The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 6, 2022

I had the pleasure of collaborating again with Nikk Mitchell, the fantastic CEO of FXG who is loved by the whole VR community. After the review of the Huawei VR glasses we did together, this time I interviewed him and FXG’s CTO Wilson Li about the incredible work they’re doing with VR videos in China. FXG has released a professional 180 VR camera able to record 12K (6K per eye) videos and is collaborating with Pico in the realization of VR concerts.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 6, 2022

By now, you’ve likely had your first VR experience. At least 171 million people globally have used VR. Whether through a video game console, mobile phone, or standalone headset, it is incredibly easy to access thousands of unique, mind-blowing experiences. If you’re close to someone or on the same network, you can meet and interact through your headsets.

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

“Go small or go home.” Roughly a year after the reveal of the Vive Flow , HTC has begun teasing its next VR headset. The company posted a tweet earlier today that reads “Go small or go home.” Accompanying the message is a close-up photo of what we can only assume is the mysterious new hardware. In an official email sent to VRScout, HTC confirms the device in question is in fact a headset and outlines its progress from the past year, specifically highlighting key hardware

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Pundits anticipate AR's ‘iPhone Moment’ but perhaps what we need is an ‘Apple II Moment’. When it launched in 1977, no one thought it would give birth to a tech revolution. What's the modern-day equivalent? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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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

OCTOBER 6, 2022

VR’s favorite block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber (2018) is getting its first Lizzo music pack today, featuring nine songs from the Grammy-winning artist that are sure to get you up and dancing. The new Lizzo Beat Saber Music Pack is set to drop today on all supported platforms, priced at $12 for the whole nine-song pack, or $2 per song. You’ll find it over on Quest , Rift , Steam and PSVR.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 6, 2022

HTC today teased what’s confirmed to be the company’s next VR headset, something the Vive-creator says will be “something big… we mean small.” There’s not much to go on for now, only a tweet which shows a piece of the headset in question with the subtitle “Go small or go home.” No name, no price, no release window.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Web 2.0 has progressed rapidly since the 1990s, and today, it remains a crucial part of our lives, even ahead of Web 3.0’s rise. Users rely on phones, laptops, PCs, tablets, headsets, and wearables to access information daily on both Web 2.0. During the pandemic, the internet supported millions of people during national lockdowns. Consequently, COVID-19 also sparked a massive demand for Web 3.0 technologies.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 6, 2022

As you may have heard, Meta announced it’s Q4 and full-year 2021 earnings last week. And the results weren’t great. Most impactful on Meta’s stock price and subsequent tech-press handwringing was negative user growth for the first time for its flagship property, Facebook. There’s also been ample focus on the investment (and losses) in Meta Reality Labs’ (MRL), which houses AR & VR efforts and all-things metaverse.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Lord of the Rings fans can turn their home into the dwarven realm of Khazad-dûm via Quest headsets starting October 10th. The new home environment will be available free on the Quest platform “for a limited time” as Amazon’s Prime Video builds toward the season finale of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power on October 14th. Meta revealed the new environment showcasing the halls of Durin launches a day before its Connect event as the Quest’s system software reaches ve

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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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Anand Tech

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Underscoring a difficult second half of the year that seems to be shaping up for the entire tech industry, AMD this afternoon has become the latest tech company to warn investors that revenues for the quarter are going to come in significantly under previous guidance. Releasing a preliminary third quarter financial results statement, AMD is reporting that revenues for the quarter will come in at around $5.6 billion, which is over $1 billion below AMD’s previous guidance of $6.7 billion.

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Everything VR & AR

OCTOBER 6, 2022

This week we are joined by Linda Ciavarelli, Co-Founder of HouseCallVR. Linda is a doctor of podiatric medicine and uses her expertise to connect the established world of virtual reality medicine to the virtual frontier of consumer VR platforms. Listen as we discuss the intersection of immersive social platforms and medical practice. Listen Here: [link] Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode. www.housecallvr.com [link] [link] [link] Follow us on Social M

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AIXR

OCTOBER 6, 2022

This episode will feature Amy LaMeyer, Managing Partner at WXR Fund , a venture fund investing in early stage gender diverse companies leveraging v irtual reality, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence – core technologies related to the Metaverse. Amy believes now is a rare opportunity to build a more inclusive foundation for the next wave of computing.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 6, 2022

HTC teased a new “small” Vive headset on Twitter, sharing only this image: Go small or go home. pic.twitter.com/PUqqKn4V5E. — HTC VIVE (@htcvive) October 6, 2022. HTC confirmed the teaser was for a new headset in an email to UploadVR, and in multiple Twitter replies. Trying to boost the brightness of the image reveals no extra details except the text “Nice try ” So what could this new headset be?

