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Ghost Signal: A Sterraris Game Coming To Quest 2

VRScout

We also received updates on a number of highly-anticipated VR games. During yesterday’s Upload VR Showcase Winter 2022 , Fast Travel Games revealed Ghost Signal: A Sterraris Game , a VR action roguelite game set in the Stellaris universe. The company also announced several exciting updates for Guardians Frontline , EVERSLAUGHT Invasion , We Are One, and Broken Edge.

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Snap Celebrates the Fifth Annual Lens Fest

ARPost

Snap Lens Fest took place on December 6 and 7. The annual event is a celebration of the Snap Lens creator community, as well as an opportunity for the company to announce initiatives and software offerings. The event is also home to the Lens Fest Awards. If you’re a Snapchat user, Lens Fest gives you an insight into what’s happening behind the lens and what’s coming next.

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The 2022 VR Awards Announce This Year’s Winners

VRScout

The annual ceremony returned with its first in-person since 2019. The 6th international VR Awards took place this past weekend in Rotterdam, Netherlands, celebrating the best VR games, films, hardware, companies, and influencers of 2022. This year’s lineup was stacked yet again with some of the biggest names in the industry, from content creators like Cas and Chary VR to hardware companies such as HTC Vive.

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Does FTX Spell the End of the Metaverse or a New Beginning?

AR Insider

Like an anchor, FTX' fall is dragging several aspects of web3 – or at least confidence in the paradigm – down with it. And one of those paradigms is the metaverse. But could this be a new beginning rather than a death knell? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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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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‘Drop Dead: The Cabin’ Aims to Bring ‘COD Zombies’ Style Co-op to Quest in February 2023

Road to VR

SoulAssembly announced it’s getting ready to release the long-awaited COD Zombies- inspired co-op shooter, called Drop Dead: The Cabin, which is now slated to release on Quest in February 2023. The studio released a new developer update video during UploadVR’s Winter Showcase yesterday, showing off some of the game’s features, such as remixed pickups, different enemies, and how to survive ‘The Cabin’ by keeping lights and communications on by collecting fuel cells.

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How to Create Cross-Device Compatible WebXR Experiences

ARVR

Demonstrating how the WebXR API can be used to create cross device compatible experiences. Intro I’ve recently posted about what the buzzword ‘Metaverse’ means , as well as examples of what the underlying technology ‘WebXR’ is and what it is capable of. What I didn’t address, was how to start developing these experiences from a practical development perspective.

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Why 5G is Crucial for Enterprise XR

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The rising demand for enterprise-grade extended reality (XR) solutions and hardware is leading telecommunication firms to develop 5G infrastructures to power big data streaming. Businesses are implementing more virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (AR/VR/MR) technology into their onsite, remote, or hybrid office infrastructure. User demand for 5G mobile networks supporting these tools will naturally skyrocket as immersive find home in enterprise structures. .

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Joy Way Reveals New High-flying VR Games ‘Red Flowers’ & ‘Stack’, Release Date for ‘Stride’ Story Mode

Road to VR

Joy Way , the studio behind Stride and Against , announced it has two new VR games in the works that both appear to make good use of its fast-paced locomotion systems. The studio also announced we’re very close to finally getting a story mode to Stride , called Fates, which is coming to the game this month. The studio unveiled the games, titled Red Flowers and Stack , during the UploadVR Winter Showcase yesterday, showing off some very slick gameplay.

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ChatGPT wrote this article about using ChatGPT for video games and VR!

Hypergrid Business

(Image by Maria Korolov via Midjourney.). (Editor’s note: I didn’t edit what ChatGPT said except for including a couple of words it left out at the end, which was “you needed!” I did, however, have to prompt ChatGPT many times, including having it fix the spelling of its own name!). Hey there! I’m ChatGPT, and I’m here to tell you all about the amazing things you can do with ChatGPT in video game development and virtual reality.

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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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Mixed Reality vs Augmented Reality: Spot the Difference

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Companies exploring extended reality (XR) for productivity, creativity, and collaboration, are expanding its use cases. Many firm navigating the subtleties of mixed reality vs augmented reality may wonder how each are different. Learning the difference between mixed reality vs augmented reality (MR/AR) is crucial. This will allow companies to invest in the right digital medium to benefit targeted objectives.

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Horizon: Call Of The Mountain Releases February 22 For PSVR 2, New Trailer Here

Upload VR

Horizon: Call of the Mountain releases as a PSVR 2 launch title on February 22, confirmed today during The Game Awards pre-show. The news isn’t exactly a surprise – the game is already being sold in a pre-order bundle with the PSVR 2 headset , so it was practically a given – but Sony had yet to confirm the official release date for the game until now.

