Tue.Apr 18, 2023

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Virbela Launches Updated Avatar System

ARPost

Virbela has grown a lot over time but they’ve had the same avatar system for nearly a decade. If you open the app today, you’ll see a whole new avatar system. As impressive as it is, it might still have some growing to do. Long in the Making Virbela is a platform for remote work, education, and events. The platform consists of an open campus that anyone can download and use for free, and private campuses co-created with clients.

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Valve Interview Confirms Its VR Ambitions Are Alive and Kicking

Road to VR

If you’ve been plugged into the Valve leak-o-verse, you’ve probably come across the name ‘Deckard’, the supposed code name of a standalone headset allegedly under development by the one and only. While Valve isn’t confirming anything about the storied standalone, the company went on record late last year to say they are still have faith in VR, and are critically still working on VR headsets.

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AR’s Headworn Future Starts with its Handheld Present

AR Insider

Though most media attention focuses on AR's longer-term headworn prospects, the practical – albeit less sexy – reality today is handheld. It's limited in experiential depth, but it scales today. We examine the evidence. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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‘Blacktop Hoops’ Studio Announces $5.1M Funding Round, Open Beta Now Live

Road to VR

Vinci Games, the studio behind popular VR basketball game Blacktop Hoops , has raised $5.1 million in a seed funding round. The round was led by Makers Fund, with participation from Y Combinator, Soma Capital, Pioneer Fund, Anorak Ventures, BonAngels, and Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin. Vinci Games was previously supported by Y Combinator, and also successfully completed a Kickstarter campaign in September 2022 to the tune of $60,000.

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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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Varjo, FORCE Technology’s Cost Effective Maritime XR Training Platform

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Varjo, a manufacturer and innovator of MR headsets, is a joint partner in many enterprise-grade immersive operations, notably vehicle training and simulation. Varjo released a report highlighting a recent partner success story with FORCE Technology to provide cost-efficient maritime immersive training solutions. FORCE Technology develops VR and MR solutions for the maritime industry.

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NVIDIA, Siemens Demo Freyr Virtual Plant at Hannover Messe 2023

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

A global leader in technology, engineering, and infrastructure development, Siemens showcased an advanced FREYR Battery factory as a digitally-twinned model to audiences. The demo taps a recent partnership with computing giant NVIDIA to build use cases and adoption of the industrial metaverse. NVIDIA debuted the model at the Hannover Messe trade show this week using its cutting-edge digital twin technologies.

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Minisforum Unveils UM773 Lite: A Cheap Compact PC with Ryzen 7 7735HS

Anand Tech

Minisforum has quietly started selling its Venus Series UM773 Lite, a compact system that packs AMD's eight-core Ryzen 7 7735HS processor. While this ultra-compact form-factor PC is rather powerful, it is relatively inexpensive too, as it is priced starting at $379. Minisforum's Venus Series UM773 measures 128 mm × 128 mm × 48.2 mm and is a bit smaller and thicker than Apple's Mac Mini, but this is a fully-fledged PC that can be used for productivity as well as entertainmen

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Monster Hunter Now Is Niantic’s Next AR Game

Upload VR

A closed beta starts soon for Niantic and Capcom's Monster Hunter Now, a new AR action-RPG releasing this September. Announced through an official blog post , Monster Hunter Now is the first AR entry for Capcom's popular series. Developed on Niantic's Lightship platform, Monster Hunter Now unsurprisingly uses a similar premise to Pokémon Go, where you encounter Monster Hunter creatures, battle them with different weapons and obtain resources to improve your hunting gear.

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EU Inks Agreement on CHIPS Semiconductor Act

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Legislators in the European Union have reached a “provisional” agreement for its long-awaited European Chips Act , it was announced on Tuesday. The Swedish Presidency announced in a tweet that the Act aimed to scale up Europe’s tech ecosystem, allowing the 27-member bloc of nations to increase competitiveness in global markets. #TRILOGUE | @EUCouncil & @Europarl_EN negotiators have reached a provisional political agreement on the European Chips Act.

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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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Everslaught Invasion Delayed Until May

Upload VR

Fast Travel Games announced its delayed Everslaught Invasion on Quest 2, pushing back this two-player co-op experience until next month. Previously confirmed for an April 2023 release to UploadVR, Fast Travel Games revealed this delay through Twitter , citing "unforeseen challenges" as the cause. "We've taken the tough decision to delay the release until May due to unforeseen challenges that require more time and resources to address," stated the Swedish publisher.

