The Ghost Howls

JUNE 2, 2023

Today it was the first day at AWE in which the show floor opened, and I could start going hands-on with many interesting pieces of XR hardware. I’ve tried many things but I have not the time to describe to you them all today, so let me tell you in this article just what have been the two devices that surprised me the most: the Lenovo VRX headset and the Sightful Spacetop laptop.

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ARPost

JUNE 2, 2023

The second day of AWE is the day that the expo floor opens. That is always thrilling, and we’ll get there, but first – more keynotes and conversations. AWE Day Two Keynotes Day One kickstarted the keynotes, but AWE Day Two saw exciting presentations and announcements from Magic Leap and Niantic. Both affirmed a theme from the day before: meaningful XR is already here.

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Road to VR

JUNE 2, 2023

Like its predecessors, Quest 3 will be able to plug into high-end gaming PCs to play top PC VR titles. Meta might have largely abandoned PC VR, but it’s not ready to pull the plug completely. A spokesperson for the company has confirmed with Road to VR that Quest 3 will continue to support Oculus Link (also known as Quest Link) and Air Link. Oculus Link allows users to plug Quest headsets into their PC via USB-C to interface with the Oculus PC software.

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AR Insider

JUNE 2, 2023

The advertising industry hasn't changed much over several decades, except for Adtech's tracking mishaps of the past decade. Now, AR brings new dimension to the sector. What will be the practical impact? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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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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VRScout

JUNE 2, 2023

“Autobots, transform and roll out.” Snap Inc. is back with yet another creative augmented reality (AR) experience for its popular social media app, Snapchat, that turns your personal vehicle into a giant mechanical robot from the long-running Transformers series. Available just in time for the new Transformers: Rise of the Beasts movie, the “Transform Your Car” Lens was built by Paramount Pictures using SnapML, Snap’s machine learning technology.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 2, 2023

The lines between unified communications (UC) and extended reality (XR) have begun to blur. Several companies from both verticals have begun exploring immersive video features across communications platforms. By doing so, firms can expand their connectivity with a greater impact on employees, audiences, and collaborators. XR Today is honoured to interview Joe McStravick, Managing Director, EMEA and APAC, BlueJeans.

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Upload VR

JUNE 2, 2023

Meta tested asset importing to overhaul Horizon Worlds graphics with a new shooter world called Titanborne. The company described Titanborne as a "sneak peak at new features, improvements and creator tools currently in development", confirmed to be the model and texture importing features announced at Connect 2022 in October. 0:00 / 1× Currently Horizon Worlds creators build virtual worlds entirely inside VR, using the controllers to place and manipulate primitive shapes then using a spatia

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 2, 2023

WWDC is just around the corner, and the XR industry is on the edge of its seats! For years, Apple has teased XR audiences with hints at a revolutionary immersive device which may flip the technology sector on its head, similarly to the iPhone’s effect on the mobile phone sector. At the same time, Meta is readying the release of the Meta Quest 3, the successor to the widely popular consumer-grade, gaming-focused VR device.

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Upload VR

JUNE 2, 2023

The Pirate Queen tells the story of a legendary 19th century pirate, with Lucy Liu taking the helm next year on Quest and PC VR. Directed by Eloise Singer, The Pirate Queen: A Forgotten Legend explores the life of Cheng Shih , a 19th-century pirate that commanded a fleet of 70,000 across the South China Sea. Focused on female empowerment and diversity, gameplay promises "exploration, throwing, climbing, rowing, fishing, and solving environmental puzzles.

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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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Anand Tech

JUNE 2, 2023

At Computex 2023, TeamGroup unveiled two additions to its extensive family of memory products. Available with ARGB heatsinks or subtle black non-RGB heatsinks, the TeamGroup T-Force Xtreem DDR5 memory promises high performance for memory overclockers and gamers. Looking to rival the high-speed DDR5 kits from companies such as G.Skill, the T-Force Xtreem DDR5 memory is available up to DDR5-8266, with overclocked XMP 3.0 profiles designed to be used with Intel's 13th Gen Core series processors

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Upload VR

JUNE 2, 2023

A developer walkthrough of Asgard's Wrath 2 from yesterday's Meta Quest Gaming Showcase gave us an in-depth look at Sazaru Games' upcoming sequel. Meta revealed Asgard's Wrath 2 yesterday, its big AAA bet on Quest that promises "60 hours of exploration" when it launches later this year. The walkthrough (which is age-restricted, meaning we can't embed it – you'll have to watch it here on YouTube ) explains that Asgard's Wrath 2 "picks up where the first game left off, in a mysterious taven you c

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Anand Tech

JUNE 2, 2023

Meta on Thursday announced the Quest 3, its next generation all-in-one untethered VR/MR headset. The updated headset is based around a newer Qualcomm SoC for VR/MR applications, offering increased performance, a higher resolution display, improved controllers, an all-new 6-degree-of-freedom (6DoF) positional tracking system, and backwards compatibility with existing software developed for existing the Quest headset.

