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Shattered Hands-On: How Badly Do You Want To Get Out?
- Shattered is an escape room from your living room, turning your living room into a mixed reality escape room using fragments and portals.
- The game is dark, moody, and filled with horror elements that work well with VR headsets.
- Shattered provides an immersive experience with multiple rooms, narrative storytelling, and amped-up horror.
- The game has some challenging puzzles but lacks a timer or co-op support.
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By 2026, Your Best Friend Might Be an Algorithm
- Ark Invest defines AI companions as a method of entertainment and socialization involving direct consumer interaction with virtual characters powered by generative AI.
- AI companions are designed to interact with users through text or voice, sometimes accompanied by a visual component, and audio-focused companions are predicted to dominate with certain extensions allowing them to animate and integrate into metaverse-like applications.
- Major players like Apple are expected to step in soon with powerful AI companions that will be affordable, highly accessible, and extremely capable.
- Athletes could use AI companions for workout insights, reminders, or personalized motivational speeches designed to resonate with their mindset.
- By 2026, companies like Apple and Samsung are likely to introduce streamlined platforms for AI companions, seamlessly integrated into their devices.
- Wearable technologies, like AI glasses, will allow users to record everything they see, recall prices they saw in passing, ingredients in foods, or even a stranger's face.
- The adoption of AI companions may mirror smartphone adoption, eventually becoming ubiquitous worldwide with staggered global adoption.
- AI will impact education, with some private schools already integrating AI into their classrooms. However, traditional institutions are expected to remain hesitant.
- AI companions may exacerbate class divides and inequality. The risk of variations in AI hardware, software, and access could deepen inequalities, raising concerns about fairness and accessibility.
- Overall, AI companions are expected to redefine how we consume, process and share information, as well as how we prioritize relationships and education.
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Why Your Favorite Game’s In-Game Currency Could Be Worth More Than a Dollar
- Gaming today is more of a social activity, allowing more people than ever the opportunity to engage with video games.
- Virtual gaming worlds, especially when combined with blockchain, virtual reality, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence, are the future of gaming.
- The upcoming convergence of technology will create endless activity and transactions, attracting big ‘whales’ and investors.
- Most popular games currently use their own in-game currencies that can only be purchased using real currency.
- The imbalance of value exchange when buying digital goods with fiat currency that has wider utility can be resolved by cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.
- If tokens purchased in-game had exchange value, they could be traded for other tokens or currencies in a wider network across various platforms.
- Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology would give in-game tokens value against other cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies.
- A wider network of activity would be created across various platforms with money being produced and consumed, and money being exchanged.
- Decentralized gaming platforms like Decentraland, allow users to buy and sell NFTs and even purchase and rent land using $MANA, the platform's cryptocurrency.
- Platforms like Decentraland are a shining example of the potential for gaming and blockchain technologies to work together in the future.
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Newbase introduces VR medical training platform ‚Medicrew‘, to accelerate global market expansion
- Newbase introduces VR medical training platform ‚Medicrew‘
- Medicrew is a VR-based medical simulation training platform that provides customised education to healthcare professionals.
- Medicrew has enhanced the quality of training for new nurses and achieved high levels of satisfaction.
- Newbase aims to expand its influence in domestic and international medical education markets.
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My First Gran Turismo Is A Free-To-Play Racer Reaching PlayStation VR2 This Week
- My First Gran Turismo is a new free-to-play racing game heading for PlayStation VR2 this week.
- The game pays tribute to the origins of the first Gran Turismo and includes full PlayStation VR2 support.
- Modes include standard races, time trials, tutorials, and minigames with three different circuits and 18 car options.
- The game releases on December 6 at 12:00am local time.
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PlayStation VR2 Seemingly Now Has Controller-Free Hand Tracking
- Sony is demonstrating controller-free hand tracking on PlayStation VR2 at SIGGRAPH Asia 2024.
- The feature is available with the latest SDK of PlayStation 5, allowing developers to integrate it into games.
- This feature is already present in other headsets like Meta Quest, Pico, and HTC Vive, offering an alternative to controllers for interface interaction and gaming.
- The arrival of hand tracking on PlayStation VR2 could lead to updates in games that currently support it on other platforms.
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Quest 3S Now Shows On The Steam Hardware Survey, But There's A Catch
- Valve updated the Steam Hardware Survey to include Quest 3S, but only for Steam Link users.
- Quest 3S is reported as 'Quest 3' on SteamVR when using Meta's Quest Link and Virtual Desktop's tool.