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ROI for Team Building Events

VRPlayin

A Laugh-Inducing Quest for Profit, Productivity, and Office Harmony: The Great Team Building Expedition Come together, my fellow office explorers, as we set out on a merry adventure through the exhilarating and unpredictable world of team building activities. Will we unearth a hidden gold mine of revenue, productivity, and workplace harmony, or will we be abandoned to perish in a sea of trust slips, icebreakers, and lukewarm coffee?

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CraneMorley and Porsche partner to transform training

CraneMorley

Back to Blog Page During 2022, CraneMorley and Porsche Cars North America were honored with seven national awards for their groundbreaking mixed reality training delivered on the Microsoft HoloLens 2. The accolades Included the prestigious Summit Emerging Media Award and the Vega Digital Award, Muse Creative Award, Horizon Interactive Award, AVA Digital Award, Marcom Award, and finally Viddy Award.

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Metaverse Standards Forum Update on Working Groups & Incorporating as a Non-Profit Industry Consortium

Voices of VR

The Metaverse Standards Forum announced today that they are “incorporated as an independent non-profit industry consortium.” The Khronos Group has been financially bootstrapping the Metaverse Standards Forum’s efforts to see if there was enough interest, and they went from 37 founding members in June 2022 to now having over “2,400 members and multiple active Working and Exploratory Groups focused on driving pragmatic interoperability advances.

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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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“Fish Your Way to New Adventures – ‘Another Fisherman’s Tale’ Out Now on Meta Quest 2 + Pro!”

VRGames

InnerspaceVR and Vertigo Games are pleased to announce the launch date of Another Fisherman’s Tale. Players can experience this original virtual reality puzzle game as it joins Meta Quest 2 + Pro on May 11th.

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#1209: Metaverse Standards Forum Update on Working Groups & Incorporating as a Non-Profit Industry Consortium

Voices of VR

The Metaverse Standards Forum announced today that they are “incorporated as an independent non-profit industry consortium.” The Khronos Group has been financially bootstrapping the Metaverse Standards Forum’s efforts to see if there was enough interest, and they went from 37 founding members in June 2022 to now having over “2,400 members and multiple active Working and Exploratory Groups focused on driving pragmatic interoperability advances.

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“Valve ‘Revs Up’ Work On Next Generation VR Headset!”

VRGames

Valve, the world’s leading game company, may be releasing a new virtual reality headset soon. This suspicion was further reinforced upon recent interview transcripts with their product designer Greg Coomer being revealed in late December of last year.

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VR Fitness Insider Podcast – Episode 10: Rezzil

VR Fitness

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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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`’Don’t Miss a Beat in ‘Firmament’!’ Trailer Showcases Sneak-Peek of Puzzle Game Before PC VR May Launch!`

VRGames

Cyan’s upcoming VR puzzle adventure, Firmament, is ready to launch on PC VR headsets and traditional monitors next week. Recently, the studio has released a video of new puzzle mechanics that have been added since its initial Kickstarter trailer.

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Welcoming Teens to Meta Horizon Worlds in the US and Canada

Oculus

Since launching Meta Horizon Worlds, we’ve been amazed by the creativity on display as our community of artists, world builders, and explorers has begun to.

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“Cleveland Cavaliers Take Fans To Virtual Worlds With AR Arcade!”

VRGames

The Cleveland Cavaliers have partnered with fan engagement platform ARound to offer an innovative augmented reality (AR) powered multiplayer arcade called Cavs Arcade.

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Meta Horizon Worlds v106 Release Notes

Oculus

Meta Horizon Worlds v106 is here! This release begins opening Meta Horizon Worlds to people ages 13+ in the US and Canada, ends an experiment.

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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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Top XR Providers for Retail & Ecommerce in 2023

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Retail and ecommerce have evolved drastically in the last few years. As the digital world has transformed the way we research and search for products and services, companies have had to adapt to suit a new buyer journey. Today, the majority of buyer experiences take place across a variety of different channels, from social media platforms to in-person interactions.

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EON Reality and L6G Digital Consulting Revolutionize Security Training in France

EON Reality

EON Reality join forces with L6G Digital Consulting to revolutionize security training with Spatial AI technology in France. IRVINE, CA, April 18, 2023 – EON Reality, Inc. (“EON Reality”), a global pioneer in AI-powered Virtual and Augmented Reality (“XR”) solutions for industry and education, proudly announces its groundbreaking partnership with L6G Digital Consulting (L6G DC) to integrate Spatial AI technology into the creation and digitization of industry training for

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