ARPost
JANUARY 22, 2020
Augmented reality is often called a revolutionary technology. It transforms the industries that embrace it, including their traditional practices. However, out of all its applications, its most important one yet might be critical to the future of our planet. The Earth is paying the price for humankind’s advancements. Everywhere you go, you will encounter some form of contamination.
VRScout
JANUARY 22, 2020
Uber Eats India created an Instagram Stories AR filter to give away a year’s worth of food. Instagram users around the world are having a blast discovering what Disney character they are using a now-viral roulette-style Instagram AR filter. All you have to do is aim your smartphones forward-facing camera at your face and open your mouth, blink your eyes repeatedly, or smile to stop the wheel from spinning and view your selected character.
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Next Reality AR
JANUARY 22, 2020
In a world full of augmented reality camera effects apps, one app is going in a more social direction. On Tuesday, a rebooted version of Octi (which first debuted in 2018) dropped on the Apple App Store. Now, instead of merely adding AR effects to photos and videos, the app uses facial recognition to identify users and anchor augmented reality content around them in the form of a virtual belt.
VRScout
JANUARY 22, 2020
The relaunch of the popular 2017 VR platforming marks a big step for the SideQuest platform. Despite having released all the way back in May of 2017, Electric Hat Games’ To The Top remains one of the best climbing experiences currently available on VR headsets. A unique movement system tailor-made for VR turns players into what the developers describe as “robotic cheetahs,” allowing them to leap, climb, and skate across around 360 scalable objects. .
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.
AR Insider
JANUARY 22, 2020
This post is adapted from ARtillery Intelligence’s report, Spatial Computing: 2019 Lessons, 2020 Outlook. It includes some of its data and takeaways. More can be previewed here and subscribe for the full report. At this stage of spatial computing’s lifecycle , it’s becoming clear that patience is a virtue. After passing through the boom and bust cycle of 2016 and 2017, the last two years were more about measured optimism in the face of the sobering realities of industry shakeou
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Peter Graham
JANUARY 22, 2020
The was a lot going at CES 2020 this month when it came to virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) technologies, with Spatial ‘s collaboration tool of particular note. Designed for headsets like Microsoft’s HoloLens or Magic Leap 1, VRFocus had a chance to sit down with CEO and co-founder Anand Agarawala to learn about the company’s plans and where it’s headed. .
Forrester VR
JANUARY 22, 2020
Last week at the NRF 2020 Vision show, I spent a few hours at the immersive Innovation Lab exhibit that showcased over 50 “new-to-market” technologies to transform the customer’s shopping experience. Aiming to make shopping an easier process, these solutions let the customer browse products strategically, experience the product before they buy, and tailor the […].
Peter Graham
JANUARY 22, 2020
The most anticipated virtual reality (VR) title coming in 2020 has to be Valve’s Half-Life: Alyx, the next instalment in a highly venerated series stretching all the way back to the late 90s. While it might not be the sequel to Half-Life 2 fans have been yearning for, its pending arrival is no less exciting. In preparation for the launch in March Valve has decided to treat gamers with free access to the entire Half-Life series on Steam. .
Road to VR
JANUARY 22, 2020
With a handful of high profile games being delayed in the last few weeks (like Cyberpunk 2077 , Doom Eternal , The Last of Us Part II , and more) there’s been lingering worry that Valve—perhaps the game studio most infamous for delays—would wind up delaying Half-Life: Alyx. Not so, according to the game’s development team, which says it’s “confident” the game will be ready for its March release date.
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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.
Peter Graham
JANUARY 22, 2020
Fast Travel Games launched its award-winning (Raindance Film Festival – Best Immersive Game 2019) puzzle experience The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets for multiple VR headsets a couple of months ago. Today, the studio in collaboration with Perp Games has revealed a physical version will be arriving next month for PlayStation VR gamers in Europe.
XR for Business Podcast
JANUARY 22, 2020
The average concert is a tour de force for one’s sense of sound (and, if the bass is decent, one’s sense of their bones vibrating). But Anne McKinnon from The Boolean isn’t interested in “average” concerts. She wants to use XR to make concerts a sensation for all the senses. Alan: Welcome to the XR for Business Podcast with your host, Alan Smithson.
Peter Graham
JANUARY 22, 2020
Hipfire Games launched its take on social co-op in virtual reality (VR) with the Early Access release of Failspace last November. Since then the studio has taken on board feedback from the community, giving the core gameplay system an overhaul in preparation for an official launch tomorrow. The initial release has seen a mixed response from the Steam community, due in part to the difficulty threshold and the haphazard way events would occur, so keeping the ship intact always felt like an uphil
XR for Business Podcast
JANUARY 22, 2020
The average concert is a tour de force for one’s sense of sound (and, if the bass is decent, one’s sense of their bones vibrating). But Anne McKinnon from The Boolean isn’t interested in “average” concerts. She wants to use XR to make concerts a sensation for all the senses. Alan: Welcome to the XR for Business Podcast with your host, Alan Smithson.
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.
Road to VR
JANUARY 22, 2020
Today during a Q&A session with Valve developers working on Half-Life: Alyx , the group confirmed that the development team behind the title is the largest to have ever worked on any Valve game. Responding to a question regarding how many people are working on Half-Life: Alyx , the company said the game’s development team is the “largest single team we’ve ever had at Valve.” It was further revealed that the current size of the team sits at around 80 people which is
XR for Business Podcast
JANUARY 22, 2020
The average concert is a tour de force for one's sense of sound (and, if the bass is decent, one's sense of their bones vibrating). But Anne McKinnon from The Boolean isn't interested in "average" concerts. She wants to use XR to make concerts a sensation for all the senses. Alan: Welcome to the XR for Business Podcast with your host, Alan Smithson.
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