February, 2022

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Minecraft VR Is Now Available On The Meta Quest

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Mojang’s best-selling video game arrives on Meta’s best-selling VR headset. QuestCraft is a standalone VR port of Minecraft: Java Edition that offers players access to the full Minecraft experience in VR without the need for an expensive gaming PC. This includes support for motion controls as well as cross-platform multiplayer. Developed by a team of independent developers, the unofficial port was built using MCXR and PojavLauncher and is capable of running certain Fabric mods (an ex

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Sony has unveiled the design of the PSVR 2 headset

The Ghost Howls

With a blog post just published, Sony has finally unveiled the design and some features of the upcoming PSVR 2 headset. Here you are the amazing pictures that have just been shared: Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Lateral view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Inner view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment).

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7 Benefits of AR and VR for People With Disability

ARPost

Immersive technology is rapidly changing how we experience the world around us. When we think of these technologies, we often think of games. However, immersive technologies have expanded to other uses. There are now many applications of augmented reality and virtual reality for disabled persons. Here are some of the ways these technologies elevate life for people with disability.

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The Virtual and IRL Verses of the Metaverse

AR Insider

After unpacking our 2022 predictions, we return to the factors and dynamics driving spatial computing as we enter a new year. The latest report excerpt dives into the machinations of the metaverse. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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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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Report: PSVR 2 Rumored to Release in Early 2023, Missing Holiday Season

Road to VR

It’s widely thought that PSVR 2, Sony’s next-gen VR headset for PlayStation 5, is expected to release sometime the last half of 2022, which would position it as a pretty tempting gift for this holiday season. Now, a report from noted PSVR leaker ‘ PSVR Without Parole ‘ alleges the headset will launch instead in early 2023. YouTuber ‘PSVR Without Parole’ is known for having accurately leaked some of PSVR 2’s specs ahead of the official announce by Sony.

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Sword Art Online VR Event Immerses You In The Hit Anime

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Sword Art Online is heading to VR in a special limited-time event that kicks off this week exclusively online. Starting tomorrow fans of the critically-acclaimed animated series Sword Art Online (SAO) can log into Sword Art Online -EX-CHRONICLE- Online Edition and explore a sprawling virtual world featuring memorable locations from the show. Attendees begin their journey in the “Town of Beginnings,” a free area featuring interactive weaponry as well as a giant screen displaying the show.

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Get the passthrough vision app for your Quest

The Ghost Howls

Today, I’m going to share with you the APK that lets you have passthrough vision with blue edges on your Oculus Quest 2. Why am I sharing this app? This is more or less what you can see through this application. Some weeks ago, I have published my tutorial about how to build your application using passthrough AR for your Quest 2, and after a few time, my tests on the fact that you can use passthrough without the Guardian , and so you can go around for your city with your Quest on and passt

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OVR’s Take on World-Scale Metaverse

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The world mapped and sold as NFTs to create an AR “metaverse” layer over the physical world. You’ve heard this song before. But, not like this. “Anybody can build a digital layer over the world… the point is, what is the service that you provide?” OVR COO and co-founder, Diego Di Tommaso, told ARPost. “Is it a stand-alone thing, or something that adds value?”.

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OPPO Find X5 Pro Review – Elegance And Power In Your Hand

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The OPPO Find X5 Pro optimizes its minimalist aesthetic with a great camera. Here's how it stacks up to the rest of the year's top smartphones.

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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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Sony Hosting an Official ‘Sword Art Online’ Exhibition in VR Through March 10th

Road to VR

Sony is hosting an official Sword Art Online fan exhibition in VR from today through March 10th. The event drops players into a familiar setting to celebrate the iconic anime with interactive exhibits, immersive clips from the show, and even a live performance. Sword Art Online is easily one of the most popular anime ever to be based on virtual reality.

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A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Legend Is Returning After 24 Years

GizModo VR

IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic series has taken the titular heroes and their half-shells on some wild adventures, playing with established TMNT canon in some fascinating ways. Now, their current story is going to include a major shock to the system: the return of a controversial, major figure from the team’s… Read more.

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Upcoming Peaky Blinders VR Game Is A ‘Gangster Drama’

VRScout

The moral-based VR experience will be available later this year. VR developer Maze Theory ( Doctor Who: The Edge of Time ) today unveiled Peaky Blinders: The King’s Ransom , an original VR game based on the incredibly-popular British drama series of the same name. In this gorgeous-looking “gangster drama,” you’ll rub shoulders with characters from the show as you work to earn the trust of the Shelby family in the hopes of joining the infamous crime syndicate.

