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OCTOBER 21, 2016

When it comes to demoing the latest in virtual reality, access and affordability can be a barrier for many looking to experience the range of content already available. And that’s where location-based VR becomes more important than ever. If there’s one place that’s leading the charge to make VR accessible to consumers — it’s China. VR in China is steadily going mainstream, thanks to hundreds of dedicated arcades and cafes popping up in major cities across the country.

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

HTC held joint developer forum at Alibaba’s Cloud computing conference this weekend in China and had a number of big things to say about what their plans are to help grow the VR ecosystem, including becoming a “publisher” for VR content to experience centers as well as launching a beta of their Viveport platform for mobile called, Viveport M. Speaking exclusively with UploadVR, Viveport President and SVP of Virtual Reality Rikard Steiber says Viveport M aims to “help western developers and

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 16, 2016

Facebook, parent company of Oculus, is beginning to flex its virtual reality arm. The company wants to use the technology revolutionize how social interactions happen across the web, and we may see the first stages of that plan earlier than expected. Back when Facebook bought Oculus in 2014 for $2 billion, people were… confused. What’s a social media company doing buying a company that makes VR headsets?

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Slashgear

OCTOBER 19, 2016

You can be forgiven for never having heard of LeEco before, at least if you’re in the US. Founded in 2004, the Chinese behemoth – previously known as Letv – is already one of the largest online video companies in its home country, but is also building what it describes as a “Le Ecosystem” that runs from smartphones through internet-enabled … Continue reading.

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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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VRScout

OCTOBER 19, 2016

This VR game is controlled through breathing, eye and head movements. When it comes to kids visiting the doctor, getting poked with a needle tops the list of things they probably hate most. For most children, getting a shot can be painful, but it’s usually over as quickly as it began. Children with the blood disorder hemophilia on the other hand often must endure multiple rounds of needles every week for blood transfusions to prevent serious joint damage.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 17, 2016

With a virtual reality camera, you can capture the whole world around you in a 360 degree videosphere. VR filmmaking is seeing rapid innovation, meaning that there are more 360-degree cameras on the market now than ever before, geared at everyone from intrigued consumers to high-end professionals. This overview is designed to give you solid starting points across a range of options.

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Cats and VR

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Accounting is out now on Steam. It was created by Crows Crows Crows and Rick & Morty co-creator Justin Roiland during a short trip to Los Angeles. Justin’s studio Squanchtendo is also VR-Positive. I will have a full review for you when I figure out how to get out of the first area of the game. Apparently the team pissed of some one at HTC with their launch email, they sent out an apology email a little while ago.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 21, 2016

The hit British show reminds us that VR is as awesome as it is dangerous. Black Mirror is arguably the most thought-provoking show on television right now. The sci-fi horror anthology series features a new cast and setting each episode, all centered around one main theme: the terrible possibilities of near-future technology. The show is so genuinely scary because instead of telling outlandish stories about crazed serial killers out for murder, it gives you totally realistic scenarios from the no

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OCTOBER 15, 2016

Today’s VR systems are both fantastic and restrictive: they blow you away, but it’s clear how far they have to go. The HTC Vive is arguably the best out there, but having to buy a souped-up laptop just to run it, paying full price for brief games that feel more like demos, and trailing a huge cable off your head and fumbling to mount trackers on your ceiling…it’s not ideal.

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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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OCTOBER 19, 2016

Google started its virtual reality initiatives early but slowly, announcing the now widely known Cardboard program way back in 2014. As the company nears the launch of Daydream, the next stage in their VR plans, they’re adding significantly to their VR talent pool. Google announced the Daydream initiative earlier this year at their annual I/O conference.

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Cats and VR

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Seems like everyday my tech news feeds are hit with new Rothenberg Ventures has f'ed up posts. It's almost like tech journalism has always been looking for someone to make a tabloid martyr out of and Mike Rothenberg fits the bill with almost Kanye West like precision. Young, brash, Cinderella story. It almost comes across as a hip hop lyric about loving you on top but hating you when they can.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 20, 2016

But you’ll need a $200 subscription to watch. The NBA have always been early adopters when it comes to embracing virtual reality. Last year, the major sports league teamed up with NextVR to capture the 2015 All-Star Game and slam-dunk contest in 360° VR video. Today, NBA Digital has once again teamed up with NextVR, announcing that they’ll be broadcasting at least one game every week during the season in VR, which tips off October 25th.

