VRScout
DECEMBER 10, 2017
I’m not crying. There’s just something in my eye. Late night television appears to be developing a fondness for Tilt Brush. The popular VR painting app has already seen multiple appearances on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in the form of a Pictionary-esque party game with participants including stars such as Scarlett Johansson and SNL’s Michael Che.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 10, 2017
Ready Player One , the 2011 novel by Ernest Cline, is getting turned into a movie by none other than Steven Spielberg. As the movie’s March 2018 release date approaches, the first full trailer debuted today. Cline has also confirmed work on a sequel to the novel. Ready Player One follows the story of Wade Watts, an orphan whose life is centered around a virtual reality metaverse called Oasis.
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VR Game Critic
DECEMBER 10, 2017
With several new game reveals, trailers and release date announcements for PlayStation VR, Sony’s annual PlayStation event (December 9-10) did not disappoint and proved once again how dedicated the platform is to its virtual reality player base. Below you can find brand new reveals and other highlights of upcoming games, along with their targeted release dates.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 10, 2017
Golem , a forthcoming PSVR title that’s been in the works since 2015, has resurfaced this weekend at Sony’s PSX event. Developer Highwire Games, an indie studio founded by Bungie veterans Marty O’Donnell and Jaime Griesemer, revealed that the game is due to launch on March 13th and showed new gameplay footage during an interview at PSX.
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.
VRWorld
DECEMBER 10, 2017
According to multiple sources, Oculus has filed a patent application for a VR headset that uses curved displays. The application was filed in August, but was published by the WIPO at the end of November. Although it is unclear whether the patent will be granted, and additionally unclear as to when a curved-display Oculus headset may be manufactured, the technology would help resolve a number of issues with VR headsets using conventional flat displays.
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VRWorld
DECEMBER 10, 2017
Last week Astral Tequila (‘Astral’) introduced smart bottles of its award-winning spirit to engage with consumers in-store and deliver customized digital experiences with the tap of a smartphone. The AI interactive spirits bottles featuring NFC technology is said to be the first spirits bottle released in the US, and will be available from stores in California, Texas, Florida, New York, Illinois, New Jersey and Georgia.
VeeR VR
DECEMBER 10, 2017
VR has long been viewed as a powerful marketing and engagement tool. The wine industry is also awakening to this fact, with multiple winery virtual reality solutions and studios on the market. Through case analysis, we're going to break down 6 ways for wine makers and merchants to explore new business opportunities through VR. 1. Creating multi-sensory experiences.
VRWorld
DECEMBER 10, 2017
Next year’s Sundance Film Festival will see a very prominent role for VR, MR and AI-centric productions, based on a media release by the Sundance Institute. More than twenty films, experiences and installations variously utilizing AI, MR, and VR technologies will be part of the upcoming festival, which runs from January 18 to 28, 2018, in Park City, Utah.
VeeR VR
DECEMBER 10, 2017
Is VR/360° music video going to totally revolutionize the way we engage music? We don't know. At least at the current stage of technology, we can't objectively see it as a complete replacement to traditional medium. The way I see it is that the two are fundamentally different mediums in nature. They run in parallel. There are things VR/360° MV does better than traditional medium and vice versa, much like photography and painting, so one is not necessarily better than the other.
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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.
VRWorld
DECEMBER 10, 2017
A seemingly impressive VR development that came out of “stealth mode” this week remains short on details. Drawboard , which according to its Twitter account is based in San Francisco, appeared rather suddenly on the web last week. Its website is seeking pre-orders for a pen to be used in VR, offering features such as six degree-of-freedom, sub-millimeter tracking; 512 levels of pressure sensitivity; USB charging; and tactile feedback.
VeeR VR
DECEMBER 10, 2017
News and notes for independent professionals and their clients. This is the December 11, 2017 edition.
VRWorld
DECEMBER 10, 2017
Delphi Automotive decided to transform itself from a traditional automotive parts supplier into a tech company focused on autonomous driving. The company is spinning off its powertrain division into a s eparate entity called Delphi Technologies, and rebranding everything else under a new corporate name — Aptiv. “ Delphi Technologies enjoys a balanced revenue mix, robust cost structure and veteran leadership.
VRWorld
DECEMBER 10, 2017
It is obvious now that the race to Mars is on, and Boeing’s CEO seems to believe that the megarocket his company is helping to build for NASA will deliver astronauts to the Red Planet before billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Boeing is the main contractor for the first stage of NASA’s giant Space Launch System , which is designed to launch astronauts on deep-space missions using the space agency’s new Orion spacecraft.
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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