VRScout

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The self-sensing material forms to a user’s body, providing next-level haptic feedback. According to an article published last week to the journal of Soft Robotics , scientists based out of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland, have developed a skin-like material that, when worn over a users’ body, simulates a far more realistic sense of touch than that of current haptic feedback technologies.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Google Arts & Culture partnered with Château de Versailles to create an extremely detailed VR tour of the iconic French palace, aptly named VersaillesVR – the palace is yours (2019). The free app, which is now available on Steam with support for Rift, Vive, and Index, takes you through the centuries-old palace, letting you inspect and learn about the UNESCO World Heritage site’s many paintings, sculptures, furniture, as well as few of its gilded halls.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Halloween has always been an opportunity for the entertainment industry to surprise their audience with new thrilling experiences. The thrills are getting more real this year with the help of virtual reality. MassVR is launching a VR game called Hallow Realm today, October 1. A Unique Multi-Player Virtual Reality Game Experience. Haunting and hunting has long been a Halloween staple.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 1, 2019

This article is the latest in AR Insider’s editorial contributor program. It originally appeared in CNBC, including commentary from AR Insider’s research arm, ARtillry Intelligence and permission to re-post. . Why Facebook and Amazon have joined the race to bring computing to your face. by Kif Leswing, CNBC, 9/29/19. Key Points. — Facebook and Amazon each discussed computer glasses at launch events this week. — Amazon’s approach is to get a lightweight product out now, wh

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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 1, 2019

Oculus finally revealed that Quest will get controllerless hand-tracking input. We got to test the feature at Oculus Connect 6 last week and came away impressed. Hand-tracking will open the door to a range of casual use-cases that will broaden the headset’s appeal, but core gaming experiences will still rely on the precision and reliability of controllers.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 1, 2019

As always Oculus Connect last week was a flurry of information with the sixth event featuring some rather tasty announcements, especially where Oculus Quest was concerned. One of those was the reveal that both Oculus Go and Gear VR videogames and apps would be coming to Quest, over 50 in total. The feature is due to arrive this week said Oculus Technical Program Manager Stephanie Lue on stage, with the first compatible apps now listed.

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SpringboardVR

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Spooky VR titles with even spookier discounts just in time for Halloween! Hey everyone Hunter with another content update. Last week we showed you all some great seasonal content and this week we’re excited to let you know that it’s getting even spookier with some awesome discounted content. [link] Spooky Savings! These first four are part of our Halloween special which is running from October 1st through October 31st. 1) The Brookhaven Experiment First, we’ve got The Brookhaven Experiment which

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 1, 2019

As proven latest week during Oculus Connect 6 (OC6), the company is heavily pushing standalone headset Oculus Quest, adding a bunch of new features like hand tracking , Oculus Link , and Passthrough+. Part of this strategy is to bring customers who have previously bought into either Gear VR or Oculus Go systems, making lots of their apps available for the new device.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Quest hand tracking is perfect for slower experiences with light interaction. During Oculus Connect 6 in San Jose, CA, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled that the Oculus Quest would allow for hand and finger tracking without the need of any hand controllers, and of course, I couldn’t wait to try it. I was excited to see how this would change current and future immersive experiences and possibly push VR even closer to mass adoption.

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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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OCTOBER 1, 2019

NVIDIA regularly releases Game Ready Drivers for its graphics cards when new software and hardware are due to arrive and today is no exception. To ensure GeForce gamers are fully up to date, support has been added for the HTC Vive Cosmos head-mounted display (HMD) and the Sanzaru Games’ title Asgard’s Wrath. . The new driver should provide all the performance optimizations and maximum stability users will need for smooth, stutter-free virtual reality (VR) gameplay.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The second installment of Star Wars: Vader Immortal is here, the narrative-based VR adventure that tosses you back into Darth Vader’s mysterious Imperial fortress situated on the lava planet Mustafar. Like the first episode, which we gave a respectable [8/10] in our review , the second is pretty short but also includes a “Lightsaber Dojo II” where you can use your newly acquired force powers to battle waves of enemies for hours of frenetic fun.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Mantis Games is currently developing mythological virtual reality (VR) adventure Journey for Elysium , with a launch planned for the end of this year. Today, the team has announced it’s looking for Oculus Rift/Rift S and HTC Vive beta testers as development enters the final stages. Publishing a post via Reddit , Mantis Games will be giving a select number of volunteers access to Journey for Elysium, all you need to do is complete this form.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 1, 2019

There’s nothing like a good virtual reality (VR) scare to make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck and get the heart pumping. Especially in October for Halloween season. Popping up on Steam, Wolf & Wood is soon to release The Exorcist: Legion VR Deluxe Edition, a remastered version of its horror series. Listed for release this month, The Exorcist: Legion VR Deluxe Edition will be the full five episodes with enhanced graphics and animations says the developer.

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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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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 1, 2019

There’s a lot going on over at Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) currently, with the company currently shaking up its promotional events by hosting State of Play broadcasts and not appearing at events like the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). Today, even more is going on with the announcement that SIE Worldwide Studios Chairman Shawn Layden is departing.

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