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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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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Next Tuesday, October 11, Meta is hosting its Connect event, an annual online showcase highlighting the firm’s technology updates and roadmaps. According to Meta promotional posts, this year’s event will feature the firm’s long-awaited mixed reality (MR) headset, the Meta Quest Pro. Meta Connect 2022 is just over a week away—& we’re here to help you plan the perfect event with our run-down of Connect’s can’t-miss sessions: [link] pic.twitter.com/veeStdxzal. — Reality Labs a

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Pop sensation Lizzo is coming to Beat Saber, with nine new tracks available now – it’s about damn time! The release marks the latest DLC release for VR’s biggest rhythm game, adding tracks from across Lizzo’s discography, including 2013’s Lizzobangers, 2019’s Cuz I Love You and her most recent release, 2022’s Special.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 6, 2022

In this session we discuss the following: 1) Why Open Standards are important. 2) Top use cases for VR and Metaverse. 3) HTC roadmap and value proposition. Thanks for watching! if you’d like more like this, don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to our channel. You can also join in the conversation on our Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook pages.

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Anand Tech

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Western Digital is introducing a new flagship portable SSD today under the SanDisk Professional brand. The PRO-G40 dual-mode PSSD ticks all the right boxes for prosumers, content creators, and studios looking for a high-performance rugged bus-powered portable storage drive with wide compatibility. We have put the 2TB version of the PRO-G40 through our rigorous direct-attached storage evaluation.

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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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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 6, 2022

In this session we discuss the following: 1) How are businesses are going to get to the Metaverse? 2) Why it is important to understand the differences between VR, AR, and MR. 3) The importance of cooperation and collaboration. Thanks for watching! If you’d like more like this, don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to our channel. You can also join in the conversation on our Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook pages.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 6, 2022

This Tuesday, the Walt Disney Company updated its Disneyland smartphone application with new consumer-facing features such as experience streaming at its Florida location. In it, the company also added a variety of augmented reality (AR) filters, including an immersive version of a photo pass. If visitors purchase the Disney Genie+ service, they can also create their own AR-ready stories for social media platforms.

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metamandrill

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Epic Games tends to come up in any discussion of gaming. But one of the most amazing things about the company is its scope. You might think that you know everything about Epic. But a company that expansive almost always has some exciting surprises. And you're sure to discover a new favorite game, franchise, or [.]. The post Epic Games; Overview, Popular Games & Metaverse Connection appeared first on Metamandrill.com.

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Oculus

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Summer is officially over, and we’ve entered Rocktober. That means it’s time to warm up your hands and participate in four epic contests in Unplugged.

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Speaker: Treion Muller, Chief Strategy Officer at ELB Learning

Since when has learning and development (L&D) become such a negative experience with its intended learners? Could it be because learners have been conditioned by very poor learning experiences over the past two decades, combined with the kinks of technological innovation? Or is it because learning has typically been designed as a one-size-fits-all solution, despite the fact that humans are not clones?

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Immersed, a startup known for its work-focused productivity app for VR , may have jumped the gun a little early, as the company posted a short clip of what appears to be Meta’s upcoming Project Cambria mixed reality headset (aka ‘Quest Pro’). The video, spotted in a company blogpost , appears to be demonstrating the Immersed app in action on the unreleased Quest Pro, making use of its hand tracking and mixed reality capabilities.

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Oculus

OCTOBER 6, 2022

It’s about damn time for some new Beat Saber tracks, and whether you’ve been a fan since Lizzobangers, Cuz I Love You, Special, or somewhere.

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

What will you build? It’s truly up to you in Townscaper VR, out now on the Meta Quest Platform for $9.99 USD.

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

This will be our last update before Meta Connect on October 11—and get ready The Lord of the Rings fans, because there’s a new Home.

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Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?

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