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‘FitXR’ Is Making VR Fitness More Accessible With Voice Commands

VRScout

Voice navigation technology combined with FitXR’s adaptive fitness classes could revolutionize VR fitness. During the recent Facebook Connect event, Zuckerberg showcased a new set of developer tools that will be used to help the company build the foundation of its growing metaverse. One of those tools was Voice SDK, which enables developers to implement voice-driven gameplay into their games and apps.

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Stranger Things' Season 4 Trailer Brings California Chaos to Eleven

GizModo VR

When Stranger Things wrapped up its third season all the way back in the dystopian year of 2019, the unlucky Byers family and Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) packed up their things to leave the troubled town of Hawkins, Indiana for greener and less monstrous pastures. Where do you take a former telekinetic girl and a kid… Read more.

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Hubble Space Telescope is in trouble again, for the second time this year

Digital Trends

The beloved Space Telescope has experienced an issue which caused it to switch to safe mode, meaning its science instruments are not currently collecting data.

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A New Black Lotus BTS Video Talks About Honoring Blade Runner's Legacy

GizModo VR

Along with its moody lighting and cyberpunk atmosphere, what defines the Blade Runner franchise are its Replicants. These androids have been the inciting incidents of both Ridley Scott’s 1982 original and Denis Villeneuve’s 2017 follow up, Blade Runner 2049. While the two movies are about Replicants, the beings are… Read more.

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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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Astronomers want to build an epic $11B space telescope to replace Hubble

Digital Trends

It's the most exciting time of year for astronomers, with the release of the Astro2020 report which lays out plans for the next decade of astronomy.

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Hubble spots a ‘superbubble’ in a beautiful emission nebula

Digital Trends

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of the beautiful and mysterious nebula N44, which has a hole hundreds of light-years wide in its center.

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Apple Fixes macOS Monterey Bug That Left Macs Unable to Turn On After Update

GizModo VR

It is now apparently safe for all Mac users to update to macOS Monterey without the new software paralyzing their computers. Read more.

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Haptic feedback headphones are a great idea that still hasn’t been done right

Digital Trends

Razer just released another headset with haptic feedback. Although the tech still isn't there yet, it has the potential to become a mainstay in gaming headsets.

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Open Channel: What Did You Think of Marvel's Eternals?

GizModo VR

Marvel’s Eternals has finally hit theaters this weekend, and it’s.all over the place. Moreso than MCU movies typically are, I mean. Critics who saw the film early haven’t really been all that enthused with it, even as they respect that director Chloé Zhao tried her best to keep her Oscar-winning direction while… 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.

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EON Reality and University of Nigeria Announce Partnership for Knowledge Metaverse Hub

EON Reality

The partnership will bring the knowledge metaverse to Nigeria’s Lion Science Park Health Hub. IRVINE, CA, November 3, 2021 – EON Reality, the global leader in Augmented and Virtual Reality-based knowledge and skills transfer for industry and education, announces a new partnership with University of Nigeria to bring a knowledge metaverse hub to its Lion Science Park Health Hub in Nsukka, Nigeria.

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Here's Stranger Things Season 4's Cryptic Episode Titles

GizModo VR

November 6 is a big deal in the world of Stranger Things , as it’s the day that Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) went missing. In the real world, that means that Netflix is using the day to hold a “holiday” called Stranger Things Day and build up hype for the upcoming fourth season. Along with a trailer showing Eleven and… Read more.

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Mars helicopter Ingenuity is reuniting with Perseverance rover

Digital Trends

Mars helicopter Ingenuity is gearing up for its 15th flight this weekend, beginning a journey that will take it back to its landing location.

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Shuts Down Production Until 2022

GizModo VR

The upcoming (and recently delayed ) Black Panther sequel, Wakanda Forever , has had to shut down its production. Actor Letitia Wright, who plays T’Challa’s genius sister Shuri and was previously reported to have a vocal anti-COVID vaccine stance on set , suffered an injury while filming that was pretty severe to warrant… Read more.

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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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Mirror vs. Tempo Studio: Which smart fitness mirror is for you?

Digital Trends

Looking for a fitness mirror and can't decide between the Mirror or Tempo? We break down their strengths and weaknesses, so you can choose the best one for you.

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That The 100 Spinoff You Probably Forgot About Ain't Happening

GizModo VR

Remember The 100 over on The CW? It was a pretty good show for a solid chunk of its run, starting off as a story about 100 teens from space sent down to Earth to see if it was livable again after a nuclear apocalypse. And then the final season happened, and the show somehow managed to both go off the rails and make… Read more.

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#1018: Unpacking Protopia Futures Framework: Deconstructing DUNE & Critiquing Metaverse Sci-Fi with Monika Bielskyte

Voices of VR

Monika Bielskyte is a world designer, immersive artist, science fiction critic, and cultivator of Protopia Futures (@ProtopiaFutures on Instagram), which is a an intersectional design.

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5 dumb phone accessories that we love anyway

Digital Trends

Some phone accessories are absurd, but maybe they tug at heartstrings or are deliciously nerdy. Whatever the case, we love them anyway.

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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.

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The Hunger Video games – Virtual Reality Knowledge (VR Video)

VRGames

This is a VR video—a brand new kind of video clip that offers you a sense of depth in each path so you experience like you happen to be truly there. For entire influence, enjoy it in a … source.

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Watch UFC 268 online: How to live stream the fight

Digital Trends

We've got everything you need to know about how to watch UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 online with ESPN+.

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Releases Recap: November 1 – 5

Oculus

This week, we released a bunch of titles and updates across the Oculus Platform. Here’s a rundown of the highlights.

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How to watch Crew-2 return to Earth from the ISS on Sunday

Digital Trends

Four astronauts will be returning from the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on Sunday, and we've got details on how to watch.

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Who C.A.R.E.S.!? How Learning Got Its Bad Rap & What We Can Do About It

Speaker: Treion Muller, Chief Strategy Officer at ELB Learning

Since when has learning and development (L&D) become such a negative experience with its intended learners? Could it be because learners have been conditioned by very poor learning experiences over the past two decades, combined with the kinks of technological innovation? Or is it because learning has typically been designed as a one-size-fits-all solution, despite the fact that humans are not clones?

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Wackey Environment Digital Truth Episode 1 Godzilla, Star War, Ufos, Zombies,Tigers, invade Neighborhood

VRGames

Wackey Globe VR Episode 1 Godzilla, Star War, Ufos,Zombies,Tigers, invade Georgia Community. supply.

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Forza Horizon 5 vs. Riders Republic: Which racing game should you play?

Digital Trends

Forza Horizon 5 and Riders Republic share identical open-world structures. Which racing game is right for you?

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Why Can’t We Predict When a Volcano Will Stop Erupting?

GizModo VR

On September 19, Cumbre Vieja—a volcanic ridge covered in the rocky scars of past paroxysms— erupted for the first time in 50 years. Every single day thereafter, molten rock cooking at nearly 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit has poured from multiple fissures and vents, frequently accompanied by explosions propelling glassy ash… Read more.

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Watch UFC 268 online: How to live stream the fight

Digital Trends

We've got everything you need to know about how to watch UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 online with ESPN+.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?