Tue.Jun 19, 2018

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Take A Walk On The Wild Side Of VR With Cybershoes

VRScout

An immersive VR locomotion solution that ditches the omnidirectional treadmill design in favor of a swivel chair. If you’ve seen the movie ‘Ready Player One’ or have been to CES or other recent gaming/technology trade show, then odds are you’re at least somewhat familiar with the concept behind omnidirectional treadmills. The device is pretty much exactly how it sounds; a customized treadmill that allows you to move in any 360° direction while remaining stationary throughout.

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Mainstreaming Collaborative Mixed Reality

Tech Trends VR

With SharePoint Spaces Microsoft wants to make collaborative immersive experiences accessible to everyone. With 135M Office 365 monthly active users and 400K organizations now using SharePoint, Microsoft is now investing in AI and immersive experiences to enhance the collaborative functions of the platform. “As new generations that have grown up with technology are entering the workforce, bringing new expectations and norms, it’s more important than ever for companies to engage their employees i

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Microsoft Opens Access to Sensor Data on the HoloLens with 'Research Mode' Update

Next Reality AR

The addition of a new research mode for Microsoft HoloLens will enable researchers and developers to tap into a wider range of data collected by the device's sensors. Available in the latest Windows 10 update for HoloLens, application code can now access computer vision algorithms, such as simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) for spatial mapping and motion, as well as audio and video streams.

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Virtual reality headsets make it easier to give kids shots

Slashgear

Children aren’t the most receptive when it comes to needles, but virtual reality is helping change that. A new study details research into the use of VR headsets in the doctor’s office, specifically as a tool to distract kids from the mild pain associated with getting a shot or blood drawn. Turns out, the majority of kids stop caring about … Continue reading.

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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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How to take screenshots on the Vive Focus

The Ghost Howls

As a blogger, I often need to show you the content of the headset I’m using to show you what I’m working on. In the last months, I’m using a lot the Vive Focus and so I often felt the need to shoot a video or take a picture inside this headset. Regarding the videos, I’ve already written a thorough article about how to shoot them.

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Unity Builds Developer Bridge Between ARKit & ARCore Apps with AR Foundation Tool

Next Reality AR

A new set of APIs for Unity promise to make it easier for developers to publish apps that support both ARKit and ARCore. AR Foundation allows developers to leverage the common features, such as plane detection and world tracking, found in the mobile AR toolkits. Available in Unity 2018.1 and higher, AR Foundation is a part of Unity's Package Manager.

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Carmack Details New 5K Mobile VR Playback Tech, Releases Sample for Developers

Road to VR

Oculus CTO John Carmack has developed a new approach to VR video playback which makes it possible to play 5K 3D 360 video on headsets like Oculus Go and Gear VR. The results, as shown in the recent re-release of Henry , are very impressive. In a new blog post, Carmack breaks down how the player works and offers up a sample for developers interested in using the technique.

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The Exorcist: Legion VR Unleashes Spine-Chilling Horror on PlayStation?VR

Cats and VR

Fun Train, publishers of top-quality virtual reality games based on iconic cinematic franchises, announced today that The Exorcist: Legion VR is now available for PlayStation®VR from the PlayStation Store. Leveraging the power of VR, the game transports players into a chilling world created by horror maestro, William Peter Blatty, author of the Academy Award-winning Exorcist series.

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Oculus Go Review: So Simple, So Great

Slashgear

Be cautious when you see the headlines for this device – most people want to say one of two things. One, this is the device that will bring VR mainstream! Two, this device isn’t any different than any smartphone VR system, and isn’t worth your time. Today we’re going to be real about this situation: If you’ve got $200, you … Continue reading.

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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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The Benefits of Virtual Reality (VR) in Schools to Motivate Students

Veative

It is well-established that motivation plays a very important, and possibly the most important, part in the learning process. Educators know that if we are able to connect learners with ideas and concepts, and motivate them to discover more, that successful outcomes have a very high probability of being realized. But what role does virtual reality (VR) play in this?

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Marvin Johnson

EnterpriseWear

AR/VR Implementation Manager. The post Marvin Johnson appeared first on BrainXchange.

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VeeR Supports Customized FOV

VeeR VR

With 180-degree and 360-degree/VR shooting becoming more popular, camera manufacturers are providing all kinds of sophisticated optical devices to accommodate creators' special needs. Here we have compiled a list of 180 degree camera trending on the market. To support the editing of 180-degree footage, Google has launched VR180, a 180-footage editing tool that converts these footage to a format that can cut and tweaked using any standard video editor.

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Marvin Johnson

EnterpriseWear

AR/VR Implementation Manager. The post Marvin Johnson appeared first on BrainXchange.

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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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Designing ?Virtual Virtual Reality?, One of Mobile VR?s Most Immersive Games Yet

Road to VR

Launched initially on Daydream in early 2017, and now available on Gear VR, Oculus Go, and Oculus Rift, Virtual Virtual Reality’s smart interaction design gives players freedom and control which—combined with a narrative tying it all together—makes Virtual Virtual Reality one of the most immersive mobile VR games to date. This guest article by Mitch Mastroni, Interaction Designer at Tender Claws, the studio behind the game, explores how the game achieved significant immersion even on more

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Hands-On: ?The Big Table? ? A Quirky Educational App That Encourages Experimentation

Road to VR

Successfully combining educational value with an entertaining, playful presentation, The Big Table is a VR laboratory that teaches many fundamental chemistry concepts, aimed at students aged 13 to 17. The app recently launched on Gear VR and Oculus Rift. The journey begins in a space shuttle, docking dramatically with a high-tech space lab, giving the user a chance to familiarise themselves with the simple control system, which involves teleport locomotion and all object interactions performed w

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