Road to VR

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The Washington Commanders’ offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury is all-in on VR training, something the team’s star quarterback Jayden Daniels credits for accelerating his development, the New York Times reports. A former quarterback for Texas Tech himself, the intense realism was clear to Kingsbury from the snap. “The first time I put [the VR headset] on, I backed into the wall,” Kingsbury told NYT. “It felt like the [pass] rush was coming.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

In the last weeks, while using my Quest I had a little nuisance: sometimes I wanted to connect the device to my PC via USB to transfer some files and the Quest Link automatically activated, preventing me from doing that. I managed to find a solution for it, and as usual, I’m sharing it with you. Quest Link activation and the USB popup Historically, when you connected the Quest to the PC, a popup asked you if you wanted to activate the Quest Link to use your headset as PCVR, and you could d

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 24, 2024

HTC VIVE partnered with The Bavarian State Criminal Police Office (Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt, BLKA) to launch the ‘Holodeck’ VR platform that will ‘revolutionise’ forensic investigations. AES 2024: XR Leaders Unite to Showcase Workplace XR – Including Meta, HTC VIVE, Qualcomm HTC VIVE Focus Vision: Hands-On Insights for Enterprises HTC VIVERSE Adds Sairo to Reseller Partner Network The Holodeck can be used to create a photorealistic reproduction of crime scenes for police officers, legal exp

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Walmart recently crystalized its immersive tech integrations in a formal program. Known as Adaptive Retail, it includes several parts AR and several parts AI. We break down drivers & dynamics. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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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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Road to VR

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Cisco updated its Webex networking app to include even more immersive support for meetings on Vision Pro, which now marries the app with its spatial video streaming hardware. Cisco released Webex on Vision Pro back in February, allowing for mostly everything you’d expect from a Vision Pro version of the cross-platform video chatting app, letting users meet via Webex using their Persona avatars, and do things like place 2D chat windows around their mixed reality environment.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Disguise has been given £1.2 million in funding to support innovative marketing and advertising technologies via the MAX-R alliance, which includes the major UK TV broadcaster BBC. Snapchat Adds New AR and ML Tools for Advertising What is Out-of-Home (OOH) advertising? The Next Step in Marketing XR Advertising Case Study in Focus: VIVE and Rinnai America The award-winning immersive experience company, Disguise, is working to streamline productions and reduce costs and license requirements for f

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In the last installment of this series, we looked at the user-facing integrations of XR and AI, such as digital-assistant functions for smart glasses. Now we switch gears to creator-facing functions. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth revealed last week a mysterious wide field-of-view (FOV) headset prototyped in the Redmond, Washington-based Reality Labs offices. Bosworth now reveals the research prototype had something close to a 210-degree FOV, however wide FOV displays are a critical tradeoff the company isn’t ready to make. And if you were hoping this was the wide FOV Quest yet to come, you’ll probably be disappointed.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

Meta is launching a new traveling “Immersive Demo Experience” visiting sites in the United States and Canada. The experience is designed around the release of Batman: Arkham Shadow and the new Quest 3S headset. Batman fans and those curious about VR enter an immersive zone complete with an Arkham-themed vehicle and other props from the game. The highlight of the experience is a chance to strap on a Quest 3S and play through a portion of the new Batman title.

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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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OCTOBER 25, 2024

Ivanovich Games has launched Motion Soccer , a brand-new VR football game available in Early Access on SteamVR and Meta Quest. With this release, the Barcelona-based studio aims to offer the most authentic virtual football experience yet, building on their previous successes like Final Kick and Final Soccer. A New Era for Virtual Football If you’ve ever wanted to play football in VR, Motion Soccer takes it to the next level with full 11 vs. 11 matches.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This week on Reality Bytes, we explore Google's AI-powered shopping, Apple's integration of BNPL services into Apple Pay, and Instagram's new Social Library. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Bigscreen , the social VR screen sharing platform, is spectacularly good at letting users hold communal watch parties dedicated to anything they can show on a PC’s screen, Quest users included. But now the studio is launching a paid cloud-streaming service that aims to make it even easier for Quest users looking to get away from their PC entirely.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

Batman: Arkham Shadow is a brilliant return for the Dark Knight, and it expertly adapts the series for VR on Quest 3 and Quest 3S. Read on for our full review. From the first moment you see your pointy ears casting a shadow onto the ground in front of you, Camouflaj invites you to say "I'm Batman." 2016's Arkham VR from Rocksteady was disappointingly brief, and it left me wanting a full-length game for a long time.

