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The AR Show: Training for Quarterbacks & Walmart Clerks

AR Insider

That’s been a refreshing divergence from the “fake it till you make it,” culture of Silicon Valley which is especially prevalent in software sales. Part of that goes back to Belch’s non-tech orientation, which makes him stand out in the enterprise software market. ” . .

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.08.25): Lots of new VR content previewed, Sony acquires Insomniac, Matrix 4 in the works and much more!

The Ghost Howls

I can say that this week we had no disruptive news about XR hardware or software , and most news that I’ve read on the most popular VR magazines have been about content, mostly games. Sony has acquired Insomniac Games , one of the most talented game studios among the ones focused on Virtual Reality. Top news of the week.

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Jeremy Bailenson talks about 1,000,000 Walmart employees training with VR, presence, and the VR “empathy machine”

The Ghost Howls

I have been able to speak for almost one hour with Jeremy Bailenson , which is the professor at Stanford that is a legend in the VR field for his studies on interactions, psychology, and training in Virtual Reality. His lab was even visited by Zuckerberg before he decided to acquire Oculus. I’ve just had the experience.

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