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Scalefast and YouGov Report on the NFT and Virtual Goods Market

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By now, we’ve probably all at least heard of NFTs and virtual goods. But, what is the actual market like right now? How should interested companies get involved? Where is the market likely heading and what could drive these changes? Scalefast sifted through survey data from YouGov to come up with some answers and shared an early version of the report, titled “Revealing the Metaverse”, with ARPost.

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The PlayStation VR2 Might Feature A Game-Changing Display

VRScout

Sony’s next VR device is shaping up to be a game-changer. According to a report by Ross Young, CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC), the PlayStation 2 will feature a display density of 800 PPI (pixels per inch) per eye. That’s twice the pixel density of the Meta Quest 2 and roughly four times that of the original PlayStation VR.

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How to Develop AR Apps for iOS

AR Insider

As part of its larger AR glasses ambitions, Apple has established early positioning as an AR development platform. But how do you go about building mobile AR apps with ARkit? We dive in. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Best Forklift Operator Is The VR Simulator We Need Right Now

VRScout

At last, a VR forklift simulator that’s worth playing. This week video game publisher Gamedust announced that its upcoming VR forklift game Best Forklift Operator will feature full VR support on PC VR headsets at launch. Available in Early Access on Steam in 2022, the VR simulator promises to immerse you in a variety of realistic warehouses and yards where you’ll be tasked with moving various goods.

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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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Jobs in Metaverse is Open for Everyone

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I’ve built a Metaverse Job Board at heymetaverse.co Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ».

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Why This Weekend's Bomb Cyclone Could Be a Huge Snowmaker—or a Complete Dud

GizModo VR

The New York City Tri-State area is in for a bomb cyclone this coming weekend. But how much snow the city and surrounding area will see is still up in the air. Big time. Read more.

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Microsoft’s Activision acquisition can help move it forward towards the metaverse

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Shadowlands scenes from the new World of Warcraft expansion. (Image courtesy World of Warcraft.). Microsoft ‘s purchasing of Activision Blizzard was the largest sale in the history of video games at US$68.7 billion dollars making the company the third largest gaming company after Sony and Tencent. The acquisition could solidify the company’s position in the overly hyped metaverse because of the large gaming user base and gaming properties the platform already has, said Bob Bilbruck,

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The IRS Needs to Stop Using ID.me's Face Recognition, Privacy Experts Warn

GizModo VR

Privacy groups are demanding transparency following news that ID.me—the biometric identity verification system used by the IRS and over 27 states—has failed to be entirely transparent in how its facial recognition technology works. Read more.

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Intel Reports Q4 2021 and FY 2021 Earnings: Ending 2021 On A High Note

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Kicking off yet another earnings season, we once again start with Intel. The reigning 800lb gorilla of the chipmaking world is reporting its Q4 2021 and full-year financial results, closing the book on an eventful 2021 for the company. The first full year of the pandemic has seen Intel once again set revenue records, making this the sixth record year in a row, but it’s also clear that headwinds are going to be approaching for the company, both in respect to shifts in product demand and in

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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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No One's Sure If Star Trek: Picard Will End After Season 3. Yet

GizModo VR

Star Trek: Picard was never envisioned as a long-legged series in the style of the Treks of the ‘90s—hell, when it was first announced there wasn’t any particular certainty as to whether or not it would be more than one season long. But, as the series looks to second and third times around aboard La Sirena , its future… Read more.

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Garmin Instinct 2 series tipped to launch next month

Digital Trends

Garmin has several smartwatch launches in the pipeline this year. One of the most anticipated -- the Instinct 2 -- is expected to arrive in February 2022.

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Mortal Kombat Will Return For Round 2: Fight!

GizModo VR

Everyone knows a battle in Mortal Kombat can’t end in round one. There needs to be at least a round two and now, thanks to New Line Cinema and writer Jeremy Slater , there probably will be. Read more.

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What is a Raspberry Pi and what can I do with it in 2022?

Digital Trends

The Raspberry Pi brings computer-like capabilities to a tiny and affordable package. Here's what you can do with this wonderful little devices.

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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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Jordan Peterson and Joe Rogan Talking About Climate Change Will Make Your Brain Dissolve

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Please be warned: I am about to type out a deeply cursed sentence. In a new episode of his podcast, Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson talked at length about climate change in an exchange that makes Rogan’s recent anti-vax content seem scientifically sound enough to win a Nobel Prize. Read more.

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SpaceX rocket set to slam into the moon at 5,000 mph

Digital Trends

Part of an out-of-control SpaceX rocket is set to slam into the moon in March after tumbling through space for the last seven years.

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The Mystery of the Belarus Railway Hack Isn't Going Anywhere

GizModo VR

Did a hacktivist group hack the Belarusian railway system or not? Confirmation of the alleged breach remains elusive, though the allegations continue to intrigue security experts and commentators. Read more.

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Elon Musk confirms Cybertruck won’t arrive until 2023 at the earliest

Digital Trends

Tesla chief Elon Musk confirmed on Wednesday that the automaker's futuristic Cybertruck won't begin production until 2023 at the earliest.

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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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Last Night's Superman & Lois Had a Very Weird Twist

GizModo VR

Since the second season of Superman & Lois premiered two weeks ago, poor Clark (Tyler Hoechlin) has been dealing with painful visions of some creature locked in the nearby Shuster mines. In last night’s episode, aptly titled “The Thing in the Mines,” the titular thing burst free and beat the crap out of Superman and … Read more.

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Nvidia RTX 40-series could have incredible TFLOP performance

Digital Trends

Nvidia’s upcoming GeForce RTX 40 series of GPUs could possibly more than double the teraflops (TFLOPS) count of the 3090 Ti, and may even exceed 100 TFLOPs.

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Valve's Steam Deck Finally Has a Release Date

GizModo VR

The past few years have been testing gamers’ patience, with everything from the OLED Nintendo Switch to the PS5 to the Analogue Pocket seeing delays as a result of the pandemic. Valve’s Steam Deck also fell victim—the company announced shipping delays back in November —but today the company said that the eagerly… Read more.

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Launching This Week: NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3050 - Ampere For Low-End Gaming

Anand Tech

First announced as part of NVIDIA’s CES 2022 presentation, the company’s new GeForce RTX 3050 desktop video card is finally rolling out to retailers this month. The low-end video card is being positioned to round out the bottom of NVIDIA’s product stack, offering a modern, Ampere-based video card for a more entry-level market. All of this comes as PC video card market still in chaos due to a combination of the chip crunch and crypto miner demand, so any additional cards are mos

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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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Experimental Robot Surgeon Can Operate Without Human Help

GizModo VR

A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University and elsewhere say their robot was able to pull off a complicated and delicate surgical procedure on a pig without the assistance of humans for the first time. What’s more, the robot even appeared to do the job better than human surgeons. Read more.

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Apple’s iPhone 14 may be moving to eSIM, but not all at once

Digital Trends

Apple could have an iPhone 14 without a physical SIM card as soon as this fall, but most analysts believe this transition won't happen all at once.

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The Most Hilarious Cameo in This Week's Book of Boba Fett

GizModo VR

The latest episode of The Book of Boba Fett has nothing to do with The Simpsons. There’s no green carbon rods, donuts, or Time magazine declarations. The image above, however, will make sense if you keep reading. We just felt we wanted to be as spoiler-free as possible. Read more.

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Mortal Kombat sequel will be written by Moon Knight scribe

Digital Trends

Jeremy Slater, the head writer of Marvel Studios' Moon Knight, has signed on to pen a sequel to last year's hit, Mortal Kombat, based on the video games.

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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?