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Snap’s Lensathon Competition Teases The Future Of AR

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This year’s lineup features everything from AR fashion to AR gaming. Snap Inc. has announced the winners of its 2022 Build the Future Lensathon, during which Lens Creators from around the world competed for a whopping $200,000 in prizes. This year’s competition featured over 3,000 developers working on a variety of augmented reality (AR) Lenses powered by the Snapchat app.

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Digital Fashion Week New York: Reimagining the Future of Phygital Fashion

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The 2023 Digital Fashion Week New York was a three-day event that was a hub for phygital fashion experiences. Merging the physical and digital fashion worlds, the Web3 event provided audiences with immersive phygital fashion experiences, as well as informative discussions, and networking opportunities, and acted as a digital venue for independent designers around the world to showcase their designs.

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Discover Latin America’s XR ecosystem with Oscar Cartagena

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In my career as an XR professional, I’ve got to know people from all over the world, especially thanks to this blog, social media, and the international events I attended. This has let me expand a lot my horizons, and understand that often, without noticing, we focus on only one part of the world, the one that is closer to us. But there are many others, with different problems, markets, and talents, we know little about.

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Can Google Merge AR and AI?

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In all the excitement around generative and conversational AI, Google has gotten lots of grief for missing the party. But it may be better positioned for AI than anyone, including merging it with some of its key AR initiatives. We examine the evidence. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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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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Toei Animation & Sony Music Solutions Bring The 90s To VR

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Relive the glory days of anime in these exclusive VRChat worlds available now on PC VR, Quest, and PC. Toei Animation, the Japanese animation studio behind popular series such as Dragon Ball and Sailor Moon , has teamed up with Sony Music Solutions to develop a series of virtual worlds available via the popular VR social platform VRChat. Designed to replicate the unorganized room of a classic 90s otaku, “Nostalgia1999” includes a variety of Sony products and anime merchandise designe

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VRTUOLUO talks about its FBEC event and the VR ecosystem in China

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VRTUOLUO is one of the leading VR publications in China : let’s say it’s a bit like the Chinese version of Upload VR. When I was in Shenzhen, everyone was talking about them to me, and then I had also the pleasure to meet them and have a coffee with them (they’re very nice people!). I also went to their lab to try a few of the many headsets they have.

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Snapchat Shopping Lenses: 5 Billion Served

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At Snap's latest investor day, it rolled out several new data points that reveal AR's traction as a shopping utility. We examine the evidence and strategic implications in this week's Data Dive. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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IKEA Teams With Meta To Launch An In-Store AR Game

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The experience is available for a limited time in 21 IKEA stores throughout Sweden. Earlier this month, IKEA Retail Sweden launched a new augmented reality (AR) experience at select IKEA stores in Sweden. Developed in collaboration with Meta and Warpin Reality, Lilla Äventyret is an educational AR game inspired by IKEA’s BLÅVINGAD , a collection of underwater-themed toys made partly of recycled PET and plastic cleaned from the ocean.

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Sandbox VR and Netflix Preparing Squid Game VR Experience

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With 1.65 billion hours viewed, Squid Game is Netflix’s most-watched series. And soon, Squid Game fans will be able to do more than just watch their favorite show. Netflix has announced a partnership with Sandbox VR to create a fully immersive Squid Game VR experience. Thus, everyone will be able to become an actor and experience the action in the show in a premium location-based VR experience.

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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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11 Essential Tips & Tricks for New PSVR 2 Owners

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PSVR 2 is finally here and for those of you lucky enough to get your hands on Sony’s newest VR headset, here’s some essential tips and tricks you’ll want to know. PSVR 2 is a pretty straightforward headset thanks to the fact that once you plug it into the console you’ll see the usual PS5 menu that you’re already used to.

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Don’t Forget About Mobile AR

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What were the biggest lessons and takeaways in the wide world of spatial computing over the past year? We’ll zero in today on the state of mobile AR. Though it's not AR's endgame, it's the modality that today scales on the backs of 3 billion+ smartphones. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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How ChatGPT Is Being Used To Enhance VR Training

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Immersive technology and artificial intelligence collide. Virtualspeech, an online soft skills training platform, has implemented the widely talked-about artificial intelligence (AI) language model, ChatGPT, into its VR training courses. According to an official release , this latest upgrade promises to deliver more realistic interactions throughout a variety of real-world simulations.

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How XR Fan Engagement Brings Fans Closer to the Game

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Over the years, ARPost has covered the physical nature of XR in athletics and sports a number of times – from how athletes use XR to improve their game , to how gamers can use VR sports to stay fit , to how thrilling and active a good AR team game can be for players and spectators alike. XR is also increasingly being used in another capacity: fan engagement.

