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Lexus ‘Electrified’ Concept Car Features AR Displays, Gesture Controls, Personal Drone

VRScout

Passengers have access to video, navigation, and other features via an AR-activated glass roof. Yesterday marked the launch of this year’s Tokyo Motor Show, a nearly two-week event dedicated to showcasing the latest technological advancements in vehicles and transportation. Since its initial launch back in April 1954, the annual celebration of all-things-mobility has earned a reputation for attracting futuristic designs and bleeding-edge technology.

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AR Ad Tracker: Facebook Campaign Boosts Purchases 28%

AR Insider

This article is the latest in our AR Ad Tracker series. It examines ad campaigns that utilize AR visualization such as product try-ons, and their results. For a full list of campaigns, comparative ROI chart and deeper analysis, subscribe to ARtillery PRO. Evidence continues to roll out for AR’s efficacy as an ad medium. Though still in the minority, early-adopter brands are learning that AR lets them demonstrate products in immersive ways.

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CINEMOOD 360 Portable Projector Offers Kid-Friendly VR Experiences, No Headset Required

VRScout

The portable projector offers family-focused 360-degree videos and interactive motion games. CINEMOOD , creators behind one of Amazon’s best-selling portable projector systems, announced a new addition to their product lineup arriving this holiday season that will offer families access to 360-degree videos and games without the need for a dedicated VR headset.

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Quest Will Likely Get a Digital IPD Indicator via Software Update

Road to VR

Oculus Quest includes an IPD slider on the bottom of the headset which adjusts the distance between the lenses for ideal alignment with the user’s eyes, which is important for visual comfort and clarity. Since launch however, there’s been no way to know the actual width of the IPD setting, leaving users to mostly guess if they’ve set it correctly.

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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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Five Enterprise XR Lessons From Lockheed

Charlie Fink

Shelley Petersen has shepherded over twenty five AR in the company's manufacturing process, saving Lockheed thousands of hours of labor.

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Varjo Releases Their VR-2, VR-2 Pro and XR-1

Everything VR & AR

Tyler and Sophia talk with John Burwell, Varjo's Global Lead for Simulation and Training, to announce the exclusive release of Varjo's VR-2, VR-2 Pro and XR-1 and the incredible new capabilities it offers the world of immersive technology. Connect with John and Varjo at: Web: [link] Linkedin: [link] Twitter: @varjodotcom Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and be

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Microsoft ‘DreamWalker’ Experiment Takes First Steps into Always-on World-scale VR

Road to VR

Microsoft unveiled an experiment this week that explores the future of always-on virtual reality. Building a system called DreamWalker, Microsoft researchers walk around in the physical world while still being fully immersed in VR, essentially taking the first steps into replacing your morning walk with something that’s not only reactive to your physical surroundings, but ultimately more interesting.

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Ashley Crowder of VNTANA and Diego Medina of Viacom

Everything VR & AR

Join Tyler and Sophia as they speak with Ashley Crowder from VNTANA and Diego Medina from Viacom about the exciting work they're doing together in Augmented Reality. Connect with Ashley & Diego Ashley Crowder @acrowder33 Diego Medina [link] Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry.

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Download the Viro Move Demo Today for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive & Valve Index

Peter Graham

There are a growing contingent of virtual reality (VR) titles aiming to help players either get fit and lose a few calories or simply help them move more than they normally would when playing a videogame. Fit Reality will be adding to that line up with its multi-discipline app Viro Move. Today, to let players get a taste of the experience the studio has released a demo via Steam.

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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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Come Out Swinging in ‘The Thrill of the FIght,’ Available Now on Oculus Quest

Oculus

When it launched for PC VR, boxing sim The Thrill of the Fight garnered an impressive 10/10 from VR Fitness Insider—and rightly so, with room-scale.

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Early Access for Five Nights at Freddy’s AR: Special Delivery to go Live in November

Peter Graham

Five Nights at Freddy’s has become a cult horror franchise over the years, eventually seeing a virtual reality (VR) version arrive earlier this year from Steel Wool Studios. Last month Illumix announced work on an augmented reality (AR) version for mobile devices called Five Nights at Freddy’s AR: Special Delivery. Today, the studio has confirmed an Early Access release will take place in the next month whilst revealing a couple of other details about the experience. .

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Owatch Exhibition Review of IAAPA Expo 2019 in Paris,France

Steki Amusement

Owatch Exhibition Review of IAAPA Expo 2019 in Paris,France.

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Bigscreen Beta Halloween Update Adds 10 Themed Channels & Retro Cinema

Peter Graham

Today, Bigscreen Beta continues its push to add more content and expand its platform whilst getting into the Halloween spirit. Launching a ‘Spooky Update’ for the social entertainment app, users will receive new TV channels, theatre environment and several small tweaks and improvements. From tomorrow until 31st October, you’ll find ten new horror-themed channels in Bigscreen TV like Fear Factor, Disney Channel, The Addams Family, the Asylum, Criss Angel: Mind Freak, Thrillers,

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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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11 Indie VR Gems You Should Absolutely Consider Playing & Supporting

Road to VR

VR games are difficult to market, especially when they don’t obviously fit into existing genres. Here’s 11 gems you may have overlooked but are well worth your consideration. The Paradox of VR Game Development. There exists a paradox of sorts in the VR game development landscape: many of VR’s most interesting games just don’t look like the sort of non-VR games we’re all familiar with.

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BoxVR’s Hooks Into North American Retail Stores Next Month for PlayStation VR

Peter Graham

FitXR released its fitness-focused virtual reality (VR) title BoxVR back in May, offering energetic workout routines via, you guessed it, boxing. During the summer the studio revealed a partnership with Perp Games to create a physical retail version for PlayStation VR which took place this month for European gamers. Now the pair have confirmed a date for the North American edition.

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VR Headset Comparison of Vive Cosmos vs. Oculus Rift S

ARPost

A tethered VR headset, like the Vive or Rift S, hook up to a computer and drop you into immersive digital worlds and experiences as you stand or sit in the real world. With a few clicks of controllers, you’ve got the tools, weaponry, or virtual hands to interact in VR. How do rivals – Vive Cosmos and Oculus Rift S – stack up against each other?

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New ‘Stormland’ Video Teases Weekly Missions & Content Reveals

Road to VR

Stormland, the upcoming Oculus exclusive from Insomniac Games, is headed to the Rift platform on November 14th. In preparation for the big day, Insomniac has released a new video showing off the first-person VR adventure’s ongoing content, which promises to mix up the world with weekly reveals of new challenges and environments. The game, which boasts both single-player and drop-in / drop-out co-op for two players , apparently will feature a number of biomes to explore, including old-grow

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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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VR Horror Into the Radius Hits Steam Early Access in November

Peter Graham

It’s the season of scary videogames, whether that’s playing one you already own or investing in something new. Estonian indie developer CM Games revealed its upcoming horror title Into the Radius last month, giving away beta keys for Steam users to test the experience and offer feedback. The team will soon be ready to launch Into the Radius via Early Access, announcing a November date.

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Within Original: New Video for Matthew Dear’s ‘What You Don’t Know’ is a Musical Journey Into the…

WITHIN

Within Original: New Video for Matthew Dear’s ‘What You Don’t Know’ is a Musical Journey Into the Heart of WebVR [link] Created by Within collaborators jonobr1 and mr.doob , the interactive video lets users create a singular track out of Dear’s elusive shapeshifting beats You’re in the center of an oscillating sphere that functions like a compass. Above you is a pulsing liquid orb that beams the words to avant-pop artist and DJ Matthew Dear’s single, “What You Don’t Know,” off of his latest albu

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