VRScout
JULY 11, 2016
Welcome to the latest installment of our LA Creator series where we take you inside the up and coming VR startups in Los Angeles. This time we took a trip downtown to get a peek inside Stress Level Zero , developers of the HTC Vive multi-player shooter, Hover Junkers. Welcome to the Broasis. You might walk into Stress Level Zero headquarters and think to yourself, dudes work here.
Road to VR
JULY 12, 2016
Sound is probably the second most important part of creating a compelling immersive VR experience, but it’s also usually put off to the end as an afterthought. The visual system is so dominant that this is not a huge surprise, but I thought that it’d be worth focusing on trends of immersive sound on the next four episodes of the Voices of VR podcast starting with Dolby Atmos’ solution for creating spatialized sound with audio objects.
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JULY 11, 2016
The post Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality are the 4th Wave of Digital Technology appeared first on UploadVR.
Cats and VR
JULY 15, 2016
Looks like Pokemon GO is really going to push acceptance of AR. A team of developers with a Hololens dev kit were able to create a demo showcasing Pokemon GO as a Hololens App. David Robustelli, Head of Digital at CapitolaVR posted the above video and had this to say. "We were actually amazed how easy it is to launch an app for this device and create and optimize the mechanics and interaction.
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
JULY 15, 2016
In March, VICE announced their partnership with Samsung to co-produce a documentary series that follows VR creators as they take on various projects within the new immersive medium. These documentaries will be distributed not only on VICE and Samsung’s platforms but will also air primetime on VICELAND TV, VICE’s 24-hour television network. Now VICELAND and Samsung are giving us a look at their first episode in the series.
Virtual Reality Pulse brings together the best content for VR professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
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JULY 9, 2016
The post Creator of ‘Mario’ and ‘Zelda’ Aims for Nintendo’s VR Initiatives To Be Safe For Children appeared first on UploadVR.
Cats and VR
JULY 15, 2016
Rick and Morty Simulator: Virtual Rick-ality smashes together the absolute VR chaos of the award-winning Job Simulator with the ridiculous, all-out, take-no-prisoners comedy of Rick and Morty. And now, for the worldwide, earth-shattering gameplay teaser reveal: Thrust your hands and eyeballs into Rick's garage with Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality.
VRScout
JULY 11, 2016
VR exposure therapy can help inspire children to learn how to swim. When it comes to life skills, swimming can be one of the most important life saving skills to learn. With one in five Swedish children unable to swim, one European energy company is hoping to change that statistic with the help of virtual reality. Energy company E.ON, the Swedish Swimming Federation and M&C Saatchi Stockholm have partnered up to launch a campaign that uses VR to encourage nervous children into the water.
Road to VR
JULY 15, 2016
Rick and Morty co- creator Justin Roiland today revealed a teaser for an upcoming VR game called Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality based on the cartoon’s lovably weird universe. The HTC Vive demo of the game will make its debut at this year’s Comic-Con in San Diego. Developed by Owlchemy Labs , most recently known for the HTC Vive launch title Job Simulator, and published by Adult Swim Games, Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality is what Owlchemy Labs CEO Alex Schwartz calls R
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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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JULY 11, 2016
The post ‘Star Wars: Trials on Tatooine’ Steam Listing Raises Hopes For A Vive Release appeared first on UploadVR.
Cats and VR
JULY 12, 2016
Though it may make it hard to see when traveling, but Pokemon Go may be coming to VR headsets. Opening the games licenses sub-menu will bring up a list of the licensed software that Niantic used to build Pokemon Go. This includes the Google Cardboard SDK. Perhaps this is an indication that some VR features will be coming to go as I feel that Niantic would not want to take away from the AR experience.
VRScout
JULY 12, 2016
With over 1,600 jobs listed on Tesla’s career page, it may come as no surprise to some that the electric car manufacturer is looking to fill a virtual reality and augmented reality software engineer role. Up until now though, we have heard little when it came to Tesla and any plans for immersive technology. But now we have a job posting looking for a full-time VR and AR software engineer out of their Fremont, CA offices.
Road to VR
JULY 14, 2016
Pokémon Go , the latest “AR” infused sequel to the classic Nintendo franchise is sweeping the world on mobile phone platforms. But what would it look like running on a dedicated augmented reality headset? Developer CapitolaVR decided to find out by building a Pokemon Go inspired test game for their brand new Microsoft HoloLens. All potential issues with Pokémon Go’s classification as an augmented reality title aside, the game has been incredibly popular since its launch earlie
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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JULY 10, 2016
The post ‘Pokemon GO’ is So Addicting I Was Late for Work – And I Don’t Even Like Pokemon appeared first on UploadVR.
