ARPost

JANUARY 26, 2023

A number of the attractions of watching live sports carry over into esports. However, unless you’re watching an esports tournament in person, a lot of those attractions go away. Interactions with other fans are limited. The game view is limited. The game is flattened and there’s little environment ambiance. Virtex wants to fix that. A History of Virtex Virtex co-founders Tim Mcguinness and Christoph Ortlepp met at an esports event in 2019.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

Gemba, the corporate VR learning platform, announced it’s closed an $18 million Series A funding round, which the company says will be used to continue expansion into Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and North America. The latest funding round was led by Parkway Venture Capital, now valuing the UK-based company at $60 million. In 2017, Gemba grew out of executive training company The Leadership Network, which was founded in 2013 by CEO Nathan Robinson and Chairman Victor Lewis.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 26, 2023

Futuclass Education seeks to gamify chemistry lessons through interactive VR modules, and that’s available now on Quest. Developed in cooperation with science teachers and schools, Futuclass provides students basic chemistry lessons through virtual reality. Available as a free download with a subscription model, Futuclass contains modules based on Atom Structure and Reaction Balancing, alongside educational escape room challenges that focus on Oxgyen or Moles & Molarity.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 26, 2023

Starting today, the VR-supported stealth shooter Hitman 3 will be rebranded under the new umbrella name of Hitman World of Assassination. This not only includes Hitman 1, 2 and 3 , but a free upgrade for previous owners of Hitman 3 on all platforms. IO Interactive says the aim is to simplify the purchase experience for new players, who previously would need to either navigate the various deluxe editions, or buy additional access passes to play Hitman 1 & 2. “Essentially, these [

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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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Upload VR

JANUARY 26, 2023

Rec Room confirms full-body avatars are in development, but they won’t replace the existing floating beans. First released in 2016, the existing Rec Room avatars were created without functioning arms and legs. Adopting what the developers call “the best practices for VR while keeping them charming and approachable” while avoiding the uncanny valley effect, a recent blog post confirms they’ve now assembled a small team called the “Avatar Initiative” to develop

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Upload VR

JANUARY 26, 2023

Orbital Strike VR takes a different approach to space combat. Controlling a fleet from outside the cockpit, it arrives on PC VR on January 31. Previously seen in the Upload VR Showcase Summer 2022 , Orbital Strike VR comes from a two-person duo at Draconis Interstellar, Bart Gunderman and Victor Libran. Designed for room-scale and seated VR, it avoids the more traditional space dogfighting seen in EVE: Valkyrie and Star Wars: Squadrons , though you’ll still direct your fleet’s ships

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Charlie Fink

JANUARY 26, 2023

Education, Enterprise focused companies raised money this week.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 26, 2023

Publisher Perp Games will air a PSVR 2 showcase next week, which promises new announcements and several surprises. Perp Games is best known for producing physical versions of PSVR games, such as Moss, Vader Immortal and more. With PSVR 2 releasing next month, it’s little surprise to see them moving onto Sony’s new headset. Hosted by PSVR without Parole through IGN, Perp’s promising “new announcements and a few surprises” during this showcase, and that goes live on

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 26, 2023

In recent years, the extended reality marketplace has evolved drastically. Only a short time ago, most people associated concepts like virtual and augmented reality exclusively with the consumer world. Devices were seen as novel tools for the gaming and entertainment landscape. However, as digital transformation has continued to accelerate in the corporate landscape, many businesses have begun moving into the extended reality (XR) space too.

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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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Anand Tech

JANUARY 26, 2023

Intel introduced the ultra-compact form-factor in 2012 to reinvigorate the PC market. The incredible success of the product line has now resulted in the brand name propagating to other novel system configurations and form factors. The introduction of the mainstream Alder Lake NUCs last year - the NUC 12 Pro (Wall Street Canyon) - marked a decade-long journey for the original design.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 26, 2023

As the XR (Extended Reality) landscape continues to evolve and expand at an incredible rate, innovators are discovering new ways to provide access to immersive content. While most people are already familiar with augmented and virtual reality, the mixed reality (MR) landscape has lagged in recent years. Fortunately, a change is on the horizon. Not only are market-leading giants like Microsoft doubling down on their MR innovations, but new competitors are also beginning to enter the landscape.

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Bernard Marr

JANUARY 26, 2023

The new year is shaping up to be an exciting time for health and wellness. From innovative workout techniques and cutting-edge fitness technology to new approaches to mental health and self-care, there’s no shortage of exciting developments on the horizon for 2023. In this post, we’ll take a closer look at some of the most promising fitness and wellness tech trends for the next 12 months.

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Oculus

JANUARY 26, 2023

In Plato’s Timaeus, he wrote that the island of Atlantis “disappeared in the depths of the sea.” But for some reason the revered philosopher failed.

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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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VRGames

JANUARY 26, 2023

Welcome to our fourth and final Workout Wednesday! We hope that you’ve enjoyed our regular fitness tips and advice over the last few months—now get ready to stay in shape with our monthly fitness digests. Time-poor? Just can’t find the motivation?

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Oculus

JANUARY 26, 2023

Whether you’ve been following him since “6 AM” or are a more recent convert thanks to his chart-topping hits and crossover collaborations, J Balvin has.

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VRGames

JANUARY 26, 2023

The extended reality adaptation of the popular party game, Among Us, has officially achieved record-breaking success. Developed by Innersloth, Schell Games, and Robot Teddy and released in November 2020 across Quest 2 and SteamVR headsets for $10 each, it has sold over 1 million copies in less than ten weeks on just two platforms alone.

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Oculus

JANUARY 26, 2023

Whether you’ve been following him since “6 AM” or are a more recent convert thanks to his chart-topping hits and crossover collaborations, J Balvin has.

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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.

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VRGames

JANUARY 26, 2023

VR horror fans rejoice! NoxNoctis has officially announced the arrival of a brand-new world and experience exclusive to PSVR 2, Ovrdark: A Do Not Open Story.

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Oculus

JANUARY 26, 2023

In Plato’s Timaeus, he wrote that the island of Atlantis “disappeared in the depths of the sea.” But for some reason the revered philosopher failed.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 26, 2023

Mighty Coconut’s ambitions are growing and the Atlantis course available now showcases the clearest view yet of the studio’s vision for Walkabout Mini Golf. The studio is asking $1 more for Atlantis compared to its previous paid add-ons, $3.99 instead of $2.99, with the price increase reflecting the studio’s growth employing more specialized artists and engineers to deliver a sharper vision of VR mini golf.

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