VRScout

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Take a virtual stroll past festive window displays and get swept up in all the holiday goodness. There are very few places more spectacular than New York City during the holidays. Skating at Rockefeller Center, seeing the Christmas tree lighting, so many awesome moments that you really have to see to understand. One of the harder things to explain to those who have never been is the fascination with checking out storefront windows with incredibly elaborate decorations.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

Last week we announced a comprehensive list of nominees for our 2016 Game of the Year Awards. There were over 20 categories selected with approximately 4-8 different games and experiences nominated for each category. That all adds up to a ton of amazing content we saw in VR’s first full year of consumer adoption. We teamed up with the prolific Christopher Sabat (the voice of Piccolo, Yamcha, and of course Vegeta in Dragon Ball Z as well as Roronoa Zoro in One Piece ) to record a video ann

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 29, 2016

THX has announced the development of a new audio amplifier chip which the company claims offers “the world’s lowest levels of distortion and noise,” along with “incredibly low power consumption,” positioning the amplifier for mobile VR headsets, wireless headphones, and VR PCs. The THXAAA chip, as the company calls it, is an ASIC chip that’s being made in conjunction with Triad Semiconductor , a firm who has also worked with Valve to create components of the H

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VR Bites

DECEMBER 31, 2016

“SNOWBALL FIGHT!” Relive your childhood by building forts & waging epic snowball fights in VR! Unlock tools to protect your fort and deliver a fury of snowballs at your opponents! WP-Appbox: Snow Fortress (7,99 €, Steam) →.

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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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Cats and VR

DECEMBER 31, 2016

First of all I would like to thank all the people who supported CatsAndVR.com this year. This started of as a pet project so I could learn and immerse my self in the world of Virtual Reality. As 2016 started I was in a job I hated but thanks to CatsAndVR.com I was able to get a job in VR that allows me to travel, be plugged in, and also follow my passion.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Two new patents from Microsoft show research centered on creating a way to change the color of real-world objects in augmented reality and place virtual “anchor” objects you can share with presumably other users of their HoloLens mixed reality headset. The first aforementioned patent, “ Color Fill In An Augmented Reality Environment ,” details how wearers of a head-mounted display could holographically change the colors of objects in their vicinity — such as furniture —

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DECEMBER 26, 2016

Virtual reality is a young industry and, in its youth, many are scrambling to see what best practices will raise this budding market into the strong and healthy grown up industry it needs to become to sustain success. With so many trying different things, best practices can get lost in the shuffle. Khronos Group is attempting to create a standard API (application program interface) across VR components and, announced via press release , they recently received the co-sign from Epic Games.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 29, 2016

After a recent bout of news articles detailing an experimental Alzheimer’s Disease therapy that has showed promising results in mice, the child of an afflicted father made a plea to the VR community to create a VR app which would recreate the therapy with a VR headset. “I’m losing my dad to Alzheimer’s. Every day that passes I can tell that there is less and less of him here with us.

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VR Bites

DECEMBER 30, 2016

No one knew that the greatest discovery in the history of man would also lead it to its very end. Lockdown: Stand Alone is a blend of action and horror that offers freedom of movement, refined gun mechanics and large city scenes. WP-Appbox: Lockdown: Stand Alone (22,39 €, Steam) →.

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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.

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Slashgear

DECEMBER 18, 2016

You might think Samsung will be too busy putting out fires (caused by the Galaxy Note 7, of course), that it wouldn’t have time for more experimental technology, but this is Samsung we’re talking about. At a virtual reality gathering in California, Samsung Electronics VP Dr. Sung-Hoon Hong confirmed rumors that there would a “Gear VR 2” coming soon.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Christmas and winter themed events, virtual tours, skating, creative contests, parties, and dances have already hit the ground running in various grids. A number of grids are also offering you to hunt and win cash and other gifts, or buy lands at cheaper prices. Many will also be hosting new year parties as the year comes to a close. Decorate a Christmas tree and win some cash at ZanGrid.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Capping off a huge year for VR, people around the world are turning to VR for NYE celebrations. Every year, people from around world get together to ring in the new year. Some travel to faraway locations to join hordes of revelers in celebratory countdowns replete with massive fireworks shows. Others find comfort in quieter, more intimate celebrations with friends and family.

