VRScout

JANUARY 7, 2017

Weekend Downloads is part of our weekly update to bring you the latest additions to the Samsung Gear VR , Oculus Rift , and Touch Controllers. We are kicking off weekend with some new content on heels of CES. From Cirque du Soleil’s aquatic masterpiece, “O,” to a music experience by electronic artist Kygo and a psychedelic dance party with Old Friend, this week’s content is sure to take you for a ride — there’s something for everyone.

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JANUARY 11, 2017

In an understated message on its website , the virtual reality productivity application, Envelop VR, today announced that it is permanently closed. “Envelop VR has closed” is now the only thing interested parties will find on the website, along with an email address to reach out with questions. No further information about the closure was given and no official statements have yet been made.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 10, 2017

Looking to lower the barrier of entry for VR, CyberPower Inc. , a custom PC manufacturer, recently announced a new Oculus Ready gaming system that could just convince you to take the plunge into virtual reality. Dubbed the ‘Gamer Ultra VR Desktop’, the custom PC was created in partnership with AMD and Oculus, and being bundled with the Oculus Rift for a total of $1,099.98 from Amazon (link available soon) and BestBuy’s online shop.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 10, 2017

OpenSim Embassy in Second Life. (Image courtesy Mike Lorrey.). The OpenSim Embassy has a grand opening tomorrow, January 11, on the Second Life grid. Performers at tomorrow’s event, which starts at 11 a.m. Pacific, include the ChangHigh Sisters Fireshow of Light, Life and Love , SingerGirl XOXOXO , Amazon Ballet, DJ Pilou, and TatianaCoin. It will be held in the OpenSim Embassy on Second Life’s Larsen region. “OpenSim Embassy in SL has a mission of promoting and communicating

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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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VRScout

JANUARY 9, 2017

AT&T has come a long way since Alexander Graham Bell. Over a century after the invention of the telephone in 1879, the telecom giant has constantly pushed the evolution of communication and media forward. The 2014 acquisition of DIRECTV was a recent big move, and the company is currently in process of purchasing Time Warner (which would bring AT&T’s telecommunication holdings under the same umbrella as the Warner Bros. studio, Turner Broadcasting System, and HBO).

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Road to VR

JANUARY 8, 2017

Oculus VR and BBC Earth , the British Broadcasting Corporation’s own natural history producer, have announced a new partnership. The first order of business: three VR experiences based on the lives of three different animals, Black Bears, the Caracal Cat, and an Oogpister Beetle. BBC Worldwide says that all three virtual reality experiences will be released separately on Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR platforms this January and will be available free to download for the first three months

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Wired VR

JANUARY 13, 2017

In Google's Daydream VR, you don't spend your time on a spaceship. You spend it in the woods or your attic. The post The Inside Story of Google's Daydream, Where VR Feels Like Home appeared first on WIRED.

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VRScout

JANUARY 12, 2017

Are you ready for six minutes of intense 24 VR action? Fox and Samsung have partnered up to bring the series reboot of 24 to life in a pretty gripping way — putting you in the center of a combat mission in virtual reality. Titled “The Raid,” the VR short is a prequel to the “24: Legacy” series premiere episode that debuts after the Super Bowl. Not only will you be introduced to some of the new cast and storyline of the series, you can do it all while donning your Gear VR headset in this six-minu

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JANUARY 9, 2017

If you’re a sports fan, you likely have a special relationship with referees. Typically, when it benefits your team, they’re the most incredible and qualified employees in existence. However, the second that a call is against you, you’re wondering how in the world this person got the job. If you’re an NFL fan, the last few years have been quite eventful whether the cards fell in your favor or not.

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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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Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2017

Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games and creator of Unreal Engine, has a unique position in the virtual reality industry. As an active supporter of VR and head of one of gaming’s most important VR-compatible game engines, when Sweeney speaks, we tend to listen. In a recent interview with Glixel’s Chris Suellentrop , besides giving his predictions of where VR is headed in the next 12 years and some of the acculturation society will go through to integrate VR into daily life, Sweeney d

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 7, 2017

Mesh body models from Sapphira. (Image courtesy Morrigan Bellic.). OpenSim users can buy legal mesh bodies for their avatars — and the news has helped keep noted designer Linda Kellie from leaving. “ Jessica Random and I sat down the other day and made a pro and con list,” she wrote in a post yesterday. “And in the end one of the things we would miss by not being in Second Life was our mesh avatars.

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VRScout

JANUARY 9, 2017

BBC Earth, the world’s leading natural history producer, has announced a new partnership with Oculus to launch three exciting virtual reality (VR) experiences this January, inviting users to step into the lives of very distinct animals. Users will be able to let their imagination run wild as they are fully immersed into the daily adventures of a Caracal Cat, an Oogpister Beetle and Black Bears.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 11, 2017

The road to photorealistic VR is long, but OTOY is helping to shorten it with the integration of its technology into the free version of Unity. The company announced last month that its Octane Renderer would be coming to the world’s most popular game development engine, allowing users to import its ORBX file format to view them within the engine.

