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What’s Shopify’s Role in AR Commerce?

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After examining Pinterest in the last installment, we move on to another eCommerce powerhouse: Shopify. It’s one of the original innovators in the shoppability movement, empowering anyone to have an online store. Now, it's blitzing AR. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Seoul Metropolitan Government Launches Public Metaverse

XR Today - Virtual Reality

This Monday, South Korea’s Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that its Metaverse platform for public service relationships is now open to the capital’s population. The Mayor of Seoul, Oh Se-hoon , introduced the public launch of Metaverse Seoul which according to Se-hoon is a place of communication for the region’s citizens. Metaverse Seoul allows its users to access various public services and resources within an immersive virtual reality (VR) environment.

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Primal Hunt Review – A Bloody Thrill

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Primal Hunt is an intense retro-futuristic action game from Phaser Lock Interactive. While it’s unnecessarily gory, there’s a thrilling hunt that keeps you on your toes. Available this week on Meta Quest 2 and Pico, here’s our full review. Primal Hunt doesn’t concern itself with some grand narrative. You’re in a biochamber, controlling a cybersuit from afar to compete in the “highest-tier” hunting experience, and away you go.

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12 Easy Steps To Build Your Personal Brand On Social Media

Bernard Marr

Building and maintaining my personal brand is an important part of my job. But it’s becoming important in so many professions, way beyond the realms of influencers, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders. Whether you’re an architect, entrepreneur, designer, blogger, lawyer, or whatever, your personal brand can help you stand out from the crowd and attract exciting new opportunities your way.

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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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Meta Acquisition Will Help ‘Develop Better Viewing Optics’ For VR & AR

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As reported by Janko Roettgers , Meta acquired a Colorado-based research and development startup called Gary Sharp Innovations last year in June. Roettgers discovered the acquisition through documents filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Meta confirmed the acquisition to Roettgers, stating that “ Gary Sharp Innovations is helping [Meta] develop better viewing optics for [its] AR and VR devices.” Gary Sharp, the startup’s co-founder, previously served as CTO of RealD

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Microsoft HoloLens the frontline worker’s laptop

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Back to Blog Page. Late last year we shared the news about the Microsoft HoloLens and Dynamics 365 Guides application newest feature which fully integrates Teams. The launch has been a major success. Users can now do everything they would do in a Teams meeting in Mixed Reality and then some. One benefit we did not mention was that this update enables the HoloLens as the frontline worker’s laptop.

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Eli Roth Returns to VR with ‘BE MINE: A VR Valentine’s Slasher’ Starring Peyton List

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Last Halloween, horror maestro Eli Roth and Crypt TV delighted VR audiences with Eli Roth’s Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat—and now they’re back to help you celebrate.

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‘Start the Year Movin’: Get Ready for Your New Goals in the Get Movin’ Sale!

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If you’re looking for a fun way to work on keeping your New Year’s resolutions, virtual reality (VR) fitness can do the trick! VR is the perfect mix of gaming and physical activity that puts an entirely new spin on working out. Not only will you be able to build strength and endurance – but […].

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VR Fitness Insider Podcast – Episode 5: Cix Liv – Part 2

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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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“Rompin’ To Riches – 20 Top-Rated Quests for January 2023!”

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The Oculus Quest 2 Store offers a wealth of games and apps to discover, with it being possible to gain some insight into the relative performance of apps by looking at their ratings. Here is a snapshot of the 20 best rated Oculus Quest games and apps as of January 2023. Paid and free titles […].

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New Waveguide Tech From VividQ and Dispelix Promises New Era in AR

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Holograms have been largely deemed impossible. However, “possible” and “impossible” are constantly shifting landscapes in immersive technology. Dispelix and VividQ have reportedly achieved holographic displays through a new waveguide device. And the companies are bringing these displays to consumers. A Little Background. “Hologram” is a term often used in technology because it’s one that people are familiar with from science fiction.

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“Pumping the Brakes: Why PC Gamers Won’t See PSVR 2 Anytime Soon!”

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TSMC's 3nm Journey: Slow Ramp, Huge Investments, Big Future

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Last week, TSMC issued their Q4 and full-year 2022 earnings reports for the company. Besides confirming that TSMC was closing out a very busy, very profitable year for the world's top chip fab – booking almost $34 billion in net income for the year – the end-of-year report from the company has also given us a fresh update on the state of TSMC's various fab projects.

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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.