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Balenciaga Launches Educational AR Farming Game

VRScout

High fashion, sustainable farming, and immersive technology collide. Balenciaga, a French luxury fashion house known recently for the humorous series of AI-powered memes (created by demonflyingfox) that turn famous film/television characters into drop-dead gorgeous runway models, has launched a new augmented reality (AR) experience designed to raise awareness around sustainable farming.

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10 VR Experiences You Should Try

AR Insider

Charlie Fink is frequently asked for recommendations of his favorite VR experiences. So he wrote them down. We have his top ten list, what makes each selection great, and where you can find them. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Popular Quest 2 PC Streaming Software Adds ‘Super Resolution’ Feature for Enhanced Visuals

Road to VR

Virtual Desktop has collaborated with Qualcomm to integrate the company’s Snapdragon Game Super Resolution, a software enhancement squarely targeted at increasing the wireless streaming quality and latency of PC visuals to Quest 2. Virtual Desktop is a great tool not only because it provides Quest users wireless access to their computers, but because its developer, Guy Godin, is constantly adding in new features to tempt users away from using built-in solutions, i.e.

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“Operation Money Grab”: Get Your Spy Gear Ready for the Greatest Heist in ValoArena

ARPost

Operation Money Grab is all systems go. The heist is officially on. Valo Motion has launched the latest addition to its growing game library of multiplayer mixed reality games for ValoArena. This heist-themed game is set to challenge players physically and mentally as they become immersed in a spy adventure that’s almost straight out of a Hollywood movie.

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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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How to Make AI Work in Your Organization

Bernard Marr

As the world continues to embrace the transformative power of artificial intelligence, businesses of all sizes must find ways to effectively integrate this technology into their daily operations. But successfully implementing AI can be a challenging task that requires strategic planning, adequate resources, and a commitment to innovation. Let’s explore the top strategies for making AI work in your organization so you can maximize its potential.

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Metaphysic Launches Ethical AI Scientific Board

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Metaphysic announced on Thursday that it appointed a scientific advisory board to back the company’s drive for ethical applications for the emerging technology. The firm, which specialises in generative and hyperrealistic artificial intelligence (AI), appointed several members to the board. Experts include: Prof Jeanne Fromer, Walter J Derenberg Professor of Intellectual Property Law and Co-Director of the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law and Policy, New York University Prof Hany Farid,

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Intel Reports Q1 2023 Earnings: A Record Losing Quarter Goes Better Than Expected

Anand Tech

Kicking off our coverage of the first earnings season of the year for the tech industry, we as always start with Intel. The blue-hued blue-chip is the first out of the gate to report their results for the first quarter of 2023, with Intel picking up the pieces after a rough end to 2023, and a rather painful start to 2023. With revenue down on a yearly basis almost across the entire board thanks to a major, industry wide slump in client and server sales, Intel’s focus has been on battening

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Ruinsmagus Update Adds English Voiceovers & Remixed Dungeons

Upload VR

The Ruinsmagus remix update is now live, adding English voice acting and remixed dungeons on Quest 2 and PC VR. Following on from December's ‘ The Warrior and the Tailor ’ DLC, developer CharacterBank's free 'Remix Update' for Ruinsmagus mainly focuses on improved support for Western players. Alongside an updated translation, that adds a free, optional English dub with AmaLee (Iris), Cristina Vee (Euridice and Reese Seption), Todd Haberkon (Mr.

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Big XR News from Meta, Microsoft, and Magic Leap

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This week saw many firms release first-quarter (Q1) earnings reports. In the XR world, these Q1 reports give great insight into the success, failure, and goals of many immersive firms looking to leverage the emerging and unpredictable marketplace. Moreover, with significant firms struggling through Q1, official government bodies are also decelerating Metaverse growth out of competition fears.

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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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Team Building Activities for Remote Teams

VRPlayin

Remote work has become increasingly popular, but it presents unique challenges for team building. How can you create strong bonds among team members who don’t share the same physical space? In this post, we’ll explore team building activities specifically designed for remote teams. Have you considered Virtual Reality? Online Icebreakers Remote teams can still enjoy classic icebreaker games, adapted for a virtual environment.

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Ibrahim Jilani, Global Director & Industry Leader at UL Solutions

Everything VR & AR

We are delighted to have Ibrahim Jilani return to the podcast. In a follow up to his 2021 episode, Ibrahim takes us through UL’s continuing efforts in establishing UL8400 safety standards around immersive technologies. We discuss with Ibrahim what that progress has looked like since we last spoke and how a focus on legislation is critical in helping to move forward these safety regulations for consumer electronics.

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Metrics that Matter: Measuring Success for Brand Activations

VRPlayin

Successful brand activation campaigns can significantly impact consumer awareness, engagement, and loyalty. However, to truly understand the effectiveness of your campaign, it’s crucial to measure its performance using the right metrics. This will help you make data-driven decisions to optimize your strategy and elevate your campaign’s effectiveness.

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Ready for a Peaky Adventure? Unveiling the King’s Riches & Content Roadmap!

VRGames

Peaky Blinders: The King’s Ransom is a virtual reality adaptation of sort from the popular BBC drama series. Developed by Maze Theory, it was just released last month on Quest 2 and Pico 4 and comes with monthly content updates planned up until August 2023. Talk about a long-term commitment!

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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 Fitness Digest: April 2023

Oculus

Welcome to our latest edition of VR Fitness Digest—your one-stop shop for news, updates, and inspiration to get your body moving and make the most.

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“Meta Matters: Buckle Up for Billions in Metaverse Enrichment!”

VRGames

Meta revealed its first quarter financial results, with the Reality Labs metaverse division continuing to operate in heavy losses. Though its family of apps are now being used by over 3 billion people, revenue for Reality Labs totaled only $339 million. Although this was an improvement from last year’s loss of $4.

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Matrox Adopts Intel Alchemist GPUs for New Luma Graphics Cards

Anand Tech

While they've long since given up developing GPUs, Matrox has remained a notable player in the video card industry for over four decades. These days, the company has settled into a modest role of providing graphics cards based on other vendors' GPUs for use in niche or boutique use cases, where Matrox can differentiate based on their software and support.

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“Explore The Mysticism Of ‘Eye Of The Temple’ Now On Quest Headsets!”

VRGames

Are you ready for an adventure, full of danger and air-filled with hidden rubies? Now available for Meta Quest Headsets is Eye of the Temple, a location-based virtual reality experience that delivers.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

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Travel to the ‘Eye of the Temple’ Now – Avoid Traps and Crack Ancient Puzzles on Meta Quest 2!

VRGames

Eye of the Temple is an exciting virtual reality game that brings players on a daring journey through a dangerous temple. Along the way, you must overcome various puzzles and obstacles in order to find artifacts and uncover ancient secrets.