October, 2021

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‘Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time’ Now Fully Playable In VR

VRScout

A new mod brings the classic Nintendo 64 action-adventure game to PC VR headsets for the first time. One of the most iconic video games of all time is now available in VR thanks to a new mod by BrianMp16. This isn’t some 20-minute tech demo; it’s a fully playable Ocarina of Time VR game. You can play the entirety of the legendary campaign from start to finish, all from an immersive first-person perspective.

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Quest 2 Pro and controllers’ appearance may have been leaked!

The Ghost Howls

Reddit user Samulia, that is used to analyze the Quest firmware (and made some “predictions” about the Quest 2 Pro), has found in the Quest runtime some videos that depict a new headset with new controllers, most probably the upcoming Quest 2 Pro! The news has been shared with me by the other great technologist Basti564 (subscribe to his Youtube channel !

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Meta Plans to Reverse Controversial Facebook Account Requirement for Oculus Headsets

Road to VR

Meta ( formerly Facebook ) created quite a stir in the VR industry when it announced last year that it planned to require Facebook account logins for new users. The move didn’t go over well in the VR space or among critics at large. This week the company said it plans to roll-out a non-Facebook option for logging into its headsets starting next year.

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X-Rings is a 360-degree shape display for VR

Slashgear

A lot of researchers and manufacturers are working on innovations for virtual reality. Virtual reality has been around for a long time but so far has seen limited adoption. A new device has turned up that will be shown off at the UIST 2021 ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. The device is called X-Rings. X-Rings is described … Continue reading.

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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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1,000-Year-Old Gold Mask Found in Tomb Was Painted With Human Blood

GizModo VR

A team of researchers recently investigated the paint coating a 1,000-year-old gold mask taken from an elite tomb of a community in western Peru that is today known as the Sicán. They were intrigued to find that the bright red paint contained human blood. Read more.

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Facebook’s Codec Avatars Look Almost Too Real

VRScout

These 3D human avatars are so realistic you can see the pores on the skin. During today’s Meta (formally Facebook) Connect Keynote event, CEO Mark Zuckerberg walked us through a series of major announcements detailing how the newly branded company is building towards its vision of the metaverse. During a conversation with Reality Labs Chief Science Officer Michael Abrash, Zuckerberg asked Abrash what it was going to take to put Meta on the path to becoming a metaverse company.

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How to build your passthrough AR app for Oculus Quest in Unity

The Ghost Howls

I love passthrough augmented reality , because it lets us create AR experiences with the VR headsets that we already own, plus it also opens up augmented reality to new possibilities, like wide-FOV vision or diminished reality experiences. You all know that Facebook has recently released Passthrough APIs to let developers create AR experiences on Quest 2, and of course, I am experimenting with them.

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Leaked Facebook MR Headset Confirmed as Project Cambria, a “High-end” Device Coming Next Year

Road to VR

Facebook today confirmed Project Cambria, the MR headset which was spotted in a recent leak. The company says it’s a high-end headset designed to roll out more advanced technology before being able to bring it down to the price point of the Quest line. Project Cambria is said to be launching sometime next year. If you followed along earlier this week you’ll already be at least a little bit familiar with Project Cambria; the headset’s look was revealed in leaked videos , but the

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Facebook rebrands to Meta as Zuckerberg makes metaverse promise

Slashgear

Facebook is rebranding, taking on the new name Meta as it tries to lead the metaverse push – and add some distance with ongoing controversy about the social network. “Right now, our brand is so tightly linked to one product that it can’t possibly represent everything that we’re doing today, let alone in the future,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg said during … Continue reading.

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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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New Squid Game Cryptocurrency Launches as Obvious Scam

GizModo VR

Have you heard about the new Squid Game cryptocurrency? It’s up over 2,000% in the past two days, prompting news outlets like the BBC and Business Insider to write about the token. But unfortunately, it’s a total scam. Read more.

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Apple's M1 Pro, M1 Max SoCs Investigated: New Performance and Efficiency Heights

Anand Tech

Last week, Apple had unveiled their new generation MacBook Pro laptop series, a new range of flagship devices that bring with them significant updates to the company’s professional and power-user oriented user-base. The new devices particularly differentiate themselves in that they’re now powered by two new additional entries in Apple’s own silicon line-up, the M1 Pro and the M1 Max.

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Feature Film ‘We Met In Virtual Reality’ Shot Entirely In ‘VRChat’

VRScout

The experimental documentary showcases how social VR technology can affect our emotional and social relationships. We Met in Virtual Reality is a 90-minute feature documentary that tells the story of five different members of the VRChat community through their own voices as they navigated romance, friendships, and self-discovery in the virtual as well as the real world.

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Facebook Connect 2 was Zuckerberg’s pitch of Meta

The Ghost Howls

Facebook Connect 2 has finished and almost nothing went as I predicted (I suck at making predictions for Connects, it seems): there was no Quest 2 Pro, no discount on the Quest 2, no update on Assassin’s Creed VR. But one thing actually went as expected : Facebook announced the creation of a parent company called Meta , which is going to control all products Facebook was involved in.

