VRScout

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Has Palmer Luckey developed the scariest VR headset of all time? Yesterday was November 4th, 2022, the day thousands of gamers found themselves trapped within a VRMMORPG (massively-multiplayer online role-playing game) in the hit Japanese web novel turned anime Sword Art Onlin e. In the story, players access the virtual world using the NerveGear, a VR headset that, unbeknownst to them, actually kills a user if they “die” in-game.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Yesterday I discovered that a friend of mine wants to propose as “Vitillo’s law” or “Skarred’s law” the law that every innovative technology we are waiting for is always coming in “5 to 10 years”. I would love for that to become an official Murphy’s law, but I’m sure that even if the XR community started adopting it now, the law could become popular only in 5 to 10 years… That said, let’s dig into the pieces of XR news of this week, which has been pretty interesting….

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The popular Netflix show makes its way to VR next year. VR developer Tender Claws ( The Under Presents, Virtual Virtual Reality 2 ) is teaming up with Netflix to launch Stranger Things VR , an officially licensed VR game based on the hit streaming series. Coming next year to major VR platforms, the psychological horror-action game will have you playing the role of season four’s main antagonist, Vecna.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Usually, when people talk about haptics we’re talking about making interactions more realistic or immersive. Of course, this is huge for VR. However, as VR develops as a fitness tool, haptics can take on a whole new dimension. Take a recently announced product from Valkyrie Industries as an example. Understanding EMS. I used to write for health and wellness blogs, so entertain a little physiology rundown.

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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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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Which VR headsets are showing the most traction among consumers? The latest consumer survey from ARtillery Intelligence and Thrive Analytics tackles this question and we break it down for AR Insider readers. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This week, we look at PSVR 2, Apple's Reality Construction Kit, and all the news from the spatial spectrum. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Last week, tinyBuild Games and Steel Wool Studios announced it was bringing a new VR take on viral indie hit Hello Neighbor to PSVR and PSVR 2 next year. Now the studios say they’re also bringing the game to Quest and Rift in early 2023 too. If you haven’t played before, Hello Neighbor is a stealth horror game all about sneaking into your neighbor’s house to figure out what horrible secrets he’s hiding in the basement.

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Bernard Marr

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

A lot has been said and written about the metaverse over the past year or so. In fact, everyone seems to have a different idea about what it is and what it will mean for our lives. There are so many different opinions and takes on the matter that Apple CEO Tim Cook recently said that one of the reasons he personally doesn’t believe it will be the next big thing is because no one agrees on what it actually is!

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Tender Claws , the indie studio behind Virtual Virtual Reality and The Under Presents , announced it’s working on a Stranger Things VR game. It’s slated to arrive on all major VR headsets late next year. Called Stranger Things VR , the horror-action game was created in collaboration with Netflix and the series writers, and lets you immerse yourself in one of the major twists from last season.

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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.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Meta appears to be testing a new Remote Display app for Quest headsets that brings a Mac or PC into Quest Home. We asked for this exact feature in an editorial last week and Meta’s VP in charge of VR confirmed that “PC streaming” was among the features the company is working on. It appears the rollout may be sooner rather than later, with a Facebook post showing the functionality, though it might be some time before headset owners see it as Meta often tests features as a limite

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The Immerse Global Summit (IGS) is set to kick off next month at the Fontainbleue Hotel from 5 to 7 December, where the world’s global tech community will rally behind immersive technologies. The event will showcase the future of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR), blockchain, the internet of things (IoT), and the Metaverse with a series of keynote speeches, workshops, product demos, and many others.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The $5 million Avatar XPRIZE was awarded to team NimbRo, which built a telepresence robot operated remotely via VR headset and exoskeletal hands. The finals of the competition were held over the weekend in Long Beach, California, with team NimbRo from the Autonomous Intelligent Systems group at the University of Bonn, Germany, winning the $5 million grand prize.

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Charlie Fink

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

New Tech Is Endorsed by Military Trainers and Pilots.

