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Pocket Matrix: How Phones Are Altering Reality With The Help Of VR & AR

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Pocket Matrix: How Phones Are Altering Reality With The Help Of VR & AR

Since the 80s, virtual reality has been nothing more than a dream, with movies like Back To The Future and Tron simply speculating as to what could be. How would virtual reality come into our lives and how could it change our daily lives? While building blocks such as the Oculus Quest 2 and HTC Vive Pro 2 have promised to keep the virtual reality front evolving at a rapid pace, mobile phones have also been adding some pieces to the puzzle that is not only a virtual reality but also augmented reality, a technology that can alter our physical surroundings as opposed to making a whole new reality.

It’s hard to believe that something so small can have the processing power to change the reality around us, but the technology is there and finding new ways to change the game every day. This became huge when game developer Niantic created their AR version of the ever-popular Pokemon series. In this iteration, Pokemon can be caught in your surroundings. For example, if you’re walking in the park and happen upon a Pokemon in the game, a scenario is created in augmented reality using your phone’s camera and the view it is capturing of the park around you. The Pokemon is then placed into that augmented reality where you can then catch it.

It was a small step for the augmented reality field but garnered the attention of fans everywhere with Pokemon being one of the most popular gaming franchises out there. Take that same technology and place it on something like casino gaming to repackage the product entirely. A business like Playerz casino could use both augmented reality and virtual reality to breathe a completely different life into their games by making players feel like they’re really sitting down at a table playing against competitors all over the world. With the popularity of live dealer games, Playerz could take augmented reality to digitally place dealers in a living room, basement, or garage. This would essentially give fans of the online casino a portable blackjack or roulette table – dealer included!

If you want to play the slots instead, you can see the lights flashing all around you, you can hear the bells and chimes in a 360-degree cone around you with the help of Bluetooth headphones. The potential this technology has to enhance immersion is everything we’d hoped it could be in the ’80s and then some.

There are plenty of ways how AR and VR could change the world, but in the world of gaming, it has just as many possibilities. With VR, games like World of Warcraft, New World, and Final Fantasy XIV could have the player inhabiting their avatar’s body experiencing the world from a first-person perspective, up close and personal with everything that makes their game unique. Talking with friends could be face to face, casting spells could be a full-body movement and reloading a weapon could actually be reloading a weapon.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg seems to see the potential in the technologies as he’s investing in the Metaverse and says the platform could replace the internet as we know it. The Metaverse would have humans inhabiting avatars to essentially browse the web. That includes taking part in Skype meetings, watching movies and window shopping at your favourite online retailer.

As it stands now, the technology seems to be years or decades away from being able to deliver such monumental promises. For now, we’ll just have to settle for catching monsters in our bedrooms and sitting down at a virtual poker table.

Are Hookup Sites Worthless? Of Course, No

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Are Hookup Sites Worthless? Of Course, No

While some people say that they’ve met their spouse through a friend of a friend, others look to dating sites and apps as ways to meet other singles. Of course, hookup sites have existed for several decades now, but only recently have people begun to embrace them, and it has yielded significant results. For a good list of the best hookup sites check here.

Here are some remarkable benefits of hookup sites to let you know why it’s worth the time:

It Is Easy to Get Started

Most hookup sites and apps have simple sign-up processes, and it’s easy to find like-minded individuals. The services have a simplified registration process, so you only have to provide your most essential information. You can stop there or include all your details. Either way, you will be able to search for a match with just a few clicks on your screen.

Hookup Sites Offer Privacy

Unlike going through a friend of a friend, hookup sites are more discreet. You can look for dates without anyone knowing, which is especially handy if you are not looking for a serious relationship.

There Is a Dating Site for Everyone

Whether you are a Christian, Muslim, a Buddhist or a Sikh, a gay man, or an LGBT supporter, there is a dating site for you. There’s even one for those who have disabilities and want to find love.

You Have the Power

As the person looking for dates, you have all the control of your preferences. You can choose only to see people of a certain height, weight, age or location. You can also choose to filter out people who do not have similar interests as you.

