VRScout

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Because statistical data is always more compelling when presented in 3D. Just one month into the new year and already 2020 is proving to be another turbulent year for the United States as well as the rest of the world. Massive wildfires in Australia, the accidental downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet, the death of Kobe Bryant, the list goes on. As if that we’rent enough, we now find ourselves facing a dangerous outbreak of the fast-spreading respiratory illness referred to as coronavirus.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Perhaps no project to date shows the potential of Quill— Oculus’ VR illustration and animation tool — quite like The Remedy. Created by veteran animator Daniel Martin Peixe, The Remedy is a roughly 10 minute long story which establishes a very effective comic book-like experience by stringing together various Quill scenes to tell a complete narrative.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Following today’s free update, a new song will arrive every month leading up to E3 2020. Pistol Whip is proving to be a big hit here at the VRScout offices. Since launching this past November on major PC VR headsets as well as the Oculus Quest, we’ve been actively competing against one another for the top spot on the leaderboards, and while we’ve somehow managed to keep our friendships intact, tensions are definitely high.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Coronavirus, otherwise known as the 2019 novel coronavirus, is primarily affecting China. While it’s mostly been relegated to that country due to stringent quarantines and travel restrictions mandated by the Chinese government, you’ve probably heard that it’s also landed in several other countries too, albeit in fewer numbers. If you’ve having trouble wrapping your head around the virus’ spread, this WebXR app may bring some much-needed insight.

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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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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

ARtillery Briefs is a video series that outlines the top trends we’re tracking, including takeaways from recent reports and market forecasts. See the most recent episode below, including narrative takeaways and embedded video. In any technology’s early stages, consumer market successes are relatively rare. That depends on your definition, but we’re talking about large-scale revenues.

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Next Reality AR

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

After jumping to the head of the class of augmented reality journalism in 2019, USA Today is continuing to push the medium forward in 2020. The latest AR story from the media company explores one of the biggest stories of 2019 in the Boeing 737 Max aircraft, which the Federal Aviation Administration grounded in March 2019 after two crashes resulted in 346 deaths.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Some days ago, I’ve seen a very intriguing video on Twitter by Robert Scoble about him trying an app that was able to understand what objects were in his surroundings in real-time. I was pretty intrigued, and I asked him what was this app, and he answered me that it was Chooch.ai. Chooch.ai is an AI SDK for Android and iOS, that thanks to some machine learning magic, is able to see your surroundings and understand what there is around you in real-time.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

What makes an AR app stand out? While having a famous video game IP always helps, for the most part, AR apps work the same way all other apps gain popularity – by providing an intuitive, user-centric experience for anyone who downloads. Yet within the augmented reality bubble, developers often lose sight of how an app should function. Between what works, what’s in development, and what users want, finding the right balance can be a challenge.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Ven VR Adventure is an upcoming title from Poland-based indie studio Monologic Games. Built from the ground-up for VR, the plucky little platformer seems to be channeling some of its contemporaries such as Lucky’s Tale (2016) , Moss (2018), and Astro Bot Rescue Mission (2018). Much like Astro Bot, in Ven VR Adventure you’re tasked with guiding little Ven on his journey to save his fellow pals, all of whom have been scattered across the planet by space invaders.

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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 6, 2020

Only a couple of weeks ago the Coronavirus seemed like an issue affecting only a small area of the planet but as the days and weeks have gone by the spread has continued to grow. Even with all the news reports offering daily updates with facts and figures relating to infections and deaths, it can be difficult to imagine the sheer scale of what’s happening.

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Everything VR & AR

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Sophia & Tyler introduce the VR/AR Association's new member spotlight series beginning with an introduction from the Chicago chapter President, Matt Wren. We follow up with a spotlight on VRARA member, Steve Garrou of Enduvo, who is creating ease of access with their content authoring platform.

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Early last year Zoink Games release a delightful puzzle experience called Ghost Giant as an exclusive for PlayStation VR. Today, the studio has confirmed that it’ll be porting the videogame to standalone headset Oculus Quest and there isn’t long to wait, with a launch planned for later this month. Much like The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets by Fast Travel Games, Ghost Giant is one of those virtual reality (VR) videogames that have a certain warmth and charm, making them suit

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Oculus

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Since its launch in November 2019, Pistol Whip has been letting VR gamers live out their action movie fantasies in pure EDM style on Oculus.

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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

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

If you use a PC-based virtual reality (VR) headset then you’ll be very familiar with SteamVR, Valve’s VR ecosystem which supports almost two dozen headsets. 2019 was quite the year for the company, improving the overall customer experience as well as releasing the Valve Index headset. That momentum doesn’t look to be slowing down either in 2020, with new beta versions, Half-Life: Alyx and SteamVR 2.0 in the works.

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Labrodex Studios originally planned to release its wave shooter Scraper: Gauntlet in December 2019 but held off to further polish the experience. The new release date is only a couple of weeks away so in preparation the team have unveiled the first-ever mixed reality (MR) video playing the title as well as the current beta updates. Last month the studio put out a call for beta testers and by the looks of it got a decent response.

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

3D platformers like Lucky’s Tale and Moss showcase how well this traditional videogame genre translates into virtual reality (VR), offering an engrossing, comfortable experience suitable for all players. Polish studio Monologic Games has just announced its first VR title in the form of Ven VR Adventure, a platformer which looks like it could be up there with the best.

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