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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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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Watch on YouTube. XR Today’s Rory Greener hosts Nils Pihl, CEO of Auki Labs. In this session, we discuss the following: What is Conjurekit? What is instant calibration? What are the benefits of integrating SLAM tech? How is Auki Labs approaching user privacy and safety? If you’re looking for more information on this topic, visit the company’s website.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Following on from Rogan: The Thief in the Castle , Smilegate returns to VR with Crossfire: Sierra Squad, a new arcade shooter coming to PSVR 2 in 2023. A VR spin-off of Smilegate’s popular flatscreen FPS, Crossfire: Sierra Squad was revealed alongside PSVR 2’s release date and ten other games. Described by Smilegate as a “fast-paced, easy to learn FPS” on the PlayStation Blog , Sierra Squad sees you commanding an elite fireteam, going to war over a newly discovered bioweapon.

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Bernard Marr

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

One of the world’s most beloved brands has launched a new immersive metaverse experience, and fans all over the world are hungry to interact with one of their favorite snack icons, just in time for Halloween. This week, Frito-Lay unveiled their new Cheetos-themed digital suburban neighborhood called Chesterville, set inside Meta’s Horizon Worlds. Frito-Lay is the $10 billion convenience food division of PepsiCo, Inc., and this is the brand's first venture into virtual reality.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Today, FRAME, a Virbela sister application for immersive education and collaboration, introduced a series of user experience updates and upcoming information regarding the platform’s pricing changes. FRAME is a virtual reality (VR) collaboration app that allows users to work together in immersive offices and classrooms. One of the things we love about #webxr is that Frame will be live on the #questpro the day it comes out, thanks to the fantastic Oculus Browser and web standards.

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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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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Cost cutting at Meta is underway with the Wall Street Journal reporting “ many thousands ” are likely to lose their jobs at the company starting this week. Indications of imminent cost cutting at Meta picked up late last week as developers and researchers reported events and travel sponsored by the company were abruptly cancelled. Bloomberg recently reported the company would reduce its headcount to be “smaller in 2023 than it was this year.” Meta employed 87,314 people

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Bernard Marr

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

What does it really take to unleash the growth potential of a company and create meaningful change? Frank Slootman, Chairman and CEO of Snowflake, recently launched a new book called Amp it Up: Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency, and Elevating Intensity. The book outlines Slootman’s framework for business leaders who want to transform their organizations and achieve unstoppable, exponential growth.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR is an upcoming action-packed rollercoaster horror shooter, making its debut this spring exclusively on PSVR 2. Switchback VR is a fast-paced horror shooter set within the spine-chilling world of The Dark Pictures Anthology , a series of interactive survival horror titles created by Supermassive Games. The Playstation Blog announcement reveals Switchback VR will be a “nightmarish” rollercoaster ride through hell, which includes ghost ships and vampire lairs among

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Bernard Marr

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Data is increasingly the differentiator between winners and also-rans in business. Today, information can be captured from many different sources, and technology to extract insights is becoming increasingly accessible. Moving to a data-driven business model – where decisions are made based on what we know to be true rather than “gut feeling” – is core to the wave of digital transformation sweeping through every industry in 2023 and beyond.

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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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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Team Beef released to Patreon backers a Quest port of Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast. Jedi Outcast originally released in 2002 and features a range of Star Wars weapons including lightsabers and force powers. The “in-development” full single-player campaign update is available now via the Team Beef Patreon page with some footage teasing the gameplay on Simon “Dr Beef” Brown’s Twitter account.

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Steki Amusement

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

As we all know, The world’s largest retail event, double 11 sales, which is equivalent to Black Friday, is the biggest online shopping festival in the world, customers can purchase their favorite stuff at their budget price tag! Of course, Owatch will join this spectacular sales and provide our unbeatable deals from November 7 to November 18 ! Start the season’s biggest shopping showpiece and get ready for 12 days of the unmissable shopping festival!

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