The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Yesterday I was visiting Varjo and I had the opportunity to try the Varjo XR-4 Focal Edition. I came out impressed by the clarity of its passthrough and I want to tell you why in this short article. My visit to Varjo I’m currently in Helsinki to attend MatchXR and of course, I decided to visit Varjo , since it is based here. At Varjo I was able to try a few things and I will write a detailed article about one of them soon.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Black Friday is still a week away, but Sony has already released its Black Friday deals, including the best PSVR 2 sale we’ve seen. You can now get the PSVR 2 Horizon Call of the Mountain bundle for just $350, a 42% discount over the usual price. The PSVR 2 Horizon Call of the Mountain bundle is currently on sale for $350. This is almost certainly the best the headset will see this year.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Which VR headsets are showing the most traction among consumers? The latest consumWhich VR headsets are showing the most traction among consumers? The latest consumer survey from ARtillery Intelligence and Thrive Analytics tackles this question and we break it down in the latest Behind-the-Numbers.er survey from ARtillery Intelligence and Thrive Analytics tackles this question and we break it down for AR Insider readers This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded funding by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), some of which will be used to setup a Virtual Reality Centre and Hub. According to the NHS trust, the funding will accommodate “world-leading” expertise in VR and immersive therapies to research mental health within a new research delivery hub at Bethlem Royal Hospital in Kent.

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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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VR Bites

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Fans of casual VR gaming have something new to look forward to. Backyard Bocce VR launches December 2nd on the Meta Store, bringing the timeless game of bocce to virtual reality. Whether you’re a seasoned player or new to the game, this VR take on the ancient pastime promises a fresh way to enjoy some friendly competition. Dynamic Environments Keep It Fresh The core of Backyard Bocce VR is simple: toss your stone balls as close as possible to the target, also known as the pallino.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Though XR carries ample opportunities and advantages in the enterprise, it's not without challenges. Practical barriers include internal politics, company culture and fear. We examine drivers & dynamics. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Watch on YouTube XR Today’s Rory Greener hosts Oliver Wohler, Lenovo ‘s EMEA XR Development Manager, Trond Vandli, the COO of VREX, and Wiebke Uhlenbruch, the Teamlead of BIM/3D, Jotun to explore the role of virtual reality technology in the industrial sector. Thanks for watching. If you’d like more like this, don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to our channel.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 provides players with a virtual reality recreation of Earth that offers a sense of unmatched realism. Despite initial launch setbacks, the game promises thrilling aviation adventures and limitless exploration. I'll never forget Christmas 1982. We had recently gotten our first computer, the IBM PC Jr, and I was desperately hoping that this new Flight Simulator game from a small and relatively new company called Microsoft was one of those ornately wrapped packages.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Augmented World Expo (AWE) isn’t just one of the longest-running conferences focused on immersive tech, it’s also become the most important annual XR conference on our calendar. In the early days there were many industry conferences that had a significant draw for the pioneers of XR’s modern epoch. There were XR pockets within big tech conferences like CES, GDC, and E3.

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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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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

2024 saw AR form factors that deviated from traditional approaches – everything from lite AR glasses to non-display AI smartglasses. Will this divergence and diversification keep its momentum into 2025? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Are you tired of bulky, uncomfortable XR headsets that you can’t wait to take off after an hour or two of use? The MeganeX Superlight 8K could be the ideal alternative. Similar to the revolutionary BigScreen Beyond VR headset, the MeganeX Superlight is a comfort-first solution. The unique design strips away anything considered “unnecessary” by the developers to leave you with a super-compact device that might make you forget you’re wearing a headset at all.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Evidence suggests Valve's next VR controller could include a D-pad and bumpers to act as a gamepad together too. XR enthusiast Brad Lynch and his team of SteamVR dataminers have discovered a new Valve controller codenamed Roy in the code of SteamVR, including an OpenXR extension , strongly suggesting it's a tracked controller, not a new Steam Controller.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

VR veteran studio Fast Travel Games today announced that its Superhot- inspired VR shooter Action Hero is set to arrive on Quest next month. Action Hero sets the stage by integrating the same time-stopping movement mechanic seen in Superhot and Superhot VR; time only moves when you do, letting you tactically plan out flourishing gun kata worthy of John Wick himself.

