Road to VR

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

nDreams, the studio behind Fracked (2021) and Phantom: Covert Ops (2020) , announced Synapse, an upcoming action shooter exclusive to PSVR 2 that looks to evolve Fracked’s run-and-cover gameplay whilst making good use of the headset’s eye-tracking capabilities. There’s still a lot to learn about Synapse, although nDreams says in its PS blogpost announcement that Fracked made a “perfect foundation to build upon with Synapse, ” as the upcoming shooter looks to evol

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Though it’s not fully baked today, headworn AR is the form factor that represents AR's eventual endgame and fully-actualized self. Where are we today in that journey and what lessons did we learn in the past year? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

February is Black History Month and it’s not too late to honor through the magic of XR thanks to these activations from ROSE, TIME and Meta, and Virbela. Walk Through Black History With ROSE As a Black-owned company, ROSE makes an effort every year to create an immersive and educational experience for Black History Month, and this year the company delivered yet again.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

When we first caught glimpse of HUMANITY , it was clear it was going to be a unique experience, although the crowd simulation puzzler was long delayed past the original 2020 launch window. Now Tokyo-based design studio Tha LTD announced HUMANITY is officially coming in May. It was pretty vague what the hell HUMANITY was all about when it was first announced in 2019 , however now the studio reveals its upcoming game is a “unique blend of puzzle-solving and action-platforming,” giving

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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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XR Today - Virtual Reality

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

VR collaboration platform Morpheus announced on Tuesday it had launched its virtual reality (VR) remote collaboration platform to boost engagement across enterprises. According to the virtual-first company, it aims to provide a one-stop shop for firms seeking to create healthier corporate cultures, reduce Zoom fatigue, and “future-proof their business.” The development comes after the enterprise raised $2.2 million USD in pre-seed funding.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Two open-source demos show WebXR could be used to make full-fledged games. WebXR is an open standard API that enables webpages to display immersive content on headsets that tracked controllers can interact with. WebXR experiences use WebGL for rendering, which is based on OpenGL ES. You can access WebXR apps near-instantly via the browser like any other web app.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

As Extended Reality (XR) technologies evolve and become increasingly popular, business leaders and developers must search for new ways to create and share immersive content. RT3D engines have emerged as one of the most valuable tools for designing immersive AR/MR/VR experiences. Defined as graphical tools capable of generating interactive content at a speed faster than human beings can perceive, RT3D engines could be the future of AR, VR, and MR.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Beat Saber just released an upgraded version of its Imagine Dragons DLC Music Pack, featuring two new songs and redesigned maps for the existing tracks. The Imagine Dragons DLC tracks for Beat Saber first released in 2019, featuring 10 songs available for purchase individually or as a bundle. Since then, the team at Beat Games released a bunch of other DLC tracks and made some significant updates to the game, including new note types and an upgraded lighting system.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A key vertical for companies and institutions is online and immersive learning. To accommodate these emerging technologies, headless learning management systems (headless LMS) separate from backend services. These tools also provide cloud-based platforms with certified security grades, reliability, and practicality. Government organisations and military staff leverage virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) solutions rely on unrivalled security and functionality.

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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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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

An open-source project is bringing controller-free hand tracking to PC VR headsets. The open-source Linux-based OpenXR platform Monado just added hand tracking. Hand tracking is a built-in feature on standalone headsets like Quest, Pico 4, and Vive XR Elite, but isn’t currently natively available on SteamVR except through 3rd party attachments such as Ultraleap.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

As real-time 3D (RT3D) production becomes commonplace alongside the rise of extended reality (XR) services, solutions to accelerate and democratise the production of RT3D assets are starting to increase. RT3D engines such as Unity and Unreal significantly streamline XR production pipelines with easy-to-use tools. Neural Radiance Field (NeRF) and photogrammetry technology is an essential emerging tool which dramatically decreases production pipelines by enabling quick digital twin creation.

