Thu.Apr 13, 2023

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Pico announces G3 headset and gives new life to 3DOF

The Ghost Howls

At Laval Virtual, Pico has just announced a new headset for its enterprise line: the G3. Surprisingly, it is a 3DOF headset. Pico G3 Headset launched I wasn’t at Laval Virtual this year and I wasn’t even properly briefed about this launch. So when I was lazily looking at an XR news roundup and I suddenly saw the news of a new headset announced by Pico, I was a bit surprised.

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This ‘Intelligent Carpet’ Lets You Tiptoe Through VR

VRScout

The Seamless Walk system ditches wearable hardware in favor of pressure sensors and machine learning technology. We’ve seen our fair share of unique VR locomotion solutions in the past, from consumer-ready omnidirectional treadmills like the KAT Walk C2 and Omni One to slightly-less practical devices, such as the Taco VR platform. Then there’s “Seamless-Walk,” an experimental foot-based movement system that removes the need for additional wearables and body-tracking camer

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Psychic VR Lab’s Metaverse Platform STYLY Aims to Transform Urban Entertainment With XR Experiences

ARPost

Imagine strolling through the bustling streets of New York City or the vibrant alleys of Tokyo—while also immersed in breathtaking XR experiences seamlessly integrated with your surroundings. Psychic VR Lab’s STYLY platform is revolutionizing urban entertainment , blending physical and digital worlds to create unforgettable, interactive experiences.

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Kill It With Fire VR Creeps Its Way Onto Headsets Today

VRScout

These monstrous arachnids never stood a chance… According to research, arachnophobia, aka the fear of spiders, could affect up to roughly 6.1% of the global population. Immersive technology, including VR and AR, is currently being used by professional health organizations to help combat this common phobia. There’s also Kill It With Fire , a first-person spider-killing experience from developer Casey Donnellan Games that might be just as if not more therapeutic to play.

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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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BAFTA-Nominated Adventure Puzzle ‘Call of the Sea’ Releases on Quest 2 Today

Road to VR

Call of the Sea (2020) always looked like a good candidate for VR support, and it seems the developers Out of The Blue Games thought so too, as the Madrid-based indie studio today released the BAFTA-nominated adventure puzzle on Quest 2. Redesigned for VR, Call of the Sea is all about solving the mass of first-person puzzles which fill the mysterious island, set in the South Pacific circa 1934.

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One of VR’s Smartest Room-scale Games is Finally in Development for Quest

Road to VR

Room-scale puzzle Eye of the Temple (2021) is finally in development for Quest 2, which seems like a smart move for one of VR’s most clever room-scale games. Released on SteamVR headsets in 2021 by indie developer Rune Skovbo Johansen, Eye of the Temple is a unique puzzle that we haven’t seen before or since. The game’s innovative locomotion style lets you explore a massive temple complex with your own two feet, ushering you to jump onto moving platforms of all shapes and si

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Updated US Army IVAS Headset May Roll Out in 2025

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The United States Army and Microsoft are set to roll out an updated version of its Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) headset in 2025, reports show. Windows Central reported that version 1.2 of the HoloLens-based headset would feature a lighter, streamlined form factor. The head-mounted display (HMD) will also host a separate controller aimed at boosting computing power.

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Embracing the Future: Trends Shaping Performance Measurement

Bernard Marr

As organizations continue to evolve in an increasingly competitive and data-driven world, performance measurement plays a crucial role in driving strategic decision-making and continuous improvement. In this ever-changing landscape, understanding the trends shaping performance measurement can help organizations stay ahead of the curve and maximize their potential.

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Pistol Whip Official Modding Tool Enters Open Beta

Upload VR

Cloudhead Games revealed that the official Pistol Whip modding tool arrives next month for PC VR, and you can try it now through an open beta. First revealed during our Upload VR Showcase Winter 2022 , Pistol Mix is the anticipated modding tool for creating custom scenes in Pistol Whip which, unsurprisingly, is only available for the PC VR edition. “Build a custom Scene from the ground up, including audio track, selection and placement of enemies, environment design, colours and lighting,

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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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AMD Announces Radeon Pro W7900 & W7800: RDNA 3 Comes To Workstation Cards

Anand Tech

With their initial consumer desktop and mobile RDNA 3 graphics products now out the door, AMD today is turning their attention to the professional visualization market. The more lucrative end of the GPUs-for-graphics business, the professional visualization (proviz) market is a small but important segment of the larger video card market, with workstation users asking for more RAM, more I/O, and more support than a consumer graphics card can provide.

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The State of AR, VR in Retail and Ecommerce for 2023

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The retail world is changing drastically with the rise of Web 3, the Metaverse, and XR solutions. Digital shopping experiences are growing more appealing to the broader consumer market thanks to engaging new immersive services. Moreover, many businesses and brands now embrace a “hybrid” approach to sales, which leverages immersive services to provide new CX avenues for in-store and online buyers’ journeys.

