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How Augmented Reality Is Revolutionizing Hospitality Industry (From Inside Out)

ARPost

Guest Post. Augmented reality has become a trend-setting technology in many industries. It has changed the way the customers used to see and interact with brands and companies. There are many real-world applications of augmented reality that help companies to build their brand and gain trust. Delivering such immersive experiences allows customers to get a different perspective of a brand or company.

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Asgard’s Wrath – An Ambitious VR RPG Adventure

VRScout

Impressive visuals, a robust crafting system, and decent combat collide in this Norse-inspired adventure. . Since the launch of the first-generation Oculus Rift VR headset in 2016, users have patiently awaited the arrival of a truly epic RPG experience, one that would offer them an immersive gaming journey impossible to recreate on conventional gaming systems.

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This Facebook AR Filter Lets You Become the 'Joker' Just in Time for Halloween

Next Reality AR

Whether you loved or hated the blockbuster hit Joker for its slapdash violence and unflattering portrayal of mental illness, if you have been online lately, you know you can't afford to miss it. If you are in the former camp, you can now show your appreciation using a new filter launched within Facebook's mobile app camera. Don't Miss: Terrifying Swarms of Mosquitoes Help David Beckham Fight Malaria with Facebook AR Effect & Billboards Todd Philip's latest flick must have been fun for some b

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‘Asgard’s Wrath’ Behind-the-scenes – Insights & Artwork from Sanzaru Games and Oculus Studios

Road to VR

Sanzaru Games has been working closely with Oculus Studios since the early days of the Oculus Rift. And while the studio has three other VR games to its name, none of them come close to the scale of Asgard’s Wrath —in fact, Oculus believes that the game is the largest VR production to date. In speaking to Sanzaru’s Grace Morales Lingad and Oculus Studios’ Mike Doran, we learned of the surprising twists and turns the project took on its way to becoming the VR epic that it is to

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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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XR Talks: Hands-on With Tilt Five

AR Insider

XR Talks is a series that features the best presentations and educational videos from the XR universe. It includes embedded video, as well as narrative analysis and top takeaways. Speakers’ opinions are their own. An AR industry rally cry over the past few years has been the concept of “AR everywhere.” That principle embodies the AR cloud , which is of course critical to the future of AR.

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Go XR or Go Extinct, with Super Ventures' Ori Inbar

XR for Business Podcast

Regular listeners have heard plenty of stories from Alan's numerous adventures at Augmented World Expo. In today's episode, we go to the source of all those tales, with AWE's co-founder and executive producer, Ori Inbar -- just ahead of this year's summit. [Complete Transcript Coming Soon]. Regular listeners have heard plenty of stories from Alan's numerous adventures at Augmented World Expo.

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Here’s How ‘Asynchronous Multiplayer’ Works in ‘Asgard’s Wrath’

Road to VR

Asgard’s Wrath is built to be a huge singleplayer adventure, but there is a pseudo-multiplayer feature that you might bump into along your journey. Here’s how it works. Asgard’s Wrath doesn’t have any traditional multiplayer functions, but it is possible to influence and be influenced by your friends (and even strangers) through ‘Spirit Arenas’ Oculus Studios Executive Producer Mike Doran describes it as ‘asynchronous multiplayer’ and explains how

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Admix & Somnium Space to Showcase Monetization Solution at AWE EU 2019

Peter Graham

The Augmented World Expo (AWE) returns to Europe of its fourth event next week, seen as one of the biggest events dedicated to spatial computing. Today, virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) monetization platform Admix and immersive social world Somnium Space have announced a partnership for AWE EU 2019 where they’ll showcase innovative monetization solutions for developers.

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This Week In XR: HiiDii Smartglasses, Post Malone Brings It To Oculus Venues, Floor Mat Sensor From Microsoft, Zero Latency Free Roam Nears 50 Locations

Charlie Fink

Smartglasses that click, and all the news that's fit to tweet.

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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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Ford Takes In-Car Entertainment Virtual With Bride of Frankenstein

Peter Graham

One day autonomous vehicles will be a normal everyday occurrence, taking us where we need to go without a second thought. Which means in tandem with this revolution in how the populous gets about, there needs to be a consideration on how time is spent, especially when it comes to long journeys. Which is why Ford and several other companies have got together to create an immersive in-car experience called Bride of Frankenstein.

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Tribe 13: Request for Startups?—?Longevity

Boost VC

Tribe 13: Request for Startups?—?Longevity A common superpower is the ability to live a very long time and sometimes even immortality. Wolverine regenerates and heals all physical ailments. Thor is over 1,000 years old. Deadpool can’t die. Humans have been trying to keep up. In today’s day, we are living longer BUT we are in poorer health for longer.

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Releases Recap: October 6 - October 11

Oculus

This week, we released a bunch of titles and updates across the Oculus Platform.

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Go XR or Go Extinct, with Super Ventures’ Ori Inbar

XR for Business Podcast

Regular listeners have heard plenty of stories from Alan’s numerous adventures at Augmented World Expo. In today’s episode, we go to the source of all those tales, with AWE’s co-founder and executive producer, Ori Inbar — just ahead of this year’s summit. Alan: Welcome to the XR for Business Podcast with your host, Alan Smithson.

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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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Cas & Chary Present: A Glimpse Inside ‘Stormland’ Co-op Multiplayer Gameplay

Road to VR

Stormland is an upcoming Oculus exclusive first-person shooter adventure game with open-world elements and full-fledged co-op. At Oculus Connect 6 we had the opportunity to try out a demo of the multiplayer feature ahead of the game’s November 14th release date. Cas & Chary Present. Cas and Chary VR is a YouTube channel hosted by Netherland-based duo Casandra Vuong and Chary Keijzer who have been documenting their VR journeys since 2016.

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Go XR or Go Extinct, with Super Ventures’ Ori Inbar

XR for Business Podcast

Regular listeners have heard plenty of stories from Alan’s numerous adventures at Augmented World Expo. In today’s episode, we go to the source of all those tales, with AWE’s co-founder and executive producer, Ori Inbar — just ahead of this year’s summit. Alan: Welcome to the XR for Business Podcast with your host, Alan Smithson.

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Rhythm Game ‘Synth Riders’ to Launch on Quest This Month, Leaving Early Access on PC VR

Road to VR

Synth Riders, the VR rhythm game that went into Early Access last summer, is set to officially launch out of EA on October 31st. Simultaneously, the game is also slated to land on Oculus Quest too. Developers Retrowave VR say in a Steam news update that Synth Riders will be getting nine new tracks, an exclusive “Into the Void ( Synth Riders Edit)” song by Celldweller, redesigned UI and menus, and stability improvements.

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The VR Game Launch Roundup: An Indie Selection

Peter Graham

As October progresses, here’s another weekly roundup of all the new virtual reality (VR) titles to check out over the course of next week. This week sees the release of a variety of fantasy titles from well-known and up and coming studios. Make sure to check our freshly made compilation video to get a preview of each title. These roundup articles with accompanying videos will be available right here every Friday so be sure to check back here for up to date information about all forthcoming relea

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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.