The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2020

This is the first roundup of news of this new year, and to signal a change with the past, I’ve changed the name from “VR Week Peek” to “XR Week Peek”, because, hey, I like talking about all immersive technologies and not only Virtual Reality. I feel that this year will be full of big changes for me and this is just the first of a long series. Let’s see.

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VRScout

JANUARY 5, 2020

With Labo VR having proved a success, Nintendo is now eyeing augmented reality as its next venture. During a recent interview with Japanese newspaper Nikkei , Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa expanded on the companies current interests and its exploration of new technologies; and while it sounds as though it could be some time before Nintendo begins experimenting with cloud gaming, Furukawa states that the company is very much interested in the prospect of augmented reality. .

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Slashgear

JANUARY 5, 2020

Charmin has a set of three conceptual designs for CES 2020, including a toilet paper-retrieving robot, a smell sensor, and a VR experience for the WC. Before we go too much further, it’s important to note, here, that Charmin has expressed that these items “won’t be for sale in the future.” That’s unfortunate, especially given the helpful nature of the … Continue reading.

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VirtualiTeach

JANUARY 5, 2020

Happy New Year everyone. I hope that 2020 proves to be a hugely positive and successful year for you all – especially when it comes to AR and VR in classrooms! Here, slightly delayed due to my Christmas/New Year’s travels, I’m going to share my ten professional highlights of 2019. Last year I did this in video format on my YouTube channel but this year I’m going for a good, old-fashioned blog post. 2019 was a great year for me professionally and it was a pleasure to reflect on the highlights.

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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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Peter Graham

JANUARY 5, 2020

A new year brings with it a time of reflection and hope for what the next 12 months could bring. Maybe you’re fed up in your current role or simply don’t find it challenging. In which case, a refreshing start is in order and what better industry to work in than this one, building virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) software and hardware of the future.

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