VRScout
MARCH 25, 2021
Star Wars Pinball VR succeeds in immersing you as a fan, not as a character. Developed by Zen Studios , the same team behind the Pinball FX , Star Wars Pinball VR is easily one of the best Star Wars -themed VR games I’ve played on any headset. You can bet all of your Naboo and Coruscant credits combined that the developers did not cut corners when designing this expertly-crafted arcade experience.
ARPost
MARCH 25, 2021
We live in an age of enormous data creation. The amount of global data generated per year has increased by more than 30x over the past 10 years, and it is projected to more than quadruple over the next five. The problem for humans is no longer access to data — it’s how to possibly process the immense amount of data that is now at our fingertips.
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VRScout
MARCH 25, 2021
Ever wanted House of the Dead in VR? Zombieland: Headshot Fever offers a solid alternative. Zombieland’s had an unlikely revival in recent times. First appearing in 2009, this post-apocalyptic comedy film brought us an entertaining story about four survivors—Tallahassee, Columbus, Wichita, and Little Rock—making their way through a zombie-infested apocalypse.
Next Reality AR
MARCH 25, 2021
When Microsoft unveiled Mesh a couple of weeks ago, the move revealed a major part of Microsoft's next steps toward dominating the augmented reality space, particularly with regard to enterprise customers. But aside from the general details contained in the announcement, what really got some insiders excited was the demo video (see below) accompanying the launch of Mesh.
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.
Road to VR
MARCH 25, 2021
Zen Studios, one of the most prolific virtual pinball creators, has teamed up with Disney and Lucasfilm Games to release a Star Wars- themed VR game filled to the brim with pinball machines. Much like the studio’s previous VR pinball game, Pinball FX2 VR(2016) , Star Wars Pinball VR feels like it’s essentially the closest thing to owning your own fleet of pinball machines, albeit with more bells and whistles that simply can’t exist outside of the digital world.
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Road to VR
MARCH 25, 2021
The latest beta update to SteamVR has brought improvements to the way users can use their PC desktop inside of VR through the SteamVR dashboard. Now you can choose to display specific applications instead of your entire desktop, and you can dock window views to your controllers which will persist inside your VR application. SteamVR has long supported the ability to conveniently view and interact with your PC desktop through the SteamVR dashboard, but the latest beta update, version 1.17.2 , adds
VRScout
MARCH 25, 2021
Star Wars Pinball VR succeeds in immersing you as a fan, not as a character. Developed by Zen Studios , the same team behind the Pinball FX , Star Wars Pinball VR is easily one of the best Star Wars -themed VR games I’ve played on any headset. You can bet all of your Naboo and Coruscant credits combined that the developers did not cut corners when designing this expertly-crafted arcade experience. .
ARVR
MARCH 25, 2021
With most of the world staying safe at home for the foreseeable future, retailers of all kinds are grappling with a new normal. One central tenet is that, for now, e-Commerce has replaced in-person shopping scenarios. Given this new reality, it’s more important than ever for retailers to create online shopping experiences that mimic what happens in stores.
GizModo VR
MARCH 25, 2021
There are some signs the world may be finally gearing up to tackle the root cause of the climate crisis by reducing carbon emissions. But on Wednesday, a group of scientists detailed how to develop an insurance plan if the world fails to do so. Read more.
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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.
Digital Trends
MARCH 25, 2021
NASA's most recent Image of the Day was captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and shows the red planet's frosty dunes.
GizModo VR
MARCH 25, 2021
It’s freaking hot in Kuwait right now. On Thursday, the country recorded a temperature of 112.3 degrees Fahrenheit (44.6 degrees Celsius). That’s the hottest temperature the country—and the entire Arabian Peninsula—has ever seen in the month of March. Read more.
Charlie Fink
MARCH 25, 2021
A thrilling and original VR mashup of escape rooms, improv theater, games and cartoons.
GizModo VR
MARCH 25, 2021
The NFT space has a ballooning carbon problem. But rather than address emissions head-on, platforms may be turning to at best, self-deception and at worst, greenwashing by relying on carbon offsets. Read more.
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.
Digital Trends
MARCH 25, 2021
Not only has Apple's iOS 14 launched a ton of advanced new features, but the rollout has also been quite smooth. We found a few minor glitches and fixes.
GizModo VR
MARCH 25, 2021
In a new study out Thursday, scientists say they’ve solved the mystery of a neurological disease that’s been killing bald eagles and other birds in the U.S. for over 25 years. The disease appears to be caused by a toxin produced by a species of blue-green algae that grows on an invasive plant—a toxin that may be… Read more.
AffinityVr
MARCH 25, 2021
Augmented and Virtual reality are currently breaking grounds. This industry has gone beyond hype to reality. Augmented and Virtual Reality is spreading to various industries. One major aspect of augmented and virtual reality is its application to education. It is a very cost-effective teaching and training tool. With its usefulness, it requires a foundation to [.].
GizModo VR
MARCH 25, 2021
If you, like me, have been reading years of reports on Amazon’s egregious working conditions, you’re probably numb to the part of the article citing an Amazon spox template statement about valuing workers. Reports of workplace injury rates, grueling conditions, dystopian surveillance, and the p**s bottles typically… Read more.
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.
Digital Trends
MARCH 25, 2021
Movie tie-in games are notoriously bad. Despite that, there are still a handful of excellent games based on movies franchises. Here are 10 of our favorites.
GizModo VR
MARCH 25, 2021
On Wednesday, the Arizona State Senate was supposed to vote on Arizona HB2005 , a controversial bill that would’ve dramatically changed how both Apple and Google’s app stores work. But per a Verge report, the vote never happened. Despite being listed on the senate’s agenda, the bill was skipped without an explanation. Read more.
Digital Trends
MARCH 25, 2021
We have computers in our pockets and rovers on Mars, yet we still don't have a good alternative to guide dogs and walking sticks. Until now, that is.
GizModo VR
MARCH 25, 2021
Deliveroo, one of the most popular food delivery apps in the UK, will be listed on the London Stock Exchange for the first time next month. But at least two British investment firms have come forward to say they won’t be investing in Deliveroo over concerns about the company’s treatment of gig economy workers. Read more.
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?
Digital Trends
MARCH 25, 2021
Dark Souls III is intimidating but can be overcome if you learn how it works. Fortunately, this guide is chock-full of tips and tricks to get you started.
GizModo VR
MARCH 25, 2021
Fans of The Last Starfighter have long dreamed what a sequel to that movie would be. Today, they find out. Read more.
Anand Tech
MARCH 25, 2021
Today Qualcomm is announcing the new Snapdragon 780G, direct successor to the 765G: 1+3+4 CPUs with Cortex-A78’s up to 2.
GizModo VR
MARCH 25, 2021
From the moment Acer announced its redesigned Predator Triton 300 SE at CES , I was hooked on the new look. That stereotypical black-and-red (or sometimes blue, to spice it up) “gaming look” can be aggressive, and it’s also totally obnoxious and uninspired these days. There are a lot of older gamers who’d appreciate… Read more.
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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