VRScout
JULY 7, 2016
This artist is showing us the future of creativity with virtual sculpting. When we first tried Oculus’ new tool Medium at Connect last Fall, we were blown away by how intuitive and natural sculpting in VR could be. The sculpting system uses the company’s Touch hand controllers, giving you full control to create whatever you can dream up of. And its amazing.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JULY 1, 2016
I’m not going to lie to you: there aren’t any huge, earth-shattering releases this week. The post New HTC Vive Releases for the Week of 06/26/16 appeared first on UploadVR.
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VR Bites
JULY 3, 2016
Walk the streets of River Round in the skin of an authentic news camera. Make your story, records and first-person survives with Susan and Dan to unexpected dangers that await in this short virtual adventures. WP-Appbox: Recorder VR (0,99 €, Google Play) →.
Road to VR
JULY 2, 2016
Standing in the lobby for thirty minutes, watching the crowd lumber by in the distinctive mode of Times Square tourists, overlain with the Ghostbusters theme (endlessly looped), I thought, without any special vigor, about where I was, and why I was there. I wondered: what justification does The VOID have for coining the term ‘hyper-reality’, and why has their platform been deployed in Madame Tussaud’s, a venue known for it’s life-like wax replicas of celebrities?
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.
Cats and VR
JULY 6, 2016
If you look at old rock concerts, you’ll see these HUGE synthesizers that the musicians connect together to make electronic sounds. These instruments are literally enveloping the player. SoundStage attempts to capture the feel of those epic music machines then take it to the next level with tools only possible in a virtual environment. All in a world inspired by the airbrush paintings and computer graphics of the 80s.
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VRScout
JULY 3, 2016
2 Spooky 4 Me. I was skeptical. I had heard incredible things about The Void , a custom ‘hyper reality’ experience that takes VR to the next level by incorporating real-life objects to interact with in-game. But would this temporary New York City version be just a cheesy-knockoff of the real facility in Utah? Just a lame marketing ploy to get people excited for the Ghostbusters reboot?
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JULY 1, 2016
When I was seven years old, I distinctly remember walking into my mother’s room and asking if I could form a Ghostbusters club. “What would this club do? The post Ghostbusters: Dimension Showcases the Magic of The Void, The World’s Most Immersive VR Setup appeared first on UploadVR.
VR Bites
JULY 29, 2016
This will be the first video in a series that I will be starting looking at the different social spaces available to VR users. For today’s video we take a look at vTime. This app is available for the Oculus Rift CV1, Gear VR, and Google Cardboard. I have to say that the environments in vTime are stunning and really bring on a strong sense of presence for me.
Road to VR
JULY 9, 2016
A new Swedish initiative hopes to encourage the countries children, one fifth of which cannot swim, some suffering anxiety and fear of water, to take the plunge using a 360 VR video experience. One fifth of children in Sweden are unable to swim, according to a new initiative launched by the Swedish Swimming Federation, a significant number considering that the country’s beautiful landscape is littered with lakes and bordered by the Baltic sea.
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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.
Cats and VR
JULY 1, 2016
So here at CatsAndVR.com we are starting a new thing to promote student projects. The Student VR Project of the Month. We will be looking for fun and unique student projects to help promote and send bumper stickers to. The very first award goes to VR Flush, a toilet VR experience. This VR project was noticed by one of our globe trotting VR correspondents at the FRAVR Conference.
Slashgear
JULY 7, 2016
Samsung has been peddling its Gear VR virtual reality headset for a while now and the category hasn't exactly boomed yet. Despite there not being a huge number of people buying the Gear VR or other VR headsets at this point, Samsung didn’t have an issue selling out of the device early on. It appears that Samsung does have a … Continue reading.
VRScout
JULY 1, 2016
One of the biggest problems that all virtual reality (VR) developers currently face is movement within virtual reality and the potential of motion sickness. Generally speaking, this problem can be broken down into three components: hardware, software, and each individual’s own perception. In this post we’ll discuss current solutions to specific problems when it comes to motion sickness and the challenges that developers face.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JULY 6, 2016
Reach into the front sleeve of the Beatles’ White Album (1968), and you’ll find four glossy, high-quality prints—portraits of the late George Harrison and John Lennon, as well as those of Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. They are the sort of photographs you might see on the cover of a late-’60s issue of Rolling Stone ; in fact, two of them can be found on the John Lennon and Paul McCartney special collector’s editions of the magazine from 2012 and ’13, respectively.
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.
