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‘Reality Portals’ Allow Real-Time Communication Between The Real World & VR

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SVVR’s first project under their ambitious MULTIVERSE initiative links VR with the real world via mixed reality live events. Since 2013, independent global VR community SVVR has worked tirelessly to develop a thriving global community for VR enthusiasts, developers, professionals, and entrepreneur looking to sink their teeth into immersive technology.

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AntVR Launches ‘Mix’ AR Headset Kickstarter, Promising a 96-degree FOV for $500

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AntVR, the Beijing-based company known for their 2014 VR headset Kickstarter , launched a new crowdfunding campaign today for an augmented reality headset dubbed ‘Mix’ AntVR says the PC-tethered AR headset, which starts at $500 without positional tracking, will have a 96-degree field of view (FOV), and the ability to use the SteamVR platform so users can play games originally intended for VR headsets—provided the game has a dark, or entirely black background.

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Hands-on: VR Goes Skydiving at iFLY – The Ultimate Haptic Simulation

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iFLY , a leading provider of indoor skydiving facilities, today launched their iFLY VR initiative which combines the company’s indoor skydiving experience with immersive visuals powered by a Gear VR headset. I got to try to experience for myself at the company’s SF Bay location. Now available at 28 locations in the US, the iFLY VR experience is an optional $20 add-on to the usual indoor flight experience offered by the company (which starts around $70).

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Tech Toothbrush from Samsung Incubator Graduate Uses AR to Help Kids Improve Brushing Habits

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Kitten Planet, a spin-off company that grew up in Samsung's C-Lab incubator, has developed a connected toothbrush that teaches and motivates children to brush their teeth better via augmented reality while tracking their performance. Called Brush Monster, the $49 toothbrush connects to smartphones and tablets via Bluetooth, with the augmented reality experience delivered through the companion app for iOS and Android.

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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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How Businesses Are Cutting Employee Training Costs With VR

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VR is the future of employee training, and businesses are taking notice. . It’s no secret an increasing number of businesses are turning to virtual and augmented reality for employee training. One of the main reasons companies have doubled-down on their use of this immersive technology is its unarguable cost-effectiveness. According to a 2014 report from the Association for Talent Development (ADP), businesses with at least 100 employees spent roughly $1,200 on training exercises per emp

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Playing ‘Beat Saber’ Could Burn the Same Number of Calories as Tennis

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According to recent testing by the Virtual Reality Institute of Health and Exercise , Beat Saber (2018) may be more than just a fun way to spend an evening in. With all that block slicing, dodging and leaning, you could burn as many calories as playing tennis. The Virtual Reality Institute of Health and Exercise, which collaborates with professionals in the field of Kinesiology, bases their data on a game’s observed metabolic equivalent (MET) score, a standard way of defining the energy cost

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ARKit 101: How to Pilot Your 3D Plane to a Location Using 'hitTest' in ARKit

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Hello, budding augmented reality developers! My name is Ambuj, and I'll be introducing all of you Next Reality readers to the world ARKit, as I'm developing an ARKit 101 series on using ARKit to create augmented reality apps for iPad and iPhone. My background is in software engineering, and I've been working on iOS apps for the past three years. I'm a huge fan of augmented reality and was very excited when I first found out about Apple's release of ARKit (in fact, I almost jumped out of my seat

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What You Wear Matters In ‘Reign Of Cthulhu,’ A Lovecraftian AR Adventure

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Clothes maketh the man and woman in Warerplai’s turn-based AR strategy game. The immersive entertainment industry is currently neck-deep in smartphone-based AR applications. From established corporations such as Google attempting cross platform, multi-person shared experiences , to independent developers looking to bring classic Dungeons & Dragons gameplay into the 21st Century, groundbreaking new platforms such as Android’s ARCore+ and Apple’s ARkit have made it insanely easy for creators t

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ZONE OF THE ENDERS remaster coming to PSVR!