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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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Facebook’s First Full AR Glasses are Code Named ‘Project Nazare’

Road to VR

It’s clear Facebook is working on all-day AR headsets, and although they still aren’t showing any hardware just yet, company CEO Mark Zuckerberg mentioned today at Facebook Connect 2021 that it’s indeed still full steam ahead on its first “fully-fledged augmented reality glasses,” revealing the code name ‘Project Nazare’ “The ultimate goal here is true augmented reality glasses.

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Oculus announces GTA: San Andreas VR, teases big Beat Saber news

Slashgear

We were expecting some news about VR gaming today at Facebook Connect 2021, and that’s precisely what we got. Facebook made several announcements regarding games that are heading to Oculus VR, and while we may not expect a ton from a segment that often still feels like it’s just getting going, there were certainly surprises. If you’re a GTA or … Continue reading.

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A Cheap Antidepressant Can Keep Covid-19 Patients Out of the Hospital, Large Trial Finds

GizModo VR

A cheap and widely available drug used as an antidepressant now also appears to be a lifesaving covid-19 treatment. In a newly published, large-scale clinical trial, the drug fluvoxamine was shown to reduce the risk of prolonged hospitalization as well as death in high-risk patients treated at an emergency room.… Read more.

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The Apple A15 SoC Performance Review: Faster & More Efficient

Anand Tech

In preparation for our full iPhone device review, we’re having a dedicated look at the new A15 SoC from Apple – following quite vague performance claims, how does the new chip stand up against its predecessor & competition?

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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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Netflix Hit Series ‘Squid Game’ Is Now A VR Game

VRScout

Fight for your life in this fan-made VR game based on the popular South Korean survival drama. Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past few weeks, odds are you’ve heard about Netflix’s latest global sensation, Squid Game. In this South Korean survival drama, a group of 456 individuals, each of whome suffering from financial difficulties, participate in a series of diabolical competitions based on classic childrens games for the chance to win a staggering ?

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My predictions for Facebook Connect 2

The Ghost Howls

Every year I make this prediction game about what Facebook is going to announce at Oculus/Facebook connect, and this year won’t be an exception! So here you are what I expect to be announced on Thursday … but before reading, remember that I have no inside info about what is going to happen, and it is all speculation! Some years ago I predicted that “Facebook will never release a cable to connect the Quest to the PC because that would kill the Rift”… well, you can se

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Facebook’s Latest Avatar System is Finally Rolling Out to All Quest Developers in December

Road to VR

At Facebook Connect today the company announced it’s finally making the SDK for its latest Oculus Avatars available starting in December, which will allow any developer to integrate the company’s avatars into their third-party apps and games. Facebook began rolling out its latest avatars in the Oculus Avatars 2.0 update in March, which creates new default avatars for the company’s first-party social VR platform, Facebook Horizon.

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Varjo Aero prepares you for an ultra-realistic VR metaverse

Slashgear

The Varjo Aero VR headset takes their high-end hardware – generally made for enterprise markets that have a LOT of cash – ready for consumers. This doesn’t mean the headset is affordable – it’ll run you around $1990 USD, nearly two THOUSAND dollars – but you’ll know where your money went. Each of your two eyes gets its own Mini … Continue reading.

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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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Why a Gun Loaded With Blanks Can Still Kill You

GizModo VR

The phrase “shooting blanks” has passed into colloquialism. But, literally speaking, what does it mean to shoot blanks? And why can people who get shot with blank ammunition still die? We’ll explain what blanks are, why they’re used, and why they can still kill you. Read more.

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Apple's iPhone 13 Series Screen Power, Battery Life Report - Long Lasting Devices

Anand Tech

Following our last week’s preview into the new iPhone 13 series’ A15 chip , which impressed us tremendously due to its efficiency gains, we promised next to have a closer look at the new phone’s battery life and how the new display generation and screen efficiency ties in with the SoC efficiency and increased battery capacities this generation.

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NASA Debuts AR Graphic Novel At New York Comic-Con

VRScout

First Woman is the first in a series of graphic novels from NASA that use AR to enhance your reading experience. NASA’s first-ever AR-powered graphic novel First Woman: NASA’s Promise for Humanity tells the story of fictional character Callie Rodriguez and her dreams of being the first woman of color to set foot on the moon. Written by Brad Gann and Steven List and illustrated by Brent Donoho and Katilin Reid in collaboration with the National Institute of Aerospace, First Woman: NASA’s Pr

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Pico Neo 3 Pro full review: a very solid device

The Ghost Howls

The time has come! Finally, I can tell you everything you need to know about the Pico Neo 3 Pro in this long and detailed review! Pico Neo 3 Pro. Pico Neo 3 Pro, and its sibling Pico Neo 3 Pro Eye (featuring eye-tracking), are the latest enterprise headsets by Pico. They are the business counterpart of the Pico Neo 3 , the consumer headset that Pico is selling in China for around $400, hoping to kickstart a consumer VR ecosystem there.

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The Key to Getting the Best Out of Video-Based Practice & Coaching

Speaker: Micah Eppler, Account Executive for Rehearsal of eLearning Brothers

Did you know that companies such as Paychex, 3M, and Honeywell are getting better results by incorporating video-based practice and coaching within their L&D strategy? From sales pitches to soft skills, learners are becoming top performers by applying and validating knowledge transfer using the unique benefits of video. Whether used as a stand-alone application or integrated with a learning platform, video-based practice and coaching platforms give learners the ultimate opportunity to repeatedly