Oculus Rift. But, now that the game’s nearly here, we’re wondering exactly what are we going to play too. We’ve heard a few hits like The Black Keys’ Gold On The Ceiling during hands-on demos, but developer Harmonix has remained coy on the actual setlist for the game thus far.
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.
Road to VR
MARCH 7, 2017
Sansar is the next-gen virtual world platform from Linden Lab, the creator of Second Life (2003). Due to launch in Spring 2017, Sansar is a new take for the company on virtual worlds, this time built from the ground up with support for virtual reality. There’s no denying that Linden Lab did some things right with Second Life , a $500 million GDP in 2016 is a testament to that.
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MARCH 7, 2017
Arizona Sunshine is releasing a new map today for its horde mode. In horde mode, you and up to three other players must work together in order to fend off waves of the undead while managing limited ammunition and health restoring items. Since launch, Arizona Sunshine has had only one horde map that is set in a brightly lit outdoor encampment. Today’s update however will take players where they hoped they’d never have to go again: back into the mine.
VRScout
MARCH 7, 2017
The CNNVR 360° video platform is available on mobile apps and web. Following in the footsteps of the New York Times’ launch of their 360° video platform, The Daily 360 , CNN has announced a new immersive journalism unit and platform of their own. Dubbed CNNVR, the initiative will cover major news events from around the world with 360° video, transporting you into the news that matters.
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MARCH 7, 2017
As the software ecosystem grows, developers are starting to find a balance that allows them to create solid multiplayer experiences on VR platforms. The community is welcoming massive amounts of VR players, but the MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) genre hasn’t really found a solid foothold just yet. Enter OrbusVR , the Kickstarter project looking to bring room scale combat, exploration, and crafting in VR MMO format.
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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MARCH 7, 2017
Google’s Play Store, the official marketplace for Android apps and more, is turning five this month, and to celebrate the company is doing a number of things. For fans of its new ecosystem, Google Daydream, it’s got a sale in store. Just three games are discounted in Daydream’s first special promotion, but they’re worth taking note of.
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MARCH 7, 2017
With a shield in my left hand and a massive flail in my right hand, I stared down my enemies. They were heavily armored; I was not. I reached above my head, signaling to the master seated above us all that I was ready and he lowered the gates in the middle of the arena. My right hand swirled above my head, readying my flail as my adversaries inched ever closer.
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MARCH 7, 2017
On October 12, 2013 Sixense closed its Kickstarter campaign after raising over $600,000 from 2,383 backers. The purpose of the campaign was to raise money for the STEM System : a third-party hardware solution capable of providing positional tracking and hand controllers to virtual reality headsets. Today, these capabilities come standard in the three biggest, high-end VR platforms: Oculus Rift with Touch, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR.
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