Thu.May 16, 2019

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This Boxing Robot Punches You While You Play VR

VRScout

Because every immersive experience is better with consequences. When it comes to interactive entertainment, nothing immerses users in an experience better than providing consequences to their actions; whether it be feeling a controller vibrate after firing an in-game weapon or providing multiple dialogue options that result in a branching narrative.

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Magic Leap Acquires Augmented Reality Telepresence Startup Mimesys

Next Reality AR

Just months after we previewed the augmented reality, volumetric video conferencing powers of Mimesys, the company has undergone a major change — it's now a part of Magic Leap. On Thursday, Magic Leap announced the acquisition of the Belgium-based startup that allows Magic Leap One users to engage in real-time telepresence conference calls using volumetrically captured avatars representing their real bodies.

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YouTube VR Available On Oculus Quest At Launch

VRScout

VR’s best video app will be available on the standalone headset May 21st. Oculus has confirmed Google’s popular YouTube VR app will be available on the Oculus Quest standalone VR headset when it launches this Tuesday, May 21st. YouTube VR is hands-down your best option for watching 2D, 3D, 360-degree and VR180 videos in VR thanks to a wide variety of options for customizing your viewing experience.

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‘Cosmic Trip’ Studio Unveils Musical Gardening Game ‘Fujii’ for Quest & PC VR

Road to VR

Funktronic Labs , the studio behind funky real-time strategy game Cosmic Trip (2017) , unveiled their next VR project that aims to let you explore fantastic worlds while doing what the team calls “creative gardening.”. Called Fujii, the game aims to be a musical gardening adventure with a meditative vibe. As seen in the trailer (linked below), the player traverses a variety of vibrant biomes and follows a curious little fellow—all the while bringing the world to life with magic.

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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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InstaVR Interviews: Antoine Vivet, Founder of Longue-Vue (a division of Manzalab Group)

InstaVR

InstaVR Interviews: Meet the VR Practitioners. InstaVR Interviews is a blog series where we turn the spotlight on our customers. We find out why they create VR, how they use InstaVR, and what the future of VR will look like. To read more interviews, visit the InstaVR Interviews homepage. Antoine Vivet, Founder of Longue-Vue (a division of Manzalab Group ).

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Brand New Titles and Top VR Games soon available on Oculus Quest

VR Game Critic

Easy setup, no wires, six degrees of freedom… sadly, wireless VR for console and PC isn’t the norm quiet yet. Fortunately, Oculus Quest is the perfect way to dip your toes into virtual reality without the hassle of wires or the need for a beefy gaming rig. While not without limitations, standalone VR promises to make virtual reality gaming more accessible while also being a big step up from existing mobile VR experiences.

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#767: THE COLLIDER: Exploring Power Dynamics with Your Body as the Platform

Voices of VR

The Collider is an immersive experience that uses your memories and your body as a platform to explore asymmetrical power dynamics with another person. It’s.

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Owatch Great show in Aisa AR&VR Fair at May 9th-11th, 2019

Steki Amusement

Owatch has entered its fifth year, and every exhibition will make us excited, and the power of our products is expected to be tested by customers. We exhibited more than 60% of our products in this show. The latest AR racing car is the highlight of this exhibition, and the R22 helicopter simulator was first exhibited at this fair. Owatch AISA AR&VR Fair, May 9th-11th 2019.

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Rift Creation Spotlight: Oculus Medium 2.3 on Rift S

Oculus

We’re excited to announce that our VR Sculpting tool, Oculus Medium, is releasing a 2.3 update and will be available for free when you activate.

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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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Tactical Haptics to Open Pre-orders for ‘Reactive Grip’ Dev Kits on May 29th

Road to VR

Tactical Haptics, creators of the ‘Reactive Grip’ controller are due to begin taking dev kit pre-orders on May 29th. Targeting the enterprise and LBE sectors, the company expects pricing to start at $650 per controller, with a release date due in Q4. Since the initial introduction of the controllers years ago, the company has steadily improved performance and introduced a smart redesign that makes them highly modular.

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The Doctor Is In: BBC Launches ‘Doctor Who: The Runaway’ on Rift in the UK

Oculus

Step inside the TARDIS and meet The Doctor in an interactive animated experience from the Doctor Who team and the BBC. Doctor Who: The Runaway.

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