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Tomorrow’s Stores Today: 3 Ways AR Revives Retail

AR Insider

Rising prices, slowing growth, and online outlets have worsened a decades-long decline in physical retail. After a reprieve last year, we are seeing a renewed wave of woe in 2023. How can AR come to the rescue? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Coach Partners With ZERO10 on AR Try-On Tech for Metaverse Fashion Week

ARPost

The second edition of Metaverse Fashion Week (MVFW) is set to take place at the end of this month in Decentraland’s Luxury District , where global brands will feature their digital wearables. MVFW is a four-day-long event that combines fashion and AR try-on technology to offer a unique, immersive experience to attendees. Metaverse Fashion Week, which will run from March 28–31 this year, will see the participation of luxury brand Coach for the first time, showcasing its products in the virt

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Hands-on: HTC’s New Standalone Vive Tracker Effortlessly Brings More of Your Body Into VR

Road to VR

With three versions of SteamVR trackers under its belt, HTC has been a leading enabler of full-body tracking in VR. Now the company’s latest tracker could make it even easier to bring your body into VR. HTC’s new standalone Vive tracker (still unnamed) has a straightforward goal: work like the company’s existing trackers, but easier and on more platforms.

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Pico 4 US Launch Reportedly Halted At Last Minute Due To The TikTok Hearing

Upload VR

ByteDance reportedly halted the US launch of Pico 4 due to the TikTok hearing. On Monday Pico seemingly teased a big announcement on Twitter , writing “ A new journey begins” on “22 March 2023” with the hashtag #PICO4. But come Wednesday, nothing was announced. The Verge’s Sean Hollister reports a Pico employee told him the company planned to release Pico 4 in the US, but decided to wait because of the congressional hearing regarding a possible ban or forced sale of

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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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Gordon Moore, Intel's Co-Founder and Tech Industry Visionary, Passes Away At 94

Anand Tech

Intel and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation have announced this evening that Gordon Moore, Intel’s famous co-founder and grandfather to much of the modern chip industry, has passed away. According to the company he passed peacefully at his home in Hawaii, surrounded by his family.

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Which Countries Have the Top Metaverse Strategies? 

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Thoughts and feelings about the metaverse are varied. While some people fear the potential threats of the metaverse and question how challenging it will be to police , others believe the future of humanity lies within this digital landscape. In recent years, countless industry reports have explored the potential benefits, and risks of metaverse environments.

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The Top 4 Examples Of How ChatGPT Can Be Used In Telecom

Bernard Marr

The telecom industry has experienced a lot of change and challenges in recent years, and with that comes a need for more efficient and effective communication systems. One solution to this challenge is the use of artificial intelligence-powered language models like ChatGPT. ChatGPT has the potential to transform the way telecom companies approach customer service, network management, fraud detection, sales and marketing, and many other areas of business.

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Big XR News from NVIDIA, Spatial, RTLY, Ready Player Me, and Rokid

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

This week was pivotal for the XR industry. The week saw major technology events like NVIDIA GTC and GDC 2023 introduce a wealth of new XR solutions and products. Also, among new consumer-based immersive hardware and software launches, the industrial XR space is accelerating across the enterprise space. Major cooperations are building upon 2022’s technology innovations to provide reliable XR SAAS platforms, giving developers space to leverage immersive solutions across the workplace.

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Housekeeping Notice: My Blog, WordPress, Privacy Badger, and uBlock Origin

Ryan Schultz

I have been tearing my hair out since last night, when I noticed that my blog, which normally looks like this: Suddenly started looking like this , with all the fonts wrong: Now, I am very picky about my blog, and this is the kind of thing that drives me crazy! I spent half an hour in live text chat with a WordPress support person early this morning, and it turns out that I had to turn off two plug-ins I regularly use with Firefox, Privacy Badger and uBlock Origin (which I use to block trackers

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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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“Not For Broadcast”: Catch All the Fun on Meta Quest 2 + Pro Now!

