VRScout

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The three-part VR docuseries features an incredible selection of breath-taking shots captured in immersive stereoscopic 360. Standing at an incredible 29,029 feet, Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world above sea level. To-date, less than 200 of the 4,000 climbers to ascend Everest have done so without the assistance of bottled oxygen; that’s less than the number of people who’ve traveled to space.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

AR glasses have thus far failed to truly catch on for consumers, often conjuring up images of clunky shades that offer little in the way of actually useful features. This was certainly the case of Google Glass back in 2012. It has since been a victim of ridicule and resulted in the product being swiftly taken off the market for regular consumers. Many argued that Google Glass was too expensive and sought to meet a non-existing need.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Viewers will “march down” the procession line alongside their peers via a mobile 360-degree camera. This Thursday over 400 students at Purdue University Global will participate in their final commencement ceremonies. Of those graduating, over 75 will have done so remotely over the internet, and therefore will not be there in-person to walk the stage.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Data Point of the Week is AR Insider’s dive into the latest spatial computing figures. It includes data points, along with narrative insights and takeaways. For an indexed collection of data and reports, subscribe to ARtillery Pro. Snapchat’s AR engagement levels continue to ratchet up. Seemingly buried in Snap’s Q4 earnings and unnoticed by the AR press corps (including us), it’s up to 163.5 million daily active AR users.

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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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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The Room: A Dark Matter is an upcoming VR puzzler from Fireproof Games , the same minds behind The Room (2014), its beloved predecessor for PC and mobile, and VR shooter-adventure Omega Agent (2016). With the fresh VR entry in franchise, Fireproof has shown a new level of mastery with the medium with this engaging, wondrous world of puzzles and arcane magic—something that truly sets a new bar for the VR puzzle genre.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Last week HTC announced the full Vive Cosmos lineup which saw the introduction of three new variants which each use faceplates with different capabilities. Cosmos Elite, the high-end variant which uses SteamVR Tracking, opens for pre-orders as of today, with a release date of March 18th. For the full breakdown of the Cosmos series, which now includes the Cosmos Play, Cosmos, Cosmos Elite, and Cosmos XR, see our reveal coverage here.

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Slashgear

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

HTC may be struggling in its mobile business but, at least for now, it is still one of the leaders in the virtual reality market. Next to or even co-equal with pioneer Oculus, the HTC VIVE continues to be a household name in that market and the Taiwanese company seems pretty intent on keeping it that way. Almost mirroring its … Continue reading.

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Are you a fan of Half-Life? Or how about Portal or Dota2 ? Valve, creator of videogames, owner of Steam and builder of the Valve Index virtual reality (VR) headset is an icon on the industry and also highly secretive when it comes to what it’s working on. So naturally, Valve doesn’t just let anybody wander in and around its headquarters in Seattle, Washington to see what’s going on.

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Charlie Fink

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

GLOW smartglasses to launch in US this spring.

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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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TechPrior

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The newest from HTC Vive Cosmos is an AR headset that resembles a pair of sunglasses. This Mixed Reality device has been codenamed “Project Proton.” While this all-new device is still in the stages of prototyping, HTC has already shared some goals of the company regarding the device as well as the preliminary images of the design. The Manager of Vive Americas, Dan O’Brien, is optimistic about the results and says, “We’re still iterating on that idea.

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Because the worlds of virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) are changing at such pace, it can be difficult at times for both consumers as well as professionals in the space to keep up with everything going on. While the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in March will offer news of upcoming titles, XR Intelligence’s XR Europe 2020 event in London, UK is purely business-focused.

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Oculus

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Freediving sounds exhilarating in theory. Exploring underwater caves and shipwrecks with just the air in your lungs has its appeal, but it’s certainly not for.

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Last week virtual reality (VR) developer Labrodex Studios released its second title, a wave shooter called Scraper: Gauntlet. Offering lots of action and customisation options the videogame continues the series originally started with 2018s Scraper: First Strike. VRFocus has teamed up with the studio to offer several of our lucky readers the chance to win both videogames in one awesome bundle.

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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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