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HaptX VR Gloves Uses Telerobotics To Transmit Touch Across The Globe

VRScout

HaptX lets you control a robotic hand, and feel what the robot feels, anywhere in the globe. During the 1950’s Ralph Mosher, project engineer behind GE’s Cybernetic Anthropomorphic Machines Systems (CAMS), pursued the idea of using robotics as an extension of human arms in a way that could precisely mimic human movements in real-time. The project was called the Hardiman , which created a human/machine interface that not only gave humans the ability to “feel” through force feedback, but it also

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Immersing Yourself in the Beautiful Game

Tech Trends VR

Some of the biggest names in English football are partnering with Intel to make their matches more immersive. Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City supporters will be able to experience the biggest match moments from every angle Click To Tweet. In 2018 alone, technology investments in sports reached nearly $1 billion, but the industry is far from immune to disruption as consumer behaviour is shifting among sports fans too.

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New ‘Vacation Simulator’ Destinations, Launch Date Announced

VRScout

Take a closer look at the four fully-interactable locales available April 9th. Ever since our brief interaction with Vacation Simulator during last years Tribeca Film Festival, we’ve been clawing at the chance to get our hands on the endlessly-charming follow-up to Owlchemy Labs 2016 smash hit, Job Simulator. Just a brief, 10-minute demo was more than enough to have us salivating at the thought of more beachside shenanigans.

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Hands-On with Google Maps Walking AR Navigation Experiment, a Peek into Our Smartglasses Future

Next Reality AR

While Google isn't ready to commit to a wide release of the AR walking navigation mode for Google Maps, the company has begun testing the feature with members of its Local Guides crowdsourcing community. As a result, I've had the opportunity to test an alpha build of the feature in the real world (and log some needed steps in the process). And I can't stress enough that this is a very early version.

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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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Facebook is Developing Enterprise Versions of Oculus Quest & Go

Road to VR

Facebook has been pretty hands-off when it comes to providing VR solutions for enterprise, although that may be changing with the entrance of bonafide enterprise versions for both Oculus Quest and Oculus Go. As first reported by Variety , Facebook recently published a job listing for an Oculus software engineer that details the company’s plans to launch enterprise versions of Go & Quest sometime this year. “Starting with VR, we are building an Oculus Go and Oculus Quest Enterpri

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‘Vacation Simulator’ to Launch on Vive & Rift Next Month, PSVR This Summer

Road to VR

Owlchemy Labs today announced their next VR parody game Vacation Simulator is set to release for PC VR headsets next month. The PSVR version is slated to launch a little later at some point this summer. Vacation Simulator will be landing on Steam (Vive, Rift) and the Oculus Store (Rift) on April 9th, priced at $30. The studio, which created the critically-acclaimed parody game Job Simulator (2016), says their follow-up Vacation Simulator will be much larger than its predecessor and include a

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Google Turns Annual Android Partner Walk at MWC into Showcase for ARCore

Next Reality AR

Last week at Mobile World Congress 2019, Google put an augmented reality twist on its annual Android Partner Walk via its ARCore toolkit. For the uninitiated, the Android Partner Walk is a scavenger hunt for collector's pins hidden through the MWC's exhibition halls. The game doubles as a means to encourage attendees to visit all of Google's various Android partners, such as Samsung, Qualcomm, LG, and Lenovo, since the pins are hidden in the vicinity of their booths.

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First ‘Beat Saber’ Music Pack DLC to Launch Next Week

Road to VR

Beat Games, the indie studio behind block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber (2018) , announced that the long-awaited first music pack is headed to both PC and PSVR platforms on March 14th. The company announced the news via Twitter. While the music pack will indeed be paid DLC, the studio says they already have a few free songs too that are nearly ready.

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The Secrets Of Magic Leap

Charlie Fink

In November 2018, we were invited to visit Magic Leap headquarters in south Florida. There we spoke to the company's colorful CEO, Rony Abovitz, and top executives about the origins of the company, and its expansive views about the future of spatial computing. Part one of three in a series.

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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.