Mon.Nov 05, 2018

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Walmart Adds AR Price Check Tool To iOS App

VRScout

Walmart looks to simplify the price checking process with augmented reality. It’s no secret that Walmart, the biggest retailer in the world, is actively embracing the full potential of AR and VR to keep them ahead of their competition. The American multinational company has explored cutting edge ideas such as Post Mobile AR for in-store displays of Nest products, filed patents for a virtual showroom and VR headset, and has even announced plans to train every U.S. based employee using a

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Diving Into VR Without a Headset

Tech Trends VR

Is this the closest we have to the Holodeck? It very well might be. There are many tantalizing possibilities around immersive technologies, but where they usually hit a snag is the fact that most cool experiences require complicated equipment. Stuff that you have to wear, setup, and ultimately think about. So the holy grail for achieving a truly immersive experience is, of course, for it to just happen all around you – just like real life.

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Virtuix & Funovation Introduce Omniverse VR Esports Arena

VRScout

The creators of the Omniverse treadmill target VR esports with a new multiplayer location-based arena. Since the launch of its official Kickstarter back in 2014, Virtuix’s omnidirectional treadmill, referred to as the Virtuix Omni, has struggled to find a place in the constantly changing landscape that is the VR industry. As a result, the company is exiting the at-home VR market in search of greener pastures in which to implement its unique treadmill-based locomotion solution.

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Niantic's Ingress Roots Get a Reboot with the Real World Platform

Next Reality AR

Ingress, the godfather of location based-AR games developed by Pokémon GO creator Niantic Labs, is getting a new lease on life via Ingress Prime, a reboot of the game built on the Niantic Real World Platform. After teasing the reboot late last year, Niantic launched the new game on Monday on the App Store and Google Play. The premise remains the same — "hack" portals at real-world locations to claim territory for your chosen faction — but the game receives some user interface improvements.

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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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Walmart Deal Brings Lenovo Explorer Headset + Controller Bundle to $180

Road to VR

Some of the big box retailers have already published their Black Friday deals, but there are still a few to go leading up to the November 23rd sale. But before Black Friday and Cyber Monday even begin, you can get an awesome deal on a new Windows VR headset, including controllers. Walmart’s pre-Black Friday sale has discounted the Lenovo Explorer VR headset and controller bundle by $220, bringing the entire bundle to only $180.

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Déraciné Review – An Exercise in Boredom

Road to VR

Déraciné comes from FromSoftware, the studio best known in the West for its work on the Dark Souls franchise, though it’s also behind a lengtiether list of works including the Armored Core series. Déraciné is the studio’s VR debut, and it shows. While the game is technically functional, that’s just about the only thing it has going for it.

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AR Is The Star Of A New Theater Company

Charlie Fink

An Isreali startup, AR Show, seeks to augment live events.

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#712: Sci-Fi Worldbuilding to Collaboratively Shape Protopian Futures with Monika Bielskyte

Voices of VR

Monika Bielskyte is a futurist, science fiction worldbuilder, and a digital nomad who has been traveling around the world to over 80 different countries searching.

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Nathan Phail-Liff: Ready At Dawn is excited about the Quest, Echo Combat will come with surprises at launch

The Ghost Howls

Raise your hand if you like Echo Arena and Echo Combat. (Imagine me raising mine in this moment). We all love those amazing games, that are developed by a game studio called Ready At Dawn. They have a great expertise in developing virtual reality games and that’s why I have been very happy to be able to interview their art director, Nathan Phail-Liff.

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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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Little Planet Makes 360/VR Creation Much More Fun

VeeR VR

We are excited to announce our long-awaited new feature on VeeR Editor - Little Planet, which allows you to convert 360 photos into a sphere that looks like a miniature planet. This special effect is trending on Instagram, attracting people who have 360 cameras to create more innovative content. The distorted 360 photos enable the photographers and artists to approach the world with a totally new perspective.

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