VRScout

JULY 10, 2019

Glasses-free 3D dashboards could be heading to vehicles as early as 2022. Automotive technology manufacturer Continental has announced a partnership with Silicon Valley-based display technology start-up Leia Inc. to develop a glasses-free 3D lightfield display designed to increase the safety and comfort of both drivers and passengers. Referred to by Continental as the “Natural 3D Lightfield Instrument Cluster,” the technology would supposedly add a greater level of interactivity betw

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Road to VR

JULY 10, 2019

According to a report by The Information , Facebook is allegedly looking to sign more deals with game studios, the result of which aims to bring some high-profile franchises to the Oculus platform. This is said to include VR versions of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell. The Information report cites “two people familiar with the matter,” and says that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is directly involved in the initiative.

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VRScout

JULY 10, 2019

“Two people familiar with the matter” claim Facebook has begun signing exclusive deals with major properties. According to reports by The Information , “two people familiar with the matter” claim that Facebook has already signed a deal with game publisher Ubisoft to bring VR versions of Assassins Creed and T om Clancy’s Splinter Cell , arguably two of the companies most recognizable franchises, exclusively to Oculus headsets.

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Road to VR

JULY 10, 2019

Lone Echo II isn’t due out until 2020, but developer Ready at Dawn recently offered up a glimpse of some of the gameplay to come. Lone Echo II was first announced back in mid 2018, but the first playable demo was just revealed at E3 2019 last month. Here we have 15 minutes of footage from the demo which shows some of the new gameplay that players will encounter (including an irksome new enemy that hungers for your robotic energy).

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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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Peter Graham

JULY 10, 2019

While long-distance plane journeys generally provide passengers with select digital entertainment, films, TV shows, music and even videogames, coach travel hasn’t quite caught up in the same fashion. That’s starting to change, with FlixBus adopting virtual reality (VR) on certain routes. Thanks to a collaboration with Inflight VR, FlixBus began offering US customers use of VR headsets, and now travellers in France and Spain will see a similar service arrive.

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Peter Graham

JULY 10, 2019

PlayStation VR may already have some awesome horror titles such as Resident Evil VII Biohazard or The Exorcist: Legion VR but there’s always room for more. This week will see the launch of psychological horror Rise of Insanity for PlayStation 4 with additional virtual reality (VR) support for the headset. Created by Polish developer Red Limb Studio the videogame has been inspired by some of the greatest horror movies, including The Shining , The Exorcist and Silent Hill.

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Voices of VR

JULY 10, 2019

Mozilla Hubs is an open source social VR platform built using open web technologies.

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Peter Graham

JULY 10, 2019

Securing videogame exclusives can be a ruthless business, seen as a key factor for promoting platforms over rivals. Microsoft has been doing so recently – and making a big shout about it – acquiring The Mage’s Tale developer inXile Entertainment in 2018. The same goes in the world of virtual reality (VR) with Facebook/Oculus funding numerous titles for the platform.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 10, 2019

Aviation itself is one of humankind’s great technological marvels – something that can be easy to forget when we’re wedged between passengers in coach on some redeye flight. Neutral Digital’s Greg Caterer is using another one of our technological revelations – XR – to reinvent the airline industry, everything from designing aircraft, marketing at trade shows, and making the flight more comfortable for the passenger.

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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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Peter Graham

JULY 10, 2019

One of the biggest PlayStation VR videogame releases in 2019 occurred at the end of May, with the arrival of Blood & Truth. This was the creation of London Studio, part of Sony Worldwide Studios. Today, Sony London Studio has launched a dedicated website for fans to check out what the team is up to. . The studio has a long and illustrious history dating all the way back to its foundation in 2002, with highs and lows along the way.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 10, 2019

Aviation itself is one of humankind’s great technological marvels – something that can be easy to forget when we’re wedged between passengers in coach on some redeye flight. Neutral Digital’s Greg Caterer is using another one of our technological revelations – XR – to reinvent the airline industry, everything from designing aircraft, marketing at trade shows, and making the flight more comfortable for the passenger.

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Peter Graham

JULY 10, 2019

Today, Nintendo announced a long-rumoured console addition to the Switch family, the Nintendo Switch Lite. This new version sees the company focus the design towards handheld gaming, and as such the overall form factor has now changed. This means that the Nintendo Switch Lite won’t be compatible with the Labo Kit series, so there’s no virtual reality (VR) compatibility.

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Steki Amusement

JULY 10, 2019

The flexibility of a mobile shop has enticed small business owners of all kinds and this model has the benefit of allowing budding entrepreneurs to test market before start the mortar shop or a kind of new business. When the 5d cinema/theater was popular, the profit of the truck mobile cinema method even exceeded the physical store, because it can bring the new dynamic movie experience to more people.

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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

JULY 10, 2019

Developer One Hamsa announced back in April that its futuristic squash multiplayer Racket: Nx would be coming to Oculus Quest. Today, the studio has confirmed the launch will take place this month, next week in fact, allowing players to engage in some wireless racket action. . Originally a PC VR release for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality devices last year, Racket: Nx takes the classic contained sport of squash and gives it a futuristic twist.

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ARPost

JULY 10, 2019

Enjoying music will never be the same after you experience the Call of the Wild VR live music show. This innovative concept brings together the social VR platform Sansar and the electronic music label Monstercat and aims to transform the world of entertainment. Through their recent partnership, the two brands want to bring artists closer to their audiences than ever before.

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