VRScout
JUNE 2, 2017
Virtual therapy for smokers might be an app and headset away. VR is being used to help a variety of conditions from pain management to eye disorders , and now a Kickstarter based in Mexico City is looking to help smokers curb the habit. MindCotine is a crowd-sourced VR program that uses your cell phone, a cardboard headset and immersive mindfulness to retrain your brain to stop smoking.
Road to VR
JUNE 2, 2017
MindMaze , a neurotechnology startup, is developing a simple, low-cost approach to face-tracking called MASK —claimed to be compatible with any VR headset—that can map significantly more life-like expressions onto your virtual avatar. I recently met with MindMaze at their San Francisco working space to test Mask for myself and learn more about it. Since optical, computer-vision based face-tracking is made more challenging in VR due to the headset blocking a significant portion of the face, Mask
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UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JUNE 2, 2017
For a product that makes your VR experience untethered, TPCAST certainly adds a lot of wires and additional hardware to your HTC Vive setup. At the end of the day, though, the accessory removes one of the biggest things holding VR back — the long cord running from a PC to the headset. And it does so without sacrificing any notable fidelity compared with the wired Vive experience.
Wired VR
JUNE 2, 2017
This isn't a video game. It's a classroom. The post String Theory's Weirdest Ideas Finally Make Sense—Thanks to VR appeared first on WIRED.
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.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JUNE 2, 2017
VR arcades are starting to pop up all over the world, from Tokyo to Los Angeles. Strangely, the UK capital of London hasn’t got one to call its own so far. That is until now. DNAVR this week announced that it will soon be launching its own VR arcade in London. Visitors will be able to book slots to try popular experiences like Star Wars: Trials on Tatooine, Everest VR, and Tilt Brush.
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UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JUNE 2, 2017
You can count the number of serious augmented reality players on one hand. The Osterhout Design Group snags one of those spots. ODG has been working in this space for decades now. Long before Pokemon GO and Snapchat filters there were the “black” government and military contracts that funded ODG’s early attempts to make AR feasible.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JUNE 2, 2017
Perfect VR input needs precise control and realistic feedback, two things that are difficult to balance with modern technology. Hapto thinks it has the answer, though it creates a few questions of its own. This new motion controller is completely different the the Oculus Touch, Vive wands, or VR gloves. Hapto looks more like a bracelet for your hand.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JUNE 2, 2017
VR has no shortage of social networks to meet up with friends in, including Facebook itself. Hypatia, however, wants to take services like that and mash it up with something like Minecraft. Developed by Timefire VR, Hypatia is releasing on HTC Vive later this month on June 15th for $29.99. The 30 man team has been working on the app for the past three years.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JUNE 2, 2017
Sorry for the absence, our release lists are back now! It’s a light week here on the Oculus front as developers make room for Star Trek: Bridge Crew. That’s a smart move seeing as this is one of the biggest VR games to date, but thanks to Steam you’re not without choices if you’re not really a Trekkie. Don’t forget that UploadVR has a Steam community group complete with a curated list of recommendations so that you don’t have to waste any money finding out what’s good i
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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.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JUNE 2, 2017
Sorry for the delay! Release lists are back this week. It’s a great week to beam up to PSVR land; Star Trek: Bridge Crew is finally available for all to try, so start your Captain’s Logs. If you’re not a Trekkie then there’s some other bits and bobs to check out, though nothing to steal the show. UploadVR has launched the ‘UploadVR PS VR Community’ on PlayStation 4!
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JUNE 2, 2017
For gamers, Christmas isn’t a snowy time of year. The only trees are those that decorate the surroundings of the Los Angeles Convention Center, burning away in the sweltering Californian sun. It’s not in December, but instead slap bang in the middle of the year, and Santa Claus ditches the bushy beard and red outfit for an executive suit and a couple of cheesy jokes for audiences to roll their eyes at.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JUNE 2, 2017
Sorry for the absence, our release lists are back now! This week’s collection of new releases for the HTC Vive is quite dense and includes a solid handful of titles for you to consider adding to your library. Tales of Glory is the first highlight from the bunch, throwing players into huge battlefields with over 100 NPCs at a time. Throttle Powah is a trick racing experience with unique locomotion where each controller serves as a motorized wheel.
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