- Quest 3S represents 1.05% of SteamVR usage, but it is adopted slightly slower than Quest 3.
- Meta & Oculus headsets now make up two thirds of SteamVR usage, with Valve in second place.
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Virtual reality check: Can VR headsets help in classrooms?
- Virtual reality (VR) headsets are increasingly being used in classrooms for educational purposes.
- Language learning can be enhanced through VR headsets by simulating realistic situations and facilitating communication skills.
- VR can also assist in teaching complex work procedures, such as train operations and medical simulations.
- However, the adoption of VR in education is limited due to high costs and the development of comprehensive learning applications.
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Understanding the Effect of XR in Manufacturing Spaces
- XR is becoming a strong tool in manufacturing for design review situations, as well as for immersive training and remote guidance in dangerous environments.
- The VRAR Association recently released a whitepaper highlighting how XR solutions assist modern manufacturing firms in optimising training, efficiency, and safety procedures.
- Manufacturing businesses are finding solutions that can apply to enterprise consumer product companies using VR technology, metaverse, and spatial computing.
- XR technology can enable real-time troubleshooting on the factory floor, provide real resources and knowledge transfers, as well as train workers using CAD schematics and digital resources.
- XR technology is increasingly being used in manufacturing to attract new talent and retain seasoned professionals.
- XR technology can change the stereotype perception of manufacturing being dirty and dangerous work with no real growth opportunity.
- XR can bring consistency to traditional training methods, reduce travel implications and provide an increase in retention and confidence.
- Collaborating with worker to ensure XR scaling success is essential, and winning over union stakeholders can lead to a workforce's biggest advocate.
- The VRAR Whitepaper includes more information on how XR is solving problems in big businesses.
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Apple Vision Pro Is Coming To Taiwan
- Apple Vision Pro is launching in Taiwan on December 17, with preorders opening on Thursday.
- The headset will be sold in 12 countries in total, starting at NT$119,900 in Taiwan.
- Apple released visionOS 2, bringing significant improvements and new features to Vision Pro's operating system.
- In 2026, Apple plans to launch an upgraded Vision Pro with the M5 chip for improved performance and new capabilities.
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Quest Black Friday Sales Volume on Amazon May Have Fallen Short of 2023
- Data from Amazon US suggests that Quest headsets didn’t sell as well over Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2024 as compared to 2023.
- In 2023, about 170,000 Quest headsets sold during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday period. In 2024, the number dropped to around 146,000, a decrease of 14%.
- Despite the launch of Quest 3S, price cuts, and a flagship game like Batman: Arkham Shadow, the sales volume fell short.
- The sales ratio between Quest 3S and Quest 3 during Black Friday and Cyber Monday was similar to the ratio between Quest 2 and Quest 3 in 2023.
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‘Skydance’s Behemoth’ Won’t Miss Dec 5 Launch Despite Technical Setbacks, Week-1 Patches Announced
- Skydance Games has announced that the launch of 'Behemoth' will not be delayed despite technical setbacks.
- The team has recovered from a hardware failure that caused delays in testing and certification.
- Post-launch patches are planned for the first week on PSVR 2 and Quest.
- The PC VR version release date is still to be announced.
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What is spatial computing, and how can engineers use it?
- Spatial computing is a mode of computation that makes inherent use of space, whether physical or virtual.
- Spatial computing encompasses several technologies on the reality-virtuality continuum, including VR, AR, MR, and XR.
- Engineers are using spatial computing for applications like viewing 3D models, virtual design reviews, factory layout planning, and worker ergonomics.
- Spatial computing technology is still nascent, and its full potential is yet to be realized.
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Attack on Titan VR: Unbreakable 1.0 Reaches Meta Quest On December 17
- The 1.0 release of Attack on Titan VR: Unbreakable adds co-operative play and extra missions later this month.
- The game will leave early access on December 17th with the 1.0 update, including technical tweaks and the final two chapters.
- The update will feature a co-op mode allowing players to strategize and tackle new stages together.
- Plans for future updates include adding Survival Mode and Global Challenge mode to the game.
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Skydance's Behemoth Due A “Day Seven” Patch On Quest
- Skydance's Behemoth, a highly anticipated VR game, will receive a 'day seven' patch on Quest.
- The patch will be released on December 12, a week after the game's launch on Quest.
- The purpose of the patch and the issues it aims to fix are not specified.
- Skydance Games had faced hardware failures, causing delays in testing and certification.
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