Road to VR

MAY 17, 2018

iFLY , a leading provider of indoor skydiving facilities, today launched their iFLY VR initiative which combines the company’s indoor skydiving experience with immersive visuals powered by a Gear VR headset. I got to try to experience for myself at the company’s SF Bay location. Now available at 28 locations in the US, the iFLY VR experience is an optional $20 add-on to the usual indoor flight experience offered by the company (which starts around $70).

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Next Reality AR

MAY 17, 2018

Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting and prayer, is underway, and Google has rolled out several tools to help Muslims commemorate the event, including an augmented reality app. Last year, Google launched Qibla Finder, an augmented reality web app that points users in the direction of Mecca, the Islamic holy place which Muslims face daily for prayer.

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Road to VR

MAY 17, 2018

Pimax today updated their “8K” headset Kickstarter page to announce that pre-production units of the 200 field of view headset, dubbed M1, will be shipping to a handful of closed beta testers this month. The company says 10 of the Pimax 8K testing units will go out in total, which will proceed the general launch to backers. Following a lens design issue that delayed the release of M1 to testers last month, Pimax is finally getting their promised pre-production “8K” VR hea

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VRScout

MAY 17, 2018

SVVR’s first project under their ambitious MULTIVERSE initiative links VR with the real world via mixed reality live events. Since 2013, independent global VR community SVVR has worked tirelessly to develop a thriving global community for VR enthusiasts, developers, professionals, and entrepreneur looking to sink their teeth into immersive technology.

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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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Tech Trends VR

MAY 17, 2018

As Prince Harry and Meghan Markle prepare to tie the knot this weekend demand for traditional wedding souvenirs is sky high. Ahead of this highly anticipated event, Zappar has launched its own Royal Wedding offering with a tech twist; an Augmented Reality (AR) t-shirt by British designer Philip Normal. “ Philip started his creative business in Camden market ten years ago and it quickly evolved into something quite special.

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Road to VR

MAY 17, 2018

HTC China President Alvin Wang Graylin tweeted recently that Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One (2018) is projected to have a “significantly positive impact” on VR adoption in China this year. Graylin presented a few supporting slides this past week during a talk at a tech conference held by iQIYI, a company commonly dubbed ‘The Chinese Nexflix’ Citing a China VR Market Survey from April 2018, Graylin maintains that Chinese movie-goers who watched Ready Player O

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Next Reality AR

MAY 17, 2018

Department store chain Target is the latest retailer to offer an augmented reality cosmetics app for customers to virtually try on lipstick. For its Beauty Studio web app, Target uses the YouCam platform offered by Perfect Corp. Available through Target.com via any desktop web browser, as well as mobile (specifically, Safari for iOS and Chrome for Android), shoppers can try on 88 products, such as lipstick, eyeliner, blush, and more, from 10 brands, including Cover Girl, L'Oreal Paris, and Revlo

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Road to VR

MAY 17, 2018

Continental , a leading German automotive manufacturing company, is increasing its investment in Silicon Valley-based waveguiide company DigiLens , bringing a $25 million Series C financing round to the company. Continental first invested in DigiLens in 2016 alongside Sony, Panasonic, Nautilus Venture Partners, Foxconn, Dolby, Bold Capital Partners, and Alsop Louie Partners – an investment of $22 million in its Series B.

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Cats and VR

MAY 17, 2018

TSA Frisky s a tongue-in-cheek look into the world of a TSA agent. Think Job Simulator but with something that people hate dealing with at airports. The game throws you right in the middle of a busy airport security checkpoint. Dulles International Airport security is jealous of all the action you'll be getting as a new recruit. Pat-down suspicious passengers and look through unassuming luggage to find pesky contraband items.

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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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Veative

MAY 17, 2018

This blog addresses an important issue: Do we really need Virtual Reality in education? Shift from Memorizing To Higher Order Thinking. VR-based immersive and experiential learning has the potential to create a deeper level of engagement with target topics, in a distraction free environment. Such an environment creates chances for focus and attention on a topic or idea, which should positively affect retention rates of the subject matter.

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Everything VR & AR

MAY 17, 2018

In the first of a two part series, we talk with a number of companies that were at VRLA 2018. We also want to thank those of you who were able to take advantage of the special listener code to attend VRLA 2018. The companies who we talk with on this episode and information are: Beast Inc represented by Vivian Tan Website - Beastpets.com Twitter - @beastpets Email to sign up for beta access - beta@beastpets.com Escape VR represented by CEO Simon Chu Website - Escapevrgames.com Twitter - @ Escape

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CraneMorley

MAY 17, 2018

CraneMorley’s creative team has received 14 national awards so far in 2018. Here is the list: Muse Gold Awards for three eLearning projects: “Mercedes E-Class Introduction,” “Why Employees Stay,” and “Introduction to Express Service,” one in a series of eight courses. Marcom Platinum and Vega Centauri Awards, for a luxury automotive manufacturer’s new model course featuring an urban art gallery theme, designed to engage a dealer sales audience with the vehicle’s innovative design and appeal to c

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VeeR VR

MAY 17, 2018

Autopano from Kolor is an extremely powerful image, advanced image stitching program. Kolor was purchased by GoPro in 2017 which helped lower the software's price and boost its features. Its feature set makes creating spherical panoramas simple and straightforward. It is resource- and time-efficient, and makes for a fast, high-end panorama. Autopano sells at 99 euro but the feature set and its ease of use are worth the cost.

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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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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2018

Some days ago, I’ve published on Linkedin a video with the Home of my Oculus Go and lots of people have asked me how I did such a recording. So, I decided to write a post about it and also about how to perform the streaming of your Oculus Go to an external PC. John Carmack has told that at Oculus they are working on a streaming feature, but it is not ready yet (I guess that Mr.

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Road to VR

MAY 17, 2018

Moscow-based indie developer Odd Meter isn’t a household name in VR development yet, but with their latest game Sacralith: The Archer’s Tale (2018) , that may change somewhat. It’s a surprisingly clever bow shooting game draped in impressively polished visuals – making clear strides into ‘AAA’ territory. Sacratlith: The Archer’s Tale Details: Official Site.

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