VRScout
MARCH 15, 2018
Wolf Blitzer introduces us to the future of news in VR. Just over a year ago CNN dove head first into VR, launching a VR journalism unit and platform dubbed CNNVR. Now the broadcast news network is launching a VR news app just for the Oculus Rift. The Oculus Rift app, also named CNNVR, lets you experience breaking news video and original 360° stories in VR.
Road to VR
MARCH 15, 2018
Lenovo’s Mirage Solo standalone VR headset, which was announced last year and fully revealed back in January, is reportedly set to launch on May 11th, priced at $400. The standalone headset is set to compete with the likes of the Oculus Go and Pico Neo. According to a product listing on retailer B&H’s website ( spotted by Ubergizmo ), the Lenovo Mirage Solo is expected to launch on May 11th, priced at $400.
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VRScout
MARCH 15, 2018
The creator of ‘The Ring’ AR experience brings his talents to the world of Street Fighter II. Arguably the most notorious arcade fighter in video game history, the Street Fighter franchise has more-or-less set the standard for modern day brawlers thanks to a revolutionary combat system as well as an unforgettable roster of memorable characters, locations and moves (Hadouken anyone?).
Road to VR
MARCH 15, 2018
Google has released a free app for PC VR headsets called Welcome to Light Fields. The company says the app serves as a showcase of “the emerging technology Google is using to power its next generation of VR content.” When it comes to capturing the real world for VR, 360 photos and videos can only go so far, and have a number of limitations which make them less immersive than computer generated VR content that’s rendered in real-time—namely the missing ability to actually move
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.
VRScout
MARCH 15, 2018
Uber looks to VR to make your morning commute a little more interesting. As Uber continues its revolutionary campaign to bring a fleet of autonomous self-driving vehicles to its customers, a large portion of the population are left wondering just exactly how safe this driver-less form of transportation is. However, when it comes to us more forward-thinking travelers we only have one question on our collective minds: Just how exactly are we to spend our new found free time?
Virtual Reality Pulse brings together the best content for VR professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Slashgear
MARCH 15, 2018
Just a few weeks ago, Qualcomm announced its new Snapdragon 845 mobile VR platform. With its success in putting the Snapdragon platform at the center of a lot of smartphones out there, mobile VR seems to be a logical next step, but Qualcomm won’t be going it alone. Today we’re learning of new partnership between Qualcomm and Tobii that implements … Continue reading.
Road to VR
MARCH 15, 2018
Between HTC’s Vive X accelerator and the VRVCA investor consortium that it heads, the company is already very active in the VR investment space. But today the company announced a brand new investment fund of some $160 million in a joint venture between HTC and the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government. HTC today announced that the jointly formed Premier Ventures is now in operation and working with an initial fund of 1 billion RMB (~$158 million).
Everything VR & AR
MARCH 15, 2018
We are joined for a second time by Nick Alcid, Co-Founder and VP of Escape to Virtual Reality, California’s first large scale location based VR gaming platform. We discuss the unique motion capture wireless system available at their studio, the company’s recent move to the L.A. Fashion District area, and their new partnership with meleap.com, and their AR headset system that includes the HADO gaming tournament, and HADO Cart games that will be available at Escape to Virtual Reality.
Road to VR
MARCH 15, 2018
Hot on the tail of Survios’ latest release, Sprint Vector (2018) , the studio today announced their next VR project, Creed: Rise to Glory , a VR boxing game being developed in partnership with MGM as a complement to the upcoming Creed II movie. While there’s a handful of VR boxing games already available, Survios is promising something called ‘Phantom Melee Technology’, which the company says will offer “an authentic immersive experience that truly makes you feel
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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.
VeeR VR
MARCH 15, 2018
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Leapmotion
MARCH 15, 2018
There’s something magical about building in VR. Imagine being able to assemble weightless car engines, arrange dynamic virtual workspaces, or create imaginary castles with infinite bricks. Arranging or assembling virtual objects is a common scenario across a range of experiences, particularly in education, enterprise, and industrial training – not to mention tabletop and real-time strategy gaming.
VeeR VR
MARCH 15, 2018
Since the launch of VeeR Editor , we have been thrilled to see a large amount of great 360 photos and videos made with this powerful mobile editing tool. To further improve our 360 creators’ user experience, we have paid very close attention to all the feedbacks we have collected from our users. One of the most frequently-asked questions we were asked by our users is how to remove the default watermark.
The Ghost Howls
MARCH 15, 2018
Today on my blog I’ll host a guest post by Matias Nassi , a great XR developer from Uruguay. You may remember his name because he has read and commented a lot of articles on this website. Well, reading his comments I realized that he’s super-skilled on AR/VR/Kinects/all-this-cool-stuff and thought it was a great idea if he could share his expertise on The Ghost Howls.
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.
Road to VR
MARCH 15, 2018
Bigscreen is a unique social VR application which lets users bring their desktop screens and all the capabilities of their PC into VR with them. That means friends can come together virtually for LAN parties, streaming sessions, and much more. In Q2, Bigscreen will come to mobile VR headsets for the first time, allowing the mobile VR crowd to join their desktop brethren and get in on the fun.
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