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XR Training Offers Major Boost to Learner Outcomes, CWRU Exec Says

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The Immerse Global Summit (IGS) 2022 Miami continues to showcase enterprises across the virtual, augmented, mixed, and extended reality (VR/AR/MR/XR) space. Some of the world’s top institutions featured across the XR medical, defence, education, and entertainment sectors debuted and highlighted their latest immersive solutions. Case Western Reserve University, a world-renowned medical institution, joined the event to reveal how it leveraged Microsoft’s MR tools by combining them with

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New Trailer Features First Gameplay For Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord

Upload VR

We got our first look at Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord gameplay today, during a new trailer debut during The Game Awards. The trailer starts off with some footage of players suiting up and putting on Quest 2 headsets, before intercutting between the players and some in-game co-op footage. The gameplay shows players going up against various ghosts and monsters from the franchise, working together to set traps and blast them with proton packs, alongside a peek at the spooky new titular vill

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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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This Week In XR: The FTC’s Metaverse Mix-Up, Gorillaz Free Concert In AR

Charlie Fink

The Meta-Within deal gets its day in court.

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AI Generated Article on India's Metaverse Industry.

XROM

I asked #ChatGPT an #artificialintelligence #chatbot to write an article on India's #Metaverse Industry & on what India can/should do to be a global Metaverse leader.below is the reply. The metaverse is a collective virtual shared space, created by the convergence of the physical and digital worlds. In India, the metaverse industry is still in its nascent stages, but it has the potential to revolutionize the way we live, work, and interact with each other.

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`Uncover Presents of Perfection with Our Holiday Gift Guides!`

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As we enter the year 2022, many gamers are eagerly awaiting release dates for some of the hottest upcoming gaming titles. Last week, we had a chance to take an in-depth look at several highly anticipated new releases and regularly updated games coming out this year. Today, however, we’re taking it even further by reaching […].

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Virtex Stadium to Feature Echo VR in First Live Event

VR Fitness

Virtex is excited to announce their first live event, which will feature Echo Arena, a VR esports game from Ready At Dawn, in Virtex Stadium, an immersive entertainment platform that enables fans to experience esports competitions in live 3D with other fans. Unlike anything we’ve seen before, Virtex is designed to put spectators in the stadium so they can hang out with friends in an environment designed for social interaction, watch matches together, and float alongside players throughout the co

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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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New ‘Behemoth’ and ‘Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord’ Trailers at The Game Awards 2022

Oculus

Check out new must-see trailers for Skydance Interactive’s epic Behemoth and the upcoming Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord, courtesy of The Game Awards 2022.

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‘Titan Vs Witch: New VR Battle Unleashed by Developers!’

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Fans of Attack on Titan rejoice! After years of asking, today UNIVRS announced the first ever official Attack on Titan VR game: Attack on Titan VR: Unbreakable. Watch a teaser released by the developer and get ready to immerse yourself in virtual reality come Summer 2023 with this exciting title developed specifically for Oculus Quest […].

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Dive Deeper Into the World of ‘DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate’ With Episode II: The Eleventh Hour, Out Today

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The death of Professor Rumford was just the beginning of your tumultuous journey in Astrum Close. In the latest episode of DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate, there’s.

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Ready for Battle? Step Inside the Attack On Titan World with Quest 2’s Brand-New VR Game!

VRGames

Attack on Titan fans rejoice! UNIVRS studios announced a brand-new Attack on Titan: Unbreakable VR game coming next summer to Meta Quest 2 and Pro headsets. Players join the legendary Scout Regiment as they face off against an infinite army of Titans with humanity’s future in their hands. Battle these immense humanoids using Omni-directional mobility […].

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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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Try (& Die) Again: ‘COMPOUND’ Brings Rogue-Lite FPS Action Home to Meta Quest 2

Oculus

Today, indie developer notdead LLC launched COMPOUND—a randomized, rogue-lite, free-roaming shooter for Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro. With difficulty settings ranging from easy.

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“Witness the Winter Wonders Unveiled at Upload VR’s 2022 Showcase!”

VRGames

Read more about this here: [link].

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Best of Quest 2022: A Look Back at the Year’s Top VR Games + Apps

Oculus

As 2022 draws to a close, we’re reflecting back on some of the year’s highlights. Discover the best of the best games and apps on.

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How AI generated images are shaping virtual worlds

Hypergrid Business

J.R.R. Tolkien inspired fantasy landscape created by Stable Fusion. (Image courtesy Alex Korolov.). Artificial intelligence-generated art is everywhere. Just scroll down your Instagram or Facebook feed, and you’ll see a bunch of selfies turned into magic avatars with Lensa , an AI image generator app launched in 2018 that is all the rage at the moment.

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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?