VRScout

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Are custom-build drones retrofitted with touchable surfaces the future of VR haptic feedback? In a recent scientific publication entitled VRHapticDrones: Providing Haptics in Virtual Reality through Quadcopters , researchers from LMU Munich, TU Darmstadt, Wellesley College, the University of Duisburg,-Essen, and the University of Regensburg offer a solution to body-free VR haptic feedback in the form of a programmable quadcopter system.

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Next Reality AR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The landscape for mobile augmented reality apps is still mostly filled with utility and gaming apps, but a new entrant into the space is looking to pull children into the mix. A just-released iOS app called Bookful takes classic children's stories usually found in large-sized paper books and brings them into AR, transforming classic characters into animated, interactive 3D objects.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The immersive education platform offers students in-depth surgical simulations complete with real-time feedback. Failing fast and failing often are the best ways to become proficient at a craft. Trial and error is the foundation of education, with people learning most efficiently by identifying past mistakes and resolving not to make them again. While the mantra might hold true for software companies and startups, however, in some industries, failure is not an option. .

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

High Fidelity, the social VR platform headed by Second Life creator Philip Rosedale, will host its first festival completely in virtual reality, which will feature contests, giveaways and live music shows in VR. Dubbed ‘FUTVRE LANDS’, the festival will take place November 17th, 2018, from 12PM – 4PM PT ( local starting time here ).

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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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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Today I inaugurate a new column of this blog called “The Ghost’s Spotlight” in which I try to put the spotlight on some interesting VR projects that I tried or that I got to know. In the posts of this series, I would just talk you briefly about one or more VR projects, to let you know about them, but without getting deeper into details.

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Next Reality AR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

One of Apple's most touted (but seldom seen on social media) apps, Clips, got an update on Wednesday. The new update adds to the app's previous movie-inspired environments that use the iPhone's TrueDepth camera system to allow a user to put themselves inside a 360-degree immersive environment while taking selfies. Don't Miss: New York Times Halloween Edition Uses Augmented Reality Bugs to Scare & Educate This time the app has added a scene from Pixar's The Incredibles 2 movie, which includes

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Starting today, new Viveport Subscription members can count on a free copy of Fallout 4 VR (2017) when you sign up for a three, six, or twelve month prepaid subscription. Regularly priced at $60, HTC is throwing new Viveport Subscription signups a free Fallout 4 VR Steam code when you get any prepaid plan. The offer ends November 14th, and the company says a code will be delivered via email by November 18th, 2018.

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Cats and VR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

FPS vehicle-based VR shooter Ground Runner: Trials has left Early Access. Available for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Windows Mixed Reality, the game fuses FPS action, intense vehicle combat and hands-only controls to create a truly immersive and intense gaming experience. In the game, players take on the role of a Ground Runner: a scavenger whose job is to scour the mining planet on a technologically advanced hoverbike, searching for the extremely powerful and sought after Torsion Crystals, all whi

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Ready Player One: OASIS beta launched for free this summer on HTC Vive in tandem with Steven Spielberg’s film Ready Player One (2018). Boasting a collection of RPO-themed VR games and places to explore, the collection is getting all new levels, environments, and enemies in the Elite Gunter Edition paid DLC. The updated game is now available for Viveport Subscription members, either counted as one of the free monthly titles, or costing $20; it’s available on Viveport for regular cu

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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.

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Virtual Reality is here to stay Virtual Reality (VR) invites you to explore alternative worlds as if you’re actually there. Simply take your smartphone and a headset and discover virtual spaces, games, and much more. Even though the technology has been around for years, the current generation of products and devices gets closer than ever to the VR’s original promise: getting elsewhere and connecting to whatever matters most to you.

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EnterpriseWear

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In this largely Q&A-driven panel discussion from last month’s EWTS 2018, Tacit’s Todd Boyd and members of the audience question IT leaders from Worthington Industries, HB Fuller, Ford, JetBlue and The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) on the cultural and technical challenges of adopting wearable technologies. Some of the challenges addressed include keeping people engaged, dealing with opponents and a constantly changing hardware landscape, budget and financing, battery life and

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EnterpriseWear

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In this largely Q&A-driven panel discussion from last month’s EWTS 2018, Tacit’s Todd Boyd and members of the audience question IT leaders from Worthington Industries, HB Fuller, Ford, JetBlue and The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) on the cultural and technical challenges of adopting wearable technologies. Some of the challenges addressed include keeping people engaged, dealing with opponents and a constantly changing hardware landscape, budget and financing, battery life and

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EnterpriseWear

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In this largely Q&A-driven panel discussion from last month’s EWTS 2018, Tacit’s Todd Boyd and members of the audience question IT leaders from Worthington Industries, HB Fuller, Ford, JetBlue and The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) on the cultural and technical challenges of adopting wearable technologies. Some of the challenges addressed include keeping people engaged, dealing with opponents and a constantly changing hardware landscape, budget and financing, battery life and

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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.

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