Fri.Dec 27, 2019

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Star Wars Baby Yoda Unofficially Comes to Magic Leap via This Developer Experiment

Next Reality AR

The first season of Star Wars: The Mandalorian may be over, but the love for its biggest star, Baby Yoda, persists. And while Disney wasn't able to get Baby Yoda toys to fans in time for the gift-giving season, there's still at least one way to interact with the adorable youngster in augmented reality. Don't Miss: Magic Leap Wraps 2019 with Immersive Holiday Experience This week, independent developer Brandon Rosado whipped up an amazing (and unofficial) Baby Yoda experience for the Magic Leap O

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Viveport Streaming review and comparison with Oculus Link

The Ghost Howls

Finally I have been able to try Viveport Streaming , the solution that lets you use your Vive Focus Plus to play PC VR games via Wi-Fi streaming. I made various tests and so I can not only review it, but also compare it with its competitor solution, the Oculus Link. Are you intrigued? Viveport Streaming – Video Review. I made a nice video where I present to you: How to activate Viveport Streaming; Me playing SuperHot and Beat Saber with it; A video on controllers tracking; My opinion about

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Oculus Quest, Oculus Link, And Valve Index Are Bringing VR Into The Mainstream

VRScout

Oculus Quest continues to sell out, backorders pushed to mid-February. VR technology has absolutely dominated the 2019 holiday season as numerous major retailers—both physical and online—continue to sell out of 64GB and 128GB Oculus Quest headsets. . At the time of this writing, Amazon, Best Buy, B&H, Gamestop, MicroCenter, NewEgg, and Walmart are all fresh out of both headsets.

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Introducing Display.Land the Social AR Experience Platform from Ubiquity6

ARPost

AR experiences are very accessible through standard mobile phones. However, advanced coding knowledge and specialist hardware have always been required to create these experiences. That is, until now. Ubiquity6 and Display.land. For the last two years, XR company Ubiquity6 has been working on a smartphone-based tool that gives users the ability to create and edit VR and AR experiences.

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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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Teslasuit Gloves try to make you feel VR objects like they were real

Slashgear

As fancy as virtual reality or even augmented reality may sound like, the illusion of these synthetic worlds breaks down easily. Even when you’re not aiming for reality like in VR, the lack of intuitive manual controls much less convincing haptic feedback can really break the immersion that these experiences promise. That’s where haptic gloves like the upcoming Teslasuit Gloves … Continue reading.

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The AR Show: Race Cars, Rocket Ships and Reinventing AR

AR Insider

This article features the latest episode of The AR Show. Based on a new collaboration, episode coverage now joins AR Insider’s editorial flow including narrative insights and audio. See past and future episodes here or subscribe. Early career lessons and experiences can often steer the direction of entrepreneurs’ paths — an ongoing theme in our coverage of The AR Show episodes.

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Adding a New Dimension to Music in XR, with Goldenvoice’s Sam Schoonover

XR for Business Podcast

Alan puts it best in this episode of XR for Business: Sam Schoonover’s job with Goldenvoice is to create “wow” moments at music festivals like Coachella. Sam talks about the groundwork they’ve laid at Coachella for immersive reality so far, and where he plans to take it going forward. Alan: Coming up next on the XR for Business Podcast, we have Sam Schoon over from Goldenvoice and Coachella, my favorite music festival in the world.

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The First $100 You Should Spend on Oculus Quest Games

Road to VR

So uou’ve just got a new Oculus Quest in hand, and you’re wondering what to buy after you’ve exhausted all of the best free games and experiences available on the standalone headset. We’re here to help you settle into your new Quest with a few games that should keep you playing for tens of hours yet to come. Note : Don’t forget that you can also play Rift games with an Oculus Link-compatible USB cable and a VR-ready PC.

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Adding a New Dimension to Music in XR, with Goldenvoice's Sam Schoonover

XR for Business Podcast

Alan puts it best in this episode of XR for Business: Sam Schoonover’s job with Goldenvoice is to create “wow” moments at music festivals like Coachella. Sam talks about the groundwork they’ve laid at Coachella for immersive reality so far, and where he plans to take it going forward. Alan: Coming up next on the XR for Business Podcast, we have Sam Schoon over from Goldenvoice and Coachella, my favorite music festival in the world.

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How to Train Employees 65% Faster With Virtual Reality

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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‘Beat Saber’ Ranks Among Steam’s Top Sellers in 2019

Road to VR

Beat Saber had an awesome year in 2019, launching out of Early Access on the platform in May with multiple music packs following behind it, which featured bands such as Green Day, Imagine Dragons, and Panic at the Disco. It seems the Prague-based studio has done well to bring the flair of name brand music to the game, as it officially ranked as a Steam top seller this year.

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