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Full Dive Gaming

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

We've gotta discuss PSVR2 since you have a lot of questions!! PlayStation VR2 has been out for less than a week now! 0:00 VR Podcast Intro 1:00 Q&A from Discord - Future of VR 5:18 Favorite Supernatural Workouts?? 9:10 PowerBeats VR is Lip's Choice! 11:07 FAVORITE Guest in the Past? 13:58 ScuttleButt Podcast SHOUTOUT 14:34 PSVR 2 & Memes?? 17:29 Why'd the Quest Pro go on Sale?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Last weekend, the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) held its 2023 expo between the 17 and 18 of February. The event hosted various camera, lighting, and film production solution providers showcasing the latest audio/visual capture equipment. Extended reality (XR) technology is reaching numerous verticals, from healthcare to education. A new vertical XR tech is hitting the media and broadcast space.

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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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AIXR

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The marketing world is abuzz with the sound of the Metaverse, leaving brands and developers to wonder if they should be investing in the Metaverse, and where it fits in with their marketing campaigns. In this article we’ll explain the Metaverse and the potential SEO opportunities it provides, and why SEO agencies, developers and producers need to at least have the Metaverse on their radars.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Last Friday, manufacturers of film production equipment like lighting and camera hardware ARRI hosted a seminar to explore how virtual production tools are altering on-set workflows. The German firm hosted industry experts during the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) 2023 Expo to discuss emerging virtual production use cases. Arri hosted speakers Colm Nicell, Business Development Manager at ARRI, James Medcraft Cinematographer, Dale Elena McCready BSC NZCS & Cinematographer, Will Cas

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The AR Show

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

David Jiang is the CEO and founder of VITURE, a company creating a smartglasses solution for video gaming and streaming content. After studying human computer interaction and industrial design at university in China, David continued his studies into human computer interaction at Harvard, where he fell in love with the Boston Celtics basketball team.

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VRGames

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

As the days get shorter and colder, it can be difficult to stay motivated for physical activity – even if you enjoy exercising. This is particularly true when your usual gym or favorite park is closed due to COVID-19 protocols.

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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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Oculus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Beat Saber launched the popular 10-song Imagine Dragons Music Pack three years ago. This highly anticipated drop brought the Grammy Award-winning Interscope Records band into.

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VRGames

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

After a lengthy court battle that lasted over two years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finally announced it will not be appealing their suit to block social VR and XR company Meta’s acquisition of Within, the studio behind Supernatural.

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Oculus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Today, we’re excited to announce that POPULATION: ONE is going free-to-play on March 9 with new features launching the same day. Additionally, we’re revealing our.

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VRGames

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

MIT researchers have developed an innovative augmented reality (AR) headset – the X-AR -which can be used to locate and identify hidden objects. This cutting edge device utilizes flexible antennas, wireless signals, computer vision technology and hologroleum display systems.

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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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Oculus

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Meta Horizon Worlds v99 is here! This week we’re introducing longer sound recordings along with an improved flow for adding audio to your worlds. We’re.

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VRGames

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This week on the Between Realities VR Podcast, Alex & Skeeva interview Ryan Payton, CEO of Camouflaj.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

There’s never been a better time to squad-up. Meta’s popular VR battle royale experience POPULATION: ONE will be available free-to-play next month as part of a new update for Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro headsets. According to an official release from developer BigBox VR, the F2P update will include several new features, from new player lobbies and Sandbox rooms to various other gameplay balance changes.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

POPULATION: ONE, the hit battle royale shooter from BigBox VR , is going free-to-play next month on the Quest platform. Initially released in late 2020, Population: One has essentially become VR’s de facto battle royale, bringing large-scale cross-platform battles to Quest and SteamVR headsets. Now Meta-owned studio BigBox VR says it’s going free-to-play on Quest 2 and Quest Pro starting on March 9th, which will also include a host of new goodies to previous owners of the game, comi

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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?

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