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Wallace and Gromit Embark on an Augmented Reality Adventure in Inventive New Game

The team used gaming developer platform Unity Technology’s Mixed and Augmented Reality Studio product and the AR Foundation toolkit to create the immersive world in which the experience is set. They also collaborated with Sugar Creative and Tiny Rebel Games and received research support from the University of South Wales.

Ewings said the team also developed software that will determine how the game plays out in real-time based on user interactions with the story.

See the full story here: https://www.adweek.com/creativity/wallace-and-gromit-embark-on-an-augmented-reality-adventure-in-inventive-new-game/

Kevin Reilly Joins Advisory Board Of Israeli Tech Startup DeepDub In First Move Since WarnerMedia Exit

Kevin Reilly, who ended a six-year run at WarnerMedia last summer amid waves of restructuring at the media company, has resurfaced as an advisory board member of a tech startup called DeepDub.

In an interview with Deadline, Reilly described what he sees as a compelling opportunity for the emerging outfit, and said he expects his next professional chapter will not involve a return to the TV executive ranks.

Israel-based DeepDub, which launched in 2019 and debuted its main product just last month, uses artificial intelligence tools to provide localized entertainment programming. As a flood of streamingservices come to market with global ambitions, the company is aiming to help make the process of dubbing more seamless and efficient and potentially more appealing to A-list talent. The breakthrough of French-language Netflix original Lupin in the U.S. is just the latest sign of the cross-pollination to come.

See the full story here: https://deadline.com/2021/01/kevin-reilly-joins-deepdub-advisory-board-ai-startup-warnermedia-1234674792/

Deloitte – 9 predictions for 2021

1. Edge computing will increase
2. Cloud computing will increase
3. 5G and conspiracy theories – concerns about 5G health risks are widespread. Education needs to be consistent and it needs to start now
4. OpenRAN – next gen radio access network will gain wide adoption
5. The gender gap in sports revenue is closing fast. Look for record-breaking attendance and revenue
6. The hyper-quantified athlete – look for questions about how best to use the data ethically
7. 8K TVs adoption – entertainment, gaming, work, business cases
8. AR/VR headset sales will double over 2019 levels in 2021 – covid provided an opportunity to prove their usefulness in enterprise and education
9. Video doctors’ visits will become the new normal in the long-term

Visit www.deloitte.com/predictions to see the full report

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Five highlights from FDA’s new AI device regulation Action Plan

On January 12, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Digital Health Center of Excellence released its new five-part “Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Based Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) Action Plan,” which describes the agency’s efforts to regulate products that incorporate AI. It is a direct response to stakeholder feedback to the April 2019 discussion paper, “Proposed Regulatory Framework for Modifications to Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning-Based Software as a Medical Device.” Although the Action Plan is light on details for AI regulation, it pledges specific actions that show FDA is moving forward with its “Predetermined Change Control Plan” regulatory framework for machine learning devices. The docket for comments on the plan remains open, and device manufacturers may be interested in providing feedback to FDA on its AI policy proposals, before the agency finalizes its regulatory framework.

1. Tailored regulatory framework for AI/ML-based SaMD – Draft guidance to come

2. Good Machine Learning Process (GMLP)

3. Patient-centered approach incorporating transparency to users – Public workshop to come

4. Regulatory science methods related to algorithm bias & robustness

5. Real-world performance (RWP) – Pilot program to come

See the full story here: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/five-highlights-from-fda-s-new-ai-7900390/

Virtual reality stars on our screens – Web Trends

During the world’s largest block dedicated to technological innovation, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which has not just been held in Las Vegas as usual but on the Internet, the Korean multinational LG has presented its novelties through a hypothetical young woman. 

Wearing a Hoodies Pink and neon black leggings, she I wrote an article about the Android Surface Disinfectant, then naturally referenced the latest models in the LG Gram PC line. She also shared with her fans in a personal way, just like them, lamenting her inability to travel during the pandemic to advance her singing career.

...How do we explain this madness of his digital creatures? Liu, 28, explains, “Since you can’t see how they behave in real life, you can project your own fantasies to them.” Bangkok Post. 

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Porsche Promote All-Electric Taycan Using Web-based Augmented Reality Print Advertising With Blue Logic and Aircards

The Porsche Taycan experience was developed on the 8th Wall WebAR framework. Aircards are an 8th Wall Premier Partner and are the agency behind experiences such as the Verizon Santa’s Grotto experience, and the Michelob ULTRA Pure Gold Yosemite portal.

See the full story here: https://www.prweb.com/releases/2021/1/prweb17658837.htm

Tom’s Guide CES 2021 Awards: Rollable phones, microLED TV and a robot that pours you wine

PhilNote: much overlap with other lists but a few new ones.

Vuzix took the covers off a new pair of AR smart glasses at CES 2021 that make use of a microLED projector to create smart spectacles we’d actually wear. Combining a design that wouldn’t look out of place at a hipster opticians, the glasses — simply called Vuzix Next Gen Smart Glasses — can display color or monochrome content to both lenses. And features like integrated touch controls and noise-cancelling microphones mean the glasses don’t just look neat but promise to be practical. These particular Vuzix specs might not become a final product, but they look more like a real device than some crazy concept, and hint at how AR smart glasses could finally become mainstream. 

See the full story here: https://www.tomsguide.com/news/ces-2021-awards

SenseGlove Nova VR Haptic Gloves Are Straight Out Of ‘Ready Player One’

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Presenting the Best of CES 2021 winners!

The cream of the crop in 14 categories, plus Best of the Best and the winner of our People's Choice reader poll.

See the full story here: https://www.engadget.com/best-of-ces-2021-winners-215307033.html

Augmented Realty Art Fest From the Comfort of Your Living Room

On Tuesday, Acute Art and Dazed Media announced that the UK capital’s popular Unreal City exhibition will be viewable from home via your smartphone for the next month. Originally scheduled to run from December 8 to January 5, the high-tech show, which is accessible via the free Acute Art app, will now run through February 9.

Unreal City consists of 36 AR works from artists from all over the globe, including never before seen pieces from KAWS, Bjarne Melgaard and Tomás Saraceno. While the virtual sculptures were all site-specific before—they were positioned in 24 locations between the Waterloo and Millennium Bridges along London’s south bank—you can now view them anywhere, even in your own home or condo. And even though the exhibition was originally organized for UK residents, it’s now been opened to the entire world.

See the full story here: https://robbreport.com/shelter/art-collectibles/unreal-city-ar-festival-extended-1234591090/