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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

You may never come back from this virtual ride. Virtual reality was the first thing that came to mind after seeing the mysterious trailer for HBO’s Westworld back in June. Whether or not the sci-fi series produced by J.J. Abrams and written by Jonathan Nolan ( The Dark Knight, Person of Interest ) and Lisa Joy ( Pushing Daisies ) will actually put VR front and center during the show, one thing’s for sure, HBO isn’t being shy about using the immersive technology to promote their ten-episode

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In collaboration with Queen, Google Play’s Bohemian Rhapsody Experience for Cardboard is an impressive example of where VR music videos are heading. See Also: ‘Apex’ is the Next Real-time VR Music Video from the Creator of the Acclaimed ‘Surge’. In an age where people rarely buy physical albums anymore, music videos are today’s cover art; they connect memorable imagery to sound, and function as vehicles to spread songs beyond where they would go on their own.

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The Hackathon was part of the start of this years TechCrunch Disrupt SF and was won by PointShop.space. The app utilizes augmented reality with the aim of helping consumers better understand what they’re looking at before a purchase by simply lining up a phone camera with a real world product. The two person team of Yosun Chang and Anuj Agrawal, demoed the hack working on an iPhone during Disrupt.

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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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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

You can paint VR elements in real time into your immersive driving story. As more brands continue to experiment with VR, the experiences seem to get more polished and sophisticated as time goes on. Solely covering this space over the years, we know it wasn’t too long ago that an automotive VR event activation usually just included a simulated driving 360° video experience — maybe if you were lucky — a rumbling chair too.

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ANNOUNCING: ACCOUNTING FOR THE HTC VIVE A complimentary VR game by award winning indie darling Crows Crows Crows and newly announced VR studio Squanchtendo, available this month. This unholy collaboration brings The Stanley Parable designer William Pugh, Rick And Morty creator Justin Roiland, and Epic Games veteran Tanya Watson together for what seems like a game developed on lies and love.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Zaxby’s is taking an interactive HTC VIVE experience on tour to tailgaters across the country. With over 700 locations across 17 states, quick service chicken restaurant Zaxby’s is giving college football fans a taste of something new while tailgating this season. The “Zaxby’s Fanz of Flavor” tour is hitting the road with a full-sized wooden barn where you can get your hands on the HTC VIVE and a few custom interactive VR experiences.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Motion capture techniques are used throughout the VFX industry, but a new project from Mo-cap specialist and developer Jasper Brekelmans aims to bring live, augmented reality previews for motion capture performance, unlocking the ability to preview dances in realtime overlaid onto reality. Visual Effects in movies and television now use motion capture, the process of digitally recording a human actor’s movements, as a matter of course throughout the industry these days.

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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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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

In todays video we get to play Evil Robot Traffic Jam. Never have really been a fan of tower defense games but I figured why not give it a shot in VR.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Virtual reality seems to be everywhere in the news these days. Most of the content and the news we see are in English, but now the Spanish-speaking world isn’t far behind. Last month, more than 1,200 people participated in VR Fest MX , Mexico’s first international virtual reality festival, the first of its kind in Latin America and Spain. VR Fest MX spanned 5 days and included a VR Fest Kids, VR Fest Forum with panels and fireside chats and VR Fest MX, the main event with 12 talks and panels and

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

What’s better than Justin Roiland making a VR game? Justin Roiland making a VR game and releasing it for free. That’s right, newly formed VR studio Squanchtendo’s first game, Accounting , will be completely free. Road to VR got a brief sneak peak at Accounting while at this year’s PAX West in Seattle, and it is as hilarious as you would expect.

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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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Wearable computing might normally mean a smartwatch, but MSI is pretty keen to put a full gaming PC right on your back, and if you’re into VR it might be worth strapping on. The company has revealed the MSI VR One, the production version of the virtual reality backpack it teased earlier this year, a roughly eight pound chunk of … Continue reading.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

100 creators will produce horror-inspired VR videos at YouTube Spaces around the world. YouTube is back at it again for Halloween. Following up on last year’s weekly 360° horror video series shot at YouTube Space LA, the Google-owned video platform is going even bigger this October. In partnership with Blumhouse Productions ( The Purge , Ouija , Insidious and Paranormal Activity franchises) and producer Jason Blum, YouTube is collaborating with over 100 creators from around the world to produce

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Google’s Cardboard Camera lets you capture immersive photos from smartphone hardware you already own. The app has now launched on iOS, letting you snap 360 degree 3D photos from your iPhone. Cardboard Camera launched on Android late last year. The ingenious app uses the parallax created by the rotation of your phone, along with some computer vision processing, to capture a 360 degree panorama in 3D—all with the camera that’s already on your smartphone.

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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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Brave or foolhardy, ZTE’s attempt to crowdsource the next must-have mobile device has come up with a trio of oddball ideas it’s hoping fans will flesh out for a potential production version. Project CSX was announced back in August, with ZTE inviting suggestions for a possible gadget to fit into its 2017 range; now, we know the shortlist.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Pre-orders for the FOVE 0 head-mounted display begin November 2nd. Originally labeled just FOVE , the FOVE 0 (yeah now we’re talking) has been making waves in the virtual reality community due in large part to its unique built-in eye-tracking technology. People have been drooling over the device, clamouring for any information regarding its internal components or release date.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Oculus has confirmed work on a VR boundary system which they’re calling Guardian. The system will launch this week with the Oculus PC SDK 1.8 update. While it’s relatively easy to keep users safe in seated-VR experience, once you have players walking around in room-scale virtual reality experiences and swinging VR motion controllers, suddenly you’ve got a recipe for someone running into a wall or hitting their hand on a table.

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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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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Jurassic VR – Google Cardboard. Freely roam the open environment en poke round the beautiful cedar evergreen trees to see huge dinos come to life. You can go to any point and see the sites and dinos in VR. Players get to experience the site at their own pace and the mission is simple; enjoy and discover the world of prehistoric dinosaurs before the modern world cities were built.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Those imaginary trophies you love are finally coming to virtual reality. According to the fine folks at Facebook, Oculus will officially be launching achievements for various Rift and Gear VR titles in an update coming within the next couple weeks. The new feature will dish out trophies on the Oculus Home platform for established titles such as Minecraft and Hitman Go , as well as lesser-known games such as Anshar Wars 2.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

There’s nothing that says virtual reality quite like a taco. That’s apparently why PlayStation and Taco Bell are teaming up to give away 3,360 PlayStation VR headsets between now and October 19th. There’s three ways to get a chance at winning your own PSVR: Go to Taco Bell and buy a specially marked ‘Big Box’ Mail in a request for entry.

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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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