Tue.Nov 29, 2022

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Light Delights Is An Extra Trippy Mixed Reality App

VRScout

Interact with a variety of eye-catching virtual objects with your own two hands. Light Delights is a simple, yet surprisingly captivating mixed reality experience that turns your real-world space into a vaporwave art gallery. Available now on Quest 2 and Quest Pro VR headsets, the free app features a variety of unique multicolored pieces. The standalone color passthrough is IMO the most promising direction for MR.

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ZERO10 AR Fashion Platform: A Digital Fashion Hub Where Virtual Clothing Becomes Wearable in Real Life

ARPost

The increasing engagement in the metaverse is also spurring interest in digital fashion. We now see more collaborations between global fashion brands and tech companies grabbing opportunities in digital fashion in the virtual world. But one innovative company has done something more revolutionary for the fashion industry by giving digital fashion practical use in real life.

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Can AR Really Reduce eCommerce Returns?

AR Insider

After covering AR's ability to boost eCommerce conversion rates last week, we switch gears to examine another benefit: reducing returns. This is often paraded as one of AR's advantages But where's the proof? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Razer Launches Free Haptic Authoring Tool for Quest, PS5, & More

Road to VR

Razer, the popular peripheral company, today announced the free release of the Interhaptics haptic authoring tool which is designed to make it faster and easier for developers to create compelling haptic effects for multiple haptic devices. Razer acquired haptic software tool company Interhaptics earlier this year. Having gotten its start building VR haptic peripherals under the name Go Touch VR , it’s no surprise that the Interhaptics tool is compatible with Meta’s Quest headset con

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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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8 Insightful XR Retail and Ecommerce Case Studies to Read in 2022

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The way consumers shop has changed significantly over the decades. As digital technology and innovations continue to shape the world, in-person interactions are quickly being replaced by hybrid or virtual experiences. XR (Extended Reality) technology provides disruptive retailers with a unique way to engage and convert their audience, wherever they are.

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DPVR E4 Is A $550 Lightweight SteamVR Headset Claiming Wider FoV

Upload VR

DPVR E4 is a new wired SteamVR headset with the same resolution as Quest 2 but wider field of view. DPVR is a Shanghai-based company that has been selling VR headsets in China since 2015. Its current E3 PC VR headset lacks positional tracking or input out of the box, but supports the Nolo aftermarket tracking system and controllers. It also sells a P1 standalone headset mostly intended for viewing traditional media on a huge virtual screen.

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MOCOPI- Motion Capture will allow creators to leverage avatar for storytelling

XROM

The $358 device translates your body's movements onto a metaverse avatar. Mocopi is a motion capture system that will allow creators to perform full body tracking in 3D anywhere by simply attaching the 6 small sensors [link] Sony has launched an interesting product called Mocopi , consisting of six motion-tracking bands worn on your hands, feet, back and head, with a price of 49,500 yen (about $358).

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PSVR 2 & Steam Release Dates For The Walking Dead Saints & Sinners Chapter 2: Retribution

Upload VR

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners Chapter 2: Retribution releases early in 2023 on Steam and PSVR 2. Saints & Sinners Chapter 2: Retribution from Skydance Interactive launches December 1 on the Quest store. A representative for Skydance confirmed over email the release targets for other platforms — February 2023 for Steam and March 20th, 2023 for PlayStation VR2.

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HoloLens gives birth to new possibilities

CraneMorley

Back to Blog Page. Each and everyday new applications and use cases are developed for the HoloLens that change the way we work. The latest one we chose to highlight is from Chevron. They utilized the HoloLens to help a pregnant employee perform her job remotely. For the past two years, ever since the pandemic, we have talked about how the HoloLens and Dynamics 365 Remote Assist applications enable people to work together from anywhere.

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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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EP #20 - Rodrigo Costa from AG Immigration

ARVR Magazine Podcast

In the past few years, we have seen a significant uptick in companies starting to use immersive technology to better connect with their clients. One of the companies that are really at the forefront of this experience is AG Immigration. In today's podcast, I am joined by their CEO Rodrigo Costa to talk about how they are using immersive tech for immigration law.

