Fri.Mar 22, 2019

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Manus VR Launches VR Training Development Studio

VRScout

‘Studio’ offers immersive, easy-to-learn VR training with Manus VR Gloves. Manus VR, best known for their cutting-edge haptic feedback VR gloves , have been using their proprietary tech in a variety of fields for years, influencing everything from motion capture and automobile production, to immersive gaming and healthcare. Despite an impressive roster of high-profile clients, however, the company is far from satisfied.

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Valve Psychologist: Brain-computer Interfaces Are Coming & Could Be Built into VR Headsets

Road to VR

Valve’s resident experimental psychologist Dr. Mike Ambinder took the stage at GDC 2019 today for his talk on the state of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) and how they’ll inform the future of game design. In his talk, Ambinder put forth a near future where VR/AR headsets are kitted with non-invasive electroencephalogram (EEG) devices that could one day provide data to game designers so they can create a new generation of smarter, more reactive games.

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7-Eleven Delivers an Assist to BodyArmor Drink with Augmented Reality Promotion for NCAA Basketball Tournament

Next Reality AR

Now that the NCAA Basketball Tournament is underway, 7-Eleven has decided to launch an augmented reality experience to remind basketball fans where they can quench their thirst throughout March Madness. Available until April 10 in the 7-Eleven app for iOS and Android, the pair of augmented reality experiences serve to promote BodyArmor, the official sports drink of the NCAA Championships.

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Nintendo’s Switch VR Labo Kit Includes a Genius Makeshift 6DOF Controller

Road to VR

Nintendo’s upcoming Labo VR Kit for Switch includes a trove of creative VR content along with six ‘build it yourself’ cardboard accessories which are paired with VR experiences that work together with them. One of the accessories might look like a goofy ‘elephant’, but a closer look reveals a genius makeshift 6DOF controller made from some cardboard, stickers, and the Switch’s Joy-Con controllers.

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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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Snapchat Gives Movie Fans Augmented Reality Superpowers with Voice-Activated 'Shazam!' Lens

Next Reality AR

When the titular hero of your superhero movie activates his powers with a catchphrase, it would be pretty neat if your augmented reality promotion for that film could react to the user's voice. Luckily for Warner Bros., Snapchat happens to have relatively new voice recognition capabilities for its AR Lenses, which the studio's marketing team put to good use to promote its forthcoming film, Shazam!

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ODG Filing Points to Magic Leap Acquisition of Auctioned Patent Assets

Next Reality AR

In case you thought the long and unfortunate story of ODG was over, hold on, there's one last chapter to tell. As we reported in January, ODG's remaining patent assets were put up for auction, but the buyer was never revealed. However, we now have a pretty good idea of where those ODG patents ended up. Don't Miss: ODG Patents Headed to Auction Block After Failed Magic Leap Acquisition Deal In a US Patent and Trademark Office patent assignment filing posted earlier this month, JGB Collateral (ODG

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This Week in XR: Games Developer Conference Wrap Up

Charlie Fink

They come to celebrate an industry that is more than twice the size of music and movies put together.

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Exclusive: ODG Filing Points to Magic Leap Acquisition of Auctioned Patent Assets

Next Reality AR

In case you thought the long and unfortunate story of ODG was over, hold on, there's one last chapter to tell. As we reported in January, ODG's remaining patent assets were put up for auction, but the buyer was never revealed. However, we now have a pretty good idea of where those ODG patents ended up. Don't Miss: ODG Patents Headed to Auction Block After Failed Magic Leap Acquisition Deal In a US Patent and Trademark Office patent assignment filing posted earlier this month, JGB Collateral (ODG

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Tackle any use case with our New Headjack Essential Templates

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In this Update, the Template Marketplace takes center stage, as the all-new Essentials templates have been engineered from the ground up to tackle any use case you throw at them. All of the Essentials are easily brandable, have a scalable UI design, and can hold an unlimited number of projects. Use the Essentials to get […]. The post Tackle any use case with our New Headjack Essential Templates appeared first on Headjack.

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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.