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Watch NASA’s Historic Rocket Launch Live In VR

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All you need is a Meta Quest 2 or Meta Quest Pro VR headset. After a series of delays due to technical difficulties, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is set to launch later this week as part of the Artemis I mission. The uncrewed moon-orbiting mission will test out the absurdly powerful heavy-lift rocket before conducting another manned mission sometime around 2024.

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Which VR Headsets Do Users Like Most?

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Following last week's analysis of the most-used VR headsets, how do those headsets stack up in terms of user satisfaction? The latest Behind the Numbers segment dives in. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Check Out This Tiny VR Headset Designed For Mice

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Visit GitHub to start building your own mouseVRheadset. Developers at Schaffer-Nishimura Lab have created a miniature VR system designed to study the behavior of mice. Tiny subjects are immersed in a variety of closed-loop (interactive) and open-loop (non-interactive) visual scenes using a combination of unique technologies. The news was first reported by Tom’s Hardware. “The mouseVRheadset is a VR system for mouse neuroscience and behavior research,” said the team. “Wher

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Spatial Beats: Meta, Roblox & Magic Leap

AR Insider

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 Meta's moves, Roblox's Results and Magic Leap 2 so far. 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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The XR Week Peek (2022.11.14): Meta lays off 11,000 people, Apple works on some sort of “metaverse”, and more!

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I finally got my Quest Pro last week and this evening I plan to finally turn it on and try to have some fun with it! I guess a review is coming in 2–3 weeks, so be prepared As for the Pico 4, I’ll do that either this week or next one, instead. Sorry for the long backlog, but I’m not having much time to work on the blog during this period. That said, on Thursday, I’m going to support again Cecilia Lascialfari with her AWE Nite Florence!

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Mixed Reality: Re-engineering Your Perception of the World

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Introduction Reading this article right now, you’re most likely accessing it through a physical device, like a computer or smartphone. You might be using a computer mouse to scroll, or your finger to slide across a glass screen. Those devices allow you to access the digital world, which opens up to a plethora of applications that store your information.

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Top 5 XR Innovations to Invest in During 2022 and 2023

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Extended Reality is one of the most exciting areas in technology today. Covering all forms of immersive tech, from virtual to augmented, and mixed reality, XR is a key component in how the relationship between humans and computers is evolving. Currently, the XR market is expected to accelerate towards a value of around $300 billion by 2024 alone, and it isn’t just consumers and gamers who are set to benefit.

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How AR/VR Is Reinventing Drinks Marketing

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With technology being at the forefront of consumers’ expectations, when it comes to marketing beverages, every consumer is looking for more than just a drinks menu. With Augmented Reality , the experience they have with their drinks can be made much more exciting, and this benefits not only consumers but brands and businesses as well. Users typically view AR through their cell phones, which overlays 3D animation over what they see.

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Pico 4 Sales Reportedly Not Meeting Expectations

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Sales of Pico 4 aren’t meeting expectations, according to a report from a Chinese news outlet. Sina Technology’s report cites “multiple insiders” at Pico. The company apparently hoped to sell more than 1 million headsets this year, but that target is unlikely to be met. And even before this, an initial supply order of 2.5 million units was apparently cut to 1.8 million.

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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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Correlation Between Variables (part 1)

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In this section, I want to show you how can you compute the correlation between two or more variables. Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ».

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Golf+ Adding Pebble Beach And Pinehurst No. 2 Courses

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Golf+ is getting two new courses in November and December alongside some additional updates. The pair of paid add-on courses are Pebble Beach Golf Links in California, arriving on December 9th for $11.99, as well as Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina on November 18th for $7.99. The game sells for $29.99 on Quest 2 and comes with three fictional courses and the Valhalla Golf Club, which is the host for the PGA Championship.

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Correlation between variable in python (part 2 )

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In the previous article, we have studied Correlation Between Variables (part 1) and now we will see a simple example of correlation using… Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ».

