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‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Mod Brings ‘Portal’ To VR

VRScout

The Half-Life modding community continues to impress. Less than a year after its launch on PC VR headsets, Valve’s first-person VR shooter Half-Life: Alyx managed to draw an incredible 2 million downloads. Since then the game has amassed an even larger following due in large part to the VR modding community, who’ve since established an impressive catalog of custom mods.

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21 Most-Read ARPost Articles of 2021

ARPost

From virtual reality trends in 2021 and discussing how augmented reality is used in social media, to analyzing XR tech in education and bringing you the best moments from the best XR events, these are the 21 stories ARPost readers clicked on the most this year. 21. The Trends and Takeaways From the WebXR Business Summit. WebXR insights and analysis from Amy Peck, Alan Smithson, and others, all hosted by Samantha Mathews and produced by the team that brought you the Polys. 20.

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5 Benefits of AR Body Tracking

AR Insider

Body tracking is a playful and expressive use of AR because it unlocks the ability to wear otherworldly digital garments or avatars that mimic your movements. Guest author Heather Lipner breaks down additional benefits. The post 5 Benefits of AR Body Tracking appeared first on AR Insider.

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Postcards From the Virtual World, Vol. 2: Olympia Nights

ARVR

Whew, where to start. The problem with writing my first VR travelogue was that most VRChat worlds are fairly small with not a lot to see… Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ».

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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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Texas Scientists Are Sharing the Design for Their New, Cheap Covid-19 Vaccine

GizModo VR

Despite some truly important medical advances this year, the covid-19 pandemic is far from over, both in the U.S. and even more so in poorer countries with low vaccination rates. But there is hope on the immediate horizon. Cheap, easily stored, and effective covid-19 vaccines are set to be mass-produced and… Read more.

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CES 2022: What to Expect at the World's Biggest Tech Show

GizModo VR

Not even an ongoing pandemic with a brand new ultra-contagious variant can stop the world’s biggest technology trade show. In January, CES will be held in person despite the omicron covid-19 variant rapidly spreading around the globe. Yes, CES 2022 will be a physical event, but only for some. Gizmodo (and various… Read more.

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Tesla recalls nearly a half a million vehicles over safety issues

Digital Trends

Tesla has recalled nearly half a million Model 3 and Model S vehicles over separate safety issues, both of which increase the chances of a collision.

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University Loses Valuable Supercomputer Research After Backup Error Wipes 77 Terabytes of Data

GizModo VR

Kyoto University, a top research institute in Japan, recently lost a whole bunch of research after its supercomputer system accidentally wiped out a whopping 77 terabytes of data during what was supposed to be a routine backup procedure. Read more.

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Apps and services you should consider ditching in 2022

Digital Trends

Is your smartphone filled with apps you never use? Is social media becoming a time-suck or making you feel bad about yourself? Maybe it’s time to say goodbye. .

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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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The Best WhatsApp Extensions You Should Be Using

GizModo VR

Its ease of use, end-to-end encryption, and cross-platform support have helped WhatsApp rack up a ton of users, and if you use it on the web , there are a growing number of browser extensions you can install to help you get more out of the platform. All of these add-ons are compatible with both Google Chrome and… Read more.

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CPU Year In Review 2021: Efficient Cores Are The New Bling

Anand Tech

As far as most years ago, 2021 has been an up and down year when it comes to the desktop CPU market. At the beginning of the year, the best CPUs on the market were almost impossible to find, and when they were in stock, it was only above the suggested pricing. Now at the end of the year, processors are plentiful, but the needle has swung in the other direction when it comes to performance.

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Tesla Recalls 475,000 Vehicles Due to Camera and Front Trunk Issues

GizModo VR

Tesla is facing its second major U.S. recall in as many months. The EV maker was forced to recall 356,309 Model 3 sedans and 119,009 Model S vehicles this week over potentially dangerous functionality issues with the vehicles’ rearview camera and the front hood according to two National Highway Traffic Safety… Read more.

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AMD-Xilinx Acquisition Now Expected to Close in Q1 of 2022

Anand Tech

AMD this afternoon has sent out a brief update to the public and investors, offering an update on the status of the ongoing Xilinx acquisition. AMD’s purchase of the FPGA maker, which was previous expected to close by the end of this year, is now expected to close in the first quarter of 2022. Attributing the setback to delays in regulatory approval, AMD believes they’ll be able to finally secure the necessary approval for the $35 billion deal next quarter.

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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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Goodbye BlackBerry, We Really Mean It This Time

GizModo VR

Before I joined the cult of iPhone, of which I have happily been a member of for many years now, my first big phone purchase was a BlackBerry. Time made it as slow as a turtle, and it began its new life in a drawer in one of the many apartments and houses I’ve lived in. Over the years, I forgot about BlackBerry… Read more.

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JLab’s new skin tone earbuds go beyond black and white

Digital Trends

Tired of true wireless earbuds that only come in black or white? JLab's Go Air Tones come in seven skin tones that better reflect the diversity of human skin.

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Supply Chain Woes Have Come for IKEA's Prices

GizModo VR

Bad news for furniture shoppers out there: on Thursday, IKEA confirmed that the company would be raising prices on a good chunk of its historically budget-friendly catalog. The culprit IKEA’s blaming for the price hike is—you guessed it—the dreaded supply chain. Read more.

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NASA’s top skywatching tips for January include a meteor shower

Digital Trends

NASA is back with some top tips on what to look out for in the night sky during January -- clear skies permitting, of course!

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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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The Nerd's Watch: Best Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Streaming in January 2022

GizModo VR

Welcome back to io9's the Nerd’s Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new films and television shows arriving on all your favorite streaming services into the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles we think you’ll like most. Read more.

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Three special space missions to look forward to in early 2022

Digital Trends

The past year was a busy one for U.S. rocket launches, and 2022 looks set to be just as exciting. Here are three notable ones slated for the coming months.

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This Asus Motherboard Is Burning Up Because of a Dumb Manufacturing Flaw

GizModo VR

Building a motherboard, it turns out, requires the same precision as defusing a bomb—one seemingly small, stupid mistake and the entire thing goes up in smoke. Read more.

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What to expect at CES 2022: New robots, TVs, electric trucks, and more

Digital Trends

CES is going to look a little different this year, but there are still lots of new products and announcements in the works.

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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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Jason Reitman Explains the Care That Went Into Ghostbusters: Afterlife's Biggest Surprise

GizModo VR

The third act of Ghostbusters: Afterlife is filled with huge reveals. Some of them, even if you haven’t seen the film , you probably know about—like the fact that Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Ernie Hudson all appear, reprising their roles from the original. Others, however, have still remained relatively secret… Read more.

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Asus issues recalls and admits wrong for its motherboards catching on fire

Digital Trends

After numerous reports on the web of ROG Maximus Z690 boards literally catching on fire, Asus finally responds.

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James Cameron's Legendary Aliens Moment Is No Legend

GizModo VR

While they say most myths are based somewhat in fact, almost all of them have been embellished, exaggerated, and evolved over time to be something more than the original story. So it’s honestly kind of refreshing to hear that the long-standing rumor of how young up-and-coming director James Cameron managed to land the… Read more.

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Tech I wish I hadn’t bought in 2021

Digital Trends

2021 was a spectacular year for boundary-pushing new technology, though it must be said that actually getting your hands on that boundary-pushing new technology required more than a bit of luck and patience. However, even putting supply chain issues aside, not all was roses and rainbows, for not all new tech left me with the […].

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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?