VRScout
JANUARY 11, 2022
Feeling queasy while exploring the metaverse? Grab a stick of your favorite gum and start chewing. It’s every VR user’s worst nightmare. You’ve just finished installing a new game or app and excitedly dive in only to find yourself feeling nauseous from the experience just moments later. It’s a common issue within the VR community, one that can severely dampen your in-headset experience if left unaddressed.
ARPost
JANUARY 13, 2022
By immersing users in a digitally-rendered environment, virtual reality can revolutionize how people work, learn, and interact. The advent of virtual reality technology has brought major changes to the way we interact with each other. It creates new avenues for remote collaboration, promotes the accessibility of education and healthcare, and introduces novel ways for strangers to interact with one another.
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AR Insider
JANUARY 12, 2022
After all the linkbait headlines about virtual real estate purchases in the metaverse, it turns out to be a pretty rare occurrence. Fewer than 13 percent of technologists are doing it (and far fewer "regular" folks). Contributor Rick Chen breaks it down. The post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
JANUARY 12, 2022
Oculus Quest headsets now account for nearly 44% of all headsets used on Steam, and this clearly hasn’t gone unnoticed by Valve. An update to the latest SteamVR beta aims to make the experience easier for new users. Despite making its own VR headset, Valve has stayed true to its commitment to make SteamVR a hardware agnostic platform, including for Quest headsets which can be plugged into to a PC to play PC VR games.
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
JANUARY 10, 2022
A source claims the company’s highly-anticipated mixed reality headset will prioritize shorter experiences. Last year rumors began circulating that Apple is in development of its own combination VR/AR headset. As for when we can expect to get our hands on this long-rumored mixed reality device, some sources are reporting a potential 2022 release date, though the company has yet to comment.
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Slashgear
JANUARY 11, 2022
Over the past few months, rumors of work on an Apple augmented reality/mixed reality (AR/MR) headset have shaped up to be quite exciting. According to a recent report that Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo prepared for investors, the upcoming Apple AR headset may require the same level of computing power as the MacBook Pro. Kuo has also stated that the device … Continue reading.
Road to VR
JANUARY 12, 2022
SimulaVR, the startup behind its own open-source VR Linux distro, is creating a VR headset that aims to bring the full power of a PC to the standalone format. The powerful little standalone is definitely going to cost a pretty penny though, as it’s set to include a detachable compute unit featuring the guts of an Intel 11th gen NUC, which sports a Core i7 mobile processor.
VRScout
JANUARY 9, 2022
Help Gary and Mooncake save the universe in this four-person cooperative adventure. Final Space is a hilarious sci-fi animated series that follows the misadventures of space explorer Gary Goodspeed and his adorable yet powerful sidekick, Mooncake; who together with their friends, travel throughout space in search of the edge of the universe, aka “Final Space.” Much to the dismay of fans, show creator Olan Rogers confirmed this past September that the show would be ending with season
ARPost
JANUARY 11, 2022
The Quest 2 by Oculus ( Facebook? Meta? ) is the most talked-about headset of the moment, largely because its comparatively low price point has made it the first widely affordable VR headset. Here we examine whether it lives up to the hype. See Also: “Facebook” Is now “Meta” and Other News From Connect 2021. What’s In the Box? The Quest 2 comes out of the box with a headset, a smaller reference guide, and a larger safety and warranty guide, two controllers, a USB-C cable and adapter, a spacer fo
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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.
GizModo VR
JANUARY 14, 2022
It seems we can add sexual dysfunction to the long list of unexpected and unpleasant effects of the coronavirus. Thankfully, this doesn’t appear to be a common occurrence, and there are some potential remedies that those afflicted can try. Read more.
Road to VR
JANUARY 12, 2022
The studio behind the inventive multiplayer VR title Half + Half today announced a new multiplayer VR game called NOCK. Due to launch “soon” on Oculus Quest, Nock looks like Rocket League played with bows & arrows instead of cars. ‘Normal’ is the studio behind Half + Half , a collection of multiplayer mini-games on Quest and Rift that have some truly creative mechanics.
