June, 2015

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EON Reality is Taking Virtual Reality Jewelry Shopping to the Next Level

EON Reality

EON Reality, Inc. , Next Galaxy Corp. and Richline, a Subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, are Taking Virtual Reality in a Unique Direction. EON Reality is developing the next social networking platform, CEEK, in partnership with Next Galaxy Corporation. While the industry is flooded with VR Gaming, EON Reality is creating VR/AR content for education, industry, and edutainment.

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Adventures in storytelling, part III

VR Playhouse

Part III: SWAG, or Scientific, Wildly­ Aimed Guesses by Dylan Southard There’s always been a kind of implied power dynamic that exists in visual storytelling, a power that the storyteller is meant to have over his or her audience. And it’s more or less defined by the frame in which the story plays out. Because there’s always a frame. And the existence of that frame means that the storyteller has the ability to locate the components of his or her story in the space that the frame prescribes.

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The Alignment Problem: How to Position Cameras for Augmented Reality

Leapmotion

To scale or not to scale? When it comes to augmented reality, the right camera alignment and scale are absolutely essential to bridging the gap between real and virtual worlds. And as developers are already experimenting with image passthrough and hybrid reality resources like Image Hands , this is more important than ever. Based on our ongoing research and testing, we’ve updated our VR Best Practices to recommend one-to-one alignment between the real-world and virtual cameras, and created a dem

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The meaning of human freedom, the perils of AI and the role of VR in our future

Enter VR

Hello listeners! Welcome to a very special episode of the EnterVR podcast. On today’s show I speak Manish Gupta, James Blaha, Aaron. The post The meaning of human freedom, the perils of AI and the role of VR in our future appeared first on Enter VR.

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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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Twist the Gears of a Massive VR Music Engine with Carillon

Leapmotion

When virtual reality and musical interface design collide, entire universes can be musical instruments. Created by artists Rob Hamilton and Chris Platz for the Stanford Laptop Orchestra , Carillon is a networked VR instrument that brings you inside a massive virtual bell tower. By reaching into the inner workings and playing with the gears, you can create hauntingly beautiful, complex music.

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Featured Platform: Getnamo’s Community Plugin for Unreal Engine 4

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One of the most powerful things about the Leap Motion platform is its ability to tie into just about any creative platform. That’s why we’ve launched a Platform Integrations & Libraries showcase where you can discover the latest wrappers, plugins, and integrations. With the rising popularity of PC gaming and VR, there’s never been a better time to start building with one of the world’s most powerful game engines.

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VR Design Guide

Leapmotion

Hand tracking and virtual reality are both emerging technologies, and combining the two into a fluid and seamless experience can be a real challenge. In both cases, developers need to overturn many longstanding ideas that have served them well for traditional PC setups. It’s also an incredible opportunity – the chance to experiment and create in ways that previously existed only in the pages of science fiction.

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Kolor’s VR Movies Let You Paraglide with Batman (Seriously)

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Hot-air balloons floating hundreds of feet above the ground. A fighter jet soaring through the sky. A rock concert in Rio. And, of course, a paraglider dressed up as Batman, complete with Batmobile. These are just some of the videos that you can dive into with Kolor’s 360° video player Kolor Eyes, now featured on the Leap Motion Developer Gallery. Kolor’s platform works by stitching together panoramic videos into massive virtual experiences that let you look anywhere within the scene.

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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.