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Upload VR

JUNE 2, 2023

Meta just revealed the first Quest 3 mixed reality gameplay, showing the passthrough quality and room-aware features. Mark Zuckerberg posted the footage to his Instagram page , showing him playing a series of mixed reality games and demos on Meta's just-announced $500 headset. 0:00 / 1× Quest 3 will feature stereo color cameras for the first time in a Meta headset.

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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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XROM

JUNE 2, 2023

The Leap Motion Controller 2 is the ideal hardware for experiencing Ultraleap’s world-class hand tracking. Key improvements over the original Leap Motion Controller include higher resolution cameras, an increased field of view, and 25% lower power consumption, all in a 30% smaller package for optimum placement and convenience. [link] It is the most flexible camera ever developed by #Ultraleap and is compatible across platforms and complimentary hardware including VR/MR/AR headsets, PCs, and holo

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JUNE 2, 2023

This week marks the start of AWE 2023, a leading multi-day conference covering every aspect of the immersive industry, and the event is bringing in the biggest brands and best minds in XR to help evaluate the future of the technology space. Following the many announcements and insights from AWE 2023, next week sees Apple host its WWDC event on Monday.

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Bernard Marr

JUNE 2, 2023

When we talk about artificial intelligence (AI) in business and society today, what we really mean is machine learning (ML). This refers to applications that use algorithms (a set of instructions) to become increasingly good at performing a particular task as it is exposed to more and more data relating to that task. These tasks could be anything from answering questions and creating text or images (as demonstrated by apps like ChatGPT or Dall-E) to recognizing images (computer vision) or naviga

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Full Dive Gaming

JUNE 2, 2023

Walkabout Mini Golf is one of the MOST FUN GAMES ON QUEST 2!!! GET IT HERE: [link] Enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of intergenerational players every week in every 40 countries solo or in groups up to 8 in number, Walkabout Mini Golf (www.walkaboutminigolf.com) has become the best loved multiplayer experience in virtual reality since launching in September 2020 as a solo project.

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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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VRGames

JUNE 2, 2023

Today, Mark Zuckerberg announced the next-generation in virtual and mixed reality technology: Meta Quest 3. This game-changing headset launches later this year and will bring users an unprecedented level of immersion into its virtual worlds.

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Road to VR

JUNE 2, 2023

With Quest 3 now officially announced, Meta is emphasizing the device’s improved MR capabilities. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to Instagram to share a first look at mixed reality gameplay on Quest 3 which was announced yesterday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mark Zuckerberg (@zuck) The video shows the headset’s full color passthrough MR mode, which allows it to present a view of the outside world while selectively adding virtual content to the scene.

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VRGames

JUNE 2, 2023

Meta’s Quest Gaming Showcase livestream today showcased an impressive list of upcoming virtual reality games for the Quest 2, Quest Pro and potentially new Quest 3 headset.

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Anand Tech

JUNE 2, 2023

Dynamic random access memory is an indispensable part of all computers, and requirements for DRAM — such as performance, power, density, and physical implementation — tend to change now and then. In the coming years, we will see new types of memory modules for laptops and servers as traditional SO-DIMMs and RDIMMs/LRDIMMs seem to run out of steam in terms of performance, efficiency, and density.

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Speaker: Treion Muller, Chief Strategy Officer at ELB Learning

Since when has learning and development (L&D) become such a negative experience with its intended learners? Could it be because learners have been conditioned by very poor learning experiences over the past two decades, combined with the kinks of technological innovation? Or is it because learning has typically been designed as a one-size-fits-all solution, despite the fact that humans are not clones?

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VRGames

JUNE 2, 2023

Read more about this here: [link]

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Anand Tech

JUNE 2, 2023

At Computex 2023 in Taipei, Taiwan, ASRock unveiled two motherboards based on its popular and long-running Taichi series, but with a slight twist. Designed to offer an alternative to their flagship Taichi series, the Z790 Taichi Lite and B650E Taichi Lite, as the model naming suggests, are lighter versions of their premium models. Still maintaining the Taichi aesthetic and retaining several premium features, the Taichi Lite series offers a lower-cost alternative to ASRock's flagship line-up.

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VRGames

JUNE 2, 2023

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XROM

JUNE 2, 2023

Mark Zuckerberg announced #Meta #Quest3 the next-generation virtual and mixed reality headset, which launches later this year. It features higher resolution, stronger performance, breakthrough Meta Reality technology, and a slimmer, more comfortable form factor. Quest 3 will ship in all countries where Meta Quest is currently supported this fall. The 128GB headset starts at $499.99 USD, and we’ll offer an additional storage option for those who want some extra space.

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Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?

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