Sat.Nov 09, 2024 - Fri.Nov 15, 2024

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Reality Bytes: Spotify, Amazon & Target

AR Insider

This week on Reality Bytes, we examine Amazon's Amelia smart glasses, TikTok's role in reshaping music discovery, and Target's immersive holiday shopping. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Meta should improve its Store to support more its developers

The Ghost Howls

There is a bit of turmoil in the VR developer communities because developers are experiencing more difficulties in making their games noticed on Quest. They are all asking Meta to take action, otherwise they risk going out of business. Let me tell you the main complaints, some possible solutions, and why it is important to speak about this. The merging of App Lab The problem I’ve always hated the curation of the Meta Store that relegated us indie developers to the secondary “App Lab&

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Virtuleap Debuts Virtual Reality Cognitive Assessment Tool

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Today, patient-facing healthcare training solutions provider Virtuleap announced Cogniclear VR, a cognitive assessment tool for detecting and monitoring cognitive impairments which aims to enhance traditional training methods. Cogniclear VR aims to enhance traditional methods by providing fully immersive interactive training environments that deliver precise procedures and data via immersive training environments that reflect real-world tasks.

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bHaptics Reveals Revamped Lineup of Haptic Accessories for VR, Pre-orders Now Live

Road to VR

bHaptics, the South Korea-based VR haptics creator, announced it’s launching a refreshed lineup of its most popular haptics hardware, which are said to support over 270 titles across Quest, PSVR 2, and PC VR headsets. The company today announced pre-orders for three new accessories: TactSuit Pro, TactSuit Air and TactSleeve. It’s not Pre-orders for all three are set to launch today, November 12th, and go until November 26th.

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The Future of eLearning in 2022: A Sensitive Eye for Authentic Translation and Localization

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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Will Meta Quest 4 Herald the Future of Tracking Tech?

AR Insider

We recently speculated what Meta's next generation of its Ray-Ban smartglasses could be and do. Now we take that forward-looking analysis to Meta's other XR hardware line: Quest. What does "Project Pismo" signal for the future of VR? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Odyssey Raises $18 Million To Scan The World, Meta’s Ray Bans May Be Gift Of The Year

Charlie Fink

The addition of AI to Meta's Ray Ban audio smartglasswes is going to make the stylish new edition the Christmas gift of the year. Plus more Cinematic AI!

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Roguelite VR Shooter ‘The Light Brigade’ Gets New Class and Weapon in Latest Update

Road to VR

Funktronic Labs, the studio behind roguelite shooter The Light Brigade (2023) , just dropped a major content update that brings a new playable character, new ability, and a new procedurally generated region. Called the ‘Phantom of Time’, the free update introduces the ‘Saboteur’, a revolver-wielding gunslinger who comes part and parcel with a new ability, called the ‘Timepiece’ The new ability lets you cloak yourself and deploy a ‘deadringer’ copy,

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XR Talks: The State of AR Glasses, Part 1

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To break down the latest AR hardware and how it relates to all the orbiting events and realities in the XR world, a heavy hitter roundtable of technically proficient XR thought leaders recently got together. We highlight strategic takeaways in the latest XR Talks. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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VRIDER SBK Takes Superbike Racing To Steam & PS VR2 Next Year

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VRIDER SBK, an official VR racing game based on the Superbike World Championship, will launch next year on Steam and PS VR2. Developed by Funny Tales, VRIDER SBK features a mix of single-player and multiplayer modes, twelve tracks, the 2023 season's racing teams, and five superbikes from Ducati, Kawasaki, Honda, Yamaha, and BMW. Previously launched on Quest, VRAL Games confirmed it's heading to PlayStation VR2 and SteamVR in March 2025.

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How to Train Employees 65% Faster With Virtual Reality

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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Nevrosa Rescape Set for Meta Quest Release in 2025, Wishlist Now Available

VR Bites

GexagonVR has officially announced the upcoming Meta Quest release of Nevrosa Rescape , a reimagined take on their 2017 VR horror game, Nevrosa Escape. The remake is set to launch in 2025, with wishlisting now open for VR enthusiasts eager to delve into the eerie atmosphere of this new adventure. Unlike a straightforward port, Nevrosa Rescape is a complete overhaul, specifically redesigned for the immersive capabilities of Meta Quest’s room-scale VR.

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Meta Quietly Rolls Out ‘Horizon Worlds’ Premium Digital Currency in US, UK and Canada

Road to VR

Meta has added an important puzzle piece to Horizon Worlds , as the company has quietly rolled out its premium digital currency on the social VR platform in the US, UK, and Canada. Roblox has Robux, Rec Room has Tokens, and Horizon Worlds now has Meta Credits, letting users buy in-world digital goods from creators, such as avatar outfits and access keys to premium worlds.

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What Can We Expect from Ray-Ban Metas, Gen 3?

AR Insider

Ray-Ban Meta Smartglasses are a breakout hit. Among other things, EssilorLuxottica extended their partnership with Meta for ten years. But what about the nearer-term future and the hardware's next generation? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Meta For Education Beta Brings VR & Mixed Reality To Colleges & Universities

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Meta for Education has launched in beta to over a dozen universities and colleges in the US & UK. Meta first teased an education program for Quest headsets in May , though didn't name it at the time. Meta previously said the program will "allow teachers, trainers and administrators to access a range of education-specific apps and features, and make it possible for them to manage multiple Quest devices at once, without the need for each device in a classroom or training environment to be upda

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

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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Google Maps Introduces AR For Paris Landmarks With Rock Paper Reality

Charlie Fink

Google has introduced a new augmented reality (AR) feature in Google Maps, allowing users worldwide to explore Paris’s most iconic landmarks interactively.

