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VIVE Reveals Its First Self-Tracking VR Tracker

VRScout

Full-body VR tracking just got a whole lot easier. HTC VIVE today unveiled the latest addition to its growing lineup of VR tracking devices, a yet-to-be-named self-tracking tracker. The device features two high field-of-view cameras, an onboard processor, and the same high-precision positional tracking algorithm used in the HTC VIVE Focus 3 and HTC VIVE XR Elite, meaning no additional base stations are required in order to operate.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.03.20): Meta to perform new layoffs, Google Glass to shut down, and more!

The Ghost Howls

I’m back in Italy! My time at SXSW has been great, but now it’s time to be back to the usual routine. I still feel a lot tired because of the jet lag and the little sleep I had in Austin, but this is pretty normal, and in one week or such this feeling should go away. And I’m sure that the support from all of you will make me feel better even sooner Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Meta to lay off people and focus more on AI It’s been a tough week for Meta.

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This Basketball App Uses AR To Improve Your Ball Skills

VRScout

All you need is a smart device and an ordinary basketball. You may have seen a video floating around the web recently of a skilled basketball player practicing their dribbling skills using a unique interactive experience. What you’re looking at is HomeCourt, a personal basketball trainer powered by augmented reality (AR) technology. The app gamifies your practice sessions, immersing you in a series of interactive drills led by professional NBA and WNBA players.

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HTC Announces Inside-out Tracker for VR Accessories & Body Tracking

Road to VR

HTC today announced a new Vive Tracker accessory which is the first in the industry to use inside-out tracking, meaning it doesn’t require any external beacons. The device can be attached to props to bring them into VR or to the user’s body for enhanced body tracking. HTC’s existing Vive Trackers are a popular accessory for anyone interested in VR full-body tracking, but they use SteamVR Tracking technology which requires external beacons for use.

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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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Will Mobile AR Revenue Reach $39 Billion by 2027?

AR Insider

ARtillery Intelligence released a new report that projects mobile AR annual revenue to grow from $15.1 billion in 2022 to $39.8 billion in 2027, a 21.4 percent compound annual growth rate. We break down the findings for AR Insider readers. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Spatial Beats: Meta, Google & Apple

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 SXSW takeaways, Google's AR fall and Apple's AR rise. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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How To Become A VR Designer: Careers in the Metaverse 

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Around the world, technologies in the extended reality landscape have gained increasing attention from virtually every industry. In the last few years, we’ve seen virtual reality transform from a novel concept connected to the gaming and entertainment space to a crucial corporate tool. Today’s businesses are leveraging VR for everything from training and education to collaboration, product development, and even customer service.

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HTC Teases Self-Tracking Tracker That Doesn’t Need Base Stations

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HTC teased a self-tracking Vive Tracker that doesn’t need base stations. Vive Trackers are used by businesses in bespoke VR software to track real-world objects, and by VRChat users to track body parts such as their torso, eblow, legs, and feet. The current Vive Tracker 3.0 shipped in 2021. It’s priced at $130 but requires SteamVR Tracking base stations, available from $135 each.

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NAND Flash Prices Have Dropped Rapidly In Recent Quarters - And So Have SSD Prices

Anand Tech

Softened demand for PCs and smartphones coupled with NAND memory bits oversupply has sent prices of 3D NAND memory into a dive in recent quarters. In Q4, global NAND flash revenue dropped staggering 45% year-over-year and 25% quarter-over quarter, according to recent data by TrendForce. And while that dive appears to be leveling off some – TrendForces' analysts forecast that NAND prices declined more modestly in Q1 – it's still bringing NAND to its lowest per-bit costs ever.

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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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Amid Evil VR Arrives On April 20 For Quest And PC VR

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Publisher New Blood Interactive revealed that retro-style shooter Amid Evil VR arrives on April 20 for Quest and PC VR. Developed by Indefatigable and Elijah Immersive, Amid Evil VR takes heavy influence from classic 3D shooters like Quake and Doom, using a retro-themed aesthetic reminiscent of Compound. Promising seven episodes with different settings and enemies, magical weaponry, adaptive enemy AI, non-linear levels and multitudes of “options and cheat codes for a truly golden PC age ex

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Sponsored Post: Give Your Shoppers the Smooth Experience They Want with Aruba Instant On Networking

Anand Tech

Aruba Instant On hardware provides an easy way to build and maintain a network to keep your retail business running smoothly.

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Block Buster VR Brings Kaiju Cosplay To Quest 2 On March 30

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Block Buster, a VR arcade-action game where you destroy cities while dressed up as kaiju, launches on March 30 for Quest 2. First revealed in 2020, Block Buster VR marks developer Happy Kamper Pictures’ debut game. Paying tribute to classic Kaiju films, you control one of five playable monsters inside a customizable kaiju costume, tearing down five fully destructible cities.

