VRScout
JUNE 8, 2022
PixelMax is building a virtual replica of Alder Hey’s radiology department designed to comfort younger patients. A trip to the hospital can be an intimidating experience for adult patients in need of care, let alone children. It’s for this exact reason that PixelMax, an immersive communication platform, is building a “hospital metaverse” designed to comfort younger patients prior to their visits.
The Ghost Howls
JUNE 5, 2022
On the last day at AWE, I had some cool demos on the show floor, but the one that I will never forget has been OWO, the haptic shirt that traumatized me. OWO Vest. Owo Haptic Vest (Image by OWO). OWO is a Spanish startup that is proposing this haptic shirt able to provide you with touch sensations via electrical stimuli. The shirt must be in direct contact with the body so that it can stimulate directly the skin and the muscles with the electricity, so you can’t wear clothes below it.
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ARPost
JUNE 8, 2022
One of the most anticipated and hyped events at Augmented World Expo is the Auggie Awards. This year, there were 280 nominations, which narrowed down to 86 finalists. There are 15 main Auggie categories that go through public nomination and voting. Voting narrows each category down to five finalists, with the winner from the finalists being selected by a panel of judges.
Road to VR
JUNE 7, 2022
Lumus’ latest waveguide, dubbed Maximus, is now even more compact thanks to 2D image expansion. With impressive image quality and a more compact optical engine, the company is poised to have a leading display solution for truly glasses-sized AR headsets. 2D expansion adds an additional light bounce to expand the image, allowing for a smaller optical engine.
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.
VRScout
JUNE 6, 2022
Synch your Quest headset to Apple Health for an enhanced VR fitness experience. It was back in 2020 that Meta (formerly Facebook) first introduced the Move app for Meta Quest headsets. Compatible with a wide range of VR games and apps, including Thrill of the Fight and FitXR , the system-level fitness tracker offers a variety of unique capabilities, including estimated calorie tracking as well as customizable fitness goals.
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Slashgear
JUNE 8, 2022
The U.S. is making progress away from proprietary repair services and towards fairer laws that not only make third-party repair easier but also acceptable.
Road to VR
JUNE 10, 2022
MyDearest, the Japan-based developer behind the Tokyo Chronos VR series, has unveiled its upcoming VR sci-fi adventure game for Meta Quest 2, Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate. The game, which MyDearest says distances itself from the team’s previous visual novel games, will be the developer’s first adventure game. The studio says in Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate players take on the role of Hal, a Special Supervisor in Astrum Close City.
VRScout
JUNE 7, 2022
The company wants to build a “military metaverse” that connects warfighters around the world. We’ve seen AR technology used for a wide variety of purposes over the years, from entertainment to education and everything in between. That said, RED 6’s synthetic air combat training might be the coolest use case to date. The company’s Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS) uses AR technology to simulate multi-aircraft dogfights by projecting virtual bogeys ov
The Ghost Howls
JUNE 6, 2022
Hello all from L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, the small town of the Barcelona airport. In the long and troublesome travel back to Italy from AWE, I’ve lost the last flight and so I’m currently here writing my newsletter from the lobby of the hotel where I spent the night :|. Eh, the adventurous life of the XR blogger… As you may imagine, I’m quite tired, so this newsletter will feature less commentary of mine.
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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.
Slashgear
JUNE 10, 2022
Cloud storage has made flash drives all but obsolete for their original intended purpose -- fortunately, there are plenty of alternative uses.
Road to VR
JUNE 7, 2022
In an ongoing shift away from a somewhat proprietary development environment on its first headset, Magic Leap has committed to bringing OpenXR support to its Magic Leap 2 headset later this year. Although Magic Leap 2 is clearly the successor to Magic Leap 1, the goal of the headsets are quite different. With the first headset the company attempted to court developers who would build entertainment and consumer-centric apps, and had its own ideas about how its ‘Lumin OS’ should handle
VRScout
JUNE 8, 2022
Independent movies helped Austin Lugo define who he is. He along with his partners want to bring that same passion to VR. There’s something special about seeing a film or live show at an independent arthouse theater. Perhaps it’s because these specialized venues choose to show independently produced films made on limited budgets or provide a live theater space for directors, actors, and playwrights to perform without judgment.
