Fri.Jan 27, 2023

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Assisted Reality: The Other AR

ARPost

“AR” stands for “augmented reality,” right? Almost always. However, there is another “AR” – assisted reality. The term is almost exclusively used in industry applications, and it isn’t necessarily mutually exclusive of augmented reality. There are usually some subtle differences. Isn’t Augmented Reality Tricky Enough? “AR” can already be confusing, particularly given its proximity to “ mixed reality.

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XR Talks: What Do XR Investors Look For?

AR Insider

Some of the best industry knowledge comes from investors. That's because they make high-stakes bets, and need to be well-informed and data-backed. We dive into their insights on XR markets in the latest XR Talks. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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‘Presentiment of Death’ is Like ‘SUPERHOT VR’ with Archery, Coming to PC VR in March

Road to VR

SUPERHOT’s time-pausing mechanic works so well in VR, it’s a surprise we haven’t seen more games use it to bring new and interesting stuff to life. Now, Omega Pilot developer XOCUS says it’s doing just that with the release of Presentiment of Death, a story-driven VR adventure that feels like a mashup of SUPERHOT VR and archery game In Death.

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How to create seamless tileable textures in Midjourney (plus free alternatives)

Hypergrid Business

I love building in OpenSim, but I don’t love the process of finding or creating textures. It’s hard to find just the right one, and even harder to figure out its license terms. All those texture packs floating around — are they legitimate? Or are they ripped off from Second Life? For a while, anytime I went anywhere in real life I’d take pictures of rock walls, brick walls, asphalt, tree bark — anything that I could turn into a texture.

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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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Critically Acclaimed Propaganda Sim ‘Not for Broadcast’ Coming to Quest 2 & PC VR in March

Road to VR

NotGames, the indie studio behind ingenious propaganda simulator Not For Broadcast (2022), announced it’s releasing a separate VR version in March, coming to SteamVR and Meta Quest 2. Releasing on Steam and the Quest Store on March 23rd, Not For Broadcast VR is putting the power of mass media into your hands, as you control what people see and how they see it in your very own TV studio control booth, set in an alternate ’80s timeline in Britain.

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Novel Hand Tracking Game Silhouette Launches On Quest 2

Upload VR

By using your hands for shadow puppetry, Silhouette is one of the more unique VR puzzle games in recent times, and that’s available now on Quest 2. Developed by Team Panoptes, best known for PC VR game Panoptic , Silhouette presents a a casual adventure game exclusively controlled by hand-tracking. You aim to guide shadow creatures to safety, manipulating light, walls and environments with your hands.

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The Intel Core i9-13900KS Review: Taking Intel's Raptor Lake to 6 GHz

Anand Tech

Back at Intel's Innovation 2022 event in September, the company let it be known that it had plans to release a '6 GHz' processor based on its Raptor Lake-S series of processors. Though it didn't come with the same degree of fanfare that Intel's more imminently launching 13900K/13700K/13600K received, it put enthusiasts and industry watchers on notice that Intel still had one more, even faster Raptor Lake desktop chip waiting in the wings.

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Accenture Ventures Invests in Forma Vision for RT3D Assets

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

IT consultancy firm Accenture has strategically invested in Forma Vision via its Accenture Ventures division, the company announced on Thursday. Forma Vision produces live-streamed volumetric video tools and real-time 3D holographic assets. With the company’s portfolio, it has created RT3D assets from objects, people, and environments for use across the future Metaverse, no matter the location.

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Not For Broadcast VR Puts You In Editing Chair This March On Steam and Quest

Upload VR

tinyBuild Games confirms Not For Broadcast VR, a standalone adaptation of the darkly comedic propaganda sim, will arrive this March on Steam and Quest. Released last year for PC, Not For Broadcast is an FMV adventure set in an alternate 1980s Great Britain, where an authoritarian political party has taken power. Playing as janitor turned broadcast editor Alex Winston, you’re tasked with ensuring live broadcasts go smoothly for National Nightly News.

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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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Big News from Altspace VR, Apple, Disney, Lloyd’s, and the US Justice Department

XR Today - Big XR News tag

January is closing, and the extended reality (XR) landscape continues to evolve. Following last week’s theme of layoffs across the tech sector, this week continues the unemployment trend as influential groups reassess the space and US Courts aim at Google. Although as February rolls on, the industry is finding this year’s footing and discovering the most significant tech trend for the year, which appears to be AI and ChatGPT.

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Meta Horizon Worlds Spotlight: The Tea Party

Oculus

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

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Putt & Play in the Mythical World of Atlantis! Brave the Whale Ride at ‘Walkabout Mini Golf’ Lost Cities Course

VRGames

The mysterious disappearance of the mythic island of Atlantis has puzzled scholars for millennia. Originally written about by Plato in his work ‘Timaeus’, the philosopher described how what appeared to be a large, wealthy and advanced civilization suddenly vanished from its place in the Mediterranean Sea, submerging into the depths without leaving any trace behind.

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Meta Horizon Worlds Spotlight: The Tea Party

Oculus

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

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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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“Unlock Chemistry Superpowers with Futuclass on Quest 2!”

VRGames

Futuclass Education is the latest Virtual Reality (VR) experience to help students learn and understand basic chemistry concepts. Developed in partnership with science teachers and schools, students can utilize four free demo lessons featuring Atom Structure, Reaction Balancing, Oxygen Puzzle Experience, and Moles & Molarity Lessons in a gamified way.

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EON Reality Brings AI-Powered XR Solutions to Hospital Metropolitano in Costa Rica

EON Reality

The partnership features AI-powered XR solutions for a multitude of users at the Costa Rican hospital. IRVINE, CA, January TK, 2023 – EON Reality, Inc. (“EON Reality”), a global leader in Virtual and Augmented Reality (“XR”) industry and education solutions powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), has announced a new partnership with Hospital Metropolitano in Costa Rica.

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‘Hitman World of Assassination Launches! Get Ready to Experience the Thrilling Hitman Trilogy!’

VRGames

IO Interactive is at it again, rebranding their iconic stealth shooter game Hitman 3 with the new name Hitman World of Assassination.

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