Hypergrid Business
JULY 5, 2016
Scroll to the bottom of this article for the infographic. Virtual reality is a rapidly evolving market, which provides unlimited opportunities, and attracts a lot of newcomers.
Road to VR
JULY 6, 2016
This is SoundStage , from solo developer Logan Olson, a VR application that aims to let musicians build their own dream music studio, allowing them to play, record and mix from within VR on the HTC Vive. Being a musician can be an expensive, space consuming activity one in which your ultimate creative ideals may well be limited by your budget and access to studio equipment.
Cats and VR
JULY 9, 2016
NextVR is virtual reality capture and delivery technology company based in Laguna Beach, California. The company started as Next3D, a 3D TV broadcast technology company. It switched over to VR in 2012. NextVR is able to capture and transmit live HD, 3D VR content over the internet, delivering an immersive and life-like experience. They presented the Golden State Warriors NBA Championship Ring Ceremony and Opening Night Game Against New Orleans Pelicans.
AllThingsVR
JULY 30, 2016
Demystifying Magic Leap: What Is it and How Does it Work? Magic Leap has not been forthcoming with details about how their technology works. From what little we know, it is a truly novel system with capabilities far beyond the off the shelf components consumers are accustomed to. You can’t blame Magic Leap for wanting to keep it a secret. There are many companies sniffing at their heels trying to emulate what has got people so excited.
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.
VRScout
JULY 7, 2016
And I think I liked it. I pushed my way through the main hall entrance doors and began walking up aisles of vendors showcasing the latest in merchandise straight from Japan. Breezing past booth after booth selling anime, cosplay goods and fashion items – something caught my eye and I stopped dead in my tracks. I stood in front of a booth designed to look like the inside of a traditional Japanese style tatami room.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JULY 5, 2016
The VR Infinite Gesture plug-in for Unity is intended to help developers integrate gesture recognition technology into their software. Deep down many of us dreamed of wielding some magical energy like the Force in Star Wars or a freeze beam to stop people in their tracks. The post VR Infinite Gesture Plug-In Could Give You Force Powers appeared first on UploadVR.
Next Reality VR
JULY 24, 2016
Mozilla helped get the ball rolling with WebVR, but support for the technology has been notably absent in Google Chrome until recently. Now, the latest Chromium developer build offers limited support. Don't Miss: Will Augmented & Mixed Reality Mark the End of the Web Browser? We're not yet sure what browsing in virtual, augmented, or mixed reality will look when headsets become commonplace amongst consumers, but work in web browsers offer some clues.
Road to VR
JULY 5, 2016
While Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland has been known to be working on various VR projects, San Diego Comic-Con 2016 could see the debut of the first such experience that’s actually based on the popular IP. Additionally, an American Horror Story and The Man in the High Castle VR experiences will be featured during SDCC 2016. Spotted by eagle-eyed reader Lenny Glionna in a post on Toucan , the official Comic-Con blog, was mention of a Rick and Morty Virtual Reality experience hea
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?
Cats and VR
JULY 6, 2016
On this day in history, Paul McCartney met John Lennon. Hear about The Beatles’ Early Days in this 360° video from JauntVR. An emotional journey with Paul through Early Days and the formation of The Beatles. A visual and aural landscape of light, sound, and a few kids from Liverpool. Directed by Tony Kaye. Soundscape by Geoff Emerick. Check out more from Paul McCartney provided by J auntVR.
AllThingsVR
JULY 29, 2016
Scoble: VR will create a ton of jobs, but it’s going to be a bumpy ride Robert Scoble is no longer worried about job creation. And that’s good, right? I mean… one less thing. ‘Scobleizer,’ the Entrepreneur in Residence at Upload VR and noted futurist, took some today time to tell me all about it. Like it or not, automation is coming here Another conference.
VRScout
JULY 6, 2016
As the virtual reality industry begins to take hold, new innovations in fashionable smart glasses are appearing within view. In parallel with the immersive VR headsets that are now flooding the market, several startups are focusing their attention on the augmented end of the spectrum. Among those gaining traction is the eyewear company Laforge Optical who plans to release their alpha version by the end of 2016.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JULY 1, 2016
With the introduction of top-end devices such as the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive as well as the simple ones such as Google Cardboard, Virtual Reality is the next digital frontier. While it’s a world that can now be practically realized, it’s not a new idea: The post Here’s A Look Back at How Sci-Fi Literature Predicted the Rise of Modern Virtual Reality appeared first on UploadVR.
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
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