Mashable VR
JUNE 10, 2022
Let's face it: None of us have spare time and we all need a distraction from. everything. And what better time-friendly distraction is there than a great TV show you can binge in one day? If you're looking to take your mind off current events, or if you want to catch up on some of TV's most popular shows without taking up too much time, we've got some suggestions for you.
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.
Slashgear
JUNE 10, 2022
Facebook is facing serious troubles in the near future, courtesy of its fairly large ties to what's quickly becoming a fading and failing industry.
Road to VR
JUNE 6, 2022
Today during Apple’s WWDC 2022 keynote, the company announced that iOS 16 will allow users of modern iPhones to scan the shape of their ear to create more accurate spatial audio. Likely implemented as an HRTF, creating custom HRTFs for consumers was once impractical due to the need for sophisticated equipment, but advances in computer vision are making the technology much more accessible.
VRScout
JUNE 6, 2022
Rumor has it the company may also be working on VR FaceTime. According to The New York Times , Apple is enlisting the help of the Hollywood elite to help bolster its catalog of immersive content for its long-rumored VR/AR headset. This will supposedly include mysterious video content from celebrated director Jon Favreau ( The Lion King, Ironman, The Mandalorian ).
Upload VR
JUNE 10, 2022
Meta no longer plans release the AR glasses slated for 2024 to consumers, The Information and The Verge report. At the Connect 2021 conference in October Meta announced Project Nazare , “our first full augmented reality glasses” The company didn’t show a prototype or even real footage, instead showing a brief “simulated” concept clip. “We still have a ways to go with Nazare, but we’re making good progress,” Mark Zuckerberg remarked.
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.
Slashgear
JUNE 8, 2022
It is a good time to check your Sony PlayStation 5 (PS5) and make sure you have Rest Mode deactivated. It's been causing some serious problems.
Road to VR
JUNE 8, 2022
Commemorating the release of the original Ghostbusters (1984) film, Sony Pictures Virtual Reality (SPVR) today announced a pair of out-of-home VR games collectively called Ghostbusters VR Academy, coming to HOLOGATE locations worldwide. Sony also announced its previously revealed Ghostbusters VR at-home game is coming to PSVR 2 in addition to Quest 2.
VRScout
JUNE 4, 2022
A Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence in the United Arab Emirates wants the U.N. to take action against crimes in the metaverse. The metaverse is growing incredibly fast, with companies expected to invest billions of dollars in the upcoming years. However, there are several growing concerns around the safety of digital twinning and the metaverse.
Upload VR
JUNE 5, 2022
You’ll be able to try out that really rather excellent-looking VR fan remaster of Star Wars: Jedi Knight II this week. The project’s Twitter account announced that a free demo for the project will launch on June 10. This isn’t a full and final release for the project but instead the first part of the demo. Expect it to draw from the original game’s early missions.
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?
Slashgear
JUNE 10, 2022
Artificial intelligence is making art again. A tiny tool called Dall-E mini is just the latest in a line of text input machine learning art generation tools.
Road to VR
JUNE 10, 2022
Zenith is getting its first major update next week with the launch of ‘The Celestial Throne’, a v1.1 patch that’s slated to bring a massive slice of content to the MMO. On June 16th, the Celestial Throne Update is set to introduce what developers Ramen VR say will be “dozens of hours” of new content, including three new four-person dungeons and three eight-person raids.
Mashable VR
JUNE 4, 2022
In the end, Johnny Depp got what he wanted. A jury found his ex-wife, Amber Heard, liable for defamation , and he proclaimed victory. Meanwhile, Depp's supporters celebrated the trial's conclusion as vindication of their hero. Never mind that a judge in the UK found evidence for Heard's claims of domestic abuse and dismissed Depp's libel lawsuit against a paper that described him as a "wife beater.
GizModo VR
JUNE 6, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is stepping up its guidance concerning monkeypox. While the risk of monkeypox is still thought to be low for the general public, the agency is now warning people to take more precautions while traveling. These precautions include avoiding contact with visibly sick people… Read more.
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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