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Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. announces today that ZONE OF THE ENDERS: The 2nd RUNNER – M ? RS will release on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, and PC via Steam on September 6th. Players can pre-order the game starting today for all platforms. ZONE OF THE ENDERS: The 2nd RUNNER - M ? RS is the remaster of the original title with beautifully enhanced graphics and re-engineered audio made for next-generation consoles and PCs.

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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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‘Beat Saber’ Sells 50K Units in First Week for $1 Million in Revenue

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In its first week, Beat Saber has sold 50,000 copies across Steam and Oculus, generating $1 million in revenue—a clear milestone of success for a game still in early access and made by a three-person indie studio. Beat Saber developer Hyperbolic Magnetism confirmed the 50,000 figure on Twitter , suggesting that 100,000 units isn’t far off. At $20 a pop, the game has generated around $1 million in revenue, before the 30% cut taken out by the storefronts.

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Samsung's Galaxy S9 & S9+ Finally Get ARCore Support

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Google's Pixel smartphone had a decent head start as one of the first devices to offer ARCore, but that early exclusivity has been frustrating for some Android device owners. Some of that frustration was relieved as more Android devices were added to the ARCore list in February. But there were still a couple of major pieces in the device support puzzle missing.

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VR Locomotion Company, Visospace, Nears Indiegogo Campaign Goal

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Sydney-based Visospace closes in on the $10,000 goal for their VR “hoverboard.”. “The Alto is like a mouse for your body in immersive VR and AR environments right now, but it’s also the user interface for the internet of the future”, says Dr. Puya Abolfathi, CEO and co-founder of Visospace. The latest attempt at bringing complete freedom of movement to VR experiences, the Alto100 promises omnidirectional locomotion via a specialized platform upon which a user can choose the direction they’

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Retro VR adventure game Pixel Ripped 1989 delayed until Summer but check out the charming update video.

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The response to Pixel Ripped response during GDC, PAX East, and VRLA has been overwhelmingly positive and during that time the game was set to be released in May. The team has since decided to take a few more weeks to polish all versions of the game for a smooth release across Steam, Oculus Home, and PlayStation VR simultaneously. In a statement released today: We expect to have an update on a new Summer 2018 release date in the next few weeks, and want fans to rest assured that we'll have more

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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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Pimax to Ship Pre-production “8K” Headsets This Month, Kickstarter Version Slated for June

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Pimax today updated their “8K” headset Kickstarter page to announce that pre-production units of the 200 field of view headset, dubbed M1, will be shipping to a handful of closed beta testers this month. The company says 10 of the Pimax 8K testing units will go out in total, which will proceed the general launch to backers. Following a lens design issue that delayed the release of M1 to testers last month, Pimax is finally getting their promised pre-production “8K” VR hea

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ANTVR Goes Modular to Shrink the Size & Expand the Field of View of Its AR Headset

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China-based virtual reality headset maker ANTVR has decided to enter the augmented reality space, and to do so it's launching its headset on Kickstarter. The company claims that its new Mix AR device has a field of view that surpasses the Meta 2, the HoloLens, and others within a smaller form factor and at a fraction of the price. But there's a catch.

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ABC’s ‘Royal Wedding AR’ Is An Augmented Experience Fit For A Prince

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Misplace your invitation to the royal festivities? Us too. Luckily ABC has all the British jubilation you can handle via their brand new AR experience. Things are beginning to heat up as what may very well be the biggest wedding of 2018 continues to inch closer. The world’s most popular redhead, Prince Harry, and retired American actress Meghan Markle are getting hitched, and to help get you into the Royal Wedding spirit ABC News has enhanced their news app to include a Royal Wedding AR experien

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Tongue-in-cheek TSA VR simulator, TSA Frisky out today.

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TSA Frisky s a tongue-in-cheek look into the world of a TSA agent. Think Job Simulator but with something that people hate dealing with at airports. The game throws you right in the middle of a busy airport security checkpoint. Dulles International Airport security is jealous of all the action you'll be getting as a new recruit. Pat-down suspicious passengers and look through unassuming luggage to find pesky contraband items.