VRGames

Today is the exciting day that acclaimed FMV game Not For Broadcast releases on Meta Quest 2 + Pro. Players will experience a range of bizarre, chaotic and challenging gameplay scenarios as they step into the shoes of an authoritarian television producer.

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How the Studio Behind Shores of Loci Aims to Bring More Women Into VR

Oculus

VR has grown from being used by early adopters to a mainstream technology. But the list of top-sellers are dominated by games that appeal to.

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“Razer Quest 2: Virtual Reality on the Next Level – Strapping In and Facial Interaction Overview!”

VRGames

This week, tech giant Razer made their much-anticipated jump into the virtual reality market with the launch of their adjustable headset and facial interface accessories for Meta Quest 2. Designed in collaboration with medical equipment company ResMed, Razer’s eye-catching product line promises users comfort and longer play sessions thanks to its precision engineering technology.

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Meta Horizon Worlds Spotlight: Foundations of Horizon Gallery

Oculus

Welcome back to our weekly spotlight on the people building for Meta Horizon Worlds and their amazing creations.

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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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‘A Fisherman’s Yarn Unfurls More Brain-Boggling Puzzles in Spectacular New Trailer’

VRGames

InnerspaceVR has revealed their upcoming VR puzzle game, Another Fisherman’s Tale, a sequel to the original popular VR adventure A Fisherman’s Tale. This new game uses body parts as core puzzle mechanics, and players can detach and replace key body parts such as hands and heads in order to solve various puzzles.

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Autonomous Racing League Will Feature VR & AR Tech

VRScout

Abu Dhabi wants to be “the world capital for extreme autonomous racing.” Abu Dhabi is launching the Autonomous Racing League, a futuristic car racing series featuring artificial intelligence (AI) powered supercars. According to an official release, spectators will have access to live updates complete with augmented reality (AR) and VR infographics and real-time displays.

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“Snap Up Some AR Shopping: See How Businesses Are Harnessing the Power of Snap!”

VRGames

Snap Inc., the creators of Snapchat and Snap Spectacles, have recently released their new AR Enterprise Services (ARES), an enterprise solution that enables businesses to incorporate augmented reality technology into their channels.

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What is Autodesk? An Introductory Guide 

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Autodesk is a name you may be familiar with if you’ve ever explored the worlds of 3D design, engineering, or digital entertainment. The company was originally founded in 1982 by the co-inventor of one of the primary versions of the brand’s flagship product, AutoCAD, John Walker. AutoCAD was the first tool officially unveiled by Autodesk. This CAD program was the first to run on a PC, and by 1986, it had become the most widely used solution in the design world.

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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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Lenovo Launches LOQ Tower 17IRB8: An Affordable Pre-Built With Intel 13th Gen

Anand Tech

While many components used to build a new system have and are coming down in price (except graphics), it's an excellent time to build that new gaming PC. Going prebuilt is the way forward for those who want to plug in and play without all of the hard work, and there are plenty of options on the market, from the entry-level to the high-end. One such example that looks to bridge the gap between both and aims down the middle is Lenovo, with their latest LOQ Tower 17IRB8 gaming system.

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VR Awards Spotlight – Immerse

AIXR

The ‘spotlight’ insights series invites winners from the 6th International VR Awards to discuss their achievements and revisit the journeys that earned them the honour of raising one of our prestigious trophies aloft on stage at de Doelen, Rotterdam. This week we are joined by a company that had the rare honour of lifting two! Immerse scooped our VR Education and Training of the Year and Innovative VR Company of the Year awards.

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EON Reality Announces New Spatial AI-Based Developments and Upgrades at First EON Experience Fest Event of 2023

EON Reality

The event at EON Reality’s hometown of Irvine, CA drew industry leaders, government officials and academic minds from all over the world. IRVINE, CA, March 23, 2023 – EON Reality, Inc. (“EON Reality”), a global leader in Virtual and Augmented Reality (“XR”) industry and education solutions powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), held the first of four scheduled EON Experience Fest events for 2023 on Thursday, March 23, 2023 in Irvine, CA.