Wed.Oct 17, 2018

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Attack On Titan VR Attraction Launches In Tokyo Later This Week

VRScout

Enlist in the Survey Corps and take on a massive humanoid creature in Attack on Titan: The Human Race. Based on reports by Siliconera , fans of the popular manga and anime series, Attack on Titan , will soon have the opportunity to go head-to-head with a man-eating Titan in VR as Attack on Titan: The Human Race makes its way to Tokyo, Japan later this week.

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Experiencing Epic Storytelling in VR

Tech Trends VR

Entertainment industry heavyweights partner up to bring Renaissance plot to room-scale VR. Michael Conelly is a prolific visual effects designer. Throughout his two decades working as Digital Effects Supervisor at Rhythm and Hues Studios, Conelly and the studio worked on everything from the Coca Cola Polar Bears and Babe the talking Pig, to The Golden Compass, Harry Potter, and Pi, among other projects.

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Texan Pilots Use Oculus Go For In-Flight Navigational Guidance

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Co-founders of Thrust Vector aim to create safer flights by introducing VR to the cockpit. Piloting an aircraft isn’t easy. Thankfully, John Nagle and John Paul Sommer, co-founders of Texas-based AR & VR contract development and consulting company Thrust Vector, have begun utilizing VR technology inside the cockpit to assist in real-time navigational guidance.

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Hands-On with Magic Leap & Weta Workshop's Dr. Grordbort's Invaders

Next Reality AR

Over the last few years, the only thing teased by Magic Leap more than the Magic Leap One itself has been the company's flagship gaming title Dr. Grordbort's Invaders. The game, developed by New Zealand studio Weta Workshop, finally got its debut last week during the L.E.A.P. conference in Los Angeles. But since so few people have had the ability to even buy a Magic Leap One, it's likely that you've haven't tried it yet.

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The Future of eLearning in 2022: A Sensitive Eye for Authentic Translation and Localization

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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Oculus Hosts Halloween Pumpkin-carving Contest in ‘Oculus Medium’

Road to VR

There’s only a few days left until the trick-or-treaters come knocking at your door, but as you break out the dull kitchen knife and inevitably cut yourself on your real pumpkin this year to make a haphazard Jack-o-lantern, you might consider entering in Oculus’ spooky pumpkin-carving contest instead. It’s certainly less messy. Two new categories have been added since last year’s inaugural contest, allowing for both new and experienced Medium users: a simple Jack-o-lanter

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‘The Gallery: Heart of the Emberstone’ Wins VR Awards’ 2018 Game of the Year

Road to VR

The VR Awards’ second annual award show was held last night, and the winners are in. Taking the award for VR Game of the Year was Cloudhead’s room-scale adventure The Gallery – Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone (2017). As the sequel to The Gallery – Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (2016), episode two picks up where we left off last; you’ve received a magical Gauntlet that gives you a mysterious new power.

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HoloLens Update Brings Display Mirroring & Quick Actions Menu for Routine Tasks

Next Reality AR

Microsoft has informed HoloLens users that the company will begin rolling out a mandatory update for HoloLens as part of its Windows 10 October 2018 release that brings a number of new features and quality-of-life improvements to the headset. The update's new features are headlined by Miracast support, which will enable HoloLens users to share their view to displays supporting the Miracast protocol.

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NBA & NextVR Announce 2018-19 VR Livestream Lineup

Road to VR

The NBA and NextVR, the VR video and livestreaming company, announced the 2018-19 schedule, which will let even more basketball fans experience games in VR. Now livestreaming its third NBA season, NextVR announced in a blogpost that they’re expanding the distribution of live NBA League Pass VR experiences to include Oculus Venues, the app that allows Oculus Go and Samsung Gear VR owners to watch live content in the stands with friends, family, and hundreds of other fans.

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