ARPost

MAY 27, 2022

One of the common criticisms of XR technology is that people will use it to avoid problems of the real world. We hear it from talking heads, see it in webcomics, and read about it in science fiction. However, the fact is that a lot of XR experiences – and the companies behind them – are dedicated to promoting environmental causes. In light of World Environment Day on June 5, we’re going to take a look at some recent, current, and upcoming XR initiatives that focus on planetary wellbe

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MAY 27, 2022

Experience the galaxy’s most dangerous sport for yourself. Inspired by the classic Nintendo 64 game Star Wars Episode I: Racer , Podracer VR is a fan-made game that brings the popular fictional sport from the Star Wars universe to life in VR, allowing you to compete in high-speed races against AI opponents across a dangerous backwater planet. The project has been available for some time, but that doesn’t make it any less deserving of your attention.

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Road to VR

MAY 27, 2022

Meta may be ramping up internal testing for its own first-party cloud gaming service which could let its latest standalone VR headset, Quest 2, play PC VR games without needing your own VR-ready computer. Mention of the ‘Avalanche’ cloud PC VR streaming function was allegedly uncovered in v24 of the Quest firmware, which released in late 2020.

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Slashgear

MAY 27, 2022

Big three-row SUVs usually come with equally big price tags, but Jeep's Grand Cherokee L promises plenty of space and tech without the huge hit on your wallet.

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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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Road to VR

MAY 27, 2022

Sony today announced its next State of Play, the company’s ongoing presentation series where it highlights upcoming games. The company says viewers can expect a first “sneak peek” at PSVR 2 games during the event next week. Sony has announced that its next State of Play event will be held on June 2nd at 3PM PT ( your timezone here ).

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Road to VR

MAY 27, 2022

Among social VR platforms, VRChat is known for being remarkably flexible thanks to how it lets its users import custom avatars built using standard game development tools. Now the company is releasing an update that makes avatars even more realistic in how they move. VRChat announced it was bringing a “completely revamped” inverse kinematics (IK) system to the platform, which is used to estimate in-game body positions relative to the user’s physical movement.

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Slashgear

MAY 27, 2022

The next PS5 restock event is about to happen at specific stores throughout North America. There are only a few things you need to know to take full advantage.

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Mashable VR

MAY 27, 2022

Privacy Please is an ongoing series exploring the ways privacy is violated in the modern world, and what can be done about it. Google Street View offers up a window to the world in all its bizarre , intimate , and often raw glory. That window just so happens to peek into your home, as well. What that peek reveals may be more than you've bargained for — think views into bedroom windows, potential fodder for stalkers , and more.

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Slashgear

MAY 27, 2022

It's been a while since we last heard about Microsoft's plans for an Xbox Game Pass streaming stick, but now the company has shared more details.

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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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GizModo VR

MAY 27, 2022

The realm of animation has been particularly thriving over the last handful of years, even as the rest of the entertainment industry seems intent on writing the medium off as juvenile. But for every Rick & Morty or Harley Quinn , there’s a show that feels like it should have a much more attention than it likely does. A… Read more.

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Slashgear

MAY 27, 2022

Do you have an old iPhone just sitting around and collecting dust? You might be able to use it to power a virtual reality headset.

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Mashable VR

MAY 27, 2022

There are so many news stories this year that seem likely to give us gray hairs, you'd be forgiven for missing one that gives us hope that we can restore those gray hairs back to their regular color — no dye required. In the first published study to find evidence of "natural re-pigmentation," researchers at Columbia University set out to create a computer model of how hair graying happens with age and in response to stressful events.

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GizModo VR

MAY 27, 2022

It’s been seven years since I last saw Jurassic Park III and wow, did I hate it at the time. I know that for a fact because I live-tweeted it and, as I was watching, I legitimately despised everything I saw. I was not looking forward to rewatching the film at all for Jurassic Rewatch—which is probably why I found… Read more.