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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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Tencent Reportedly in Talks with Meta to Bring Quest 2 to China

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Chinese tech giant Tencent is reportedly shuttering its XR development team, ostensibly putting a hold on its home-grown VR ambitions. That may not mean Tencent is hanging up the XR towel for good though. As reported by Chinese language publication 36Kr , WeChat developer Tencent is set to promote Meta Quest 2 in mainland China. At the time of this writing, Meta officially supports the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and most countries in Europe.

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9 Ways VR Elevates Learning & Education

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VR has found fertile ground in education to enhance students’ engagement and motivation. Among other things, it lets them visualize complex concepts, making them more accessible and immersive. We examine the evidence. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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The PlayStation VR2 Is Now Available For Purchase

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Sony’s next-gen VR headset has finally arrived – here’s what you need to know. After long last, the PlayStation VR2 has officially launched alongside a sizable catalog of over 30 launch titles, from popular games like Grand Turismo 7 and Resident Evil Village to highly-anticipated original experiences like Horizon Call of the Mountain.

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“The Bear Who Touched the Northern Lights” Is a Charming AR Story Puzzle

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When a polar bear sees the northern lights for the first time, he wants to reach out and touch them. How will he get there and who will he meet along the way? That’s up to you with this charming interactive AR story puzzle. The Bear Who Touched the Northern Lights “ The Bear Who Touched the Northern Lights ” is a sort of choose-your-own-adventure AR story for children where the “chapters” are physical puzzle pieces.

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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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‘Gorilla Tag’ Creator Hints at ‘Echo VR’ Spiritual Successor as Next Project

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Another Axiom, the indie studio behind wildly successful VR game Gorilla Tag, hinted that it’s now pursuing a project inspired by Echo VR. Kerestell ‘LemmingVR’ Smith, the lead creator of Gorilla Tag , originally started working on the game thanks to his love of Echo VR, the zero-g sports game created by the Meta-owned studio Ready at Dawn.

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Spatial Beats: Apple, Snap & Sony

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Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This week, we look at the fall of the m-word, Apple rumors, and big moves from Snap and Sony. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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I Expect You To Die 3 Coming To Quest & PC VR

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Return to the highly polished shoes of a world-class spy in this upcoming VR puzzler. Schell Games, the developer of Among Us VR and the I Expect You To Die series, today announced I Expect You To Die 3: Cog In the Machine , the third installment in the award-winning action puzzle franchise. Coming later this year to Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets, I Expect You To Die 3 will introduce a new series of spy-themed puzzles designed to keep you on your toes.

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Apple AR Glasses Put on Hold to Make Way for MR Glasses – VR and Metaverse Expert Weighs In

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Has Apple bitten more than it could chew? It appears that the long-awaited AR glasses won’t be hitting the shelves any time soon. A Bloomberg article published recently says that the Apple AR glasses are facing technical challenges, so their release has been delayed indefinitely and the project scope pared back. The report also revealed that Apple may instead opt to release a more affordable mixed reality headset.

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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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‘I Expect You To Die 3’ Announced for Quest & PC VR, Coming in 2023

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Schell Games, the team behind the I Expect You To Die franchise, announced the third game in the series is slated to arrive on VR headsets this year. Called I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine , the latest installment of the spy-flavored puzzle-adventure is expected to come to Meta Quest 2 and SteamVR headsets later this year. The studio hasn’t mentioned PSVR 2 support yet, although it’s likely we’ll be waiting on a bigger announcement surrounding PSVR 2 versions of both

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Snap’s Lensathon Winners Signal AR’s State of the Art

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During Snap's December Lens Fest, it launched a lens creation contest. Known as Lensathon, it offered AR creators the chance to compete for $200,000 in prizes. Now the results are in, and we've highlighted the winners. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Meta Quest Update Adds New Hand-Tracking Features

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Direct Touch and in-game multi-tasking will begin rolling out on headsets over the next few weeks. Meta has introduced a number of significant updates to its lineup of standalone VR headsets over the years. Today, the company announced yet another update that will begin rolling out on Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets over the next few weeks. V50 introduces a variety of exciting upgrades, including Direct Touch for Quest 2 and Quest Pro, a new feature that allows you to interact with the Quest user

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Tencent Reportedly Plans To Bring Meta Quest 2 To China

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Tencent reportedly plans to bring Meta’s Quest 2 to China. Last week Reuters reported Tencent is scrapping its own in-development VR headset due to the high cost of the project and internal projections that it wouldn’t be profitable until 2027. Chinese outlet 36Kr now reports that Tencent plans to work to bring Quest 2 to the Chinese market instead.

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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