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5 Great Quest Games for New VR Players & Novice Gamers

Road to VR

Oculus Quest 2 is an inexpensive and easy to use headset that offers a wide range of experiences for all kinds of people. Granted, the library of content leans heavily toward games, many of which are targeted at experienced gamers who know their way around a gamepad. So where to start if you’re just getting into this whole gaming thing—or if you want to show your headset to someone without gaming experience?

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I’ve paid for 5G for more than 2 years and it has been a complete waste of money

Digital Trends

I signed up for a 5G contract in 2019, and now, more than two years later and despite elaborate promises, I have not seen any benefit from it at all.

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Ron Perlman is Evil, Will Convince Pinocchio That Fascism is Cool

GizModo VR

Did you remember there’s two versions of Pinocchio we’re supposed to be graced with in 2022? One of them comes from Disney, obviously, but the other hails from acclaimed director Guillermo del Toro . The director of the recently released Nightmare Alley and Shape of Water has a new take on the classic character for… Read more.

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NASA’s anti-asteroid DART mission sends back its first images

Digital Trends

NASA's DART spacecraft which is on its way to crash into an asteroid has sent back its first images, confirming that its camera is operating well.

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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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The X-Men's Quiet Council Will Finally Get Their Own Comic Book

GizModo VR

As Jonathan Hickman’s tenure with the X-Men is coming to an end with Inferno , the mutants of Krakoa are about to go through another shift that naturally includes roster changes and new books. The “Reign of X” that’s made up the second chapter of this whole endeavor is over, and 2022 will see mutantkind seemingly take… Read more.

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85 Days Later, La Palma’s Volcano Has Officially Stopped Erupting

GizModo VR

After nearly three months of wreaking destruction on La Palma with its lava, ash, and earthquakes, in recent days the Cumbre Vieja volcano fell silent on the island. Experts officially certified that the eruption was over on Christmas Day. Some media outlets, and even Spain’s president , said it was the volcano’s… Read more.

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See the best photos from the International Space Station this year

Digital Trends

NASA has shared some of the best pictures from the International Space Station (ISS) this year, showing the research and other work being done there.

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Berserk Gets New York Times Ad Ahead of Volume 41's US Release in 2022

GizModo VR

Earlier this year in May, the manga community was shocked at the news that Berserk mangaka Kentaro Miura had passed away at the age of 54. Since it first debuted in 1989, the dark fantasy manga has been incredibly popular and influential , becoming one of the best-selling manga of all time and spawning multiple anime,… Read more.

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Largest ever group of lonely rogue planets discovered in Milky Way

Digital Trends

Deep in the cold, dark emptiness of interstellar space, you can find some lonely planets roaming freely and not orbiting a star.

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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.

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Tesla’s Gift to the World Allows Anyone to Turn Their Car Into a Light Show Machine

GizModo VR

Here comes Tesla with the gift you never knew you wanted (or don’t really want but hey, you know what they say about looking a gift horse in the mouth). Last Christmas, it gave its cars the ability to fart and bleat like goats. Apparently feeling more generous this year, Tesla decided that everyone needed a feature to… Read more.

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NASA is launching a mission to weird metal asteroid Psyche next year

Digital Trends

NASA has revealed more about its plans to visit the strange metal asteroid Psyche, as part of a mission launching next year.

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Marvel and Sony Think Spider-Man: No Way Home is Best Picture Material

GizModo VR

To say that Spider-Man: No Way Home is a success would perhaps be understating things. Tom Holland’s third solo outing as the webhead is a multiverse breaking hit and is currently expected to break $1 billion at the box office by the end of the holiday weekend. But that’s not enough for Marvel, whose movies this year… Read more.

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Our most anticipated Nintendo Switch games of 2022

Digital Trends

Nintendo Switch fans are in for a treat in 2022, with new Zelda, Kirby, and Splatoon games leading a loaded year.

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Are You Still Watching? How to Create Engaging Presentations for Virtual Learning

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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Previous TO Leave Digital Reality WINS A Brand NEW OCULUS QUEST 2 VR HEADSET | 24 HOUR VR Problem

VRGames

We have been enthusiastic for this one for a even though now! Previous to leave VR obstacle! Investing 24 hours in digital truth! Winner of the 24 hr VR problem receives a manufacturer … supply.

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James Webb Space Telescope launched on mission to uncover secrets of the universe

Digital Trends

A new era in astronomy is underway, with the successful launch today of the world's most powerful space telescope.

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Making INFINITE Money In Digital Reality Prison (Prison Manager VR Humorous Gameplay)

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Making Infinite Funds In A Digital Fact Prison! Jail Manager VR Funny Gameplay ?JOIN AS A MEMBER! Faucet [link] ?SUBSCRIBE FOR … supply.

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You Got a Quest 2—Here’s How to Set It Up

Oculus

You ripped the paper off your present and saw Quest 2 staring back at you. Welcome to VR. Here's how to get started.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

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Tips & Tricks: Making the Most of Your New Quest 2

Oculus

The presents are unwrapped. The giant pile of paper and ribbons are cleaned up. You’ve opened your new Quest 2 and set it up, and.

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