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Some Beautiful Maniac Is Remaking Death Stranding For The Oculus Quest

VRScout

No word yet on whether or not you’ll be able to pee Monster Energy drink. Released last November for the PlayStation 4, Hideo Kojima’s next-generation walking simulator Death Stranding proved to be one of the most interesting as well as divisive games of 2019, earning mixed reviews from both players and critics for its unique albeit often-frustrating gameplay.

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Did AR In-App-Purchases Reach $1.4 Billion in 2019?

AR Insider

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. In-app purchases (IAP) are one of the three prevalent consumer AR business models examined in a recent report by our research arm ARtillery Intelligence.

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Half-Life: Alyx Gameplay Videos Show Off Upgradeable Weapons, Hacking, And Gravity Gloves

VRScout

Three new gameplay videos give us our first look at several jaw-dropping mechanics. With just three weeks to go until the release of Half-Life: Alyx , Valve today released a handful of raw gameplay videos showing off the various enemies, environments, and weapons PC VR players can expect to encounter. Each of the three videos showcases different elements of the core Half-Life: Alyx experience, from combat and puzzle-solving to exploration and scavenging.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.03.02): XR2 shows the future of standalones, F8 and GDC canceled and much more!

The Ghost Howls

This roundup of the most important AR/VR news of the past week comes out with a little delay since I’ve been very busy with my development job, and I’ve also a damn cold that doesn’t make me feel very well (but it’s no coronavirus, don’t worry :D). Sorry for that! So, while today Valve distributes the first goodies for Half-Life: Alyx, let’s have a look to the most important things happened this week in our XR ecosystem.

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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.

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VR Game Release Highlights March 2020

VR Game Critic

The arrival of the highly-anticipated Half-Life: Alyx makes March a truly glorious month, not only for fans of the series, but for anyone who is looking forward to a big, full-length, built-from-the-ground up VR game. And while we are all waiting eagerly for the release of the next Half-Life game, there are plenty of other great VR titles which deserve some of this month’s spotlight.

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The companies that will shape the upcoming multiverse era of social media

TechCrunch VR

Throughout this series on the rise of multiverse virtual worlds , I have outlined the collision of gaming and social media into a new multiverse era of social media within virtual worlds due to technological and cultural changes. The result will be a healthier ecosystem of social media than what currently exists and the economic development of these virtual worlds such that many people turn to them as sources of income.

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The VR Job Hub: Staff Writer at VRFocus

Peter Graham

No VRFocus hasn’t gone mad and moved the regular Sunday feature forward a couple of days by mistake (Sunday’s VR Job Hub will still go ahead as per usual), this is a special VR Job Hub as we’re hiring once again. Dedicated to covering the latest virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) news from both the consumer and enterprise industries, VRFocus is now looking to build its team with a new Staff Writer.

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Happy International Women's Day

Zappar

Meet the women of Zappar.

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HTC Drops Price Of Vive Pro Eye, Announces New Vive Pro Eye Bundles

VRScout

New HTC Pro Eye solutions make VR more accessible to businesses of all sizes. HTC has had a busy first quarter. The company recently unveiled a fleet of new Vive Cosmos headsets for every level of VR users and new faceplates that will expand the functionality of your Cosmos. Up next for HTC is a full suite of enterprise Vive Pro Eye solutions that will give businesses of all sizes the tools to explore or expand in areas such as training and simulation, consumer feedback and analytics, gaze-orien

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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.

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The Best Upcoming VR Games in 2020

ARPost

The world of VR games in 2020 looks bright and exciting for fans. This year, producers have prepared a lot of new titles, either new episodes of established franchises or brand new ideas. From deep space to gloomy dystopias, these games will challenge players to become immersed in unknown worlds, where enemies and unexpected events lurk at every corner.

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Co-operative ‘Shout-em-up’ Spaceteam VR to Offer Cross-Platform Gameplay

Peter Graham

Initially revealing development of a co-operative party title called Spaceteam VR almost a year ago , British indie developer Cooperative Innovations is due to release the title across multiple platforms this Spring. Today, the studio has confirmed that gameplay will be cross-platform between smartphones and virtual reality (VR) headsets. An officially licensed version of the popular mobile classic Spaceteam , Cooperative Innovations’ Spaceteam VR looks set to become one of the most cro

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Enterprise-Focused HTC Vive Pro Eye Now Comes in ‘Office’ & ‘Arena’ Bundles

Peter Graham

To say HTC Vive has an extensive lineup of virtual reality (VR) headsets is no underestimation, covering enterprise, consumer and standalone models. When it comes to business use the HTC Vive Pro Eye sits as the flagship product, offering integrated Tobii eye-tracking to support a range of features such as analytics. Today, the company has announced a reduction in the Vive Pro Eye’s price as well as two new bundle options. .

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