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Arcadia Is A Mixed Reality Competition For Athletes & Gamers
VRScout
JULY 14, 2021
The “world’s first stadium-size mixed reality arena” will begin searching for its first-ever ‘Arcadia Champion’ later this year.
July, 2021
The Secret Of Retropolis review: a noir adventure in VR
The Ghost Howls
JULY 29, 2021
Yesterday night I have tried The Secret Of Retropolis , a VR game inspired by LucasArts’s point and click adventures developed by indie studio Peanut Button. The studio is composed of three developers that say they have no money for marketing and need help promoting their game.
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New York Times Revives Its AR Storytelling on Instagram with Tokyo Olympics Experiences
Next Reality AR
JULY 28, 2021
Old school media stalwart The New York Times mobile-ar.reality.news/news/new-york-times-adds-ar-its-coverage-time-for-winter-olympics-0182577/ launched its augmented reality news content in 2018 with a feature on the athletes of the Winter Olympics.
Facebook is Unlocking AR Capabilities for Developers on Quest 2
Road to VR
JULY 23, 2021
Facebook announced today that an upcoming update to the Quest development SDK will include experimental support for a Passthrough API which will allow Unity developers to build AR experiences and features into apps on Quest 2.
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 Carbon Zero, Circular Economy, is easily the most profoundly important result of digital transformation. Industry 4.0 has a massively cumulative impact on dematerialization (in all forms) and resultant decarbonization (both emissions and embodied) throughout the economy. Join panelists Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Jimmy Jia, Fabienne Durand, and their moderator Roger Strukhoff as they discuss how bending the carbon/GHG heavy linear economy to the circular is one of the hidden benefits of digital disruption.
What You Need to Know About Virtual Reality Chairs
ARPost
JULY 26, 2021
The addition of virtual reality chairs to the world of gaming is bringing novel experiences to players all around the globe. Along with premium visuals, sounds, and even scents, VR chairs are taking video games to a whole new level. But what exactly are VR chairs? And how do they work?
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VR Technology Could One Day Be Powered By Your Sweat
VRScout
JULY 26, 2021
Generate electricity while interacting with your favorite games and apps.
Discover The Virtual Burning Man 2021
The Ghost Howls
JULY 22, 2021
The Burning Man is one of the most important festivals that runs every year in the United States. Last year it was held in a completely digital version, and its event inside Altspace VR was a blast , with all people in the VR communities talking enthusiastically about it.
Google Launches Augmented Reality Filters on Meet App for Mobile
Next Reality AR
JULY 8, 2021
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Google has packed new functionality into Google Meet to compete with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and other video conferencing platforms.
VR Content Revenue Grew by 30% in 2020, Becoming Media’s Fastest-growing Market
Road to VR
JULY 14, 2021
Virtual reality gained impressive ground in 2020, a recent PwC study finds. Global VR content revenues reportedly increased by around 30% year-over-year, beating out film, traditional video games, and music. As reported by Protocol , VR’s global content revenue is estimated to be around $1.8
How to Train Employees 65% Faster With Virtual Reality
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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.
Top XR Events in 2021 That Should Be on Your Must-Attend List
ARPost
JULY 23, 2021
After a year that turned our lives upside down, the world is slowly going back to normal – proven, among others, by a large number of XR events in 2021. While some of these events will be held virtually, others will take place in physical venues.
Data Dive: Facebook Reaches 600 Million AR Users
AR Insider
JULY 26, 2021
L ast month, Facebook’s held a toned-down version of it’s annual F8 developer conference known as F8 Refresh. It included a handful of notable and incremental AR updates, such as multipeer AR face filters. These bring a syncronous multiplayer twist to social AR.
Feel Rain Fall In VR With Full-Body TESLASUIT
VRScout
JULY 12, 2021
Somnium Space and TESLASUIT partner to bring full-body haptics to social VR with the Somnium X TESLASUIT DK1.
How you can request a free silicone cover for your Quest 2
The Ghost Howls
JULY 28, 2021
Today I want to publish a very easy and short tutorial to let you grab the opportunity of getting a free silicone cover for your Oculus Quest 2. Are you in for that?
AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities
Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor
Join our amazing panelists, Nik Gowing, Founder at Thinking the Unthinkable and International Broadcaster; Brenda Laurel, PhD, Principal, Neogaian Interactive; Sheridan Tatsuno, Principal, Dreamscape Global; Archie Kasnet, CEO, Regenerative; and Bruce Armstrong Taylor, The Climate 4.0 Project, to discuss how today's AR/VR and related AI-enabled technologies can be effectively applied, using data from such sources as NASA and NOAA, to both improve and accelerate urban sustainability planning and design.
PepsiCo's Doritos Used to Push for Return to Live Concerts with Augmented Reality Experience
Next Reality AR
JULY 2, 2021
With fears over the COVID-19 pandemic subsiding, live concerts are returning. And Doritos wants to send music fans to a few of them via an augmented reality promotion.
Facebook Creates New Internal Organization to Build “the Metaverse”
Road to VR
JULY 28, 2021
Facebook Reality Labs, the company’s AR/VR research and development team, announced the creation of a special product group focused on developing its future vision for “the Metaverse.”
The Rise of Virtual Avatars: From Social Media to Business and Entertainment
ARPost
JULY 30, 2021
Two decades ago, the music band Gorillaz was highly controversial for using only cartoons in their videos and stage appearances. Now, they are deemed pioneers in the field of virtual avatars. Source: Gorillaz Facebook page.
What’s Behind Facebook’s Metaverse Play?
AR Insider
JULY 30, 2021
A s you’ve likely heard, Facebook advanced its already formidable spatial computing ambitions this week by launching a division to bring it closer to the metaverse. Operating under Facebook Reality Labs (FRL), it will federate several products under a common goal.
How Astronauts Are Using VR & AR Aboard The ISS
VRScout
JULY 16, 2021
From maintenance work to physics experiments, XR technology is playing a major role in the operations of the Expedition 65 crew.
Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual review: a fun and variated game
The Ghost Howls
JULY 6, 2021
On July 8th, Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual, one of the most awaited VR games of 2021, will be released on Oculus Quest (you can wishlist it here ).
USA Today Showcases New Summer Olympics Sports with Augmented Reality
Next Reality AR
JULY 19, 2021
After a postponement of the Summer Olympics for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tokyo is set to host the games this summer, despite a surge in cases in the city.
‘Lone Echo II’ Coming to Oculus PC in August, Original ‘Lone Echo’ Discounted to $10
Road to VR
JULY 20, 2021
The long-awaited sequel to Ready At Dawn’s space adventure Lone Echo (2017) is nearly here. Lone Echo II is now set to arrive on August 24th, likely making it one of the last PC-only games funded by Facebook to arrive on the Oculus Store.
BMW Doubles Down on AR and VR Technology in Recent Projects
ARPost
JULY 29, 2021
Automobile manufacturers and retailers have been among the most enterprising adopters of VR technology. Usually, that technology has been geared towards enterprise. However, in recent outward-facing projects, BMW in particular has leaned heavily into VR.
XR Talks: What Will 5G Do For AR?
AR Insider
JULY 22, 2021
B efore “Metaverse” was recently elevated as the latest overused XR buzzword, 5G was the reigning champ.
How To Watch The 2020 Tokyo Olympics In VR
VRScout
JULY 23, 2021
Immerse yourself in everything from the Opening Ceremony to seven exciting events using the NBC Olympics VR app. After significant delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Summer Olympics are finally underway in Tokyo, Japan.
Crazy Kung Fu Review: an intensive fitness VR game
The Ghost Howls
JULY 31, 2021
Today I review for your a nice indie game called Crazy Kung Fu , developed by the studio Field Of Vision.
Create Your Own Holograms at Home with the Volu iPhone App
Next Reality AR
JULY 14, 2021
With the release of Object Capture this fall, Apple is giving everyone with a Mac and a camera the means to create their own 3D objects. But what about volumetric video, which currently requires multi-camera rigs like those at Microsoft's Mixed Reality Capture studios?
Oculus is “All in on OpenXR,” New Developer Features Will Come to OpenXR Only
Road to VR
JULY 28, 2021
Oculus is making hard shift away from its proprietary developer APIs in favor of OpenXR, an industry-backed project that aims to standardize the development of VR and AR applications.
Virtex Stadium – the First “True” Virtual Reality Stadium for Esports Launches Soon
ARPost
JULY 16, 2021
Esports fans, rejoice! Soon, you will not just watch a game from the outside, but be at the very heart of the action thanks to the soon-to-be-launched virtual reality stadium.
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