VRScout

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

‘Project 4’ will utilize the same physics-driven game mechanics featured in Boneworks. This past September VR developer Stress Level Zero ( Boneworks, Hover Junkers, Duck Season ) announced it was working on a brand new VR game for the Oculus Quest. Referred to as ‘ Project 4 ,’ we still know next to nothing about this mysterious new title other than the fact it will utilize the same mechanics and core systems featured in 2019’s Boneworks. .

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Hand-tracking on Quest rolled out as an experimental feature in late 2019, but Oculus is letting it gestate before it will accept third-party apps with hand-tracking. In the meantime, the company has published fresh developer documentation which establishes best practices for working within the limitations of Quest hand-tracking. Hand-tracking brings many benefits to Quest, especially ease-of-use.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

XR Talks is a series that features the best presentations and educational videos from the XR universe. It includes embedded video, as well as narrative analysis and top takeaways. Speakers’ opinions are their own. For a deeper indexed and searchable archive, subscribe to ARtillery PRO. Regular AR Insder readers know that we have a longstanding hypothesis that following tech giants’ moves and motivations can reveal AR’s likely trajectory.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Boneworks (2019), the VR shooter-adventure from Stress Level Zero, is now live on the Oculus Store for Rift , although arguably more fascinating is the studio’s intention to bring its physics-based system built for Boneworks to the modest Oculus Quest. The studio says in an Oculus blog post that they’re “working on bringing ?Boneworks?

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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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Slashgear

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

As the release of Half-Life: Alyx quickly approaches, Valve has been having a difficult time keeping the Index VR headset in stock. The Index has been consistently sold out in many regions around the world, and unfortunately, it doesn’t look like things are going to get much better. While Valve does plan to restock the Index before the release of … Continue reading.

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Charlie Fink

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Immersive media is evolving more quickly now, as years of work by companies across the ecosystem come to fruition.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

VR streamers and those capturing VR gameplay footage with Oculus PC headsets know about OculusMirror.exe which lets you customize the VR view displayed on the monitor, including showing things like Oculus Dash and Oculus Home which don’t normally appear in the external window. While OculusMirror.exe is a powerful little tool, its command-line interface made it a hassle to use.

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

After releasing a major update for Boneworks on Steam this week , virtual reality (VR) developer Stress Level Zero has now brought the videogame to the Oculus Store for Oculus Rift. Adding to the announcements, the studio has confirmed a new version based on Boneworks is in development for Oculus Quest. Stress Level Zero’s Brandon Laatsch revealed on Oculus Blog that: “We’re working on bringing ?

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Until You Fall launched in Early Access on Steam and Oculus back in August 2019; the game impressed us with its excellent VR melee combat system. Despite consistently high reviews, the game hasn’t attracted a critical mass of players, pushing developer Schell Games to shift development focus toward support for new headsets. With most PC VR headsets already covered, the studio is likely considering Quest and PSVR.

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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

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Resolutions Games has become a prolific virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) content producer creating titles such as Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs , Glimt: The Vanishing at the Grand Starlight Hotel , and Acron: Attack of the Squirrels to name a few. Today, the studio has revealed its latest project, another tongue in cheek experience called Cook-Out: A Sandwich Tale.

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Oculus

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Today’s installment of Oculus Picks blends high-energy tunes with pulse-pounding action. Whether you love to dance, or simply want to experience the latest electronic music.

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) is three weeks away and tends to be the first major videogame event of the year, with attendees from around the world showcasing their latest projects. This year is going to be very different, however, with Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) and Facebook/Oculus having now cancelled their appearances due to the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak. .

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

If you follow Magic Leap, you’re probably aware that they recently launched a program for MR app developers. The program helps to give developers access to Magic Leap hardware, as well as special workshops. See Also: AR and MR Headsets and Glasses 2019 and 2020 Overview. As far as outreach and accessibility are concerned, Magic Leap is one of the most outgoing groups out there.

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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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