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DECEMBER 11, 2016

Before the calendar ever turned over from 2015 to 2016 people were already dubbing this as the “year of virtual reality.” This monicker was given for good reason. In 2016, we’ve seen not one, not two, but three high-end, ultra-powerful virtual reality headsets go from hyped future products to fully released consumer electronics, as well as a few new contenders on top of that.

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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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Road to VR

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Senso is a new virtual reality glove input device that offers per-finger haptic feedback and the ability to simulate differences in temperature – all tracked via a camera-less IMU-based system. Once a mainstay of fictional virtual reality input, we all once believed that the virtual reality glove would be a dead lock for our chosen input device for an immersive future.

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VR Bites

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Dating Lessons is a VR dating course with a comprehensive program presented by a professional couch teaching dating skills. 12 lectures and 8 practical interactive sessions will give men tools to enhance their power of attraction and develop behavior patterns that women find irresistible. WP-Appbox: Dating Lessons (9,99 €, Steam) →.

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AllThingsVR

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Virtual reality wins Christmas Santa and his elves must be fans of virtual reality because VR headsets were the hottest gifts under the tree this year. The biggest winner, the affordable Google Cardboard, lined the the shelves of stores this holiday season, and consumers bought them in droves. Yet, on Christmas morning, users wanting to explore VR with their new headsets found themselves without an easy way to search for the best VR experiences.

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Slashgear

DECEMBER 30, 2016

The folks at Ilium want to create a device that’ll be tracked in virtual reality to make the reality of shooting games in VR more real. What could possibly go wrong with this situation? If they’re able to create this accessory in a limited fashion and keep it supported through the largest platforms available – very little could go wrong. … Continue reading.

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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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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2016

This installment of our LA Creator Photo Series takes you inside Two Bit Circus. Two Bit Circus was founded in 2012 by Brent Bushnell and Eric Gradman. Gradman is a roboticist, inventor, and former circus performer. Bushnell is an engineer, entrepreneur, and son of Atari founder, Nolan Bushnell. Later that year, Bushnell and Gradman brought on Nancy Bennett to run production.

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DECEMBER 11, 2016

Market researcher SuperData scaled back its virtual reality forecast for 2016, particularly after a disappointing launch of the PlayStation VR headsets. But it still believes that consumer VR software could grow from $407 million in revenue in 2016 to $14 billion by 2020. Speaking today at the VRX conference in San Francisco, SuperData analyst Stephanie Llamas said that the company scaled back its forecast for PSVR because of scarcity of supply at the initial launch and the lack of marketing Son

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Microsoft’s after-holiday sale has one of the best HTC Vive deals we’ve seen yet, offering $100 off of the headset’s original price along with an additional $100 gift card to the Microsoft Store. Various stores have been offering $100 off of the HTC Vive in sales sporadically throughout the holiday season, but now Microsoft is doubling down on the offer with a $100 discount and throwing in a $100 gift card.

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VR Bites

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Virtual table tennis for VR and Android device owners. All you need is a little space to swing your arm, and you can now enjoy playing table tennis in your room! WP-Appbox: VR Swing Table Tennis Oculus (7,99 €, Steam) →.

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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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AllThingsVR

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Oculus acquires eye-tracking startup The Eye Tribe The direction you look could one day control your VR or mobile experience thanks to Facebook and Oculus’ latest buy, The Eye Tribe. Oculus confirms to me that this is an official acquisition.The startup has developed a $99 eye tracking device developer kits for computers, and software that can bring gaze-based interfaces to smartphones and potentially virtual reality headsets.

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Slashgear

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Christmas is officially over, and if you weren’t on the receiving end of a VR headset, Microsoft has a deal to make up for it: the HTC Vive priced $100 lower than normal with an extra $100 gift card tossed on top of it and two free games. That brings the savings to $200 in total, assuming you have a … Continue reading.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 18, 2016

The king of pitting celebrities against each other in bizarre games just took it to a whole new level. When it comes to finding and concocting ridiculous party games, there’s no one craftier than Jimmy Fallon. So it was only a matter of time till he started using the latest party-starter, virtual reality, to blow the minds of his Tonight Show audience as well as his guests.

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DECEMBER 31, 2016

Being told that something is impossible often is the best motivation to make it so, and that seems to be exactly what is happening with the VR and AR industry. Earlier this year at Oculus’ developer conference, Oculus Connect, the company’s Chief Scientist, Michael Abrash, stepped on stage to present his predictions for the near term future of VR and AR.

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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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