VRScout
OCTOBER 23, 2018
As a little-known initiative, Oculus is actively funneling in talent with the promise of training, tools and other resources that developers — new and old — can use to build projects for the Oculus platform as well as for the greater VR ecosystem. Each June, over 100 participants are chosen to attend the official Oculus boot camp in Menlo Park for a full weekend.
Tech Trends VR
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Is this the miracle VR has been waiting for? Tech Trends checked out the world’s first feature length immersive film at its London premiere. 7 Miracles – the first feature-length cinematic VR film premiered at the 26 th Raindance Film Festival in London, which is Europe’s leading independent Film Festival and the largest in the UK. It was created using photogrammetry and volumetric video capture, producing images in 8K with additional scenes built in 3D. 7 Miracles – the first feature-leng
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VRScout
OCTOBER 23, 2018
ESPN’s sports talk/game show , Around the Horn will be celebrating its 16 th year with a major facelift that will debut on November 5 th. The new format will include fresh graphics, new animations, a redesigned logo, and updated music. More importantly, Around the Horn is the first domestic U.S. show to feature AR functionality throughout the entirety of a 30-minute broadcast.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 23, 2018
3DNesVR is an emulator tool that runs Nintendo Entertainment System games in VR, letting you play the ’80s and ’90s classic titles that made the console a world-wide phenomenon. Created by Geod Studios and first launched on itch.io in May 2017, 3DNesVR is finally heading to Steam, with support for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows VR headsets. 3DNesVR automatically turns NES games into a sort of ‘pop-out’ 3D version of the 2D game (not included), and lets you play it na
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.
Charlie Fink
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Hyperverse, a free roam location-based VR experience, just opened its first US location.
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The Ghost Howls
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Today at View Conference 2018 I attended a very interesting workshop by Gianni Ricciardi and Matteo Milani about immersive sound. I absolutely wanted to attend it, because I know that audio is very important for immersion in virtual reality , but I have a great lack of knowledge in that field. And today, thanks to the great lesson by the two teachers Ricciardi and Milani, I’ve finally started grasping something.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Earlier this month, HTC quietly opened their first Vive flagship store in Shenzhen, China. The company’s first official Vive Store conducted a soft open on October 1st, located at the Consumer Electronics Exchange/Exhibition Center ( CEEC ) in Shenzhen. Image courtesy HTC Vive. The store sells all of the company’s latest products, including HTC Vive Pro, HTC Vive Focus, and a number of HTC’s latest U-series smartphones; a service center is also available in-store.
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