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Virtual Virtual Reality 2 First Impressions

The Ghost Howls

I got a review copy of Virtual Virtual Reality 2 by Tender Claws and since I’ve played some time with it, l et me tell you my first impressions on this game! Virtual Virtual Reality 2. Virtual Virtual Reality 2 (VVR2) is the sequel of the acclaimed Virtual Virtual Reality , a game born for the Daydream platform (yes, when Daydream was a thing… I was there Gandalf, 3000 years ago…) that became famous for its amazing mechanic of making you teleport to other worlds by making you w

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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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7 Must-Have Skills in an AR/VR Career

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With average salaries of about $180,000 annually, a career in AR/VR can be quite profitable. However, if you are looking to change careers or are a student in college, you might be wondering what skills you’ll need to learn. This article discusses 7 must-have skills if you want to work in the augmented, virtual, and mixed reality industry. Skills You Will Need for a Career in AR/VR.

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This Quantum Crystal Defies The Normal Laws Of Physics

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Researchers have identified a material that they believe makes a good candidate for use in quantum computers as it defies the normal laws of physics.

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Meta’s ‘Horizon’ Social VR Platform Surpasses 300,000 Users in 3 Months

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Meta opened its Horizon Worlds social VR platform in December, rolling out its proto-metaverse project to Quest users in the US and Canada. During an all-hands company call this past week—where CEO Mark Zuckerberg dubbed Meta employees ‘metamates’ —the company announced its Horizon platform has now exceeded 300,000 users. Meta’s chief product officer Chris Cox made a statement during the call regarding Horizon World’s user growth, saying that the social VR platform̵

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Gov. Abbott to Blame for Billions in High Electric Prices, Former Grid CEO Says

GizModo VR

It’s Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s fault that power prices during the state’s deadly 2021 winter storm shot through the roof even as the crisis was ending, a former top official with the state’s power grid testified Wednesday. This claim contradicts the official line from the governor’s office, which has maintained… Read more.

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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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Meta Is Opening An Arcade Restaurant In Horizon Worlds

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New information will be revealed in a TV spot that will air during the Super Bowl. Earlier today, Meta (formerly Facebook) posted a cryptic video on YouTube teasing Questy’s, an old-school arcade restaurant that will serve as the setting for an upcoming TV spot that will air on Sunday, February 13th during the Super Bowl. The 60-second commercial will center around a group of estranged friends who reconnect using the Quest 2 and Horizon Worlds , Meta’s very own VR social platform, ak

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Tilt-Five hands-on: very interesting AR glasses for board games

The Ghost Howls

I’m finally finding some time to write a few articles that I have left back from my journey to Silicon Valley to attend AWE US. During my stay there, I had the incredible occasion of meeting Jeri Ellsworth at her office and try hands-on the Tilt-Five glasses. Here you are my experience with them! Tilt Five. Tilt Five launch video. Tilt Five is a startup working on eponymous AR glasses that are focused on board games.

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Meet Lumus, One of the Companies Making Displays for AR Glasses

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As a consumer, it’s easy to think of AR glasses as a singular device. However, the devices are anything but monolithic artefacts. The frames, lenses, displays, computers, might all be made by different component manufacturers. Lumus is an Israeli-based company with offices all around the world. The company makes waveguide displays that it sells to military or enterprise developers or to AR glasses manufacturers that you might already be more familiar with.

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Firefox Reality axed as Mozilla gives up on VR browser

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Mozilla has announced that Firefox Reality, the VR-based web browser it released in 2018, is being shuttered…sort of. According to the company, a version of the browser will live on as Wolvic, a new product from Igalia. The new browser will launch next week and Mozilla’s Firefox Reality app will be pulled from stores at around the same time.

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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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Valve Plans to Offer Replacement Parts for Index via iFixit

Road to VR

Valve will soon offer official replacement parts for its Index VR headset (and possibly other Index products like controllers and base stations) via DIY repair site iFixit. Valve announced today that it plans to offer official replacement parts for “Valve Index VR products” via DIY repair site iFixit. The info was shared quietly alongside the same announcement regarding replacement parts for Valve’s new Steam Deck handheld PC.

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AnandTech Interview with Dr. Ann Kelleher: EVP and GM of Intel’s Technology Development

Anand Tech

It’s somewhat of an understatement to say that Intel’s future roadmap on its process node development is one of the most aggressive in the history of semiconductor design. The company is promising to pump out process nodes quicker than we’ve ever seen, despite having gone through a recent development struggle. Even with CEO Pat Gelsinger promising more than ever before, it’s up to Intel’s Technology Development (TD) team to pick up the ball and run with it in innova

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How To Play 2D Games Inside Your Favorite VR Games

VRScout

“Yo dog, we heard you like video games…” We’ve all been there. You’ve just finished an intense round of (insert your favorite VR game here) and one of your friends steps away to use the restroom or grab a quick bite to eat, leaving you and the rest of your party waiting patiently in the pre-game lobby. Instead of twiddling your virtual thumbs in anticipation of their return, why not take advantage of your newfound downtime with some 2D retro gaming, all without havi

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Netflix Is Removing Its Marvel Shows Next Month

GizModo VR

The long saga of the union—and separation —of Marvel and Netflix’s shared superhero streaming ambitions is reaching a peculiar end , it seems. Quietly, Netflix has revealed that all six of its original Marvel streaming series will join a rare handful of Netflix Originals to leave the service, and it’s not sure yet if,… Read more.

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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