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The metaverse enters the Gartner hype cycle (but with a 10+ years outlook)

The Ghost Howls

Ten days ago, the business analysts at Gartner released their “Hype Cycle” for 2022 , and inside there are references to some of the technologies that we in the immersive community care about, in particular the metaverse. Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies. A small primer in case you don’t know what is the Gartner Hype Cycle.

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Logitech Reveals $100 Off-Ear Headphones For Quest 2

VRScout

The Chorus will be available at the end of August for $99.99. Multi-brand peripheral company Logitech, which has launched several audio accessories for VR headsets, has announced their new Logitech Chorus, a VR peripheral for the Meta Quest 2 that promises an improved audio experience. Connecting the Chorus to your headset is pretty simple. The off-ear speaker slide right over the left and right arms of your Quest 2 headset.

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Days Gone May Be Getting a Movie, Still No Sequel

GizModo VR

If you play video games and own a PlayStation (or a PC ), you may remember Days Gone , a 2019 game from Sony Bend where you played a biker fighting hordes of zombies in Oregon. Even with a mixed reception at launch, the game went on to sell several million copies in its lifetime, but not enough for Sony to approve a… Read more.

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Deisim Moving From App Lab To Quest Store On September 1

Upload VR

God sandbox title Deisim is moving to a full store release on Quest after being available for more than a year on App Lab. Deisim gives you the power of a god, ruling down on your subjects from above and granting them new materials and titles of land to progress their civilization. As their cities scale up, you’ll watch and help your subjects progress from the stone age up to the industrial revolution.

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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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Warner Bros. Animation Deserves So Much Better Than This

GizModo VR

Since the sudden cancellation of the Batgirl and Scoob films back in July, both of which were basically done, the newly rechristened Warner Bros. Discovery has been mired in questionable business choices. In addition to maintaining a pretty transparent desire to use The Flash as a cinematic reset despite Ezra Miller’s … Read more.

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Star Wars Jedi Survivor is Getting an Art Book and Its First Tie-In Novel

GizModo VR

2019's Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order wound up being a way bigger success than anyone would’ve expected, and years later, remains notable for being one of the few recent Star Wars games to not have any real baggage attached to it. Its sequel, Jedi Survivor , is hitting in 2023, and now that it’s a known success,… Read more.

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Releases Recap: August 15 – 19

Oculus

This week, we released a bunch of titles and updates across the Quest and Rift Platforms. Here’s a rundown of the highlights.

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Voice Actor Vic Mignogna Loses Appeal Case, May Have to Pay More Legal Fees

GizModo VR

In 2019, Vic Mignogna, a voice actor whose credits include Dragon Ball Z , RWBY, and Fullmetal Alchemist, was accused of sexual harassment by multiple parties said to stretch back multiple years. Read more.

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Iron Man's Broke as Hell, and The Fantastic Four Leave Earth Again

GizModo VR

It’s never a boring day in the world of Marvel Comics. As the publisher’s solicitations for the winter draw closer, they’ve already revealed some of the events in store for their various heroes in a couple of months. And for both the Fantastic Four and Iron Man specifically, they’re going in some interesting… Read more.

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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.