VRScout

JUNE 28, 2019

An interactive VR painting provided underrepresented communities with a meditative space to share thoughts on identity. 50 years ago, in the early morning of June 28 th , 1969, violent demonstrations ignited in the streets of Manhattan. Police officers had just raided a Greenwich Village gay bar called the Stonewall Inn. Homosexuality was illegal at the time, as was wearing fewer than three pieces of clothing that didn’t “belong” to your biological sex.

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Next Reality AR

JUNE 28, 2019

Fans of the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man have yet another way to experience the web-slinger in augmented reality. To promote the pending release of Spider-Man: Far From Home on July 4, Sony Pictures has published a mobile app for iOS and Android that brings Spider-Man into fans' homes via augmented reality. Don't Miss: 8th Wall Spins Up New Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Augmented Reality Experience for Blu-Ray & DVD Release Leveraging the surface detection capabilities of ARKit and A

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VRScout

JUNE 28, 2019

Valve’s long-awaited response to PC VR has officially arrived. Today marks the launch of the Valve Index, a powerful new PC-powered VR headset which boasts a maximum field-of-view of roughly 130-degrees, dual custom 1440×1600 LCD panels featuring full RGB subpixels, a 120Hz and experimental 144Hz refresh rate (backwards compatibility with 90Hz included), near field off-ear speakers, SteamVR Tracking 2.0, as well as two new motion controllers—previously referred to as the “Knuckles”—w

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Road to VR

JUNE 28, 2019

The Valve Index headset is more expensive and less user-friendly than its nearest competitor, the Oculus Rift S, but the experience it offers is the clear choice for VR enthusiasts who want to maximize immersion. Read on for our full Valve Index review to learn if this headset is for you. As usual, we’ll start up top with a high level review summary followed up with an in-depth review further down.

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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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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 28, 2019

At Sandbox Immersive Festival , I have been able to try some interesting hardware solutions. I have already detailed in another post my impressions on the Pico Neo and the HP Reverb … in this one, I will talk about other hardware manufacturers. Veer Chair. Popular VR videos streaming service VeeR is planning to enter the LBVR sector with an all-in-one VR video installation.

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ARPost

JUNE 28, 2019

Buying a car is a big decision so it makes sense to get all the help that you can get. One app giving people a little extra help is RelayCars. RelayCars is a VR and AR app that lets buyers get to know the car that they’re buying before they sign the check. Relay cars has been around for a while. However, they’ve now rolled out a fleet of new updates particularly for the AR app.

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Road to VR

JUNE 28, 2019

Borderlands 2 VR (2018) landed on PSVR late last year, although Gearbox Software made it clear at launch that it was going to be a timed exclusive, with a minimum of five months given to PlayStation. Now, it appears a Windows PC version of the game has just gotten its ESRB rating, putting it one step closer to PC VR headset users. As first reported by UploadVR , Twitter user ‘Wario64’ broke the news during E3 2019 that Borderlands 2 VR for Windows PC had garnered an ‘M’

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Charlie Fink

JUNE 28, 2019

With high growth expected for stand-alone headsets like the Oculus Quest, the Index is focused on the high-end PC-based VR systems which has been dominated by HTC and Oculus.

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Peter Graham

JUNE 28, 2019

A couple of days ago VRFocus reported on John Moores University in Liverpool, UK, announcing plans to launch an MA in Immersive Arts later this year. Which is fine if you happen to live or plan to move to the UK. Not everyone does or can, which is why remote, online courses are popular avenues for learning. This week virtual campus Axon Park has revealed it’ll be running a full semester course taught in virtual reality (VR).

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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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Voices of VR

JUNE 28, 2019

The Valve Index officially launches today, and it provides a strong vision for the future of high-end PC VR with solid tracking, fidelity, and hand-tracked.

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Peter Graham

JUNE 28, 2019

It doesn’t seem that long ago that Valve officially teased its own virtual reality (VR) headset, the Valve Index. Sure, images had circulated the web that the company had one in the works but when an actual formal mention is made, it makes it all the more exciting. Three months later and the Valve Index has now begun shipping to those customers lucky enough ( and quick enough ) to have placed their pre-orders in May.

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Zappar

JUNE 28, 2019

If there was ever further evidence needed of connected packaging hitting the mainstream, it’s our collaboration with Packaging Europe. As the leading voice in the packaging industry, they’ve partnered with us and the AIPIA to pack their latest magazine release full of delicious AR content which explores this new era of spatial storytelling. I’ve been lucky enough to catch-up with one of the editors, Libby White, to discuss the project, the ways brands can leverage AR and the future of connected

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Peter Graham

JUNE 28, 2019

If you were one of the quick ones on 1st May then today should be filled with excitement as a Valve Index might be arriving on your doorstep. Announced in March followed by an official reveal in April , the Valve Index is the company’s first branded VR headset whilst introducing the new Valve Index controllers – formerly Knuckles. While the headset itself supports SteamVR – so most virtual reality (VR) videogames on Steam should work fine – Valve has released a list of ti

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Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Remote meetings are here to stay - and many are BORING. If you are trying to engage your learners (or any audience), compelling content is critical. But trying to create stimulating content with the same tools you’ve always had is hard, right? Thankfully, wrong! Terrific tools in PowerPoint along with visual assets help you create the kind of dynamic content you need to capture your remote audience’s attention, with functions that allow for interactive sequences and navigation.

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Peter Graham

JUNE 28, 2019

Ubisoft launched multiplayer combat arena experience Space Junkies back in March, and during the course of the following three months released a new content update. As it’s almost the end of June it’s time for Episode 3 with the studio introducing plenty of free content for players to enjoy. . In this update – which applies to all versions (PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift/Rift S and HTC Vive) – players now have access to a new weapon called the Bowminator which can quickly

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Peter Graham

JUNE 28, 2019

nDreams, the British virtual reality (VR) studio behind videogames like The Assembly , Perfect, Shooty Fruity and Danger Goat is currently working on a kayak-based stealth experience called Phantom: Covert Ops. The studio attended the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) this year so naturally, VRFocus wanted to learn more about what the team has planned.

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