VRScout

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Hailing from 26 countries across the world, people came together in virtual reality to cheer on these top female founders in the XR industry. An orange robot head whizzes by me, powered by a propellor hat and gestures with floating mechanical arms. It settles in next to another bot by the stage. Although this second bot has no eyes, it seems like the two know each other, immediately trading heart emojis and high fives.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

VR-based vision therapy company Vivid Vision announced today that it has secured the EU’s regulatory CE Mark, which certifies that the product conforms to the region’s relevant health, safety, and environmental protection standards. Following the certification, the company is expanding its offering into Europe, with Asia next on the roadmap.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

One of the VR/AR world’s very few “unicorns” just announced its first major content partnership with the National Basketball Association. The Florida-based Magic Leap has raised $1.9 billion from heavy hitters like Google Ventures and the Alibaba Research group. Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz revealed in an interview last night at the Code Media conference that the recently unveiled Magic Leap One headset will be have an application for watching basketball.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Ready Player One , the 2011 novel by Ernest Cline, is getting turned into a movie by none other than Steven Spielberg, who is directing the film. As the movie’s March 2018 release date approaches, a new trailer, ‘Come With Me’ debuted today. 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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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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Cats and VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Virtual pet simulator, Konrad the Kitten, will be launched on PlayStation VR on February 23rd. Currently the game is on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive in Early Access. Konrad the Kitten is a virtual reality cat tamagotchi game in which you satisfy Konrad's needs and desires, play mini-games full of action, and unlock more than 50 accessories! A particular highlight for all cat fans is the unique plush toy mode.

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Cats and VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Starting on February 16th, NBA fans will be able to get their All-Star coverage live and in VR through the NBA on TNT VR app. Through a partnership with Intel, TNT is bringing live and on-demand VR coverage of NBA All-Star events to Gear VR and Daydream headsets. The coverage kicks off on Friday, Feb. 16 with the 2018 Mtn Dew Kickstart Rising Stars at 9:00 p.m.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

GREE VR Capital, the investment firm backing startups such as VRChat, TheWaveVR, and Littlstar, today announced the completion of its first immersive media fund, totaling $18.3 million in allocated funds. Previously called GVR Fund, the company is now changing its name to GFR Fund as it prepares for a second fund later this year. The fund has invested in 17 early stage companies over the course of its two-year existence, primarily in the North American VR/AR/MR market.

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Cats and VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Virtro Entertainment – the female-led VR indie game studio out of Vancouver, Canada, today announced that Run Dorothy Run – an immersive endless-runner and rhythm VR game, with a cheeky take on the classic novel, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." will be available on February 20th. The game is being released first on Sony PlayStation VR with other platforms to follow shortly after.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

[ Editor’s note: Timothy Rogers has been a valued member of the OpenSim community since he launched SoftPaw Estates back in 2012. That evolved into the Zetamex OpenSim hosting company, which has been ranked as one of the top hosting providers since 2013 in our annual reader surveys and is the company behind the ZetaWorlds grid. He has also contributed code and technical help to the OpenSim community, and also hosts the Zadaroo website and a complete collection of Linda Kellie OARs and oth

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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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Everything VR & AR

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Joining us on this episode of the Everything VR & AR Podcast are Nino Sapina, the Co-Founder and CEO of Realcast and Craig Vezina, who is the Co-Founder and CBO (Chief Business Officer) at Realcast. Realcast offers interactive AR experiences on Hololens and Apple’s AR kit and we discuss their unique approach of leveraging Nino’s experience as a game designer and executive, along with Craig’s experience in education, to build educational mixed reality and augmented reality showcases.

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VeeR VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

In 2012 the only way to have experienced virtual reality was with a high-powered computer and headset. This dynamic presented a problem for consumers, who had to spend a considerable amount of money on both items to jump in virtual reality. Price limits accessibility, and increased accessibility means a bigger market for VR startups and investors to fund and grow and create amazing content for the metaverse.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Brass Tactics Arena is the free version of the upcoming real-time strategy game Brass Tactics from Hidden Path Entertainment , the studio behind the Defense Grid franchise and Age of Empires II HD (2013). Available today on Oculus Home for free, BT Arena is definitely looking to hook you into getting the full paid game with its unlimited online gameplay and bite-sized campaign.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Nude child avatars spotted on Sacrarium grid. (Image courtesy Damian Hart.). The Sacrarium grid has taken down illegal content after receiving complains from users through emails and forums, and removed users who allegedly engaged in illegal behavior with child avatars. Neustadt , a region in Sacrarium grid and which was selling naked child avatars and had children avatars moving around naked, wearing BDSM harnesses and other inappropriate clothing, has been closed for public awaiting action fr

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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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