VRScout
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Intel has revealed a new augmented reality prototype called Vaunt. Like many other AR concepts we’ve seen, Vaunt is able to overlay digital information with the physical world. Unlike other concepts we’ve seen, it actually looks…cool. According to a report published by The Verge , Vaunt was created by Intel’s experimental New Devices Group.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Having initially announced that their Vive Focus standalone VR headset would operate as part of Google’s Daydream VR platform in 2017, HTC later scrapped those plans ahead of the headset’s recent launch in China under HTC’s own ‘Wave Vive’ platform. Recent comments from HTC’s Vive China President suggest that a Western release for the headset will likely hinge on its reception in China.
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Hypergrid Business
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Fashionistas Island on Kitely, which allegedly infringed copyrights (Image via Fashionistas Island.). About a week ago, a social media post accused a region on the Kitely grid of distributing infringing content. Strictly speaking, any infringement complaint needs to be made by the original content creator, through official channels. That wasn’t the case here.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Wal-Mart, the big-box retail giant, unveiled its Store No. 8 tech startup incubator last year with the aim of researching and investing in emergent tech like AR and VR. Now, Store No. 8 has acquired Spatialand , a startup that has created a platform and toolset for enterprise companies to create VR content. In addition to her duties as Principal & Founder Store No. 8, Katie Finnegan will be signing on as interim CEO of Spatialand, according to a Wal-Mart blog post.
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.
VRWorld
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
HP appears to be the latest hardware manufacturer to be making a strong push into the VR space, after announcing a range of developments including the pending release of a professional version of its mixed reality headset. The announcements came earlier this week at SOLIDWORKS World , a popular event for those working in the field of 3D CAD. Among the product announcements are an upgrade to the HP Z4 Workstation , the pending (March) release of the commercial-grade HP Windows Mixed Reality Heads
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VRWorld
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
The fun part of the 21st century is that you never really know what two things will be combined next. Doritos tacos? Human Uber ? VR church? All of the things mentioned are as real as the device you are reading this story on. And while the first two are a bit too whacky to discuss here, let me introduce you to D.J. Soto, the pastor of the world’s first virtual reality church.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Steam Audio, Valve’s free made-for-VR spatial audio system , has added support for AMD’s GPU-based TrueAudio Next technology, as well as the popular FMOD audio software. AMD TrueAudio Next. Today Valve announced the release of Steam Audio 2.0 beta 13 which now supports AMD’s TrueAudio Next technology, which allows developers to run certain audio-processing tasks on supported AMD GPUs, including convolution, a method of filtering audio to layer in spatial and environmental effec
EnterpriseWear
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Remote collaboration via smart glasses, Virtual Reality training, design visualization with HoloLens…These are incredible applications of wearable technologies in enterprise today. While a VR headset is definitely more exciting than a connected wristband, an unassuming wrist-worn device equipped with the right sensors could have tremendous value in the workplace.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Laura Wexler. Dinner Party is an immersive exploration of Betty and Barney Hill’s widely known 1961 alien abduction story that premiered at the Sundance New Frontier film festival. Rather than using normal alien tropes, writers Laura Wexler & Charlotte Stoudt chose to use the spatial affordances of VR to present a symbolic representation of each of their experiences to highlight how vastly different they were.
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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.
VRWorld
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Walmart is making a deeper foray into virtual reality, having announced this week the acquisition and re-launch of VR studio Spatialand through it’s tech incubator, Store No 8. The news comes via a blog post by Katie Finnegan, who serves as both Walmart Global eCommerce’s VP of Incubation and Principal/Founder of Store No 8. According to Finnegan, the company had worked with Spatialand last year, to develop a proof-of-concept VR experience in conjunction with Jeremy Welt.
VR Spies
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
So today I am starting a new weekly fitness series using VR with my wife Stacey. We have both decided enough is enough and we want to lose weight and get fit, but the problem is we have no time in our busy lives to go to the gym and working out. Recently I have been seeing stuff in the press about people using VR as a means of losing weight and after discussing this with Stacey we both decided to give it a try!
VeeR VR
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Having interviewed over 100 content creators for Creators Stories, I have heard the name Mettle mentioned countless times. If you're a 360/VR enthusiast, chances are you have heard of or have even used their industry-standard Adobe plug-in, the SkyBox Suite. SkyBox was acquired by Adobe in June 2017 and Mettle is currently developing Mantra VR, the first stylization and FX software for 360/VR workflows.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Sairento VR (2018), a VR ninja action game from indie developer Mixed Realms , ended its year-long stint in Steam Early Access today. The game, which features both single player and multiplayer modes, also launched on Oculus Home today. Sairento VR launches out of Early Access with a new single player campaign mode that lets you hone your slow-motion, high-flying ninja moves as you shoot pistols and physically hack away with your katanas at the game’s ‘cyber ninja’ enemies.
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.
VeeR VR
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Let’s start with what is probably the biggest new feature, being able to use your Oculus or Vive headset two not only edit but to see the timeline inside your 360 HMD. Using your HMD hand controllers you can now navigate through your timeline without having to constantly take off and put on your headset. This is bound to literally save editors from headaches.
VRWorld
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Boston-based startup Neurable will bring its brain-controlled VR video game Awakening , which the company claims is the first of its kind, to VR arcades around the world by the end of this year. This brain-computer interface (BCI) is made possible by the attachment of an HTC Vive VR headset to a brain-scanning headband equipped with electrodes that pick up neural activity by recording electroencephalography (EEG) signals.
VeeR VR
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
About Nancy Eperjesy: Co-founder of Mettle, creator of the SkyBox Suite for Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro, which was acquired by Adobe in June 2017 and integrated into Creative Cloud. Mettle is currently developing Mantra VR, the first stylization and FX software for 360/VR workflows. It’s been 25 years since the founding of Mettle, what are some of the biggest takeaways for you personally?
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