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Understanding Foveated Rendering

VRGuy

Foveated rendering is a rendering technique that takes advantage of the fact that that the resolution of the eye is highest in the fovea (the central vision area) and lower in the peripheral areas. As a result, if one can sense the gaze direction (with an eye tracker), GPU computational load can be reduced by rendering an image that has higher resolution at the direction of gaze and lower resolution elsewhere.

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Oculus’ Botched Launch Harms The VR Ecosystem

Forrester VR

April 12, 2016: The day Oculus updated its Rift shipment timeframe for customers. As has been widely reported, Oculus customers face widespread months-long delays in the deliveries of their virtual reality headset purchases. To add a personal anecdote, I ordered within the first 5 minutes of the pre-launch window (once the web site started working, […].

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Facebook Will Have AR Integrated with Oculus in 10 Years

Next Reality VR

Facebook announced at its F8 Developer's Conference on April 12th that, in addition to the VR-ready Oculus Rift we have today, it plans to bring Augmented Reality (AR) into the fold of their social machine. The company is looking to dominate the 'new' reality market, no doubt about it. Just look at the lofty goals in its official roadmap: "Lasers" as a company goal. dream big, Zuckerberg, dream big.

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The VR Popcorn Dilemma

Immersive Authority

Virtual Reality is awesome and it’s going to change the way we interact with various media solutions. However there are a few cons and hazards that many overlook. I was reminded of one of these hazards this week when news broke about a VR headset user that sat on his cat while immersed in the virtual world. This is one of the cons of VR. You’re totally removed from observing the physical world around you.

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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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Hands on with Go For Launch: Mercury

The Rift Arcade

Experience the first manned mission to space in this recreation of the Mercury launch. On May 5 th 1961 the first American manned space mission blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Piloted by astronaut Alan Shepard, the 15-minute mission saw Alan reach suborbital flight, test the capsule’s control system then return to Earth before splashing down into the Atlantic ocean.

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VR in the OR—Watch Live Surgery on April 14th in 360 Degrees

Next Reality VR

If you've ever wanted to be right in the thick of an operating room, you're about to get your chance. On Thursday, April 14th, you'll be able to watch a VR live stream of a tumor removal surgery. With their 360-degree camera, you'll be able to see the entire operating table and its surroundings. Medical Realities is a VR company hoping to bring this ever-emerging technology into use in hospitals, and this is their promotional step.

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Serious VR: Filmmaking in VR for the Simulations Industry.

RealVision VR

Serious VR: – Cinematic VR for the Simulations and Training Industry: VR has always been the domain of well funded private and govt. organizations, and the military. However, now that it is within reach of storytellers, at RealVision, we find the first person POV that training simulations are based on, makes for a perfect vehicle to craft engaging user experiences.

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Inside Google’s Plan to Make VR Amazing for Absolutely, Positively Everyone

Wired VR

Make no mistake: Google's interest in VR goes far beyond Cardboard. The post Inside Google's Plan to Make VR Amazing for Absolutely, Positively Everyone appeared first on WIRED.

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Fated coming to Oculus Rift April 28th

The Rift Arcade

One man’s quest to save his family from the destruction of the gods comes to the Rift April 28 th. Back in 2015 we were fortunate enough to get some hands-on time with an early build of FATED: The Silent Oath and came away impressed by its characters, animation and atmosphere. Now the first trailer for the game has been released alongside a launch date for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive: April 28 th.

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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.