Episode 273 — Virtually There

When you can’t be there physically, it’s nice to know that you can be virtually there.  This week’s episode is all about shrinking the social distance to be something safe, manageable and more humanistic by (surprise, surprise) taking advantage of augmented reality and virtual reality.  

Want to take a picture of an object and import into your presentation?  Don’t worry.  AR Copy Paste has got you covered.  

Want to get an appropriately social distant seat at a sporting event or concert?  Head on over to Fortnite or reflect on Apple’s acquisition of NextVR.  

Have that need to sing out?  There are many avenues for that — Andy brings up the example of the City Academy Singers rendition of Björk’s song Jóga and Michael M’s son has created several YouTube videos, the latest of which is Georgia On My Mind.  

Can’t travel to a favorite destination while in lockdown?  Airbnb, Disney and others have ideas for you.

We had so many things to talk about this week, but don’t worry!  All the links are in the show notes below.  

We continue to hope that everyone is safe, healthy and well.  The team is looking forward to reassembling again for another episode next week!  Drop us a line with what you expect to be the next ways people will get together, whether for business or fun.

Selected Links

Fast Company article: This magical interface will let you copy and paste the real world into your computer — https://www.fastcompany.com/90502461/this-magical-interface-will-let-you-copy-and-paste-the-real-world-into-your-computer 

AR Copy Paste — https://arcopypaste.app 

Bloomberg article: Apple Acquires Startup NextVR that Broadcasts VR Content — https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-14/apple-acquires-startup-nextvr-to-gain-virtual-reality-content 

NextVR — https://nextvr.com 

Forbes article: ‘Fortnite’ Party Royale Will Become ‘Second Life’ On Its Way To Being The Metaverse — https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/05/09/fortnite-party-royale-will-become-second-life-on-its-way-to-being-the-metaverse/#4874158a20c1 

Inverse article: Lockdown Singing: The Science of Why Music Helps Us Connect In Isolation — https://www.inverse.com/science/lockdown-singing 

Eamonn O’Dwyer Facebook post: City Academy Singers Virtual Choir signing Jóga by Björk — https://www.facebook.com/eamonn.odwyer.96/posts/10163642408165360 

Adweek article: Airbnb and Bumble Are Giving Quarantined Daters Free Virtual Experiences — https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/airbnb-bumble-quarantined-daters-virtual-experiences/ 

Slash Film article: Disney’s ‘Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance’ Video Lets You Experience the Theme Park Ride Virtually — https://www.slashfilm.com/disney-star-wars-rise-of-the-resistance-video/ 

Cnet article: Zoom, but in VR: Why Spatial’s free meeting app feels like a leap forward — https://www.cnet.com/news/zoom-but-in-vr-why-spatials-free-meeting-app-feels-like-a-leap-forward/ 

Spatial — https://spatial.io

Upload VR article: Oculus Quest Now Works On Rift & SteamVR With The Cable In The Box — https://uploadvr.com/oculus-link-usb-2-update/ 

Epic Online Services — https://dev.epicgames.com/en-US/services 

Extended remix links for this week

Vice article: This Computer Chip Has Only One Purpose: Running ‘Doom’ — https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qj4485/this-computer-chip-has-only-one-purpose-running-doom 

The Register article: Source code for seminal adventure game Zork circa-1977 exhumed from MIT tapes, plonked on GitHub — https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/05/08/zork_source_code_released/ 

TechCrunch article: This material can heal itself when cut — https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/14/this-material-can-heal-itself-when-cut/ 

Apple newsroom: Apple unveils biggest update to Logic since the launch of Logic Pro X — https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/05/apple-unveils-biggest-update-to-logic-since-the-launch-of-logic-pro-x/ 

Mashable article: All 201 episodes of ‘The Office’ will be recreated on Slack — https://mashable.com/article/the-office-slack-mschf/ 

Safe Spacer — https://www.safespacer.net 

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