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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

JANUARY 12, 2017

At CES 2017 Panasonic showed off a new VR headset prototype with a 220 degree FOV derived from four displays and a rather unique set of lenses. I was able to try the headset myself, and while it seemed that there’s certainly still work to be done, there might be some merit to their method. The headset—which is actually quite compact for the provided field of view—uses four individual displays (two per eye) each at 1600×1440, for a total resolution of 6400×1440.

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AllThingsVR

JANUARY 12, 2017

The reality of VR/AR growth “VR will be big, AR will be bigger and take longer.” What sounded revolutionary when we first said it two years ago has become accepted wisdom. But now the market has actually launched, and we’ve got 12 months of real-world performance and major tech players’ strategies emerging. And that’s changed our views on VR/AR growth.

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VRScout

JANUARY 13, 2017

Some of the greatest minds in science have been hidden across the country. It’s up to you and your smartphone to find them all. In an extremely unique attempt at promoting the recently-released feature film Hidden Figures , IBM and The New York Times Company have scattered several great scientific thinkers throughout the United States for users to discover and engage with.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 11, 2017

8i is one of the most intriguing virtual reality companies operating today, but for the past several months it has also been one of the most quiet. The New Zealend-based company is working to pioneer new methodologies for creating volumetrically captured, photorealistic holographic humans. Today, the company peeking its head above water just long enough to announce its plans for the new year and to tease us once again with the promise of powerful future technology.

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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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Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2017

HTC have announced that, in addition to its TPCAST wireless add-on, it’s also working with Intel on a WiGig powered wireless VR solution and it’s keen to find more partners to work with on further solutions too. HTC seems to be ‘all in’ on ensuring its Vive VR headset is well supported for wireless upgrades in order to rid us of those pesky cables.

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AllThingsVR

JANUARY 12, 2017

OTOY Is Bringing Lightfield Baking And More To Its Unity Integration The road to photorealistic VR is long, but OTOY is helping to shorten it with the integration of its technology into the free version of Unity. The company announced last month that its Octane Renderer would be coming to the world’s most popular game development engine, allowing users to import its ORBX file format to view them within the engine.

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VRScout

JANUARY 13, 2017

One of the most amazing theatrical performances ever conceived makes its way to virtual reality thanks to a collaboration with Felix & Paul Studios. If you haven’t heard about Cirque du Soleil you’re either living under a rock or just adamantly hate jaw-dropping spectacles that can bring you to tears. The long-running circus/theatre/acrobatic hybrid show has become infamous for it’s incredible visuals and bizarrely entertaining performances, drawing massive crowds as it tours throughout the

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 12, 2017

PlayStation VR has gotten off to a slow start in 2017, with two weeks of no new games, but the Asia region will at least be getting one intriguing release next week. We’ve written about Unearthing Mars from Taipei-based developer Winking Entertainment a few times. It’s a Mars-set adventure game that promises both exploration and action, though much of the game’s plot and structure has remained a mystery thus far.

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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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Road to VR

JANUARY 8, 2017

HTC has confirmed that the TPCAST wireless VR solution for the Vive VR headset will be available worldwide in Q2 this year at $249. As predicted in our recent VR retrospective , there were a lot of companies showing solutions that promise to cut the cord on desktop headsets via wireless video streaming. The solution that HTC themselves have been promoting exclusively up to now however is the TPCAST ‘Wireless HD’ powered 60Ghz solution, developed inside company’s own ViveX incub

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AllThingsVR

JANUARY 12, 2017

‘Envelop VR Has Closed’: Virtual Reality Productivity App Shuts Down In an understated message on its website, the virtual reality productivity application, Envelop VR, today announced that it is permanently closed. “Envelop VR has closed” is now the only thing interested parties will find on the website, along with an email address to reach out with questions.

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VRScout

JANUARY 9, 2017

Featured 360° is an ongoing series to highlight some of our favorite videos from creators and brands for you to enjoy during the week. For this week’s installment of Featured 360°, climb giant Sequoia trees, take a starring role in the first 360 sketch comedy and enjoy sunrises from the the world. . Climbing Giants. “Immerse yourself in this spectacular 360° footage and climb to the top of the biggest trees on Earth.” Ever wondered what it’s like to climb giant trees as

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 12, 2017

The developers of one of PlayStation VR’s biggest games, RIGS: Mechanized Combat League , are soon to be no more. Guerrilla Cambridge, the UK-based developer behind the high-profile multiplayer FPS, is to close, owner Sony has confirmed to UploadVR today. A statement given to us reads: “Having reviewed and assessed all current projects and plans for the short and medium term, we have decided that in order to deliver on our strategic objectives, it is necessary to make some changes t

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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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