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How to Train Your Drone-Busting Skills in VR

VRGames

The DroneShield company has created a new VR-based training system in order to help military and law enforcement personnel learn how to better deal with drone threats. The system comes with a VR headset, an instructor tablet, and the DroneGun Tactical and DroneGun MKIII devices. It allows for different combat scenarios against various types of […].

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David King Lassman (GigXR) on Building the Platform for Healthcare Training

The AR Show

David King Lassman is the founder of GigXR, a global provider of immersive 3D training solutions that transform collaborative learning, with an initial focus on healthcare. David is a serial entrepreneur who grew up with a passion for music, and has since started 6 companies. His companies have spanned education technology, advertising technology, online content, and social media.

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VR Fitness: November 2022

VRGames

‘Tis the season of giving thanks, and what better way to show gratitude than by breaking a sweat? Virtual reality has become a popular tool for getting fit, as it offers immersive experiences that make working out fun. Here are some great new fitness experiences that will help you get into shape this holiday season: […].

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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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EP #20 - Rodrigo Costa from AG Immigration

ARVR Magazine Podcast

In the past few years, we have seen a significant uptick in companies starting to use immersive technology to better connect with their clients. One of the companies that are really at the forefront of this experience is AG Immigration. In today's podcast, I am joined by their CEO Rodrigo Costa to talk about how they are using immersive tech for immigration law.

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Play Golf in Myst and Riven With Rand Miller & Cyan!

VRGames

Myst is a popular puzzle game that has been around for 30 years. The developers of the game, Cyan, recently announced that they are working on a remake of the sequel, Riven. VR versions of Myst have been released for Quest headsets and Steam VR. The developers talked about the challenges of making satisfying puzzles […].

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EP #20 - Rodrigo Costa from AG Immigration

ARVR Magazine Podcast

In the past few years, we have seen a significant uptick in companies starting to use immersive technology to better connect with their clients. One of the companies that are really at the forefront of this experience is AG Immigration. In today's podcast, I am joined by their CEO Rodrigo Costa to talk about how they are using immersive tech for immigration law.

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Sakurai Says VR is “Truly the perfect fit” for Some Games

VRGames

Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of Super Smash Bros, has had a long and successful career in video game development. He recently started a YouTube series called “Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games” to share his philosophy with aspiring developers. In one of his videos, Sakurai briefly discusses VR and encourages viewers to try it out for […].

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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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Innovation: XR Today Expert Round Table

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Innovation is a central component of the extended reality (XR) industry, and global tech firms rely on fresh solutions and approaches. This keeps their products both competitive and functional for enterprise users, leading to greater performance metrics and outcomes. These next-generational tools aim to tackle some of the most salient challenges across verticals.

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Star Wars Battlefront 2 VR Mod In Development

VRScout

A new mod brings the hit multiplayer shooter to life on VR headsets. A modder going by the name of Ifansnek is currently in the development of an unofficial VR mod for 2017’s Star Wars Battlefront 2. First reported by PCGamesN , the mod reportedly features full VR support—including motion controls—promising more immersive sci-fi battles. “This is not Vorpx.

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Meta supports FICCI along with NEGD & MEITY for $1million XROS Program

XROM

Meta announced this Tuesday that it will be supporting the industry body Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry- FICCI with $1 million for the XR Open Source (XROS) fellowship programme that will help 100 Indian developers working on XR (extended reality) technologies for the future of metaverse. Managed by FICCI, the XROS- [Extended Reality Opes Source] programme will provide developers fellowships with stipend and mentoring.

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The Top 10 Tech Trends In 2023 Everyone Must Be Ready For

Bernard Marr

As a futurist, it’s my job to look ahead — so every year, I cover the emerging tech trends that will be shaping our digital world in the next 12 months. What technologies are gaining the most traction? What are the most important trends that business leaders should be prepared for? Read on for the ten essential tech trends you should be following in 2023. 1.

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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?