Road to VR

MAY 24, 2018

GameFace Labs , a company that’s been in ongoing development of an ambitious standalone VR headset over the last few years, has finally opened pre-orders for its dev kit, a system built around NVIDIA’s powerful Jetson TX2 computing platform. Priced at $600, the device is fully self-contained running a custom Android operating system, but can also be tethered to a PC for full compatibility with SteamVR content, including support for SteamVR Tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2018

In a week here in Italy will start a very interesting VR-related event called Immersive Architecture. The name is self-explanatory, but since I like to write a lot of unnecessary sentences, I’ll tell you that it is an event focused on the applications of AR and VR in architecture, design, rendering and all related sector. It will start on May, 31st and end on June, 2nd 2018 and will feature conferences and workshops.

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2018

Today at the Vive Ecosystem Conference 2018 in China, HTC announced that the Vive Focus standalone headset will be able to wirelessly stream PC VR content from both Steam and Viveport over a 5GHz WiFi connection. HTC says the Focus’ new streaming functionality comes thanks to an “optimized version” of the Riftcat VRidge software, an Android application which provides similar PC VR streaming functionality to smartphone shell headsets.

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Next Reality AR

MAY 24, 2018

New Balance is helping Liverpool Football Club (FC) fans see how they look in the team's new kits with an augmented reality experience in Snapchat. The Lens uses background segmentation to replace the user's surroundings with a virtual stadium and a full-body mask to place the team's jersey (or kit, in the parlance of the football world) on the user's torso.

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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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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2018

While it’s exciting to start seeing 6DOF standalone VR headsets like the Vive Focus and Mirage Solo, both unfortunately include a 3DOF controller which in many cases functions as an immersion barrier compared to a fully 6DOF VR system. Today at its Vive Ecosystem Conference 2018 in China, HTC said that the 3DOF Vive Focus controller will see a 6DOF mode, and further said that the headset will soon include controller-less hand-tracking for gesture input. 3DOF to 6DOF Controller Upgrade.

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2018

Nolo VR , the China-based company behind the 6DOF mobile tracking system Nolo CV1, today announced they have successfully completed a $10 million Series A financing round. The Series A was led by the Menlo Park-based BlueRun Ventures , and included Nigeria-based Lotus Capital. Previously, Nolo VR had secured financing from Lotus Capital and Galileo Capital.

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VRScout

MAY 24, 2018

Smoke weed with Snoop Dogg or chase after the girl of your dreams in this outrageous 360 experience centered around a high school reunion. Brought to us by writer/director Nora Kirkpatrick (The Office, Greeks) and produced by AOL VR production company RYOT , Door No. 1 is a comedic, multi-narrative VR experience loaded with various branching storylines, crude humor and even an impressive celebrity cameo.

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VR Game Critic

MAY 24, 2018

Yes, it’s finally time to let go of all those Jane Fonda VHS tapes you've been religiously keeping alive and embrace the future of high intensity virtual reality fitness regimes. Here are our latest and best workout VR gaming tips that will bring your cardio levels to a virtual high. From cool rhythm games and runners, to boxing rings… you can even sweat it out in a gladiator arena.

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Cats and VR

MAY 24, 2018

Vertigo Games and Jaywalkers Interactive today release Arizona Sunshine – Dead Man DLC for Oculus Rift, HTC VIVE and Windows MR via Steam and Oculus Home. Retailing at $2,49/€2,49, it offers an all-new campaign mission telling a prequel story to Arizona Sunshine. Simultaneously, the major free Two-Handed Weapons Update comes to the base game, bringing the much-anticipated two-handed mode to PC VR players.

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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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Slashgear

MAY 24, 2018

HTC has just unveiled its 2018 flagship, the HTC U12+, proving that it’s not yet done in the mobile market. It is perhaps no coincidence that it scheduled that announcement mere days before its VIVE Ecosystem Conference (VEC). Because at its VR-centric event, it announced a reimagined VIVE Ecosystem and a new System Update 2.0 for the VIVE Focus which … Continue reading.

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Everything VR & AR

MAY 24, 2018

In this second episode of a two part series, we talk with a number of companies that were at VRLA 2018. We also want to thank those of you who were able to take advantage of the special listener code to attend VRLA 2018. The companies who we talk with on this episode and information are: Quantum Capture represented by CEO and Founder Morgan Young Website - Quantum Capture Twitter - @ QuantumCapture RYOT represented by Nora Kirkpatrick and Chris Smith Website - RYOT.org Twitter - @NoraKirkpatric

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VeeR VR

MAY 24, 2018

VRside chats is a weekly fireside chat with independent 360/VR creators, hosted by Daniel K. Hatton. He started the podcast as he is more interested in independent creators who make cool VR contents out there. In his 3th chats, he had the opportunity to speak with the co-founder of Creator Up, Hugh Hou. Hugh is a professional 2D videographer who got into creating 360 videos.

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2018

Red Matter is a first-person puzzle adventure set in a strange and mysterious alternate universe, which takes old Cold War rivalries and teases them out to an interesting logical conclusion: space bases, astronaut espionage and a healthy dose of intrigue as you, a member of the Atlantic Union, infiltrate the off-planet test facility of the Soviet-sounding Volgravians.

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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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VeeR VR

MAY 24, 2018

In this tutorial we packed 10 tips for setting up your panoramic equipment, including attaching your camera to a tripod and panohead, change your camera settings to optimize your results; a whole process for taking 360-degree images; and finally if you're ready to edit your panoramas, a series of tutorials on various software for you to choose from.

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2018

Gunheart , the VR co-op shooter from Drifter Entertainment , has been in Early Access for almost a year, and now the studio says the alien bug-exploding game is getting an official street date for its full release: June 4th, including support for desktop PC, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets. Drifter, which was founded by ex-Bungie and Epic developers who had their hands in creating the Halo and Gears of War franchises, have changed Gunheart quite a bi

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VeeR VR

MAY 24, 2018

The International Virtual Reality Photography Association is an international association of professionals who create and produce 360° interactive, immersive images and video. This year, IVRPA will be held in Tokyo, Japan, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world that has a great mix of innovations in technology, science, and culture.

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2018

Hulu’s new VR comedy Door No. 1 launches today on the Hulu VR app. Written and directed by Nora Kirkpatrick ( The Office, Greeks ) and produced by AOL’s immersive film studio RYOT , the single-episode VR comedy will be available on Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, PSVR, Google Daydream and Oculus Rift. Presented in 360 degrees, Door No. 1 strings together live-action sequences in a sort of ‘choose your own adventure’ format, giving the user multiple ways to experience the story an

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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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