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Mixed Reality Update is a Natural Fit for Rube Goldberg Game ‘Gadgeteer’, Now Available on Quest 3

Road to VR

Virtual reality’s most compelling Rube Goldberg sandbox Gadgeteer (2019) just got an update on Quest 3 and Quest 3S which finally brings mixed reality gameplay into the fold. Launched in 2019 for PC VR headsets, Gadgeteer was initially conceived to work in homey virtual spaces that replicated what it might be like to build a massive marble ramp in your kitchen, ad hoc music boxes in your living room, and (of course) intricate loops of machines filling the floorplan of an entire virtual a

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What’s Behind Mawari’s Latest Raise?

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Mawari, the Tokyo-based pioneer in decentralized content delivery, has raised $10.8 million in strategic funding to scale its spatial computing capabilities. Charlie Fink examines the company's vision. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Synapse Reaches PlayStation Plus Premium Game Catalog Next Week

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Synapse will become the latest PS VR2 game to join the PlayStation Plus Premium game catalog next week. Released last year as a PlayStation VR2 exclusive, Synapse by nDreams is an action-shooter that pits you against Colonel Peter Conrad (David Hayter), a former black ops leader now threatening Armageddon. Our review praised its impressive use of telekinetic abilities complemented by the headset's eye-tracking, and now it's joining the game catalog on November 19. 0:00 / 0:44 1× As a reminder, w

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Are You Still Watching? How to Create Engaging Presentations for Virtual Learning

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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Meta taps US, UK universities to test VR in education, creates digital twin ‘metaversities’ in Europe

TechCrunch VR

As part of an ongoing effort to embed virtual reality (VR) in education, Meta has launched a new partnership with a slew of universities in the U.S. and U.K., designed to provide feedback on a new product that Meta hopes will finally make VR just a little more mainstream. The new Meta for Education beta […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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5 Years Later, ‘Beat Saber’ Drops Long Overdue Follow-up to Its First Paid DLC

Road to VR

Monstercat Mixtape released a little over five years ago, marking Beat Saber’s first foray into paid DLC. Now, VR’s favorite block-slashing rhythm game just got the long-awaited Vol. 2 follow-up: Monstercat Mixtape 2. The 12-track paid DLC, now available across all supported VR headsets, includes a few familiar names like Tokyo Machine and Pegboard Nerds.

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2025 Predictions: AR & AI Collide

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Where do AR and AI converge? Generative AI will assist AR creation workflows while conversational AI provides natural-language interfaces. We break it down in the first of five big predictions for 2025. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Ember Souls Brings Prince Of Persia Inspired VR Adventure To Quest Next Week

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Ember Souls, an upcoming magical hack-and-slash VR game, arrives next week on Quest. Developed by VirtualAge, who previously released Guardians Frontline last year, Ember Souls sees you portray the last Immortal as you confront the elusive Shadow Sultan. Directly inspired by Assassin's Creed and Prince of Persia, it promises intense physics-based combat with over 20 weapons, magical abilities gained through "ember stones," and various parkour challenges as you scale walls or evade traps.

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Who C.A.R.E.S.!? How Learning Got Its Bad Rap & What We Can Do About It

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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The Neural Interface and Its Evolving Role in XR

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The neural interface is blurring the lines between human minds and machines on a massive scale. In the past, if someone told me about an electronic device that could essentially “read my thoughts” and interact with my nervous system, I’d picture something like the “Borg” from Star Trek. Now, the concept is rapidly moving out of the realms of Sci-Fi, into the real world, in various ways.

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Sony to Discontinue Free PSVR Camera Adapter for PlayStation 5 This Month

Road to VR

If you’re one of the few remaining PSVR owners looking to use the original 2016 headset on PlayStation 5, you only have a few more days to request your free PS Camera adapter, as Sony is discontinuing the device later this month. Sony released its PlayStation Camera Adapter for free in 2020 to help bridge the gap for PSVR users looking for a console upgrade to PS5, which notably didn’t offer full PSVR support out of the box.

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OpenSim Worlds Fair will be held in March

Hypergrid Business

Latin Nights at the OpenSim World Fair. (Image courtesy Kimm Starr.) The OpenSim Worlds Fair is set to launch on March 1, 2025, and will celebrate innovation, creativity, art, technology, fashion, and education in OpenSim. This event, a year in the making, will unite the OpenSim community under one roof, showcasing the talents and achievements that define our world.

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The Light Brigade Update Adds A Stealthy Gunslinger To The VR Roguelike

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VR roguelike shooter The Light Brigade gets a new playable class, a new world, and more in the free 'Phantom of Time' update. Out now on all platforms, Update 4.0 for The Light Brigade adds the "Saboteur" class. Developer Funktronic Labs describes him as a gunslinger armed with an SW500 revolver, and he's also equipped with a "timepiece that cloaks and deploys a deadringer for stealthy escapes.

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The Key to Getting the Best Out of Video-Based Practice & Coaching

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