April, 2021

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EXCLUSIVE: Apple AR glasses hands-on preview

The Ghost Howls

Some days ago, all the community got excited because on the invitation to WWDC 2021, Apple has drawn an Animoji with some applications reflected on her glasses. Everyone started wondering if Apple could announce its AR glasses at WWDC or not. I have some exclusive info to share with you. Let me just start by saying that yes: AR glasses will be the “One more thing…” announcement at WWDC on June, 7th.

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Epic Games Secures $1B Investment to Build Its Unreal Engine-powered Metaverse

Road to VR

Epic Games, the company known for its hit battle royale title Fortnite and the Unreal Engine game engine, has managed to attract a stunning $1 billion in its quest to establish a metaverse of linked games and services. The new funding round, which was announced early last week, includes an additional $200 million strategic investment from Sony Group Corporation.

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Doctors Perform One-Of-A-Kind AR Surgery In Boston

VRScout

Surgeons were able to view 3D anatomical information in real-time thanks to Dr. Steve Murphy’s AR guidance platform. According to a report by WCVB-TV , a new intra-operative AR guidance platform ‘HipInsight’ was used for the first time last month during a live operation at New England Baptist Hospital, marking one of the first times AR technology has been used inside the operating room during live surgery.

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Virtual Reality Is Helping Healthcare Workers Cope With Stress

ARPost

Virtual reality usage has been on the rise throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. It has provided countless hours of entertainment to those sheltering at home. Now, it is also aiding healthcare workers on the frontlines. BehaVR is a VR company specializing in digital therapeutics for behavioral health. It worked alongside John Hopkins HealthCare Solutions to create and deliver a VR-based mindfulness and stress management program called CenteredVR.

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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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First-ever Oculus Gaming Showcase is streaming next week

Slashgear

Virtual reality has had the reputation for being something only for games and entertainment, a perception that VR companies and advocates are trying to dispel with more serious applications. That said, there’s no denying that the technology is perfect for immersive interactive content, at least the kind that puts you in the middle of the action.

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Pico Neo 3 new specs and photos revealed!

The Ghost Howls

I was browsing the web on a Chinese website (don’t ask me why) and I found a banner that was promoting the Pico Neo 3 on JD.com (a popular e-commerce website). Clicking on it, I surprisingly found an item page with the complete listing of its features and a long series of photos of the Pico Neo 3. I guess that in China the preorder campaign has already started, so the information about it is already public, and for sure it has been an interesting read for me… so I wanted to share its

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‘Wanderer’ is a Time-traveling VR Adventure Coming This Year, Trailer Here

Road to VR

Wanderer is an upcoming VR adventure game inspired by Quantum Leap (1989) and Dark (2017) that lets you travel back through history to prevent the collapse of civilization. Created by New Zealand studios Oddboy and M Theory , Wanderer is coming to all major VR headsets sometime later this year. Awaking to an apocalyptic timeline, you find an unusual wristwatch which unlocks the power to traverse time and space.

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Commodore 64 Emulator Brings Retro Gaming To Oculus Quest

VRScout

The 80’s most popular home computer arrives on Quest headsets. Back in 1982, one of the coolest devices you could own was the Commodore 64. The C64, as it’s referred to by many enthusiasts, had a screaming MOS 6510/8500 1MHz processor with a paltry 64 KByte of memory. At the time, however, this was one of the most advanced pieces of consumer electronic hardware you could buy for under $600. .

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VR Training Program Teaches Underserved Population Soft Skills to Increase Their Employment Chances

ARPost

Navigating the employment world is a challenge for people with disabilities. However, an initiative by Viability, funded by the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC), promises to make things easier for the underserved, thanks to an innovative VR training program. Project (VR)2 will teach users soft skills in a safe and comfortable environment, eliminating the communication glitches that prevent them from getting a job.

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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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NVIDIA Unveils Grace: A High-Performance Arm Server CPU For Use In Big AI Systems

Anand Tech

Kicking off another busy Spring GPU Technology Conference for NVIDIA, this morning the graphics and accelerator designer is announcing that they are going to once again design their own Arm-based CPU. Dubbed Grace – after Grace Hopper, the computer programming pioneer and US Navy rear admiral – the CPU is NVIDIA’s latest stab at more fully vertically integrating their hardware stack by being able to offer a high-performance CPU alongside their regular GPU wares.

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100-Foot-Tall Booster From Chinese Rocket Will Likely Make an Uncontrolled Reentry

GizModo VR

Following yesterday’s launch, the core stage of China’s Long March 5B rocket inadvertently went into low Earth orbit. The booster—now spinning out of control—is poised to perform an uncontrolled reentry from orbit, potentially threatening inhabited areas. Read more.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.04.19): Quest 2 adds Air Link and Resident Evil 4, Pico and HTC are ready to launch, and more!

