Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Jaunt first cut their teeth on cinematic VR when they came out of stealth in 2014, not only producing some pretty high-quality 360 video throughout the years, but also a professional-grade 360 camera dubbed NEO. Now under new management, the company is striking out in a new direction, and revealing a new AR project for its Jaunt XR Platform that makes volumetric video capture a relatively cheap and easy process.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

The University of Guelph introduces a VR program that could drastically improve a child’s safety while crossing busy streets. According to research published by Parachute Canada , a national Canadian charity foundation dedicated to accident prevention and awareness, injuries among child pedestrians are the primary cause of injury-related deaths for Canadian youth at or under the age of 14. “The parents tend to assume children are much more cautious than they are in fact,” says Univer

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Wolfenstein 3D (1992) , the first-person shooter developed by id Software, kickstarted an entire genre, and now you can play the generational icon in VR. The project, dubbed Wolfenstein 3D VR , features all ten original levels. While the game’s patented 2D sprites are still in full effect, you can enjoy a fully recreated 3D environment as you physically aim down the iron sights of your Walther P38 and try to land those decisive ammo-saving headshots.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Windlands 2 , Psytec Games’ upcoming multiplayer sequel to the high-flying grappling hook adventure, is nearly here. Psytec has today announced that Windlands 2 is set to land on Oculus Rift next week. Arriving as a timed exclusive on Rift September 12th, Windlands 2 takes some of its forbear’s game mechanics, such as the dual-handed grappling hook, and changes things up a bit with its imposing level bosses and four-player co-op.

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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

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Stromland, the upcoming single player adventure from Insomniac Games and Oculus, came to PAX West this past weekend where the public got a chance to go hands-on with the open world game for the first time. The demo, presented by Dutch YouTubers Cas and Chary , takes you through a number of mission styles as part of the tutorial. Basic missions include collecting alloy to build android upgrades, building your first weapon, collecting fruit for energy, and shooting down the patches of flying dron

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