Thu.Jun 13, 2019

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My Favorite Part Of E3 2019 Was A VR Nightclub

VRScout

Getting down and dirty on the show floor with Redpill VR & Sensorium. This years E3 featured no shortage of visually-captivating installations on the show floor. Each year the premier computer and video game expo draws some of the biggest names in interactive entertainment, resulting in a show floor stacked to the brim with incredible booths, expensive marketing stunts, and plenty of live entertainment.

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Can Augmented Reality Shorten the Learning Curve?

ARPost

Burgeoning technologies like augmented reality are some of the prime drivers of innovation. AR has the capacity to revolutionize education as well as modern workforce training. Adding interactive digital elements into the real world enables businesses to build a more competent workforce. AR can put an end to traditional methods of education , which are too constrained and costly.

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Blippar Bounces Back with Web-Based AR Platform

Next Reality AR

After one of Britain's "Brothers Bling" bought Blippar out of bankruptcy, the mobile augmented reality company is getting back to business with the addition of web-based AR capabilities to its platform. On Thursday, Blippar revealed that an update of its Blippbuilder AR platform, scheduled to arrive in July, will include WebAR, a toolkit for developing web-based AR experiences that customers can access through web links or QR codes.

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Hands-on: ‘Asgard’s Wrath’ Shows Titanic Ambition & Visual Finesse

Road to VR

Backed by Oculus Studios, Sanzaru Games’ next big title for Rift, Asgard’s Wrath , doesn’t have a release date yet, although at E3 this week I got a chance to try out the latest demo, which reveals more of the game’s story, dungeon crawling, light puzzles, and magical beast companions. Firstly, I have to say that Asgard’s Wrath is an extremely attractive game visually, at least from what I saw today at E3 and at the game’s debut at GDC earlier this year.

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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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Google retires Play Movies and TV app for Daydream VR

Slashgear

Google has quietly retired the Google Play Movies and TV app for its Daydream VR platform, fueling speculation that the company plans to shift away from virtual reality in favor of augmented reality. The company confirmed the app’s removal in a statement on Thursday, saying that other Google apps already available on Daydream will remain. Device owners can still watch … Continue reading.

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Visiting Sketchfab: an important 3D service for Spatial Computing world

Robert Scoble

Today if you get a Magic Leap or an Oculus Quest you can view millions of different 3D objects and scenes by using Sketchfab’s service. That doesn’t sound that important, but for creators who work in VR or AR it’s hugely important, since it gives everyone a central place to share, search, sell, or buy these 3D items. Here I visit with Alban Denoyel , CEO, and we have a wide ranging conversation about the future of Spatial Computing, and, even, the future of jobs, many of which

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#771: Indigenous VR & Embodying the Colonial Super Predator with Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun

Voices of VR

Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun is an indigenous artist and painter who created his first VR experience called Inherent Rights, Vision Rights back in 1992. He collaborated.

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Introducing Zappar WebAR

Zappar

Publish AR content directly to the mobile web, no apps required.

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Every Oculus Quest Announcement Made At E3 2019

VRScout

VR was a big part of E3 2019. Especially for the Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest owners, rejoice!! E3 2019 was chock-full of big announcements that will surely have a colossal impact on the $5 million worth of Quest headsets currently out in the wild. With the Quest being the VR buzzword these days, it makes sense that developers are clamoring to release their apps on the standalone headset.

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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.