Road to VR
NOVEMBER 10, 2017
In a study lead by Eisuke Fujinawa at the University of Tokyo, a team of students created a procedure for designing compact VR controllers that feel physically larger. Exploring the concept of ‘haptic shape illusion’, the controllers have data-driven, precise mass properties, aiming to simulate the same feeling in the hand as the larger objects on which they are based.
VRScout
NOVEMBER 10, 2017
Interact with viewers while in VR. It’s been said before, but VR can be an isolating experience. While you don your VR headset, it’s often difficult for others to see or enjoy what you’re actually experiencing. But of course, that’s what Facebook wants to help solve by making VR more social. That’s why earlier this year , Facebook took one step in the right direction with the launch of Gear VR livestreaming.
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Road to VR
NOVEMBER 10, 2017
With major US retailers already greasing the wheels of their shopping carts in preparation for the yearly scramble we call Black Friday, Sony today announced on the US PlayStation blog that it’s temporarily lowering the price of all PlayStation VR bundles as well as the PlayStation 4 1TB console, each by $100. Starting on November 19th and going through Cyber Monday on November 27, participating retailers will offer PSVR bundles starting at $300 and the PS4 1TB console at $200. image court
VRWorld
NOVEMBER 10, 2017
Chipmaker Intel and US-based television network TNT this week announced a partnership that will bring virtual reality to NBA fans, beginning with the 2018 NBA All-Star Game. The companies intend to use Intel’s True VR camera technology to enable fans to watch NBA games from multiple perspectives. This will allow viewers to virtually place themselves in a range of vantage points, including high in the stands and at courtside.
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.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 10, 2017
Niantic, the minds behind Ingress and the smash hit Pokémon GO, have partnered with Warner Bros and WB Games to bring a new location-based Harry Potter-themed AR game to mobile phones. Called Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the game will let you battle fantastic beasts in the same sort of world-scale arena as Pokémon GO. According to a blog post announcing the game, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite lets players learn spells, explore real-world places, fight legendary beasts, and team up with othe
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Road to VR
NOVEMBER 10, 2017
Walmart just published their Black Friday deals, and while the actual selection of VR devices isn’t Earth-shattering, you might just be able to stitch together your new VR system with the help of one or two of the company’s big discounts. The sale is equally valid in stores and online, but if you can bypass the inevitable crowds that descend upon the big box superstore every year, why not?
VRScout
NOVEMBER 10, 2017
You can’t go on social media or turn on the news these days without being taken aback by a barrage of stories revolving around sexism. First-hand accounts of how women have been harassed, discriminated against, assaulted, or even raped are pouring out of all parts of our culture—from Silicon Valley to Hollywood to middle America. Even our own VR/AR community has been affected by sex and gender discrimination.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 10, 2017
UK-based studio nDreams , the minds behind The Assembly (2016) and producer of Bloody Zombies (2017), and Near Light today announced that its upcoming tongue-in-cheek shooting game Shooty Fruity is slated to simultaneously launch on PlayStation VR, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift on December 19th, 2017. Shooty Fruity basically turns you into a multi-tasking deranged grocery store clerk as it challenges you to keep your job of scanning, packing, serving fruits all while shooting the hell out of s
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 10, 2017
Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment has announced plans to join EA, one of the world’s largest and most influential videogame publishers. The acquisition of Respawn, which will cost EA up to $455 million, won’t impact the studio’s recently announced VR title, says Oculus. It was announced last month at Oculus Connect that Respawn Entertainment is developing an unnamed Rift exclusive VR title set for 2019.
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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.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 10, 2017
In comparison to the various PC VR platforms and even mobile VR headsets like Samsung Gear VR, PlayStation VR has been at a bit of disadvantage when it comes to the depth and breadth of social VR spaces available. That’s changing soon though with Against Gravity’s Rec Room PSVR open beta, which starts November 21st. Since the app was initially released on Steam in summer 2016, the lovably cartoony Rec Room has certainly grown from the early days when it only offered a few casual
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