VRScout
DECEMBER 20, 2018
Rovio Entertainment announces the VR debut of its global franchise. Just when you thought you’ve seen just about every Angry Bird iteration possible, here comes Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs. Developed in collaboration with Resolution Games, Isle of Pigs brings Rovio’s hit mobile game series to VR for the very first-time, sending the series infamous bird-launching gameplay soaring to new heights.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 20, 2018
Rovio’s Angry Birds defined the early days of mobile games. Now, the studio has set their sights on consumer VR with their next installment of their incredibly popular pig-smashing title. Called Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs, the game is set to debut early next year on “all major VR platforms,” the studio says. The made-for-VR game is currently under development by Rovio and VR/AR studio Resolution Games , the minds behind VR titles such as Wonderglade and the Bait!
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VRScout
DECEMBER 20, 2018
Betting on location-based VR. As both location-based and cinematic VR continue to expand in a number of directions, with new cutting-edge arcades popping up almost everyday, we’re also seeing some of the more established players in the immersive entertainment space collaborating with one another as they figure out how best to scale and monetize this growing sector.
Next Reality AR
DECEMBER 20, 2018
Nearly a year to the day after the unveiling Magic Leap One, Magic Leap has dropped another update to the Lumin OS that runs the device. Lumin OS version 0.94 is available now as an over-the-air update or via download on the Creator Portal for Magic Leap One users. The bulk of the updates center on Helio, Magic Leap's augmented reality web browser. In the latest version, Helio users can now scroll by swiping with the cursor pointed to the edge of the window.
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.
Everything VR & AR
DECEMBER 20, 2018
On this episode we are joined by Lou Pushelberg, the Founder of Circuit Stream. Circuit Stream is unique in its two-pronged approach: education for individuals to develop their VR/AR programming skills and dive into this exciting industry; and app development for businesses. Circuit Stream has built a VR training app for Vantage Airport Group, AR mineralization visualization software for Minerva Intelligence, and they have taught over 20,000 students how to get started in VR and AR.
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Voices of VR
DECEMBER 20, 2018
The DocLab at the International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (IDFA) was started in 2007 by Caspar Sonnen, and it’s very similar to the New Frontier programming.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 20, 2018
As applications for the Lenovo Mirage Solo 6DOF controller dev kits come to a close recently, it appears Google has begun sending out its first wave of units, an experimental hardware add-on for Lenovo’s Mirage Solo standalone headset that brings optical positional tracking to a pair of purpose-built controllers. Alex Coulombe, the creative director and co-founder of VR startup Agile Lens , was one of the firsts to publish a few snaps along with his initial impressions of the dev kit; the
Road to VR
DECEMBER 20, 2018
Magic Leap One launched back in August with a glasses frame insert in the box, although the onus was on the user to find an optician to fit it with prescription lenses. Now, the company has finally unveiled their official prescription inserts, and like the $2,300 headset itself, it costs a pretty penny. The magnetic inserts are now available from Frames Direct for $250, or about 2.5 times the cost of a basic plastic pair of Warby Parker eyeglasses.
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