VRScout

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Make some noise in a VR experience inspired by histories greatest women’s rights activists. In this day and age, one could be forgiven for being somewhat disillusioned with democracy, but still, come election time, I always vote. One of the reasons I do that without fail is because I figure that, as a woman, traveling a short distance to put a few ticks on a ballot (or even doing it from the comfort of my own home) is really the least I can do to honour the sacrifice made by people like Em

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Brisbane, Australia-based group #include today released a new app called ViewR that lets you observe a PC VR session in action from an Android mobile device. ViewR essentially inserts another camera into the VR game, letting a spectator hold up their Android phone or tablet to watch what’s going on, replete with positional tracking for the non-VR observer.

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

2019 is shaping up to be the year VR invades public spaces like malls, family entertainment centers, and theme parks.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Survios, a veteran VR game developer, shared fresh insights into the health of the company’s out-of-home business activities, a sector of the VR industry which has been increasingly heating up in the last 18 months. While the consumer VR space is still waiting for its inflection moment, 2018 has seen increasing interest in both VR enterprise and commercial sectors.

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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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DECEMBER 12, 2018

Computer reviews aren’t my thing, but for this one I had to make an exception. My 3.5 year old laptop, the HP Spectre x360 I had scored as swag at the 2015 Microsoft Build conference, suddenly died a few months ago. I had taken a liking to that thing, so when I had to leave for a conference in early November, and realized I should probably bring a laptop with me, I decided to replace it with the current version of the same model.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 12, 2018

The electric car manufacturer looks to increase assembly line productivity using a Google Glass-type experience. 2018 has been an interesting year for filed patents based on AR and VR ideas. Google’s recent omnidirectional VR shoe and Walmart’s patents for both a virtual showroom and a VR headset are just a few of the many examples. Another patent that was filed back in May, but is just now getting some attention, is Tesla’s patent for an AR application titled ‘Augmented Reality Feature Detectio

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Oculus today announced a new sweepstakes that could nab you a free Oculus Rift + Touch bundle. Dubbed the ’12 Days of Rift’, the sweepstakes was announced via the Oculus Rift’s Twitter account today. The sweepstakes applies to legal residents of the U.S. who are at least thirteen years old. This year, a new tradition begins: The 12 Days of Rift.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 12, 2018

The Moscow-based VR headset manufacturer DEUS announced a the latest version of their Odin VR headset that incorporates support for SteamVR content and higher resolution LCD displays than Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. Dubbed the Odin Pre, the headset boasts dual 2,160 × 2,160 LCD displays clocked at 90 Hz. Using Fresnel lenses, Deus claims the headset’s field of view (FOV) is around 110 degrees—the same as Oculus Rift, and both HTC Vive and Vive Pro variants.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 12, 2018

A story line can be useful for its ability to frame the action; it gives you a reason to fight and fuels your hunger to reign victorious over the hordes of NPC baddies. But if you’re easily urked by mediocre stabs at the hero’s journey monomyth and just want to cut to the bloody chase, then Blade & Sorcery might scratch that itch thanks to its combat-centric sandbox and stab-happy rag doll enemies.

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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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