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Resonai CEO Emil Alon Shares How Augmented Reality Will Transform the Modern Workforce

ARPost

There is no better time to leverage augmented reality and artificial intelligence. Essential workers are continuing to do awe-inspiring work amidst this global crisis. Companies, too, must step up and do their part to support the workforce. With AR and AI solutions, companies can upskill their workforce and augment jobs. CEO and founder of Resonai, Emil Alon, is one of many tech leaders expressing optimism for augmented reality.

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Five VR Games Perfect For Celebrating Star Wars Day

VRScout

The Force is strong with these Lucasfilm-based immersive experiences. Today is May 4th, otherwise known as Star Wars Day, an annual commemoration of George Lucas’ legendary franchise celebrated across the globe. Since the introduction of the Skywalker Saga, the grassroots celebration has exploded in popularity. What began as a simple pun has since evolved into an international spectacle celebrated by die-hard fans, industry professionals, even Disney themselves.

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What Do AR’s ‘Exploring 20s’ Have in Store?

AR Insider

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. There have been lots of inflated expectations about AR’s near-term impact as the “next computing platform.” That hasn’t panned out in terms of consumer traction, but it doesn’t mean AR isn’t legit.

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Elon Musk Asks For Tesla AR Game As Bizarre Tweets Continue

VRScout

Because Pokémon Go wasn’t dangerous enough already. The amount of money I’d pay for a peek inside the mind of Elon Musk is embarrassing. But can you blame me? The billionaire entrepreneur and CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is easily one of the most interesting—not to mention provocative public figures of our time. Over the past few weeks Musk has doubled-down on his unpredictable behavior.

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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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Sony Researchers Unveil Knuckles-style Prototype VR Controller with Full Hand Tracking

Road to VR

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) researchers unveiled a prototype motion controller recently which showcases experimental techniques into full hand tracking using machine learning and capacitive sensors. Vision-based hand tracking systems like Leap Motion are great for tracking hands when you’re not holding anything like a motion controller, which can typically occlude finger movement, therefore breaking the illusion that your hands are really 1:1 represented in virtual reality.

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This Sony proto VR controller gets smarter as you use it

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A video shared by Sony Interactive Entertainment shows a prototype controller that tracks the entire human hand. This controller was the subject of research done on overcoming the limits presented by gesture control systems and traditional controllers. With this new system, users would be able to utilize their hands and fingers without breaking the illusion that all of their digits … Continue reading.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.05.04): VR usage rises, Mozilla creates an open metaverse, and more!

The Ghost Howls

While in Italy we get ready for the “Phase 2” of the lockdown, I write the best AR/VR news of the week just for you! Top news of the week. (Image by Road To VR). VR adoption is increasing, but beware of the virus. The biggest news of the week is the one that you can see in the above graph: i n the Steam Hardware Survey for April, it is possible to see a big spike of connected headsets.

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Oculus Exclusive ‘Star Wars Vader Immortal’ Coming to PSVR This Summer

Road to VR

Admit it. You’ve been wanting to try out the Oculus exclusive series Star Wars Vader Immortal since it first came to Rift and Quest last year. Now ILMxLAB says it’s preparing to bring the award-winning narrative adventure series to PSVR. Vader Immortal is coming to PSVR this summer, ILMxLAB Creative Executive Producer Mark S. Miller announced in a PS blog post.

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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.