VRScout

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The Microsoft HoloLens 2 could make mining safer. Mining technology and solutions provider National Speleological Society (NSS) Canada has partnered with Cambrian R&D Centre for Smart Mining to develop an augmented reality (AR) helmet that allows miners to plant explosives safely and more efficiently while operating in underground shafts. A research division working out of Cambria is developing a special bracket that lets them mount a Microsoft HoloLens 2 headset directly to a miner’s

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Two of the biggest names in XR—headset maker Meta and chip maker Qualcomm—today announced a “multi-year broad strategic agreement” to collaborate on “customized virtual reality chipsets” for future devices. Qualcomm, a leading provider of smartphone processors, was an early mover in the XR space by pushing variants of its Snapdragon mobile processors as ideal for use in both AR and VR headsets—a play which now sees the company’s product in the vast majority of stand

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The world could create more sustainable batteries with an unusual source: crustaceans. In a paper published this week in the journal Matter, researchers say they have made a biodegradable battery with a substance found in crab and lobster shells. Read more.

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Ryan Schultz

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The social VR/virtual world platform Sinespace is going to be throwing a zoo-themed party on Saturday evening, September 3rd, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time/8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Residents are encouraged to dress up as animals, and there are some serious prizes for the top two winners of the costume contest! The Zoo with its amazing show of dozens of animals!

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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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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Announced this week, Mixture is an upcoming action-adventure platformer coming to Quest 2 and PSVR 2 from Polish studio Played With Fire. After some hands-on experience at Gamescom, this might be one to watch. In Mixture, you simultaneously control two characters. One is Sola, a small moth knight with a deadly scythe, and the other is Sepharios, the Master Alchemist, who you embody at roomscale, looking down on Sola as she travels around the environment.

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Oculus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

This week, we released a bunch of titles and updates across the Quest and Rift Platforms. Here’s a rundown of the highlights.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

This single-player fantasy experience combines alchemy with swordplay. Earlier today, indie developer Played With Fire ( Stargaze ) announced an upcoming VR game for Meta Quest 2 and PlayStation VR2 headsets that has you playing the role of an exiled knight and an ambitious Master Alchemist at the same time as you embark on a journey in search of redemption and power.

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Oculus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Welcome back to our weekly spotlight on the people building for Horizon Worlds and their amazing creations.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Silhouette uses hand tracking to create an interesting puzzle game on Quest, but not in the way you might expect. If there was an ongoing theme for much of the discussion about boundary-pushing VR content at Gamescom this year, it was hand tracking. More specifically, there was lots of talk about how experiences might leverage hand tracking beyond novelty.

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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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