November 22, 2023

Santa Clara University: Revealing an Unseen History

Santa Clara University: Revealing an Unseen History. “In 2022, [Professor Lee] Panich and a team of faculty, students, and Muwekma Ohlone representatives began adapting that Google Earth tour into a more comprehensive augmented reality (AR) experience that will allow the thousands of people who visit SCU every year to explore Indigenous stories around our campus in real-time, directly on their phones. The GPS-driven AR tour is planned to highlight roughly 20 stops.”

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November 14, 2023

PsyPost: Virtual reality therapy may help declutter hoarding-affected homes

PsyPost: Virtual reality therapy may help declutter hoarding-affected homes. “A pilot study conducted by Stanford Medicine researchers suggests that virtual reality therapy could be a valuable tool in helping individuals with hoarding disorder overcome their challenges. The findings, published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, provide initial evidence that virtual reality simulations are a feasible way to help individuals with hoarding disorder declutter their homes.”

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November 11, 2023

TechCrunch: Snap’s latest version of its AR development tool includes a ChatGPT API, boosted productivity and more

TechCrunch: Snap’s latest version of its AR development tool includes a ChatGPT API, boosted productivity and more. “Snap is releasing a new version of its AR development tool, called the Lens Studio 5.0 Beta, to developers starting today. The new AR development tool is designed to support more advanced AR development with increased productivity and the addition of new AI capabilities, including one powered by OpenAI. Snap made the announcement at its sixth annual Lens Fest AR developer conference on Thursday.”

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November 10, 2023

University of Central Florida: New UCF Tech Uses AI, VR to Monitor Safety of Bridges, Buildings

University of Central Florida: New UCF Tech Uses AI, VR to Monitor Safety of Bridges, Buildings. “Monitoring the structural health of the nation’s aging budlings and bridges is vital to keeping people safe and helping prevent tragedies such as the Surfside condominium collapse in 2021. That’s why University of Central Florida researchers have developed four new inventions that use artificial intelligence and virtual reality to improve the structural health monitoring of buildings, bridges, roads and other civil structures.”

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November 3, 2023

New World Notes: The Nightmarishly Infinite Library Of Babel Has Haunted People For Decades. Now Borges’ Impossible Vision Exists In VRChat.

New World Notes: The Nightmarishly Infinite Library Of Babel Has Haunted People For Decades. Now Borges’ Impossible Vision Exists In VRChat.. “I just visited the Library of Babel in VRChat, and the ambition of this creation is staggering. For a comparison, I have to think back to ‘The Crooked House’ of Second Life (inspired by a Robert Heinlein story), created in 2006 by mathematician Henry Segerman. In both cases, these are literary visions that can only tangibly, interactively exist in a virtual world.”

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October 24, 2023

University of Central Florida: New UCF Project is Harnessing Virtual Reality to Teach Quantum Computing

University of Central Florida: New UCF Project is Harnessing Virtual Reality to Teach Quantum Computing. “Researchers from the University of Central Florida, University of Texas at Dallas and Vanderbilt University have received a three-year, $927,203 grant for advancing future quantum education by using virtual reality (VR) and machine learning to identify and address misconceptions regarding quantum information science (QIS).”

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October 20, 2023

Bloomberg: Google, Meta and Apple Win US Approval for Mobile VR Devices

Bloomberg: Google, Meta and Apple Win US Approval for Mobile VR Devices. “Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Apple Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. won approval from US regulators to deploy a new set of mobile virtual- and augmented-reality devices, including goggles and in-car connections. The gadgets would be allowed to tap airwaves used by Wi-Fi-enabled devices, the Federal Communications Commission decided in a 5-0 vote Thursday.”

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October 19, 2023

Stanford Medicine: Virtual reality helps people with hoarding disorder practice decluttering

Stanford Medicine: Virtual reality helps people with hoarding disorder practice decluttering. “…a pilot study by Stanford Medicine researchers suggests that a virtual reality therapy that allows those with hoarding disorder to rehearse relinquishing possessions in a simulation of their own home could help them declutter in real life. The simulations can help patients practice organizational and decision-making skills learned in cognitive behavioral therapy — currently the standard treatment — and desensitize them to the distress they feel when discarding.”

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October 16, 2023

Eyerys: Google Introduces ‘AR One Sans,’ A Font Meant For Augmented Reality Headsets

Eyerys: Google Introduces ‘AR One Sans,’ A Font Meant For Augmented Reality Headsets. “A font is those stylized characters for text information. And Google has just introduced what it calls the ‘AR One Sans’, which is a type family purposefully designed for AR environments and user interfaces. What makes it unique, is its high-readability on user interface with busy backgrounds.”

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October 15, 2023

TechCrunch: TikTok’s Effect Creator Rewards fund now has lower eligibility requirements, an updated payout model and more

TechCrunch: TikTok’s Effect Creator Rewards fund now has lower eligibility requirements, an updated payout model and more. “TikTok is updating its Effect Creator Rewards program with lower eligibility requirements, a revamped payout model, reduced payout increments and a lower threshold to start collecting rewards. The $6 million fund, which launched in May, rewards creators for the effects they make through TikTok’s AR development platform, Effect House.”

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October 14, 2023

Illinois State University: Virtual reality technology and individuals with communication disorders

Illinois State University: Virtual reality technology and individuals with communication disorders. “For the past three years, Dr. Jennine Harvey, Dr. Isaac Chang, Dr. Megan Cuellar, and Dr. Gabriela Fonseca Pereira have investigated the efficacy of virtual reality environments for speech-language pathology intervention. This interdisciplinary team has developed a real-world virtual environment to examine the potential of VR technology and innovative applications in evidence-based practice in SLP intervention, clinical training, and pedagogy.”

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October 12, 2023

Illinois State University: Technology project aims to alleviate cybersickness in VR-based driving simulation

Illinois State University: Technology project aims to alleviate cybersickness in VR-based driving simulation. “Thanks to the help of a BirdFEEDER Grant, Dr. Isaac Chang, associate professor in the Department of Technology, with the assistance of his then-graduate assistant, Savanah Kinney ’21, M.S. ’23, have designed a desktop Stewart platform to alleviate the cybersickness problem in VR-based driving simulation.”

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