VRScout

AUGUST 22, 2019

Fortum looks to VR to provide cost-effective training for its operators. VR is quickly becoming the go-to training solution for a growing number of industries. So far we’ve seen the technology used to enhance medical training, educate employees on critical soft-skills, even prepare store associates for major holiday shopping events. Just recently, Walmart employees credited their VR training as having helped them stay alive during the horrendous El Paso shooting that took place earlier thi

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 22, 2019

How AR Artists in Residence Are Shaping Project Aero. By Stefano Corazza, Fellow and Head of Augmented Reality, Adobe. Immersive media is becoming increasingly ubiquitous and already changing our everyday interactions. And in the creative world, artists are starting to show us what a powerful tool augmented reality (AR) can be for storytelling. Adobe has always pushed the boundaries of innovation, collaborated with our community, and embraced new storytelling mediums to broaden creative expressi

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VRScout

AUGUST 22, 2019

The future of children’s eyewear is looking bright. Fitz Frames is a new, modern solution to purchasing glasses for kids. The company, which made its official launch earlier this week, uses AR technology to offer parents of children ages 3-and-up a convenient and accessible method for customizing kids sunglasses and prescription eyewear. “Nearly 20 million kids in the U.S. need prescription glasses, but the options available are limited and don’t reflect the unique personalitie

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AR Insider

AUGUST 22, 2019

“Behind the Numbers” is AR Insider’s series that examines strategic takeaways from ARtillry Intelligence data. Each post drills down on one topic or chart. Subscribe for access to the full library and other knowledge-building resources. AR continues to show early-stage characteristics, including erratic interest and investment. But how big is it, and how big will it get?

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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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Road to VR

AUGUST 22, 2019

Nearly three and a half years after its launch, indie VR gem Vanishing Realms (2016) is due for a major expansion, set to launch on Friday. Vanishing Realms: The Sundered Rift , as it’s called, is said to be even larger than the original game, bringing new environments, enemies, and weapons, while concluding the game’s story. Vanishing Realms: Rite of Steel brought Zelda-esque room-scale RPG action to SteamVR all the way back at the launch of the first PC VR headsets in 2016.

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Next Reality AR

AUGUST 22, 2019

Augmented reality as a storytelling medium can do some extraordinary things words and images alone can't convey -- such as transporting readers 400 years into the past. On Thursday, to recognize the 400 year anniversary of the first African slaves arriving in North America, USA Today launched a multimedia series titled "1619: Searching for Answers." Don't Miss: 'USA Today' Turns to Augmented Reality to Tell Story of Corruption in Chicago The series includes an augmented reality experience on the

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Road to VR

AUGUST 22, 2019

Gamescom 2019 is still in full swing, and while the massive halls at the Cologne-based gaming expo are predictably filled to the brim with non-VR games, there’s been a number of interesting VR titles to pop up here, including Neat Corporation and Fast Travel Games’ upcoming sequel to the humor-filled stealth assassin adventure Budget Cuts (2018) , Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency.

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ARPost

AUGUST 22, 2019

Press release. SAN FRANCISCO, August 21, 2019 – According to one study , the extended reality (XR) market is forecast to grow to more than $209 billion in the next four years, an 800% increase from their 2018 prediction of $27 billion. Whatever the true figure, it is beyond doubt that this technology is set to revolutionize industries across the world, with more verticals than ever seeking to drive business growth by leveraging its potential benefits.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 22, 2019

There is now a virtual reality enabled version of the Firestorm viewer. Austin Tate, director of the Artificial Intelligence Applications Institute at the University of Edinburgh, has posted an article about how to install and run it here. Also known as “AI Austin” in-world, Tate runs the Openvue and AiLand OpenSim grids. It requires that people have SteamVR and an Oculus Rift or a compatible headset.

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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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Road to VR

AUGUST 22, 2019

Fast Travel Games, the studio behind bowshooting adventure Apex Construct (2018), showed off their upcoming title The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets at Gamescom this year. Getting a chance to pop in for a single level, the admittedly short game offers up casual diorama-based puzzles and a heartwarming story cast in the golden hue of a childhood memories past.

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InstaVR

AUGUST 22, 2019

Virtual Reality in the last few years has become a tool for everyone. This includes HR people creating VR training apps , marketers creating VR sales apps , or trade show teams putting together cool VR experiences. All you need to create 360-degree VR content is a 360 camera, an InstaVR account, and a VR publishing outlet (ie iOS, Android, Oculus Go, Oculus Quest, HTC Vive, Web, etc).

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HoloLens

AUGUST 22, 2019

As Microsoft works toward fulfilling its $480 million contract to supply modified HoloLens 2 headsets to the US Army, Airbus is preparing to supply advanced augmented reality apps for the device. On Thursday, the Airbus Defence and Space unit published a video demonstrating the capabilities of its Holographic Tactical Sandbox tool for augmented reality headsets.

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Robert Scoble

AUGUST 22, 2019

Ahh, a 20-something-year-old guy was over the house tonight. We almost got in a fight over VR. Tried to tell me something other than the Oculus Quest is better after seeing the Quests on the floor and declaring “I would never buy one of those.” I tried to tell him the press, like CNET, was saying it’s the product of the year. I almost eviscerated him with the research I was doing for our book and research reports we’re working on for our company but remembered that I have

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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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Everything VR & AR

AUGUST 22, 2019

Sophia and Tyler join VRARA Orlando chapter president John Cunningham to talk about the incredible ecosystem of modeling and simulation in central Florida. From entertainment to Military, Orlando is one of the main hubs in America for the use of immersive technology. Connect with John Cunningham and DiSTI here: Web - www.disti.com Twitter - @disticorp LinkedIn - John Cunningham on LinkedIn Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with

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Peter Graham

AUGUST 22, 2019

Oculus Quest might look like a nice compact virtual reality (VR) headset (in comparison to other VR devices) but it packs a lot under that hood. One of its core pieces of technology – which is also used by Oculus Rift S – is Oculus Insight, the inside-out tracking technology that helps keeps players safe without the need for cumbersome external sensor solutions.

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