Fri.Jan 06, 2023

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XRA Survey: Teachers Pin Hopes on XR for Better Classroom Engagement

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Incorporating XR—the umbrella term for virtual, augmented, and mixed reality—in classroom education can make learning more fun. It can also motivate students to take their studies more seriously. A recent survey by XR Association (XRA) and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) presented this conclusion based on a poll of over 1,400 high school teachers across 50 US states.

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VR Racing Sim GRID Legends Coming To Quest 2

VRScout

Create your very own motorsports events in this upcoming VR racing game. There’s a criminally small amount of quality racing games available on Meta Quest 2. Perhaps that’s why I was so excited to hear that Codemasters’ arcade racing game GRID Legends will soon be available to play in VR on Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets. Originally released on PC and consoles this past August, GRID Legends lets you step behind the wheel of legendary automobiles and compete on a variety of real

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Emerging Trends in the VR Gaming Industry?—?2023

ARVR

Emerging Trends in the VR Gaming Industry — 2023 Technology is evolving at a fast pace. Imagine if we could pick the visions and ideas and make them come true. 2023 is currently shaping up to be the year of promise for the VR gaming industry. Highly anticipated components have paved their way into the hands of the people. Virtual reality games, in particular, have come a long way from the lukewarm response they received in their early years.

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XR Predictions 2023 – Industry Experts Share their Insights

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Watch on YouTube. XR Today has rounded up some of the XR industry’s experts to share their viewpoints on the biggest trends and technologies shaping 2023. This video features experts from varied-range of leading XR firms, covering various business opportunities, including: Alaa Saayed, Senior Program Director of Digital Content Services, Frost & Sullivan.

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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 Metaverse and Its Impact on Society and Economy

ARVR

The term “metaverse” was coined in Neal Stephenson’s 1992 science fiction novel “Snow Crash,” and it refers to a shared virtual space that is created by the convergence of both the real and digital worlds. The metaverse has the potential to transform the way we live, work, and interact with one another, and it has already begun to have a significant impact on society and the economy.

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Introducing webXR.tools

ARVR

I am excited to announce the launch of webXR.tools , a new no-code platform for building AR and VR experiences for the web. WebXR is an exciting new technology that has been growing in popularity because it allows developers to create immersive, interactive experiences on the web using augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) and doesn’t require any app downloads.

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HTC's VIVERSE platform will be utilizing Lamina1's layer one tools for the open metaverse

Cats and VR

HTC is collaborating with Lamina1 to accelerate the realization of an open metaverse ecosystem for society. HTC's VIVERSE platform will be utilizing Lamina1's layer one tools to enable more efficient cross-world cross-platform asset distribution and management, so users can seamlessly keep their digital assets (avatars, clothes, artwork, etc.) with them as they traverse the metaverse.

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2023 Predictions: Metaverse Mania Fades

ARVR

As we enter a new year, it’s time for our annual ritual of synthesizing the lessons from the past twelve months and formulating the outlook for the next twelve. 2022 was an incremental year for AR & VR, which both continue to gradually push forward in gaining mainstream traction. Highlights include mobile AR engagement & monetization, continued R&D in AR glasses, and the gradual march of VR.

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GRID Legends Racing Game Coming To Quest 2 Next Week

Upload VR

In a surprise move by Codemasters, GRID Legends is coming to Quest 2 on January 12. Released for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation last year, GRID Legends marks the latest installment in the GRID franchise, featuring over 100 vehicles and 130+ race tracks. Joining F1 22 and Dirt Rally 2.0 as a new VR racing sim from Codemasters, this is the first time we’ve seen the developer working on a native Quest release, while those games are PC VR only.

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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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What’s Pinterest’s Role in the Immersive Shopping Era?

ARVR

We continue to see a trend toward shoppability in eCommerce and social media, also known as social commerce. Once limited to upper-funnel marketing and brand exposure, these channels and apps are moving down-funnel to offer transactional functions around product placement. This takes shape in buy buttons on everything from YouTube videos to Snapchat Stories.

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Vive XR Elite: HTC’s Quest Pro Competitor Ships Next Month For $1100

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HTC’s Quest Pro competitor is Vive XR Elite, shipping in February for $1100. The company was teasing a new headset in tweets for over two months with captions such as “go small or go home”, and already hinted it will be sold to consumers. Vive XR Elite has a compact design achieved via the use of pancake lenses, which look to be the same as Vive Flow’s from late 2021.

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A Lighter Touch: Exploring CPU Power Scaling On Core i9-13900K and Ryzen 9 7950X

Anand Tech

One of the biggest running gags on social media and Reddit is how hot and power hungry CPUs have become over the years. Whereas at one time flagship x86 CPUs didn't even require a heatsink, they can now saturate whole radiators. Thankfully, it's not quite to the levels of a nuclear reactor, as the memes go – but as the kids say these days, it's also not a nothingburger.