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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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Upload VR

MAY 27, 2022

Sony will offer a “sneak peek” at upcoming PSVR 2 games in a State Of Play presentation next week. A post on the PlayStation Blog confirms that the showcase will air at 3pm PT/6pm ET/11pm UK on June 2. The show will consist of about 30 minutes of “announcements and updates”, though isn’t entirely dedicated to PSVR 2. Instead, the show will offer “a sneak peek at several games in development for PlayStation VR2.” PSVR 2 Games Sneak Peek Confirmed.

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GizModo VR

MAY 27, 2022

PayPal has reportedly started laying off employees this week from its offices in Chicago, Omaha, Nebraska and Chandler, Arizona, in an effort to reduce its spending. The financial technology company is also planning to shut down its San Fransisco office, but will not freeze its hiring, according to TechCrunch. Read more.

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Upload VR

MAY 27, 2022

A firmware finding and an experimental setting apparently made available to a redditor suggest Meta is working on cloud VR streaming. Last month firmware sleuth Samulia found a string ‘AVALANCE_CLOUD_GAMING_INFRA_ENABLED’ in version 24 of the Quest firmware, according to YouTuber Brad Lynch ( SadlyItsBradley ). Version 24 would have shipped around 18 months ago, suggesting Avalanche has been in development for quite some time.

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GizModo VR

MAY 27, 2022

For much of Obi-Wan Kenobi’s pre-release buildup, the focus was rightly on how time has changed Ewan McGregor’s titular Jedi, and the eventual round two he’d have with Anakin Skywalker. But this being Star Wars in the Disney era, the trailers hid what the show would actually be about, so as to fuel speculation and… Read more.

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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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Digital Trends

MAY 27, 2022

Gen X filmmakers like J.J. Abrams and Jon Favreau have betrayed the spirit of George Lucas' Star Wars by relying on nostalgia instead of inventiveness.

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GizModo VR

MAY 27, 2022

In anticipation of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites posing as a threat, military researchers in China want their nation to be ready to disable, or perhaps completely destroy, the gigantic internet constellation. It’s an ominous possibility, but one easier said than done. Read more.

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Upload VR

MAY 27, 2022

A free expansion for Microsoft Flight Simulator brings the Top Gun experience to VR with new missions, challenges and aircraft. The expansion is available now and as you can imagine, it looks like true a match made in heaven. The announcement was accompanied by the trailer embedded above which shows some footage that looks absolutely stunning (although that’s expected with any new Flight Simulator footage at this point).

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GizModo VR

MAY 27, 2022

It’s been nine months since we last saw a new Starship prototype exit the SpaceX factory in Boca Chica, Texas. The unfinished rocket, designated S24, is slated for qualification testing, but the Elon Musk-led company still needs regulatory approval to launch the fully stacked system. Read more.

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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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Mashable VR

MAY 27, 2022

The Ellen Show, a cultural daytime television phenom that aired 19 seasons, more than 3,000 episodes, and led to countless viral moments before that was even a known phrase, officially came to an end on May 26. Unlike what you'd expect from an arbiter of early 2000's television culture, however, the last episode wasn't a teary, nostalgic celebration.

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GizModo VR

MAY 27, 2022

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said this week that it’s likely we could once again be in for a very active hurricane season. As global warming supercharges ocean temperatures and the possibility of bigger, badder storms, a little-known current in the Gulf of Mexico may also be preparing to wreak… Read more.

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Digital Trends

MAY 27, 2022

After comparing three plant ID apps with Apple's Visual Look Up and Google's Google Lens feature, I discovered one was a danger to my plants.

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GizModo VR

MAY 27, 2022

On Tuesday, a horrific but familiar story unfolded: a disturbed 18-year-old traveled to Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where he used a legally purchased assault rifle to murder 21 people: 19 children and two teachers. Before the dust had settled over the Texas border town, the conversation quickly turned to… Read more.

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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?

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