Cats and VR
JULY 13, 2016
Will NFL teams need VR specialists in the future? Radd3 hopes so and is developing systems to adopt playbooks into VR where you could run the plays repeatedly until they're second nature? With the recent understanding of injuries in Football there is even a chance VR could help reduce these factors. Tech Crunch reports Radd3 closed a $2.2 million Series A round led by HTC.
VRScout
JULY 13, 2016
This VR simulation is supporting the future training of medics in the UK Armed Forces. When it comes to preparing army medics for the working conditions of a warzone, it’s difficult to recreate the cramped conditions and stress of battle inside a moving Chinook helicopter on its way to evacuate a critically wounded solider to a field hospital. That’s why a team of researchers have designed a VR simulation to help do just that — assist in the training of the UK Armed Forces’ Medical Emergency Res
Road to VR
JULY 14, 2016
Pete Moss is known as the “VR Dude” within Unity , and has long seen the potential of virtual reality. He’s really been on the frontlines of this virtual reality revolution over the past 3-4 years creating a bridge between the hardware manufacturers and content creators. I had a chance to sit down with Pete at the Intel Buzz Workshop a few weeks back to let him reflect on the consumer launch of virtual reality, and some of the emerging trends that he sees.
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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JULY 10, 2016
The post ‘SoundStage’ Turns Your Vive into a VR Music Studio Tool for Serious Musicians appeared first on UploadVR.
Cats and VR
JULY 9, 2016
NextVR is virtual reality capture and delivery technology company based in Laguna Beach, California. The company started as Next3D, a 3D TV broadcast technology company. It switched over to VR in 2012. NextVR is able to capture and transmit live HD, 3D VR content over the internet, delivering an immersive and life-like experience. They presented the Golden State Warriors NBA Championship Ring Ceremony and Opening Night Game Against New Orleans Pelicans.
VRScout
JULY 14, 2016
This early demo lets you throw Poke Balls with the tap of your fingers. Pokémon Go is on a major tear, quickly becoming one of the most viral mobile applications of all time and even topping Twitter’s daily users. You can cruise over to any local park or waterway and expect to find groups of strangers with their heads down and phones out, all trying to catch the latest rare Pokemon.
Road to VR
JULY 9, 2016
Another Nintendo classic title from the past makes it into virtual reality courtesy of Gamecube emulator Dolphin VR. This time it’s the turn of Super Mario Sunshine , returning here complete with high resolution texture hacks and running at 60 FPS. Super Mario Sunshine , released alongside the Gamecube console in 2002 may not be the most beloved outing for Nintendo’s most famous mascot, but SMS still managed to pack in much of that inimitable Mario magic to place it at the top of its
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?
VR Bites
JULY 15, 2016
Feel like you’ve stepped inside one of the world’s most iconic musical landmarks, Abbey Road Studios. Place your phone into a Google Cardboard viewer ([link] and discover the studios where the Beatles, Oasis, Coldplay, Muse and Adele have all recorded tracks. The experience begins with a nine-part guided tour narrated by Giles Martin who shares some of the secrets and history of the studios from 1930s to current day.
Cats and VR
JULY 12, 2016
Save the date for Oculus Connect 3, coming to San Jose, California, October 5-7! more than 50 technical talks and opportunities to experience new Oculus hardware and content. Featuring signature keynotes from Brendan Iribe, John Carmack, and Michael Abrash. Oculus Connect is the Oculus annual developer conference where engineers, designers, and creatives from around the world come together to learn about the future of the Oculus platform and push virtual reality forward. https://www3.oculus.com/
VRScout
JULY 15, 2016
The folks over at Owlchemy Labs, the guys who brought us Job Simulator on HTC Vive, have announced today that they’ll soon be releasing a new VR game based on Rick and Morty. Unlike Job Simulator that made us all relive jobs in VR as a gourmet chef, an office worker, or maybe even a convenience store clerk, the Rick and Morty Simulator will let you play with a ton of objects all within Rick’s garage on the Vive.
Road to VR
JULY 14, 2016
The long anticipated Raw Data by developer Survios launches for the HTC Vive on Steam today in Early Access. We sat down with Survios to get an inside look at what players can expect now and in the future from this hero-based action combat game. While we’ve had a chance to play the game in one form or another over the course its development, Raw Data’s Early Access launch today marks a significant step forward in the scope of the game; you’ll now get to step into the shoes of t
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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