The Ghost Howls

It’s a crazy busy period for me and I really need a good sleep. BTW, I’ve managed to found some time here and there to write this newsletter, because I’m happy to inform you of the community, especially my Patrons that always cheer for me (have you considered supporting me on Patreon as well?). I’m trying to do my best… I hope you’ll appreciate that Before leaving you to the news… I’m hosting a giveaway of Gang V keys… it is a cool VR battle royal game with strong GTA V vibes that has just be

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HTC Announces VIVEcon Event on May 11th & 12th, Teases Headset Reveal

Road to VR

Following subsequent teases of an unannounced Vive headset, HTC today announced an event called VIVEcon, set for May 11th & 12th. While there’s no details so far on what the event will entail, the company is clearly teasing the reveal of its new VR headset. Following subsequent teases of a new headset, HTC today announced the “Vivecon 2021” event, but posted no additional details beyond the name, date, and a headset teaser, in a photo posted to the Vive twitter account.

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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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‘Alien: Isolation VR’ + DLC Free For A Limited Time

VRScout

Experience one of the scariest VR games currently available 100% free-of-charge courtesy of the Epic Games Store. Despite having released back in 2014, Creative Assembly’s Alien: Isolation remains one of the most unsettling survival horror games currently available. Set 15 years after the events of the original film, Alien: Isolation has you stepping into the role of Amanda Ripley as she embarks on a mission to discover the whereabouts of her missing mother.

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Is Virtual Reality the Future of Documentary Films?

ARPost

Is virtual reality a tool for social change? In the world of film, VR has become a powerful tool for tackling pressing social issues. It’s capable of presenting hard truths in ways that the average person can easily comprehend and connect with. However, its greatest power is its ability to inspire action. Why Virtual Reality? The fully immersive experience that VR provides makes it an excellent medium for storytelling.

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Cerebras Unveils Wafer Scale Engine Two (WSE2): 2.6 Trillion Transistors, 100% Yield

Anand Tech

The last few years has seen a glut of processors enter the market with the sole purpose of accelerating artificial intelligence and machine learning workloads. Due to the different types of machine learning algorithms possible, these processors are often focused on a few key areas, but one thing limits them all – how big you can make the processor.

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Alaska State Senator Now Has 20-Hour Commute After Refusing to Mask Up on Planes

GizModo VR

An Alaska state senator filmed arguing with Alaska Airlines staff and police at Juneau International Airport over her refusal to wear a mask before boarding a flight is finding out the hard way that actions have consequences. 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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Lab Surprise is the coolest bundle idea for App Lab

The Ghost Howls

It’s time for an exclusive preview here on The Ghost Howls : I’ve been able to explore Lab Surprise, a new bundle of indie games coming on App Lab this afternoon and I’ve found it so cool that I couldn’t resist talking about it with you even before the launch. What is Lab Surprise? Do you remember “Waiting For App Lab”, the first bundle of games for App Lab?

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How to Use Oculus Air Link to Play PC VR Games Wirelessly on Quest 2

Road to VR

Oculus Air Link is an integrated way to play PC VR games (on Oculus PC or SteamVR) wirelessly on Quest 2. This guide will show you how to activate the Air Link feature on both your headset and your desktop software. Just like Oculus Link allows you to plug into a VR ready PC to play PC VR games, Oculus Air Link allows you to do so wirelessly. Oculus Air Link only supports Quest 2.

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Oculus To Host First-Ever VR Gaming Showcase Next Week

VRScout

Tune in to the official live stream on April 21st to catch a glimpse at new games and updates to fan-favorite titles. In a post released yesterday via the official Oculus blog , the company announced its first-ever Oculus Gaming Showcase, an upcoming live stream event that will center entirely around gaming on the Oculus platform. Similar to Nintendo’s infamous Direct showcase, the Oculus Gaming Showcase will feature updates on existing Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift VR games from accomplish

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VR Mindfulness: Is Immersive Technology The Next ‘Big Thing’ in Workplace Well-Being?

ARPost

The idea of ‘workplace well-being’ is increasingly recognized as a top priority for employers, spurred on by the growing body of evidence correlating employee well-being with retention and performance. In essence, well-being initiatives are methods by which staff physical and mental health is protected, allowing them to perform to the best of their ability.

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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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FitXR’s Subscription Model, What It Means And How It Affects Existing Customers

VR Fitness

FitXR is planning to shake the VR fitness industry up as they announce the launch of their new premium monthly membership subscription. This marks a big departure from the team’s current model that comprises a one-time purchased base game with optional additional DLC purchases if the user desires. For a quick overview of the new format and exciting content that will be coming to FitXR check out my FitXR Announcement overview.

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What the U.S.’s ‘Fair Share’ of Emissions Reductions Looks Like

GizModo VR

The U.S. is the largest historical contributor to planet-warming pollution, responsible for around a quarter of all carbon dioxide ever put in the atmosphere. In the pursuit of just international climate policy, remediating those emissions requires much more than climate pledge President Joe Biden just announced. Read more.

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Elon Musk reveals when Starlink internet service will likely exit beta

Digital Trends

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed when Starlink's broadband service will likely exit beta, and also when the service could be available for moving vehicles.

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Quest 2 May Be Selling Thrice as Fast as the Best Selling VR Headset, PSVR

Road to VR

While Facebook has yet to reveal official unit sales figures for Oculus Quest 2, various data points the company has offered, along with data from developers, has allowed us to hone in on a reasonable estimate. Compared to PSVR, the best selling VR headset to date, Quest 2 may be selling three times as fast. Thanks to PlayStation VR’s leading sales position, Sony has confidently offered up official unit sales figures over the years while other headset makers have opted not to.

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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