ARPost
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Theater has been around for more than 2,500 years, making it one of the oldest art forms in the world. From ancient Greek theater to medieval morality tales and Shakespearean tragedies, it has undergone so many changes over the years. However, none are as radical as the interactive experiences that augmented reality offers. Augmented Reality Theater Productions.
VRScout
FEBRUARY 20, 2021
Use your incredible gorilla strength to parkour up trees and cliffs in this low-fi game of tag. Available now on Oculus Quest/Quest 2 and SteamVR headsets, Gorilla Tag combines fast-paced parkour climbing with unique locomotion mechanics to offer a hilariously entertaining PvP multiplayer experience that will have you screaming “OH OH AHAHAH!” at the top of your lungs as you chase down other gorilla players through a low-fi jungle playground.
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The Ghost Howls
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
This week in XR hasn’t had any explosive news, but it was interesting nonetheless: in particular we had cool info on AR glasses, with some news from Kura, Lynx, and Samsung. Among the top 5 news I have chosen, only 1 is about VR. And it also makes me super-happy that no one is about Facebook and Apple… I was getting pretty bored in writing newsletters only about these two companies!
AR Insider
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
A s you likely know, one of AR’s foundational principles is to fuse the digital and physical. The real world is a key part of that formula… and real-world relevance is often defined by location. That same relevance and scarcity are what drive real estate value… location, location, location. Synthesizing these variables, one of AR’s battlegrounds will be in augmenting the world in location-relevant ways.
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.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
Virtual Desktop , an Oculus Quest app which allows users to control their Windows PCs from inside the headset, now officially offers the ability to stream PC VR games wirelessly to the headset. Facebook had previously not allowed the feature to be included with the app, restricting it to a complicated sideloading process. Virtual Desktop — which is also available for PC VR headsets — is a long-running piece of virtual desktop software which allows users to access their Windows PCs from inside th
Virtual Reality Pulse brings together the best content for VR professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Slashgear
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Sony’s PlayStation chief has promised greater supplies of the PS5 as the year progresses, though gamers hoping to skip restock hell and reseller price gouging may still find themselves disappointed by the end of 2021. Shortages of the PlayStation 5 have proved to be a bigger deal than the console itself, as despite 4.5 million sales of the console in … Continue reading.
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
“Shadow flicker” from wind turbines, concerns about sparrow habitat on landfills, and worries about “toxic chemicals” from solar panels are just some of the ways municipalities are slowing down renewables installation. Read more.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Microsoft is looking to make good use of its social VR platform AltspaceVR next week as it hosts its first Ignite keynote in virtual reality. Alex Kipman, technical fellow at Microsoft’s AI and Mixed Reality team, announced that the virtual event will be taking place in the company’s social VR platform for all to join, either in-headset or via livestream video.
VRScout
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
Everyone’s favorite wireless streaming solution can now be accessed on Quest/Quest 2 headsets with no sideloading required. Originally released back in March of 2016, Virtual Desktop has since become the gold standard in wireless VR streaming, allowing users to access their desktop PC’s in VR using an Oculus Rift/Rift S, Oculus Quest/Quest 2, or SteamVR headset.
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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.
Anand Tech
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
NVIDIA this morning is launching their previously announced GeForce RTX 3060. First unveiled back at CES 2021, the latest member of the GeForce RTX 30 series is continuing NVIDIA’s ongoing top-to-bottom launch of Ampere-based video cards, with today’s card in some respects being the most popular one. Aimed at the mainstream market, the RTX 3060 is designed to be a more balanced option for the larger market of gamers who probably aren’t trying to drive high-end 4K displays, but
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Right now, Texas is in the balmy mid-50s. Yet just a week ago, it was colder than Alaska , and we all know what happened next. Much of the state’s energy capacity got knocked offline , leaving millions of people without power, heat, and water for days. Read more.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Ready Play Me, the free avatar maker from Wolf3D, now supports exporting avatars to VRChat , making it quick and easy to get a customizable avatar into one of the most popular social VR applications. While VRChat is host to tons of zany user-created avatar choices (or you can build your own from the ground up if you’re technically skilled), sometimes you want to embody an avatar that feels personal to you.
VRScout
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
The game will feature eight tables based on The Mandalorian, Rebels, and the original trilogy. Zen Studios, the developer behind the classic Pinball FX series, today revealed that its long-running Star Wars Pinball game is heading to Oculus Quest, SteamVR, and PlayStation VR headsets this April, offering fans the chance to go hands-on with eight unique pinball machines, each of which based on a different film or show from the franchise.
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.
Digital Trends
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
How do 5G and 4G compare in terms of speed, latency, and coverage? We pit them against each other to uncover the differences -- and what that means for you.
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
The ocean may have less time than we thought before massive, irreversible shifts take place. A new study finds that a crucial ocean system may reach its “tipping point” sooner than predicted if the rate of climate change continues at a breakneck pace. Read more.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Qualcomm, maker of chips and technologies for mobile devices, today announced a reference design for a tethered AR headset which is tethered to a phone or PC but also contains its own chips to handle some onboard processing. The company calls the split-processing approach an AR ‘smart viewer’ headset. Qualcomm, which makes the chips in many popular smartphones, has also been aggressively pursuing the growing XR market.
VRScout
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
All you need is a smartphone and some decent selfie skills. Anyone who’s spent more than 20 minutes in VRChat will tell you just how difficult it can be to settle on the right avatar. The popular VR social platform offers an extensive library of original characters to choose from, not to mention a rapidly-expanding catalog of user-created avatars.
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.
Digital Trends
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
The parachute that helped carry NASA’s Perseverance rover to the surface of Mars last week featured a hidden message. And space fans have managed to decode it.
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
A tiny ear bone belonging to a cave bear that died some 360,000 years ago has yielded the oldest genome not sourced from permafrost. The newly sequenced genome is offering new insights into the evolution of cave bears and how climate change can precipitate the emergence of entirely new species. Read more.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 20, 2021
French startup Lynx , which is designing a mixed reality headset (capable of both AR and VR), today revealed the first look through its novel optics. The Lynx R-1 headset was first announced last year as a standalone headset centered around passthrough augmented reality. It’s said to include a Snapdragon XR2 processor, eye-tracking, and unique optics which the company calls a “four-fold catadioptric freeform prism.” It’s expected to launch this year , priced under $1,500.
VRScout
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
The Oculus Quest 2 goes “hands-free” with this week’s latest update. It looks like the Oculus Quest 2 is in the middle of a growth spurt. Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a slew of new features arrive on Facebook’s standalone VR headsets, multi-user support , app sharing , and, just recently, Couch mode. And it appears as though the company isn’t done with the surprises just yet.
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?
Digital Trends
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
There's plenty of consumer anxiety about radiofrequency (RF) radiation used on 5G networks. But is it based in reality? We asked experts to find out the truth.
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
A new malware strain has infected Mac devices all over the world—most prominently in the U.S. and parts of Europe—though experts can’t decide where it came from or what it does. Read more.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Leaked concept video featuring two Samsung AR devices has come to light. Although just concepts and not functioning products as such, it’s clear the Korean tech giant is gearing up to compete with companies like Facebook and Apple as they inch ever closer to releasing consumer AR headsets. Known leaker ‘ WalkingCat ‘ released two videos showing a pair of separate device concepts.
VRScout
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Project virtual screens, fly drones, and dim the lights with ‘Samsung Glasses Lite.’ During the weekend prolific Microsoft leaker WalkingCat , the same individual responsible for leaking images of the Oculus Quest 2 back in July of 2020, posted two concept videos showcasing what appears to be Samsung’s take on a dedicated AR headset.
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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