VRScout

OCTOBER 21, 2019

VR environments based on actual routes to real-world destinations. . Earlier this week during the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology in New Orleans, Microsoft unveiled a prototype system that uses a combination of VR, GPS-based inside-out tracking, and pre-authored digital worlds to create dynamic VR experiences layered over actual walking routes located throughout the real-world.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Data Point of the Week is AR Insider’s dive into the latest spatial computing figures. It includes data points, along with narrative insights and takeaways. For an indexed collection of data and reports, subscribe to ARtillery Pro. One of the continually cited benefits of “ try before you buy ” AR and VR product visualization is how it can increase conversions and reduce returns.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 21, 2019

‘Scream For Me’ this Halloween. Ashley Thorpe first read about the “most haunted house in England” in the Usborne Book of the Unknown: Ghosts. It was the beginning of a life-long fascination with all things supernatural, and led to a career which over the years saw him produce a series of films based on the spooky folklore of the British Isles.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 21, 2019

VR Regatta by MarineVerse is a sailing VR game that takes virtual sailors to the Akalana Islands, Arctic waters, and other unlockable locations. The game teaches players to use parts of a boat or yacht to race solo and in multiplayer. It also has free-sailing for voyager exploration. VR Headsets On Deck for “VR Regatta”. Sailing on the open ocean is now possible year-round.

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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

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Vive Cosmos got off to a rocky start when it was launched earlier this month. Some pretty questionable low-light tracking actually forced us to postpone our review of Cosmos in fear of having received a defective unit (spoiler: it wasn’t). While the company pushed out a hot fix shortly afterwards that improved the range of acceptable lighting scenarios, tracking was still far from perfect.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Firewall Zero Hour (2018) , the PSVR exclusive team-based shooter from First Contact Entertainment, is getting a new DLC drop soon called Operation: Heartland. The free DLC is said to arrive in two pieces, the first on October 22nd and the second on November 26th. Overall, the entire DLC will include two new characters, two new maps, a secondary weapon called the Nerve Gas Mine, and new primary weapons called the TC1 Crossbow and the Classic Reg K8.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 21, 2019

When it comes to virtual reality (VR) headsets there are two distinct markets, consumer and enterprise. The two may go hand-in-hand when it comes to particular uses cases, which initiatives like Oculus for Business has tapped into with Oculus Quest and Go. However, there are companies that require way more than these headsets can provide, turning to manufacturers like VRgineers and its XTAL head-mounted display (HMD) for that quality and feature set a consumer device just can’t match.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Wolfdog Interactive, a studio you might know from VR Dungeon Knight and Skyworld , launched a Kickstarter campaign for their next game: Panther VR. We went hands-on with an early pre-alpha build of this stealth-action game. Cas & Chary Present. Cas and Chary VR is a YouTube channel hosted by Netherland-based duo Casandra Vuong and Chary Keijzer who have been documenting their VR journeys since 2016.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 21, 2019

First Contact Entertainment’s team-based, first-person shooter (FPS) Firewall Zero Hour has been exclusively available for PlayStation VR for just over a year now, and in that time the developer has released a constant stream of updates. Tomorrow another is due to arrive in the form of Operation: Heartland, adding new maps, contractors and weapons.

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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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SpringboardVR

OCTOBER 21, 2019

VR Operator Spotlight Every month we sit down with VR Arcade Operators from across our network to chat with them about the key pieces of content that drive customers into their locations and keep them coming back for more. Sometimes it’s the new releases, custom Arcade modes, or just fast loading times… but one thing is certain?—?no one knows what excites customers better than the VR Arcade Operators themselves.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Local co-op multiplayer titles like Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes or Nemesis Realms are great fun when you’ve got a few mates over for the evening but are completely redundant otherwise. Yes, there are plenty of other videogames you could play instead but sometimes only a particular one will suffice, made even more difficult when it’s local only.

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Oculus

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Halloween’s just 10 days away, and to celebrate, we’re kicking off the Oculus Halloween Sale—now through 11:59 pm PT on October 31!

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 21, 2019

At WCVRI in Nanchang, China, I have finally been able to put my hands on the just-announced Huawei VR glasses and so I can write a short review for you. I’ve come out pretty impressive by them , so be sure to read this article to discover with me why they are cool. Some weeks ago, Huawei has announced some stylish VR glasses that connect to the phone , saying that they were disruptive for the VR ecosystem.

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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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Road to VR

OCTOBER 21, 2019

DAVIGO is an upcoming indie VR project where two players battle in a duel of scales. One player, wearing a VR headset, takes the form of a lumbering giant while a non-VR player plays as a small, speedy, and equally lethal third-person character. In development by three former developers from VR studio Archiact, Davigo is an asymmetric game which leverages VR’s unique capabilities of scale and embodiment while also playing to the strengths of traditional PC gaming.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 21, 2019

What’s great about the Halloween season isn’t all the chocolates with green fillings, of the chance to dress up in ghoulish clothing – there are enough cosplay events for that. No, it’s all about the scary videogames that are either released or discounted to give yourself a few fights. This year is no different with Oculus getting things going with a Halloween sale today.

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