Wed.Mar 04, 2020

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It’s Time To Develop A Consent Framework For Virtual Beings

VRScout

The rise of virtual beings leads to new questions regarding the rights of digital representations. Technological advancements mean that we are rapidly approaching a time when artificial agents will be indistinguishable from that of human beings. For some, this marks an opportunity to breathe life into dynamic worlds with new creatures – artificially intelligent beings make excellent virtual pets.

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Augmented Reality Versus Disinformation – How “Escape Fake” Fights the Battle

ARPost

We’re living in a time that some people have called the “ post-truth era.” While few people know what that means, one group is using augmented reality to help us envision it. And it doesn’t look good. What is Escape Fake? Escape Fake is an augmented reality escape room. Users print off a series of images that help to turn any room into an AR escape room.

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Dr. Seuss’s AR Alphabet App Lets Kids Direct Their Own Seuss-tastic Adventures

VRScout

Dr. Seuss Enterprises’ first AR experience exposes a new generation of users to the legendary children’s author. . Available now on compatible iOS devices, Dr. Suess’s ABC – An Amazing AR Alphabet! brings the instantly-recognizable characters and heart-warming themes featured throughout the Seussian universe to AR for the first time, offering younger users the chance to create and enjoy their own augmented adventures.

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Papa John’s Reaches 25% Conversion Rate with AR Campaign

AR Insider

This is the latest in AR Insider’s Campaign Tracker series. Running semi-weekly, it examines marketing campaigns that utilize AR visualization such as product try-ons, and their results. For a full list of campaigns, comparative ROI chart and deeper analysis, subscribe to ARtillery PRO. Proof points continue to roll out for AR’s effectiveness as an advertising medium.

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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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Startup 1RIC Serves Up AR Volumetric Videos of Vic Mensa, Poppy, & More via Jadu iPhone App

Next Reality AR

While holographic Whitney Houston is hitting the road, a new mobile app is bringing volumetric captures of up and coming performers directly to the iPhones and iPads of fans. On Wednesday, AR studio 1RIC launched Jadu, a video app that delivers virtual performances by music artists Poppy, Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova, Vic Mensa, Palaye Royale, and Sir Chloe, allowing users to capture their virtual performances in the physical realm.

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Ask me about my Capitalism

Stuck E. in Augmented Reality

Let's chat about Capitalism. Does it give people more opportunities, or does it just line greedy pockets. Who I affected? Who wins? Who loses? Can social safety nets mediate the effects? What happens when those safety nets are gone? I discuss all of that here. Check out the blog posts about it: Part 1 - [link] Part 2 - [link] If you would like more thought-provoking content or a quick laugh consider supporting me on Patreon , checking out my webseries Eyelnd Feevr , or checking out links to my o

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BANDAI NAMCO Amusement Temporarily Closes VR Facilities in Japan

Peter Graham

When it comes to stopping the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) events around the world are taking the precautionary approach of cancelling, such as the Games Developers Conference (GDC) and the Facebook Developers Conference (F8). As time goes on location-based entertainment (LBE) venues specialising in virtual reality (VR) are likely to face a similar decision to close, demonstrated in the fact that BANDAI NAMCO Amusement in Japan has temporarily suspended its facilities.

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Ask me about my Capitalism

Stuck E. in Augmented Reality

Let's chat about Capitalism. Does it give people more opportunities, or does it just line greedy pockets. Who I affected? Who wins? Who loses? Can social safety nets mediate the effects? What happens when those safety nets are gone? I discuss all of that here. Check out the blog posts about it: Part 1 - [link]. Part 2 - [link]. If you would like more thought-provoking content or a quick laugh consider supporting me on Patreon , checking out my webseries Eyelnd Feevr , or checking out links to my

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Review: Separation

Peter Graham

Being an indie virtual reality (VR) developer isn’t the easiest path for anyone interested in making videogames, especially when you’re completely solo. Yet that does offer an opportunity to make something unique to you, your life and your influences. Which is exactly what Martin Wheeler has done with PlayStation VR title Separation, a bleak atmospheric experience that’s both a puzzle solver and a step into his psyche.

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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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Oculus Quest Horror ‘Project TERMINUS’ to Launch Kickstarter Campaign Soon

Peter Graham

It seems as though a season of virtual reality (VR) horror is upon us as White Door Games recently announced Cosmophobia and Drifter Entertainment will soon release Lies Beneath. In a couple of weeks indie developer CVR will begin a Kickstarter crowd-funding for its survival horror on Oculus Quest, Project TERMINUS. . Set in Paris, France, cities around the world are being attacked by swarms of nanites which assimilate anyone they come into contact with.

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