Fri.Jul 20, 2018

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Microsoft HoloLens Art Project Turns New York into an Undersea Dystopia

Next Reality AR

The HoloLens team is finally beginning to realize that in order to truly engage the mainstream, augmented reality needs to make its way out of the lab or factory floor and onto the streets. The latest example of this comes in the form of a new AR art installation called "Unmoored,", which transforms New York City's Time Square into an underwater environment.

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Some thoughts about XR at Disneyland Shanghai

The Ghost Howls

Hello everyone. As you know, I’m currently in China, doing a trip to discover VR here. I’ve said goodbye to the beautiful Qingdao and now I’m in the modern Shanghai. Shanghai is like the Chinese New York, so I thought to find more VR and better VR. Well, regarding public attractions (arcades, etc…) I’ve not seen a huge difference.

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Nickelodeon Provides A Second Screen Experience Packed With AR Slime

VRScout

Nickelodeon’s Screens Up TV companion app brings AR challenges to the living room. It’s a green, gooey substance that makes you go ewwwww. From the early days of Nickelodeon’s “ You Can’t Do That on Television ” to “ Double Dare ,” Nickelodeon’s infamous slime has been a major influence on the lives of many kids growing up in the 80’s, 90’s, 00’s, even today.

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Magic Leap Recruits Square Slice Studios to Create Content for Magic Leap One

Next Reality AR

In keeping with its focus on loading the Magic Leap One with content at launch, Magic Leap has inked a creative partnership agreement with augmented reality production studio Square Slice Studios. "The team at Square Slice Studios has a reputation for forward thinking and innovative creation," said Andy Lanning, executive creative director at Magic Leap in a statement.

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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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Capcom: Don’t Expect VR Mode for ‘Resident Evil 2’ Remake

Road to VR

It looks like the UK’s Daily Star had the opportunity to reveal a little more behind why Capcom’s horror-adventure Resident Evil 2 remake, slated to release in early 2019, most likely isn’t getting a VR mode after all. Before the E3 2018 Sony showcase reveal, many VR fans theorized that the long-awaited remake of Resident Evil 2 (1998) could possibly follow in the steps of the company’s latest VR breakout success, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017) , which featured a

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Comic-Con’s ‘Jack Ryan’ VR Park Pulls out All the Stops in 60,000 Sqft Facility

Road to VR

San Diego Comic-Con is well underway, and it appears our friends over at VR Scout got a chance to try out one of the coolest looking VR activations there. The upcoming Amazon Prime TV series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, which is set to air next month, was the impetus of what can only be described as the most epic VR park installations we’ve seen recently.

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New ‘Beat Saber’ Update Adds a Secret Song – Here’s How to Unlock It

Road to VR

Spoiler Alert: don’t watch the video if you want to solve the riddle yourself! Beat Saber got an update today which was mostly full of fixes and under the hood changes, but it also added a secret song that can be unlocked by solving a riddle offered by the developers. Here you’ll find the riddle, and if you aren’t the puzzling type, we’ve got the answer for you too.

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Green Man Gaming Summer Sale Brings Big Discounts to Top VR Games

Road to VR

Missed the Steam Summer sale earlier this month? Now’s your time to pick up some great deals on top VR games, some discounted at more than 50% off. Your wallet may have just recovered, but some deep discounts are now available on Green Man Gaming , an authorized reseller of Steam codes. Here’s some of the highlights, all of which support both HTC Vive and Oculus Rift: $15 and Under.

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