VRScout

JULY 11, 2021

Explore Hogwarts and fly a broomstick in these social VR experiences coming soon to the Harry Potter flagship store. Last month, Warner Bros. launched the first official Harry Potter Store in NYC, offering fans of the long-running book and film franchise the chance to immerse themselves in the Wizarding World while, of course, shopping for official brand merchandise.

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Slashgear

JULY 11, 2021

Another study has found that using a virtual reality headset can potentially reduce pain or discomfort during medical procedures. The findings indicate that such technology may have a place in hospitals and doctor’s offices, possibly increasing compliance with painful medical procedures that patients may otherwise avoid. The latest research on this topic is being presented at the European Association of … Continue reading.

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GizModo VR

JULY 11, 2021

Employees warned Kaseya’s higher-ups for years about critical security flaws in its software but their concerns were brushed off, former workers told Bloomberg. Several staffers quit in frustration or were fired after repeatedly sounding the alarm about failings in the IT firm’s cybersecurity practices. Now, Kaseya is… Read more.

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Digital Trends

JULY 11, 2021

This week's beautiful image of space captured by Hubble shows two large galaxies, part of the Perseus cluster, against a background starfield.

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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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GizModo VR

JULY 11, 2021

Disney announced today that Black Widow raked in $80 million at the box office, $60 million via Disney+ Premier Access, and $78 million at the international box office, thus making it the biggest domestic opening since the pandemic began. It’s also the third-largest domestic opening for an origin story behind Black … Read more.

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GizModo VR

JULY 11, 2021

Years after its announced debut, Tesla has finally released beta version 9 of its Full Self-Driving system, albeit warning drivers that the software “may do the wrong thing at the worst time” and urging them not to become complacent at the wheel. Read more.

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Digital Trends

JULY 11, 2021

Richard Branson has made it to the edge of space along with five others in the first fully crewed test flight of Virgin Galactic's spaceplane VSS Unity.

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GizModo VR

JULY 11, 2021

A cybercriminal known as “The Bull” was stopped in its tracks by U.S. authorities for selling insider information on publicly traded companies on the dark web. Read more.

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Digital Trends

JULY 11, 2021

A new study using data from the Curiosity rover has shed light on what indicators of life have been preserved or destroyed through the history of Mars.

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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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GizModo VR

JULY 11, 2021

Netflix is giving new life to the anime Spriggan , and a second teaser trailer has officially hit the internet. Read more.

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Digital Trends

JULY 11, 2021

Virgin Galactic has delayed the first fully crewed space flight of its VSS Unity spaceplane today by 90 minutes due to bad weather.

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GizModo VR

JULY 11, 2021

Believe it or not, Chris Hemsworth appears in the latest episode of Loki. Well, his voice does. Read more.

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Digital Trends

JULY 11, 2021

With Red Dead Online's Blood Money update just around the corner, it's a good time to figure out whether the game is worth getting into.

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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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GizModo VR

JULY 11, 2021

The Pet Sematary prequel film casting is upon us. Read more.

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VRWorld

JULY 11, 2021

They started as four friends in college and now are four business partners ready to take on the printing world. After noticing a lack of assistance in the printing department, these four colleagues decided to answer the questions so many students, much like themselves, couldn’t find. Questions such as how I fix my printer, what cartridges I should use, how to adjust the paper size, and other similar headscratchers.?

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GizModo VR

JULY 11, 2021

British billionaire Richard Branson finally got his trip to space on Sunday. Read more.

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