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Can VR training help a QB take his team to the Super Bowl?

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Casey Keenum seems like an unlikely hope for the Minnesota Vikings. The previously undrafted, unwanted QB has led them to a 13-3 record as the second-most-accurate passer in the league (67.6 percent). Of the quarterbacks starting playoff games this season, Keenum had the best regular-season Total QBR at 69.6 -- second only to the now-injured Carson Wentz 's 75.7 Derek Belch of VR training startup STRIVR believes it is because of his reps in VR.

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AI Chatbots are rapidly changing the ways of banking in the world

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The biggest Hong Kong bank, HSBC Holdings , is starting the New Year with a new chatbot. Chatbots are computer programs that typically use text-based live chat as an interface to carry out tasks for customers on behalf of the business. Now they are emerging as an inexpensive way to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) in banking. Even though they are practically machines, banks are trying to give their chatbots a human touch which is why HSBC named its newborn Amy.

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The Creepiest VR Job Training Sim Ever! – KFC’s The Hard Way

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OK… so this has to be the creepiest job training sim that I have ever seen.Some of you might remember that a while ago there was some buzz in the press that KFC had released a Virtual Reality training simulation for new employees to teach them the basics of making Original Recipe chicken. When I first read about this I of course didn’t really believe that it was true, well that was until KFC sent me a copy.

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General Motors announced their driverless car for the next year

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General Motors will no longer need an engineer in the front seat who was managing the robot that controlled its self-driving Chevrolet Bolt. There will be no more steering wheel and also, the pedals will be gone. This announcement came last week and it is more than obvious that this auto-giant got the confidence from it’s engineers. The car will be the fourth generation of its driverless, all-electric Chevy Bolts, which are currently being tested on public roads in San Francisco and Phoen

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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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Top Virtual Reality Q&A’s on Quora in 2018 (Constantly Updated)

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As virtual reality is still very much new for many people, you probably have a lot of questions about it. We've done the legwork of combing through numerous questions about VR on Quora, and have chosen the best for you, complied in the list below. Check them out, and follow these influencers as you go to see more answers from them! Breaking into the Field Read Tee Jia Hen 's answer to What are the skills needed to learn virtual reality and what are the resources to learn virtual reality?