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Maskmaker Arrives On Meta Quest 2 Next Month

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Six months after Vertigo Games took over publishing duties for Innerspace’s Maskmaker , a Quest 2 version is confirmed for release on December 15. Released last year on PSVR and PC VR, Maskmaker is Innerspace’s second full VR game, following A Fisherman’s Tale back in 2019. “Since we started to work on Maskmaker we were hoping for a release on Quest 2,” said Balthazar Auxietre, Creative Director at Innerspace VR, in a prepared statement.

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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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Can AR Streamline Enterprise IT Support?

ARVR

Though we spend ample time examining consumer-based AR endpoints, greater near-term impact is seen in the enterprise. This takes many forms including brands that use AR to promote products in greater dimension, and industrial enterprises that streamline operations. These industrial endpoints include visual support in areas like assembly and maintenance.

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Apple to Continue New Hires Amid MR Headset Delay

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Apple has continued to recruit new hires for its upcoming mixed reality (MR) devices amid setbacks on its extended reality (XR) product lineup, news reports revealed on Sunday. According to reports, the Cupertino-based company has been working on a series of AR smart glasses and MR headsets set to launch in 2023. The device may be pushed back up to 2026, Haitong International Tech Research analyst Jeff Pu said in a MarketWatch report.

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Which VR Headsets are Used Most?

ARVR

VR traction over the past few years has been slower than many had anticipated. But it’s still finding small wins and is growing at a fairly healthy pace. So the question is how well it’s landing with consumers today, and are those sentiments trending in the right direction? 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 98,000 U.S. adults.

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Karnataka Government building a theme-Park with Metaverse Experiences

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Government of Karnataka has announced the construction of a Metaverse-based theme park. The park will be located near the Kempegowda statue. The Metaverse theme park is an attempt to increase tourism in the state. The Karnataka Minister "Ashwath Narayan" shared the blueprint of the theme park, which he said will attract tourists at the airport. Shared on Sunday about the new theme park with a metaverse experience for the visitors and tourists.

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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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Meta’s Metaverse Metacritics

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When Facebook rebranded as Meta a year ago, the metaverse hype bubble created a trillion-dollar market with unbelievable opportunities out of thin air. Consulting firms did not hesitate to claim it was the next big thing and dragged thousands of companies into it. Like all bubbles, it burst when reality took over, expelling the heathen tourists and leaving the builders to build.

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Lonn Releases This Week On November 17 For PC VR

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After years of development, the cyberpunk and physics-driven action game Lonn from Australian studio SixSense releases this week on November 17 for PC VR via Steam. The announcement comes alongside a new release date trailer, embedded below, which gives us another decent look at some gameplay and the awesome visuals. In terms of visual style, Lonn looks somewhere between Half-Life: Alyx and Boneworks, with hints of Cyberpunk: 2077.

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Recap of the Metaverse Spectrum Business Conference

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On Tuesday October 25, the first-ever Metaverse Spectrum Business Conference was held within the Meetaverse app, and it went off without a hitch! Specifically catering to the needs of B2B business, there were: 32 subjects covered on the topic of the metaverse in one day 7 hours of concurrent programming across… 3 different learning tracks 400 conversations between attendees 1,700 views across all stages 1 after party The format included panel discussions, Q&A, interactive exhibitor booths.

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Zappar Presents AR Pioneers 2022

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Last week saw Zappar’s second annual AR Pioneers event. The two-day event started last year to celebrate the WebXR company’s 10th anniversary but continued on as part industry summit and part company product showcase. We couldn’t watch all of the sessions, but we have some highlights. “Everyone Is Invited”. “It is great to be back and fantastic to see the level of engagement with this event once again,” Zappar CEO and co-founder, Caspar Thykier, said in a welcome address on the morning of day on

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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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Can Walmart Popularize AR Shopping?

ARVR

As tech giants continue to invest in AR, could greater consumer traction be stimulated by non-tech players? This thought bubbled up as Walmart continues to raise its AR game. For example, its ‘View in Your Home’ feature lets shoppers visualize furniture and decor through AR. Of course, this isn’t a new concept, as AR has proven effective to help consumers get a better sense of product dimensions.

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