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LG's 2023 Gram Style Series Laptops Are Now Available, Starting At $1,499

Anand Tech

The latest Gram Style series laptops, which LG announced at CES, are available as of today at the company's website or select authorized retailers. The LG Gram Style series comes in 14-inch (14Z90RS) and 16-inch (16Z90RS) configurations, starting at $1,499 and $1,799, respectively. Renowned for their svelte and elegant exterior, LG's Gram laptops are among the best options for consumers who want a powerful and lightweight device they can carry around.

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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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Supermassive Working On Switchback PSVR 2 “Graphical Issues”

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In light of reports of “graphical issues” from Switchback VR players, Supermassive Games put out a tweet confirming the studio is working to improve the PSVR 2 exclusive, which released last week. An Update about Switchback VR. pic.twitter.com/cP2J0JvuqG — Supermassive Games (@SuperMGames) March 17, 2023 The tweet confirmed that the studio has “seen and heard the feedback from that some players are experiencing graphical issues” while playing Switchback VR.

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Amazon Set to Lay off 9,000 More Workers

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Amazon will reduce its workforce by 9,000 staff over the next few weeks across numerous products, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Chief Executive Andy Jassy announced in a staff memo on Monday. The company said that it would cut its headcount to reduce overhead costs, citing “uncertainty that exists in the near future,” the memo read.

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Top 10 Use Cases For ChatGPT In The Banking Industry

Bernard Marr

Banks have often been at the forefront of adopting cutting-edge technology to provide better customer service and meet compliance requirements. With the rise of AI, banks can now leverage generative language tools like ChatGPT to improve productivity, streamline operations, and enhance their services. Of the many different ways banks can use ChatGPT, here are some of my favorites: 1.

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The Tangible Benefits of Immersive Learning with ARuVR

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Watch on YouTube. Demond Cureton, Senior Journalist for XR Today hosts Frank Furnari, Chief Executive and Founder, ARuVR. In our interview, we discuss the following, Solving industry challenges with ARuVR’s immersive solution The need for digital transformations across industry verticals Essential workflow processes for ARuVR clients Real-world use cases for the VR/AR tool and returns on investment (ROI) Company updates and awards If you’re looking for more information on this topic

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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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Zoom Ahead and See Behind You – Motorcycle AR Display Adds a New Dimension of Safety

VRGames

Motorcycle safety doesn’t just have to involve helmets and bright jackets. CREACT Technology Inc’s Vision 180 is an unique motorcycle helmet dashcam kit that can give riders eyes on the back of their head with its real-time navigation, rear camera view, and driving recorder.

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‘JFK Memento’ and ‘MLK: Now Is The Time’ Win XR Audience Awards at SXSW 2023

Oculus

Last month we announced that five Meta-funded projects had been selected to appear at the 2023 SXSW Film & TV Festival. Today, with SXSW 2023.

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Ready, Set, Rise! Championship Edition of Creed: Rise To Glory Hits the Mat April 4 on PSVR 2

VRGames

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The Future of VR: What’s Next for the World of VR Gaming?

ARPost

The VR gaming market is constantly evolving and has grown significantly in the past few years. With key developments in VR technology, hardware, and software driving the market forward, VR game revenues are projected to increase sixfold in five years , from $0.5 billion in 2019 to $3.2 billion in 2024. However, declining sales of VR headsets dampen this positive outlook.

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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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What is an Industrial Metaverse? An Introduction 

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Virtually everyone seems to be talking about the “metaverse” these days. Although industry regulators have yet to agree on a single definition of what metaverse environments will offer, most experts believe these landscapes will be incredible tools for human connectivity. Since metaverse technologies began emerging into the spotlight, much of the focus from many media outlets have been on the “consumer experience”.

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EON Reality Transforms Knowledge Transfer With Spatial AI Technology

EON Reality

EON Reality’s new technology is already in use by many of the company’s top global partners IRVINE, CA, March 17, 2023 – EON Reality, Inc. (“EON Reality”), a global leader in Virtual and Augmented Reality (“XR”) industry and education solutions powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), announces a new transformation to its knowledge transfer capabilities thanks to the Spatial AI technology contained within EON AI Assistant.

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Croquet, Unity Announce Beta Metaverse Platform ahead of GDC 2023

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Croquet Corporation announced on Thursday last week it had launched its Croquet for Unity solution. The new JavaScript multiplayer framework integrates with Unity to provide a novel approach for developers. The company will trial a Beta version of its latest metaverse solution at the Game Developers Conference 2023 in San Francisco in April. With it, people can create Unity-based immersive experiences without writing or maintaining multiplayer code.

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Can Investors find Value Incentives in Digital Twin Technology?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Late last year, the Orlando Economic Partnership (OEP) teamed up with real-time 3D (RT3D) engine providers Unity to design a digital twin of the Florida area to drive local business investments and technology innovations. The OEP digital twin recreates roughly 800 square miles of Orlando as a 3D render using integrated technology such as photogrammetry, AI, drones, and mixed reality (MR) curved displays, which negate headset usage at the firm’s Florida headquarters – also known as t

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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?