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OCTOBER 19, 2016

We’re eager to go hands-on with Valve’s new prototype Vive controllers, but these new experiments from Microsoft’s Research division might be even more exciting. These ‘High-fidelity 3D Haptic Shape Rendering on Handheld Virtual Reality Controllers’, named NormalTouch and TextureTouch , were designed by Hrvoje Benko, Christian Holz, Mike Sinclair, and Eyal Ofek.

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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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OCTOBER 18, 2016

A new trailer for Ghostbusters: Dimension , a location-based VR attraction produced by The VOID, shows what it’s like to step inside a VR experience that mixes a physical environment with virtual visuals. The VOID produces a unique type of VR attraction that has players roaming a large scale physical space while wearing headsets and haptic vests.

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VR Bites

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Jack: “Batman Arkham VR is by far one of the BEST VR experiences I’ve ever had and I’m not just saying that.” jacksepticeye.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

USA Today launches branded VR news show with a 360° video ad. Gannett, the publisher of USA Today , finally release d their first episode of its weekly VR news show VRtually There on Thursday. It’s what you might expect for 360 video news segment, letting you take off from the USS Eisenhower carrier, slackline in Arizona, and fly high in a hot air balloon for New Mexico’s annual festival.

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

The moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally almost here: tomorrow, on October 18th, Accounting finally releases on Steam, according to an official announcement Upload received via email. We went hands-on with the game at PAX West last month and came away quite impressed with its humor and fantastic writing. Soon, anyone with a VR headset and motion controllers will be able to enjoy the game for themselves — totally free of charge.

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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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OCTOBER 15, 2016

Sony is setting high near term sales figure expectations for PlayStation VR’s rollout. Speaking with CNBC earlier this week , Jim Ryan, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, spoke to the company’s confidence in early traction of the PSVR headset. “We know from the data we have from pre-orders that the interest we have is significant,” Ryan said during a TV interview, further saying that PlayStation VR sales will be in the “many hundreds of thousands”

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Slashgear

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The Google Pixel smartphone isn’t the only thing that went on sale today. While we’re still waiting for word on some of Google’s more “unique” products, like the Google Home and Google Wi-Fi, Google fans can already put in an order for the Daydream View VR headset and the extra large but also extra capable Chromecast Ultra. That said, you … Continue reading.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 16, 2016

Valve teases sleek new VR wands at Steam Dev Days. It seems like you can’t throw a rock without hitting a new virtual reality controller these days. Fresh off the heels of the Oculus Touch announcement and it’s release date comes the reveal of the second generation of HTC Vive controllers. Valve’s annual Steam Dev Days has come and gone, but the excitement remains as attendees have continued posting images of the new controller prototype that was shown during the event.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

Things get serious in this week’s roundup for HTC Vive, featuring Serious Sam VR , the virtual release of The Golf Club with over 130,000 courses, and much more. The full collection is highlighted by a whimsical Rescuties! VR that has you saving babies and pets in a series of chaotic scenes, from highway chases to space stations. In the meantime, if you missed last week, you can see those new releases here.

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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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OCTOBER 21, 2016

It’s been a long time coming, but PlayStation VR is finally here. As the least expensive option among the top three contenders, not to mention a 40+ million install base of PS4 owners, many think that PSVR could be the best selling VR headset of 2016. As far as search trends are concerned, consumers seem highly interested amid the headset’s launch.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

Headsets Don’t Make or Break a VR Experience (or Why Content is Still King) In 1992 Indie filmmaker Robert Rodriguez made a movie with a budget of just $7,000.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 20, 2016

It can be hard to visualize how pollution damages our environment. That’s why Stanford University has turned to virtual reality to teach people about the dangers of ocean acidification in a new 360º experience. Stanford professor Jeremy Bailenson of the university’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab says it’s not just something you watch, but something “you’re doing.” “You learn by doing,” Balienson said, according to Stanford University. “These are magic, t

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OCTOBER 18, 2016

It may only be two years old, but Oculus’ Connect developer conference has already established some cherished traditions. Many look forward to John Carmack’s annual assault on developer’s brains with an information overload, but Chief Scientist Michael Abrash’s own talk, which usually follows the primary keynote, is also not to be missed.

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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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