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How Researchers Are Using Machine Learning To Make VR Sword Fights More Realistic

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Researchers at the University of Bath in Somerset, United Kingdom, have partnered with Cambridge-based game studio Ninja Theory ( Hellblade VR, DmC: Devil May Cry, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West ) to deliver more realistic, data-driven sword fighting in VR. But in a VR game, the player input is much harder to process.”

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Rosetta Stone iPhone App Now Features AR Machine Learning

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The popular language-learning platform is even more intelligent with object recognition technology. If you’ve ever thought about learning a new language from scratch, but don’t have the time or money for an in-person class, odds are you’ve at least explored the idea of using Rosetta Stone. Image Credit: Rosetta Stone.

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Google Tests Interactive Learning with VR Espresso Machine, “People learned faster and better in VR”

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The team behind Daydream, Google’s mobile VR platform, is currently conducting experiments with the aim of broadening virtual reality’s usecase to include more interactive learning. The Daydream team then put the would-be baristas to task with a real espresso machine. image courtesy Google. image courtesy Google.

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

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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. For more information on IKEA’s Lilla Äventyret experience visit here.

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Grand Theft Auto Looks Frighteningly Photorealistic With This Machine Learning Technique

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As powerful as video game consoles have become, even the most graphically stunning video games don’t look like realistic, real-world footage, which is arguably the ultimate goal. But researchers at Intel Labs may have found a shortcut by applying machine learning techniques to rendered footage from a console that… Read more.

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Lambda’s machine learning laptop is a Razer in disguise

Digital Trends

Razer teams up with Lambda to create a sleek laptop for machine learning work that is powerful enough for gaming.

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‘Captain Toonhead’ Might Be The Most Over-The-Top VR Game Ever

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Battle flying cats, massive dinosaurs, and blood-thirsty chickens in this one-of-a-kind VR tower defense game. Coming soon to the Oculus Quest—or should I say Meta Quest— Captain ToonHead vs. the Punks From Outer Space is a VR tower defense game from developer Teravision Games that’s as outrageous as it is brilliant.

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