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The VR Job Hub: Secret Location, DXC Technology, Disruptive Games & More

Peter Graham

The virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) industries are wonderfully diverse when it comes to the job roles available, always looking to hire the best talent to work on exciting projects. Whether you’ve been an avid fan of the tech for a while or are already involved in some way, today’s VR Job Hub has plenty of new roles which can help you become more involved and shape VR/AR’s future.

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The All-New VR Motion Controller from Sony is Similar to the Valve Index

TechPrior

According to a patent released by Sony Interactive Entertainment recently, the company seems to be working on an all-new VR motion controller that is very similar to the Valve Index, manufactured and created by Valve. The patent mostly talks about a controller device that will have the input mechanism of a home-use game machine. It will be able to detect the hand movement of the users.

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Making money from games: the future of virtual economies

TechCrunch VR

Fictional portrayals of virtual worlds such as “Ready Player One” and “The Matrix” typically portray the physical and virtual worlds as distinct realms siloed from each other. Characters escape a dystopian, impoverished physical realm and enter a separate, utopian virtual realm in which they are wealthy and important. Our non-fictional future won’t have that dichotomy.

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Boulder International Film Festival Will Include A Pavilion Dedicated Entirely To XR Experiences

VRScout

VR and AR take center stage at this year’s BIFF in Colorado. The Boulder International Film Festival ( BIFF ), which takes place in Colorado next week, is widely recognized as one of the world’s coolest film festivals. . This year is the first time the event is dedicating an entire pavilion to XR experiences , a move that celebrates the evolution of storytelling and recognizes the integral role technology plays in filmmaking.

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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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The Bank Of England Uses AR to Introduce the New Banknotes

TechPrior

The story of Brexit has been rather long and tumultuous, but it has finally reached its ending. The United Kingdom is officially out of the European Union (EU), and the future of the nation sans EU looks bright and colorful. To kick off the news on a happy note, the Bank of England has joined hands with Snapchat to introduce banknotes of £20 replete with augmented reality animation.

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