VRScout
JANUARY 10, 2022
The subscription-based app offers daily studio classes guided by expert instructors. With so many great fitness apps available on VR headsets, it’s hard to forget that immersive technology can also be an effective tool for mental health. Apps such as Guided Meditation VR , TRIPP , and Supernatural offer users a way to escape the chaos of the real world by immersing them in soothing virtual environments where they can participate in guided meditations designed to combat anxiety and depressi
ARPost
JANUARY 10, 2022
Immersive technology is a game-changer for the financial service industry. Even traditional financial institutions are adopting emerging solutions to stay relevant. From improving financial literacy and employee training efficiency to enhancing customer support, immersive tech offers a range of benefits to those who implement it. Here, we’re going to delve into the use cases and opportunities of immersive tech in the financial services industry.
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.
GizModo VR
JANUARY 14, 2022
Calling all climate journalists: Your dream job awaits, courtesy of Chevron. The oil giant is looking to hire people with journalistic experience to build out a “newsroom”—quotes around that word included in the job posting—to help spread propaganda the good news about Chevron. Read more.
Road to VR
JANUARY 14, 2022
Since 2019 Epic Games (well known as the creators of Unreal Engine & Fortnite ) has run the Epic MegaGrants program, a $100 million fund to financially support projects built with Unreal Engine. In 2021 the program awarded grants to 31 XR projects. Epic recently recapped the complete list of MegaGrant recipients in 2021 , comprising a whopping 390 individual projects, each of which received a grant from the program of up to $500,000.
VRScout
JANUARY 12, 2022
The 45-minute interactive tour takes you back 850 years to explore the incredible architecture in its prime. On April 15th, 2019, a massive fire that started under the roof of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral caused extensive damage to the historic structure. By the time the last flames were extinguished there was almost nothing left of the roof and upper walls, with the spire having collapsed entirely. .
Anand Tech
JANUARY 11, 2022
This morning the PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) is releasing the much-awaited final (1.0) specification for PCI Express 6.0. The next generation of the ubiquitous bus is once again doubling the data rate of a PCIe lane, bringing it to 8GB/second in each direction – and far, far higher for multi-lane configurations. With the final version of the specification now sorted and approved, the group expects the first commercial hardware to hit the market in 12-18 months, which in practice m
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.
GizModo VR
JANUARY 13, 2022
Deep-sea biologists were stunned to find the largest known fish breeding ground, a discovery made last year near Antarctica. Details of the incredible find were published today, with researchers describing a sprawling colony of millions of icefish on seafloor of the Southern Ocean. Read more.
Digital Trends
JANUARY 10, 2022
SpaceX boss Elon Musk has offered a closer look at the apparatus that will be used to launch -- and, more interestingly, catch -- its next-generation rocket.
VRScout
JANUARY 13, 2022
Grab your bow and jump into the virtual arena. This week, developer Normal VR ( Half+Half ) unveiled its latest VR game, NOCK. Coming “soon” to the Quest platform, the multiplayer VR experience looks a lot like the popular vehicular soccer game Rocket League , only instead of driving rocket-powered cars, players instead use a bow and arrow to knock (oh my god I just got it) the ball into their opponents net.
TechCrunch VR
JANUARY 14, 2022
Following news that the FTC’s antitrust suit against Meta cleared a critical hurdle earlier this week, the agency is apparently also taking a sharp interest in the company’s VR business. Bloomberg reports that the FTC and multiple state attorneys general are probing Meta’s virtual reality division for “potential anti-competitive practices.” New York reportedly leads the state-level investigation, which has been chatting up outside software developers who make apps f
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?
GizModo VR
JANUARY 8, 2022
Using friendly-looking USB sticks as a vector for malware distribution is a trick as old as the internet itself and, apparently, it’s still quite popular with the criminals. Read more.
Digital Trends
JANUARY 9, 2022
The collegiate esports industry could bring in close to 30 million viewers this year as universities double down.
VRScout
JANUARY 14, 2022
Turn your living room into a mixed reality arena with this unique VR/AR experience. This week we caught our first glimpse of Saber City , an upcoming VR game for Quest that utilizes Passthrough technology to immerse players in a mixed reality arena. Here they’ll use a variety of weaponry to battle virtual mechs controlled in AR using a compatible iPhone device.
Anand Tech
JANUARY 10, 2022
At the close of play today, Intel is announcing two major changes at the top of its organization. The big one is that EVP and GM of Intel’s Client Computing Group, Gregory Bryant, who led the company in their CES messaging only last week, is moving on to new ventures. After his 30-year stint at Intel, he is to be replaced by 25-year veteran Michelle Johnston Holthaus, currently EVP and Intel’s Chief Revenue Officer in charge of Communications, Sales, and Marketing.
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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