VRScout

MAY 7, 2020

Customize your own racetrack and hit the pavement as Mickey, Minnie, and Goofy. This week marked the launch of Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: Adventure Kit, a painfully adorable interactive AR experience based on a new Disney park attraction which launched this past March at Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida. Available to play free via the DisneyNow app on iOS and Android , the kid-friendly experience puts you in control of three iconic Disney characters—Mickey Mouse, Minni

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ARPost

MAY 7, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing everyone to stay at home, pick up new hobbies, and learn something new. AR games have seen a spike in popularity as new users learn about the technology. Some games like Pokemon Go and Harry Potter: Wizard’s Unite have gotten mainstream recognition. These games get you out of the house to explore around your neighborhood.

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AR Insider

MAY 7, 2020

ARtillery Briefs is a video series that outlines the top trends we’re tracking, including takeaways from recent reports and market forecasts. See the most recent episode below, including narrative takeaways and embedded video. Consumer VR traction is slower than many had initially anticipated in the circa-2016 hype cycle. But it’s still finding small wins and is actually growing at a fairly healthy pace.

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Road to VR

MAY 7, 2020

Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond is Respawn Entertainment’s first VR game and one of the most anticipated upcoming VR games. Despite potential disruptions from the Coronavirus pandemic, the game is still on track for a 2020 release date. While several anticipated VR games like Lone Echo II and Iron Man VR have unfortunately been delayed in part due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond is still expected to launch in 2020, Oculus tells Road to VR.

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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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Everything VR & AR

MAY 7, 2020

Tyler and Sophia catch up with VR/AR Association member, Raffael Dickreuter of SO Real Digital Twins, to introduce their new X-ray scanning technology for the ultimate realistic digital twin. Connect with SO REAL: Website: [link] Twitter: @SOREAL_AG Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry.

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VRScout

MAY 7, 2020

Because VR teleportation is so 2016. VR has come a long way over since launch of the Oculus DK1. Over the past five years we’ve seen numerous advancements in immersive technology that have helped open the doors to a wide range of possibilities. Yet, at the same time, we still find ourselves dealing with many of the issues we struggled with since the birth of the modern VR industry.

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Road to VR

MAY 7, 2020

Vantage Point , the enterprise-focused training company, announced a $2.25 million investment, something that will help them further develop their platform which was created to increase empathy and accuracy of retention through VR-based training. The latest round of investors includes former COO of Deutsche Bank George Hornig, Quentin Clark of General Catalyst, Jamie Farrell, Shadee Barkan, Ahmed Haque of Trilogy Founding, Mike Bisk of Bisk Ventures, Samara Hernandez of Chingona Ventures, Dana W

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Road to VR

MAY 7, 2020

Unreal Engine 4.25 launched this week bringing a host of improvements to the engine’s XR functionality. HoloLens 2 and Magic Leap saw the most attention, including the addition of Azure Spatial Anchors, Microsoft’s cross-platform system which enables shared augmented spaces across devices. Unreal Engine is one of the most popular game engines for building XR content.

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Road to VR

MAY 7, 2020

An upcoming online workshop by XR development educator Circuit Stream will teach developers the basics of building applications for Oculus Quest. With many of us a stuck at home with some extra time on our hands from not traveling (or getting dressed) it may be an opportune time to learn new skills. Since 2015 Circuit Stream has been educating developers on creating AR and VR applications; later this month the company will run its 25th ‘ XR Development with Unity ‘ course, a 10-week

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