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New Half-Life: Alyx No VR Mod Removes The Best Thing About The Game

Upload VR

A new ‘NoVR’ mod from the GB_2 Development Team lets you play through Half-Life: Alyx without a VR headset… if you really want to. Following previous attempts at No VR mods for Half-Life: Alyx , GB_2 Development Team’s free mod lets you complete the story without a VR headset. “This is our biggest update yet, and we have no plans of slowing down,” the team announced , after initially launching this mod last month. “The entire game can now be played fro

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Vrgineers, ART Join Forces to Boost MR Military Pilot Training

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Advanced Real-Time Tracking (ART), a German firm specialising in infrared all-in-one hardware, has teamed up with cockpit training solutions company Vrgineers , a leading firm designing cockpit training solutions to deliver novel mixed reality (MR) pilot simulation technologies. Marek Polcak, Chief Executive, Vrgineers , explained that the firm was “continuously working on removing the technological challenges of modern simulators.” He cited issues such as front-facing camera positio

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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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Intel IFS Partners Up With Arm To Develop Improved Arm IP Designs for Intel's 18A Node

Anand Tech

In 2016, Intel's now-defunct Custom Foundry business and Arm teamed up to bring Arm's Artisan Physical IP and POP IP for its ARM Cortex-A processor cores to Intel's 10nm process. What was meant to be a long-term deal and collaboration subsequently turned out to be anything but, as Intel closed its Custom Foundry Business in 2018 due to issues with its manufacturing.

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Guest Post: How CM Games Ported Into The Radius To Quest

Upload VR

In spring 2021, our VR team in CM Games decided to port the PC version of Into the Radius VR to the Meta Quest Store. We released it in September 2022 and had it paid off in a week. Now it’s time to share the details. This article will be helpful for game developers who are considering porting their games or publishing on Meta Quest Store. We will explain how we came to Meta Quest 2, what issues we encountered when porting the PC version and how we solved them.

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Seagate Unveils IronWolf Pro 22TB HDD at 2023 NAB Show

Anand Tech

Coinciding with the 2023 NAB Show starting this weekend, Seagate has come out with a couple of announcements today. The new hardware introduction is the updated flagship capacity option for the IronWolf Pro HDD lineup targeting the SMB / SME NAS market. The lineup's new 22TB option now matches the highest capacity offered in the WD Red Pro line launched in July 2022.

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Firewall Ultra Hands-On: Blinded By The Light On PSVR 2

Upload VR

First Contact Entertainment gave me something new to experience in consumer VR with a recent hands-on demo of Firewall Ultra. The 4v4 tactical shooter coming “soon” to PSVR 2 gave me a new tactic to try. I found myself attempting to assault my enemy’s senses with a flashlight. First Contact says the game uses Sony’s eye-tracking to tell whether your eyes are closed, so if you’re careful you can keep yourself from being temporarily blinded by the searing light beam of a bright flashlight cu

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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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Top Ten VR Experiences

Charlie Fink

Caveat: the list does not include games.

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5v5 Tactical Multiplayer Shooter Breachers Available Now On Quest, Pico & PC VR

Upload VR

Breachers, a new 5v5 tactical multiplayer team-based shooter from the developers of Hyper Dash, is available today on Quest, Pico and PC VR platforms. Breachers takes cues from Rainbow Six Siege and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, offering multiplayer tactical action with two teams of five playing either as attackers breaching the bomb site or defenders staving them off.

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This Week In XR: Coachella In Fortnite, Snap Lenses For MS Teams, VR’s Top Ten

Charlie Fink

Live or remote, you'll be watching the concert on your phone.

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Kill It With Fire VR Offers An Arachnophobia Nightmare Today On Quest, PC VR

Upload VR

Kill It With Fire VR is out now on Quest 2 and PC VR, offering an absolute nightmare immersive experience for anyone with arachnophobia. Initially released for flatscreen platforms, this new Kill It With Fire port brings the indie spider-hunting game into VR, which will see you take control of increasingly crazy and powerful weapons of spider destruction in a quest to rid environments of the creepy crawlies.

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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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Conversations with Generative AI Pioneers

Building the Metaverse

I have started a new series of conversations with pioneers in generative AI: the creators, builders and entrepreneurs who are shaping the future. The first just went live on Metavert.tv. Here’s the first episode, with Hilary Mason — CEO of Hidden Door , who is doing amazing things with language models and games. I’ve also recently updated my Market Map of Generative AI for Virtual Worlds (games, simulations, real-time experiences).

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Call of the Sea VR Sets Sails For Quest 2 Today

Upload VR

Call of the Sea VR brings the Bafta-nominated puzzle adventure to virtual reality, and it’s out today on Quest 2. Developed by Out of the Blue and published by Raw Fury, Call of the Sea VR relies on puzzle-solving over combat. Set in the 1930s, this tells the story of Norah Everhart, whose family suffers from a mysterious illness. As Norah, you investigate her husband Harry’s disappearance on a South Pacific island near Otaheite (Tahiti), after he vanished while searching for a cure.

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Brandon Bogajewicz, Founder of Vinyl Moon

Everything VR & AR

For the second episode of this week’s double feature, we are lucky to have Brandon Bogajewicz join us. Brandon is the founder of Vinyl Moon, a subscription based vinyl record service that recently debuted unique AR-enabled artwork by visual artist Tyler Weitz. Listen in as we talk about the intersection of these two unique mediums of engagement and learn more about Brandon’s involvement in the VR/AR community.

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“Deadly Danger Awaits on Quest 2 – Hook Soars In This May!”

VRGames

Dead Hook is an upcoming VR roguelike shooter developed by Joy Way, the studio behind games like Stride and Red Flowers. You play as Adam Stone, a “mercenary, smuggler thief and devoted husband” exploring the planet Resaract shooting your way through hordes of demons.

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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?