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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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VR Bites

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Cracow, Poland – October 25, 2023 – The popular renovation simulator House Flipper VR has officially launched on PlayStation VR2, offering an upgraded experience with enhanced graphics and new gameplay mechanics. Developed by Frozen Way in collaboration with Quest Craft, this latest version aims to deliver a more immersive and precise renovation experience for players.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In today's attention economy, true connections with consumers can be the difference between a bounce and a sale. Sunski was able to achieve this through AR tryons and we have the results and takeaways. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Camouflaj, the studio behind upcoming Quest 3 exclusive Batman: Arkham Shadow , revealed that none other an Elijah Wood both voiced and did motion capture for Scarecrow, aka Dr. Jonathan Crane. “When Camouflaj initially approached me about joining the cast for [ Arkham Shadow ], I was super intrigued for a few reasons,” Wood revealed in a video message during the studio’s latest Q&A. “I’m a massive Batman fan, both in films, games, [and] comics.

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

Bigscreen says Beyond orders are now shipping within one day of ordering. It's a remarkable feat because each Beyond is custom-made to the buyer, assembled in the US with its lenses fixed to match the distance between their eyes and a face pad molded to the shape of their face, based on the iPhone 3D face scan they provide when ordering. What Is Bigscreen Beyond?

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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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VR Bites

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Skonec Entertainment has unleashed a massive update for its popular VR hero shooter Strike Rush. Titled Season 2: Unknown Villain , this overhaul introduces a slew of new features, including fresh game modes, characters, maps, and an upgraded user interface. The update, which is available now on Meta Quest 2, Quest 3, Quest 3S, and Quest Pro, is completely free for existing players.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 23, 2024

XR transforms how we interact with digital environments. But developers need to balance multisensory inputs when creating interactive experiences. This is the art of sensory harmonization. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Mojang announced last month it was dropping PSVR support for Minecraft in 2025, which was mostly understandable considering the headset is now eight years old. In the release notes of the latest Bedrock update though, the studio says PC VR is getting the boot too. Like PSVR support for Minecraft , the popular block-building game will end support for PC VR headsets after March of 2025. “After you receive the final update, you will still receive updates on your PC and be able to play without

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

Elijah Wood revealed that he is playing Scarecrow, Dr Jonathan Crane, in Meta's Batman: Arkham Shadow. In a reveal on the YouTube channel Batman Arkham Videos , Wood described himself as a "massive Batman fan" and said he was "super intrigued at the notion that this next chapter in the Arkham series would be done entirely in VR". The segment also shows clips of Wood doing motion capture for the character's animation, which he said was his first time using motion capture. 0:00 / 1:19 1× Batman: A

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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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VR Bites

OCTOBER 25, 2024

f you’re looking to add some chills to your heist adventures, the new Spooky House DLC for Thief Simulator VR on Meta Quest is here to deliver. This Halloween-themed expansion invites players to explore Hollow Street No. 13—a mansion shrouded in mystery and brimming with eerie surprises. Welcome to Hollow Street No. 13: A Mansion Full of Secrets In this new DLC, players take on the challenge of infiltrating a creepy old mansion deep within a fog-filled forest.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The “State of XR 2024” report, recently released by XR Today, compiles expert insights and data from leaders in the immersive technology industry. The report highlights that while VR (Virtual Reality), MR (Mixed Reality) headsets, and AR (Augmented Reality) smart glasses have not yet reached widespread adoption, the rates of software and hardware adoption are steadily increasing in the business world.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Apple announced in June it was planning to release a wider, higher-resolution version of Mac Virtual Display for Vision Pro. Now, the company says its holding a bevy of Mac announcements starting Monday, October 28th, which many are hoping includes the still unreleased mode. “We have an exciting week of announcements ahead, starting on Monday morning.

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

A request for focus group testers for a new Meta device might reveal Quest 4 features. The listing on User Interviews , spotted by VR enthusiast Luna , is titled 'Project Pismo: Opportunity to Test NEW Tech On-Site (SF Bay Area)', and the location is listed as a Meta building in Burlingame, California. The listing describes a "wearable tech device that will record their facial expressions and eye movements, as well as voice capture".

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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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