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Bookful Expands Its Massive Augmented Reality Library With Mattel’s Thomas & Friends And Barbie

VRScout

New AR-enhanced stories featuring famous children’s characters arrive on the mobile platform. Kids build a connection with their favorite toy characters through play, imagination, and entertainment. When it comes to reading, however, keeping children engaged, motivated, and inspired can be a significant challenge, especially into today’s modern world.

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Augmented and Virtual Reality Marketing For Brands

ARVR

Source Augmented and virtual reality are making their presence felt in the world of marketing. Companies have always tried to make an emotional connection with their audience and have now found the perfect medium to start building relationships with their customers. Augmented reality advertising has now shifted from an experimental phase into real solutions brands are using every day.

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Riding an E-Bike Has Changed My Entire Perspective on How We Get Around

GizModo VR

Summer was just barely kicking off. My boyfriend was skating ahead of me on his longboard as I trudged behind— slowly —on my bicycle up a hill. No matter how hard I tried, I could not keep up. I was covered in sweat, annoyed, and over our goddamn excursion to the nearby park. Look, I love bikes, but I f **g hate hills… Read more.

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Interview with Robert Scoble about Oculus Quest 2, Apple Glasses and more!

The Ghost Howls

Some days ago, I have been very pleased to interview Robert Scoble , the famous technologist. He has seen Silicon Valley come to life, he has been the first one to test Siri, Flipboard and even the first one to go on a Tesla with Elon Musk. He has a very interesting working story, having worked for great companies like Microsoft and Fast Company. He has also recently written together with Irena Cronin “The Infinite Retina” , a great book about the technologies of the future, like XR,

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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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Here Are the 2020 Hugo Award Winners

GizModo VR

It’s that time of year. The coronavirus can’t stop the brightest and nerdiest in science fiction from gathering (digitally, safely, from their homes) to celebrate the annual Hugo Awards, given to a variety of the best and brightest in the genre. This year, the celebrations were hosted by George RR Martin, and featured… Read more.

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The Unfinished Car Is Full of Peril in This Clip From Infinity Train Book 3

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Things are never simple, easy, or comfortable on the Infinity Train. Read more.

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Track NASA’s Perseverance rover on its journey to Mars with this simulator

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The Eyes software shows the spacecraft's location in real time.

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Netflix Adds Playback Speed Settings, So Now I Can Burn Through My Backlog 1.5 Times Faster

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I’m about to blow through The Umbrella Academy season 2 in record time, you guys. Read more.

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iPhones may soon function as payment terminals with new Apple acquisition

Digital Trends

Startup Mobeewave was reportedly purchased for about $100 million.

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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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Soulcalibur VI is Still Getting New Characters, So Grab The Standard Edition For Cheap and Get to Fighting

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Soulcalibur VI Standard Edition (PS4) | $19 | Amazon Soulcalibur VI Standard Edition (XBO) | $16 | Amazon Read more.

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PlayStation 4 success due to culture change at Sony, says former exec

Digital Trends

The change from hubris to humility is detailed in an upcoming documentary.

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Charlize Theron Shared the Moment When Mad Max: Fury Road's Furiosa Was Truly Born

GizModo VR

I’ll give you a hint: bzzzz. Read more.

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The Reverb Remix community is YouTube’s sensitive, supportive refuge

Digital Trends

The caring comments are a far cry from the toxicity found elsewhere online.

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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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The Mandalorian's First Tie-In Novel Has Been Delayed

GizModo VR

But only by a bit. Read more.

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Bandai Namco to improve Tekken 7 online play in Season 4, teases new fighter

Digital Trends

New moves for all fighters are also coming.

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I Need A New Power Strip, Maybe You Need One Too For $25

GizModo VR

Anker 12 Outlets & 3 USB Ports Surge Protector Power Strip | $25 | Amazon Read more.

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The best Google Chromecast deals for August 2020

Digital Trends

If you're ready to start streaming on the cheap, we've got the latest Google Chromecast deals right here.

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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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Releases Recap: July 27 – 31

Oculus

This week, we released several titles and updates across the Oculus Platform.

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Vanmoof S3 review: Affordable electric style

Digital Trends

Vanmoof's is best known for its iconic design, but the company's new S3 ebike is also a great value.

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People Are Apparently Jerking Off With Their Phones During the Pandemic

GizModo VR

People are doing things with their phones that I didn’t even know you could do with phones. I mean, I get it: In these crazy coronavirus times, people need to get creative to meet their sexual needs. I totally support having a healthy sex life and masturbation. But… with your phone? Read more.

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Save $290 on this 15-inch HP touchscreen laptop for back-to-school

Digital Trends

All the laptop you’ll ever need for school, for only $430, down 38% from its regular price of $700.

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Who C.A.R.E.S.!? How Learning Got Its Bad Rap & What We Can Do About It

Speaker: Treion Muller, Chief Strategy Officer at ELB Learning

Since when has learning and development (L&D) become such a negative experience with its intended learners? Could it be because learners have been conditioned by very poor learning experiences over the past two decades, combined with the kinks of technological innovation? Or is it because learning has typically been designed as a one-size-fits-all solution, despite the fact that humans are not clones?

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Microsoft workers won’t return to its offices until at least 2021

Digital Trends

The earliest possible date for the return to offices is January 19.

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How to watch UFC Fight Night 175 online: Live stream Brunson vs. Shahbazyan

Digital Trends

If you're looking for a way to watch the UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan livestream online, read on.

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Weather looks good for SpaceX Crew Dragon return, despite hurricane Isaias

Digital Trends

NASA is monitoring weather conditions off the Florida coast.

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Rocket Lab has identified failure issue and will resume launches this month

Digital Trends

A single electrical connection went awry and melted nearby components.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?