Fri.Apr 07, 2023

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These AR Glasses Use AI To Make You More Likeable

VRScout

ChatGPT and augmented reality technology could save your butt during your next job interview. Those who’ve seen their fair share of romantic comedies are no doubt familiar with the classic earpiece conversation trope where one character, usually the romantic lead, is coached through an intimate conversation with their love interest by another character who feeds them lines through some sort of hidden communication device.

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Denny’s Celebrates Its 70th Anniversary With AR Food Menu That Enhances Dining Experience

ARPost

While celebrating its 70th anniversary, Denny’s partnered with QReal to produce AR menus where food items seem to leap off its pages. You don’t need to install the restaurant chain’s app on your phone for the AR food menu to work. Just activate your phone’s camera and launch 8th Wall ‘s web-based AR platform from your phone’s browser to watch the images come alive.

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This AR Drum Kit Makes a Compelling Case for the Future of Music Lessons

Road to VR

There’s a million things you could do to enhance your life if you had the power to seamlessly augment the world around you with digital and interactive information. And while we’re far from the “seamless” part of that reality, we’re getting early glimpses of how the world could be better with this power. Take, for example, this project which uses augmented reality to turn a regular electronic drum set into a fully functional rhythm ‘game’ that provides

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From Damocles to the Metaverse: A History of VR, Part II

AR Insider

VR has come a long way since the first systems came to light in the 1960s. How has that historical evolution unfolded since, and what does VR's trajectory tell us about where it's going next? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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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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Skateboarding Sim ‘VR Skater’ Coming to PSVR 2 This Summer, Trailer Here

Road to VR

VR Skater, the skateboarding sim for PC VR headsets, is making its way to PSVR 2 this summer. First launched on Steam Early Access in 2021, VR Skater offers up a unique way of sidestepping the fact that most people don’t have tracked feet (or skateboard perioherals) in VR yet. In it, you move your motion controllers in the same way you might move your feet.

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Joy Way’s New Roguelike Shooter Looks Like Spider-Man Meets ‘DOOM’, Coming to Quest May 18th

Road to VR

Joy Way, the studio behind STRIDE and AGAINST , revealed a new VR game which seems to combine the web-slinging action of Spider-Man with the demon-slaying melee carnage of DOOM. Called Dead Hook , the studio calls the upcoming Quest title an “explosive mix of roguelike and shooter genre with brutal combat and captivating storytelling.” Prior to Dead Hook , Joy Way released a game called Outlier on Steam Early Access for PC VR, which was then cancelled shortly thereafter.

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Samsung Becomes Latest Memory Fab to Cut Production Amidst Post-Pandemic Slump

Anand Tech

Following an ongoing slump in demand that has impacted the entire memory industry over the last several months, Samsung this week has become the latest memory foundry to announce production cuts for NAND and DRAM. The "meaningful" cuts planned by Samsung make it the latest memory fab – and last of the big three – to undertake cuts in light of a significantly weaker market, while also marking an end to Samsung's efforts hold off on production cuts amidst the current slump

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Editorial: The Importance of Discoverability in the Metaverse

Ryan Schultz

The Second Life Destination Guide has had an overhaul! People whose introduction to the concept of the metaverse started with VRChat, Horizon Worlds, and other social VR platforms may question why I choose to write so often and so fondly about Second Life, a virtual world which was launched in 2003, well before the advent of consumer-grade virtual reality headsets.

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“Slice & Dice Your Way to Victory – Fruit Ninja VR 2 Out Now on Meta Quest 2 + Pro!”

VRGames

Halfbrick Studios has released the sequel to their hit game Fruit Ninja VR. With Fruit Ninja VR 2, players can take their slicing of virtual fruit to all new heights with a range of exciting features.

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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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A Full Guide to the Best Web3 Development Companies

Program Ace

The post A Full Guide to the Best Web3 Development Companies appeared first on Program-Ace.

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“Slice & Dice with ‘Fruit Ninja VR 2’ – Out Now on Quest!

VRGames

Today, Halfbrick Studios released the full version of Fruit Ninja VR 2, concluding its Early Access period on PC VR headsets. This popular game can now be taken onto both Quest and PC headsets for an all-new fruit slashing experience!

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Meta Horizon Worlds Spotlight: Kawaii’s Grocery - Meta Food Shopping

Oculus

Welcome back to our weekly spotlight on the people building for Meta Horizon Worlds and their amazing creations.

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‘Slice and Dice, Fruit Ninja VR 2 Ready to Chop On Quest and PC VR!’

VRGames

Fruit Ninja VR 2 has officially launched on PC and Quest headsets, bringing all your favorite classic modes – Arcade, Classic, Zen – along with a new bow-and-arrow weapon to the game.

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Are You Still Watching? How to Create Engaging Presentations for Virtual Learning

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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VR is dead, the metaverse is dead. Maybe.

The Ghost Howls

Here we are again. A few days ago, I was reading some suggested posts on Twitter, and I found a comment from a guy to a post from someone in our VR community saying something like “Admit it, VR is the 3D TV of our times” and getting lots of likes. I hoped that that comparison was dead in 2018, but it seems that it still has lots of fans.

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Green Intelligence: Why Data And AI Must Become More Sustainable

Bernard Marr

As big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence continue to gain prominence in information technology, experts are raising concerns about the environmental costs of computation — primarily data and AI’s carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions. The problem is showing no signs of slowing down. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, data and AI deployment increased exponentially as the demand for digital transformation increased.

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“Rally Against Realism in Tennis League VR – Coming to Quest 2 with an Arcade Mode THIS MONTH!”

VRGames

Tennis fans rejoice, because Tennis League VR is coming to the Quest headsets this month! On April 20th, you’ll be able to partake in an immersive and fun tennis experience. Players will be able access both single player career modes as well as play with friends in multiplayer mode.