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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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HTC Says Watching ‘Ready Player One’ Boosts VR Purchase Intent in China

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HTC China President Alvin Wang Graylin tweeted recently that Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One (2018) is projected to have a “significantly positive impact” on VR adoption in China this year. Graylin presented a few supporting slides this past week during a talk at a tech conference held by iQIYI, a company commonly dubbed ‘The Chinese Nexflix’ Citing a China VR Market Survey from April 2018, Graylin maintains that Chinese movie-goers who watched Ready Player O

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Target Taps YouCam for Augmented Reality Cosmetics Web App

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Department store chain Target is the latest retailer to offer an augmented reality cosmetics app for customers to virtually try on lipstick. For its Beauty Studio web app, Target uses the YouCam platform offered by Perfect Corp. Available through Target.com via any desktop web browser, as well as mobile (specifically, Safari for iOS and Chrome for Android), shoppers can try on 88 products, such as lipstick, eyeliner, blush, and more, from 10 brands, including Cover Girl, L'Oreal Paris, and Revlo

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The Real Reason Marketers Will Love VR & AR

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Immersive technologies are closer to a marketer’s dream than most people realize. Last year, the IAB reported that more than a quarter of Internet users worldwide now have ad blockers turned on. Once highly effective techniques, conventional methods of advertisement such as celebrity endorsements and bandwagon tactics are no longer enough to attract or maintain the attention of consumers.

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Former Valve writer and VR ambassador Chet Faliszek signs on with the team behind hit VR shooter Arizona Sunshine

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Vertigo Games, the VR game studio behind hit VR shooter Arizona Sunshine , today announced that Chet Faliszek has joined its advisory board. Faliszek will be providing the company with strategic counsel as it enters the next phase of growth with an undisclosed VR title currently in development. Faliszek was at Valve for 12 years where he was co-project lead on the Left 4 Dead series and a writer/developer on numerous franchises at Valve including Half-life, Portal, and CS:GO.

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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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Continental Increases Stake in Waveguide Display Company DigiLens, Raising $25M Series C

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Continental , a leading German automotive manufacturing company, is increasing its investment in Silicon Valley-based waveguiide company DigiLens , bringing a $25 million Series C financing round to the company. Continental first invested in DigiLens in 2016 alongside Sony, Panasonic, Nautilus Venture Partners, Foxconn, Dolby, Bold Capital Partners, and Alsop Louie Partners – an investment of $22 million in its Series B.

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Create & Explore Floating Orbs of Sound in AR with Fields App

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When it comes to augmented reality apps, visually immersive experiences are plentiful, but audio experiences are somewhat underrepresented. A new app for iPhones and iPads seeks to shift the AR paradigm toward the latter. Now available via the App Store, the Fields app creates spatial sound "fields" that are visually marked via colorful 3D "particles" anchored in the user's physical environment.

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Oculus & ESL Return For VR League: Season Two

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Five new titles, generous prizes, and a more flexible tournament system could take VR eSports to new heights. Whether it’s the conventional headset technology used in Ready Player One, or the futuristic, cerebral connection featured in Sword Art Online, it seems as though the end goal for competitive esports has always been VR. So while titles such as Starcraft 2 and Overwatch may be positioned seemingly permanently at the top of the current esports food chain, the popularity of last years VR Ch

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Blockchain Studios debuts CryptoCarz, collectible racing cars for VR gaming, at Consensus 2018

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Today at Consensus 2018, Blockchain Studios announced the launch of CryptoCarz, the most advanced Ethereum-secured collectible asset yet. CryptoCarz are unique, limited-edition virtual cars that can be collected and then raced on a brand-new platform made for the rapidly growing eSports market. CryptoCarz is a multiplayer, fully immersive Virtual Reality-enabled racing experience.

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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