Wed.Aug 11, 2021

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‘Rec Room’ Is Hosting Its Own VR Olympics

VRScout

Sign up now for the chance to compete in the first-ever Reclympics, the official summer games of Rec Room. This weekend marks the start of the inaugural Reclympics, a VR competition hosted by popular social VR platform Rec Room. Over the next three weeks, competitors from around the globe will go head-to-head in a variety of custom-made VR games in hopes of returning home with a coveted gold medal.

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How AR Diving Masks Can Improve Underwater Operations

ARPost

AR diving masks might be the future of archaeological diving, naval operations, and many aquatic recreational activities. AR startups, as well as the US Navy, are exploring the ability of immersive tech to make diving safer for all kinds of divers. What Is an AR Diving Mask? Augmented reality superimposes visual elements over a real-world environment.

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‘Star Wars: Tales From The Galaxy’s Edge’ Final Chapter Coming This Fall

VRScout

The exciting conclusion to ILMxLABs’ VR action-adventure game arrives later this year on Oculus Quest headsets. Roughly a year after its launch on Oculus Quest headsets, Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge returns this Fall with a brand new sci-fi adventure. Brought to us by developer ILMxLAB ( Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series ), Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge has you taking on the role of a droid repair technician trapped on a foreign planet after your ship w

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AR Briefs, Episode 49: How Do AR Users Really Feel?

AR Insider

R ecent reports from AR Insider’s research arm ARtillery Intelligence have covered topics like Camera Commerce and best practices in Web AR. But to put more substance and validation behind those narratives, we decided to ask consumers how they feel about mobile AR. So we set out for answers. Working closely with Thrive Analytics , ARtillery Intelligence authored questions to be fielded through its established survey engine to more than 43,000 U.S. adults.

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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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What are Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality?

ARVR

As of 2018, there were 171 million active Virtual Reality users in the world, aside from Virtual Reality being a $30 billion market in 2020. Why are 171 million people proactively using it? Well, the answer lies in its innovation, universal applicability, increased interactiveness, the novelty of the technology, and the welcome shift it brings with itself, making digital spaces 3D from 2D.

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How to Add AR Content to You Online Presentations and Video Conferences?—?Groove Jones

ARVR

Today we are all using online more than ever. People have been asking for ways to enhance their online presentations and video conferences… Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ».

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Third Moderna Shot Boosts Transplant Recipients' Immune Response, Canadian Trial Finds

GizModo VR

A randomized clinical trial in Canada has found that three doses of the Moderna vaccine are effective at boosting organ transplant recipients’ immune response to the coronavirus, suggesting they would be better protected from illness and infection. The finding could result in the expedited approval of third jabs for… Read more.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 vs. Galaxy Z Flip 5G

Digital Trends

With the Galaxy Z Flip 3 launching at Samsung Unpacked, should you grab one or opt for the Galaxy Z Flip 5G? We compare the two phones to help you decide.

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Netflix's Kid Cosmic Is Blasting Off for 2 More Seasons Beginning This Fall

GizModo VR

At the end of Kid Cosmic ’s first season, Kid and the rest of the Local Heroes made a shocking series of discoveries that drastically changed their perspective on the battle they’d been waging against a race of alien “invaders.” After coming to their senses and deciding to do what’s right, the Local Heroes found… 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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The best cheap appliance package deals and sales for August 2021

Digital Trends

If you're shopping for appliance package deals is, navigating the available bargains can be overwhelming if you don't have a system. That's where we come in.

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'Hey Sonos,' Do We Really Need a New Voice Assistant?

GizModo VR

Apple has Siri, Amazon has Alexa, and Google has its Assistant. Even Samsung has Bixby, which for whatever reason it’s still very much committed to. It doesn’t seem that far off, then, that Sonos, the company behind a popular line of connected premium speakers and other home entertainment accessories, would create a… Read more.

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FEMA Emergency Alert Test will rattle your phone today

Digital Trends

Don't worry, the world isn't ending, FEMA is just sending out emergency alerts in a pair of nationwide tests starting at 2:20 p.m. ET (11:30 a.m. PT) today.

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Razer’s Fantastic New Wireless Earbuds Put a Light Show in Your Earholes

GizModo VR

Razer is best known for its LED-packed gaming computers and accessories like mice and keyboards, but the company is also making a name for itself when it comes to wireless headphones. Today the company is announcing an updated version of its Hammerhead True Wireless Earbuds that add noise cancellation and an improved… 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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Google releases YouTube Music for Wear OS, refreshes apps with Material You design

Digital Trends

Google today announced a slew of features coming to Wear OS including YouTube Music, Google Maps, Messages By Google, and expanded Google Pay support.

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Labor Unions Want the FTC To Block Amazon’s Acquisition of MGM

GizModo VR

In a 12-page letter , four major unions on Wednesday called upon Holly Vedova, the acting director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition, to block Amazon’s plans to acquire Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Read more.

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NASA solves mystery of missing Martian rock sample

Digital Trends

NASA scientists believe they have worked out why its Mars rover failed to collect its first-ever sample of Martian rock last week.

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Bonnaroo Music Festival to Require Covid-19 Vaccination or Negative Test

GizModo VR

The Bonnaroo music festival in Tennessee will require all attendees to either provide proof they’ve been vaccinated against covid-19 or show a recent negative test for coronavirus in order to enter, according to a new notice on the festival’s website. The four-day festival starts September 2 and features acts like the… Read more.

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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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What is Hulu + Live TV?

Digital Trends

Hulu + Live TV is a different take on a live TV streaming service, directly integrating live TV into the standard Hulu app. Here's everything you need to know.

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Candyman's Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Has a Hell of a Few Years Coming Up

GizModo VR

In the horror film Candyman , the killer appears when you say his name five times. In real life, though he’s not a villain, you will definitely be seeing the upcoming film’s star, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, many more times than that. In a fascinating new profile in the Hollywood Reporter , the busy Abdul-Mateen details what… Read more.

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Best Nintendo Switch game deals for August 2021

Digital Trends

You should never run out of things to play on the Nintendo Switch. Expand your library with the best Nintendo Switch game deals that you can shop right now.

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NASA Refines Threat Posed by Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Bennu

GizModo VR

Data gathered during the years NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spent zipping around asteroid Bennu has allowed scientists to update the risk posed by this potentially hazardous near-Earth object. Read more.

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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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How Samsung has given the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 mass market appeal

Digital Trends

Samsung says it really listened to feedback from folding smartphone fans and has engineered the Fold 3 and Flip 3 to have more mass appeal than ever before.

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Nicolas Cage Calls This Movie 'the Wildest' He's Ever Made

GizModo VR

The first full trailer for the new Nicolas Cage movie Prisoners of the Ghostland is here and it features a bold proclamation from the star himself. In the trailer, Cage is quoted as saying Ghostland is “The wildest movie I’ve ever made.” Which, coming from someone with a resume like Cage , is saying something. But… Read more.

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This Chromebook is perfect for students, and it’s only $159 today

Digital Trends

Students who are thinking about buying a laptop might want to try a Chromebook like the Lenovo Chromebook S330, which Amazon is selling with an $80 discount.

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Hackers Behind Historic Crypto Heist Have Reportedly Returned $256 Million in Stolen Funds

GizModo VR

After hackers hit Poly Network with one of the largest crypto heists in recent memory, the company published an open letter on Tuesday pleading with culprits to get their assets back. Apparently, the letter worked, and the hackers are reportedly already starting to return a good chunk of their haul. Read more.

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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?