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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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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

To deepen digital tourism and cultural engagement, Google's new AR landmarks let users explore iconic destinations. Charlie Fink goes behind the scenes with Google and creative partner Rock Paper Reality. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Archaeologists at the University of Hong Kong are utilising 3D immersive technologies for excavations of ancient sites. University of Oxford Host XR Event to Boost Commercial Investment and Partnerships Why is the University of Canterbury Developing a Virtual Infant Solution? University of Miami Builds an Educational Metaverse with ENGAGE The technologies, which include the use of mixed reality (MR) and augmented reality (AR) headsets, are “revolutionising” its work by enabling them to interact

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Apple Vision Pro spatial F1 viewer app Lapz has been forced to pause its TestFlight distribution by the Formula One Group. If you're unfamiliar, TestFlight is Apple's system for distributing pre-release apps on its platforms, somewhat similar to the now-defunct App Lab on Quest. Lapz launched on TestFlight back in July. The app lets Apple Vision Pro owners watch live and past F1 races on a large virtual screen while seeing the position of each driver on a diorama-scale 3D representation of the t

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

One of VR’s biggest hits, Gorilla Tag , is expanding a previously tested level creation mode and making it a permanent part of the game. The so-called ‘Monke Blocks’ allow friends to build together and then play inside of their shared creations. Meanwhile, the studio behind the up-and-coming Digigods social VR game recently snagged a $2.6 million investment.

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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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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Google may be forced to divest Chrome while Rokid teases its counter to the mighty Ray-Ban Meta Smartglasses. We have these and other items from XR and AI realms through the eyes of Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

This week, Meta announced the rollout of its AI framework across its Ray-Ban Meta AR-lite smart glasses in EU regions, following an initial reveal at Connect 2024. Meta first debuted the features in the US, Canada, and Australia. However, recent news shows an urgency to introduce AI features to more customers in France, Italy, Ireland, and Spain. Interestingly, this drive may come because, during Ray-Ban parent firm EssilorLuxottica’s recent Q3 2024 earnings call, the company noted that in E

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The co-op expansion for survival game Green Hell VR launches next month as a free update for Meta Quest and PS VR2 players. Developed by Incuvo, Green Hell VR dumps players into a sweltering jungle, challenging them to survive the countless perils of the Amazonian rain forest. The new co-op expansion builds on the game's significant solo challenges, allowing teams of up to four survivors to play together. 0:00 / 2:58 1× Players will arm themselves with melee weapons to fend off the frightful fau

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Meta announced at Connect in September it was working with Microsoft to bring Windows 11 PCs the ability to automatically pair with Quest wirelessly. Now, the companies say we can expect preview access in December. The feature will allow Quest 3 and Quest 3S to connect to Windows 11 PCs for a multi-monitor work environment—pretty familiar territory to anyone who owns a Vision Pro and some flavor of Mac, as Apple’s XR headset has been able to similarly connect via Mac Virtual Display since

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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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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

This week on Reality Bytes, we dive into TikTok's new microdramas, Google Maps' new contextual upgrades, and Amazon's latest 'Haul' feature. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Recently, at its Jungle 2024 event, Rokid partnered with Chinese eyewear leader BOLON to debut lightweight designer smart glasses in a bid to entice more early device adopters as smart glasses slowly become a trending technology. The move seems to directly correlate with the recent success of the Meta Ray Ban smart glasses, which, in its Q3 earning calls, EssilorLuxottica reported that 60% of EU Ray-Ban stores mark the smart glasses as best-sellers.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

PlayStation VR2 is $350 and comes with Horizon Call Of The Mountain in Sony's Black Friday sale. PS VR2 is usually $550, and the bundle with Horizon Call Of The Mountain is usually $600, so this represents a massive saving of $250, over 40% off. The sale is available on all official retailers , as well as PlayStation Direct , across multiple regions.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Project Aria is a pair of sensor-packed glasses which Meta has been using internally to train its augmented reality perception systems. Now, Meta revealed it’s released Project Aria to a number of third-party research teams aiming to tackle some of the most complex challenges in creating practical, all-day AR glasses of the future. Announced in 2020, Aria doesn’t include AR displays of any type.

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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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