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VITURE One Smart Glasses Demo at CES 2023

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The VITURE One demoed its mixed reality (MR) gaming Mobile Dock solution at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023 in Las Vegas. An honoree of the CES 2023 Innovation Awards, the headset offers users game streaming from any location. The new solution previously earned a Fast Company 2022 Innovation by Design Award and was recognised as TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2022.

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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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CES 2023: Akasa Introduces Fanless Cases for Wall Street Canyon NUCs

Anand Tech

Akasa is one of the very few vendors to carry a portfolio of passively-cooled chassis solutions for the Intel NUCs. We had reviewed their Turing solution with the Bean Cayon NUC and the Newton TN with the Tiger Canyon NUC , and come away impressed with the performance of both cases. At CES 2023, the company is upgrading their portfolio of fanless NUC cases to support the mainstream NUC Pro using the 12 th -Gen Core processors - the Wall Street Canyon.

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AjnaXR and AjnaVidya Debut at CES 2023

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

This Friday, AnjaLens, an Indian provider of extended reality (XR) equipment, announced two new immersive products at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023. At the event, the Indian firm debuted AjnaXR and AjnaVidya, two fresh, immersive products that aim to revitalise the region’s XR marketplace leading into the new year. In addition to the new products, AnjaLens announced more than 30 hiring partners, bringing new talents to expand its portfolio and use cases.

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Pre-Order ‘GRID Legends’ on Meta Quest 2 and Save 10%

Oculus

Get ready to channel your inner speed demon, because GRID Legends is racing its way onto Meta Quest 2 on January 12. Even better, you.

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Meta Quest Pro Rival, HTC VIVE XR Elite, Launches at CES 2023

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

This Thursday, at the consumer electronics show (CES) 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada, HTC VIVE debuted XR (extended reality) Elite, a lightweight mixed reality (MR) headset to rival the Meta Quest product portfolio. The upcoming device directly compares to the Meta Quest Pro’s popular mobility characteristics. It also boosts similar MR passthrough features, which Meta advertised when the firm announced the Quest Pro during Connect 2022.

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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 Horizon Worlds Spotlight: Mavix

Oculus

Welcome back to our weekly spotlight on the people building for Meta Horizon Worlds and their amazing creations.

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“Wind Your Way to the Top! Crafting ‘The Last Clockwinder’ and its Time-Bending Puzzles in Best of Quest 2022!”

VRGames

The Last Clockwinder, winner of Best Game of 2022 in our annual Best of awards, has taken the gaming world by storm. Developed by Pontoco Games, this time-looping puzzle game was inspired and created by the unlikely source of knitting. Players journey through The Last Clockwinder’s vibrant pixel art environment while using mysterious powers to […].

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Meta Horizon Worlds v91 Release Notes

Oculus

Welcome to Meta Horizon Worlds v91! We hope everyone in the community has had a great start to 2023. As you can see when first.

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“Apple’s Next Gadget Revealed: All the Details You Need To Know About Their Awesome Headset!”

VRGames

Apple might be releasing a new augmented and virtual reality headset soon, and the rumors are sounding exciting. According to The Information, Apple staffers have confirmed many of the reports about specs such as dual custom 4K OLED microdisplay lenses with 120-degree field of view and IPD adjustment powered by eye tracking. Additionally, there is […].

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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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Getting started with Augmented Reality (AR)

ARVR

Augmented reality is a technology that allows us to superimpose digital information into the real-world environment. It has become viable that even businesses and corporates are using it to increase sales, and transform the way humans interact with computers and visualize contents. The first AR experience was developed in 1968 at Harvard when a computer scientist named Ivan Sutherland created a special head-mounted AR display system.

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`Razer Makes Questing Easier with Adjustable Head & Face Accessories!`

VRGames

Razer, the well-known gaming hardware provider, is making a foray into the world of VR peripherals with their collaborative project with ResMed. The result are two new accessories tailored specifically for Quest 2. The Razer Adjustable Head Strap System and the Razer Facial Interface, both designed to provide maximum comfort even during intense gaming sessions. […].

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Magic Leap 2 Gains Certification so Doctors Can Use AR During Surgery

Road to VR

Magic Leap, the storied unicorn developing enterprise AR headsets, announced at CES 2023 that its flagship device Magic Leap 2 earned a certification that clears it for use in the operating room. The company first intimated it had pursued IEC 60601-1 certification at SPIE’s XR conference in January 2022 , however the news largely went unreported since the information was presented in a single slide at the conference.

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“Lumus Revs Up Reality with Launch of Epic AR Z-Lens at CES!”

VRGames

Read more about this here: [link].

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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?