You Can Be Very Selective

When it comes to hookup sites, you can decide what qualities you want in the person. So if you are looking for someone with a certain degree or major, this won’t be a problem during your search. Besides, thanks to dating sites and apps, you can have access to singles from different walks of life.

It Is Safe and Secure

Most hookup sites services are safe and secure, ensuring that you only communicate with certified people who are looking for love. You can use an app or a message board to tell your matches about yourself. If they are also interested, they will reply to get acquainted easily.

You Have the Option to Meet in Person

Once you have communicated with someone and feel comfortable, you can always suggest meeting up in person. This is a great way to see the potential for a relationship.

You Can Date in Your Pajamas

You don’t have to dress up and leave the house every time you want to meet someone. You can simply log into your account and chat with matches on your laptop or smartphone – even when you feel like staying home.

Bottom Line

There are many reasons why hookup sites are becoming more popular every day. It is easy, private, and secure. You can be as selective as you want, and you can easily connect with your matches. With hookup sites, you also can meet in person for a relationship.

If you are interested in finding love but don’t know where to start, hookup sites are an excellent way to go. It offers everything you need to find the perfect match.

Bully Share New Single ‘Just for Love’

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Bully Share New Single ‘Just for Love’

Bully have shared a new single, ‘Just for Love’, which was recorded during the sessions for their third album, SUGAREGG. The band has also announced a run of North American dates in support of the album, starting December 9. Check out the list of dates and listen to ‘Just for Love’, which Alicia Bognanno co-produced with SUGAREGG collaborator John Congleton, below.

Bully 2021 Tour Dates:

Thu Dec 9 – Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall
Fri Dec 10 – Charlottesville, VA – The Southern
Sat Dec 11 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
Sun Dec 12 – Philadelphia , PA – Underground Arts
Tue Dec 14 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl
Wed Dec 15 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
Thu Dec 16 – Lancaster, PA – Tellus 360
Fri Dec 17 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe
Sat Dec 18 – Louisville, KY – Zanzabar

Babeheaven Release New Single ‘Don’t Wake Me’

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Babeheaven Release New Single ‘Don’t Wake Me’

Babeheaven – the West London five-piece led by Nancy Andersen and Jamie Travis – have shared a new track called ‘Don’t Wake Me’, following October’s ‘The Hours’. Check out its lyric video below.

“’Don’t Wake Me’ is a song about feeling connected – in some ways to our belongings and some to our loved ones,” Andersen explained in a statement. “I’ve gotten to the point in my life that when I go home (to my family home) it doesn’t really feel like home anymore. So lyrically, I was thinking about the feeling of home, home being with someone you love and the positions one accumulates in life.”

Babehaven dropped their debut album, Home For Now, late last year.

070 Shake Enlists NLE Choppa for New Song ‘Lose My Cool’

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070 Shake Enlists NLE Choppa for New Song ‘Lose My Cool’

070 Shake has shared a new single, ‘Lose My Cool’, featuring NLE Choppa. The track comes with an accompanying video directed by C.O.R.E., which you can check out below.

‘Lose My Cool’ marks 070 Shake’s first new music in almost two years. It’s the first offering from You Can’t Kill Me Because I Don‘t Exist, the follow-up to the artist’s 2020 debut Modus Vivendi. 070 Shake teased the title of the new record in her Adult Swim Festival livestream set, where she also previewed the track ‘Skin & Bones’. Last year, she debuted an unreleased song called ‘History’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

This Week’s Best New Songs: Wild Pink, Wet Leg, String Machine, and More

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This Week’s Best New Songs: Wild Pink, Wet Leg, String Machine, and More

Throughout the week, we update our Best New Songs playlist with the new releases that caught our attention the most, be it a single leading up to the release of an album or a newly unveiled deep cut. And each Monday, we round up the best new songs released over the past week (the eligibility period begins on Monday and ends Sunday night) in this best new music segment.

On this week’s list, we have the latest single from Wet Leg, ‘Too Late’, a sardonic yet earnestly vulnerable song about “sleepwalking into adulthood”; Wild Pink’s magnificent 9-minute track ‘Florida’, a love letter to frontman John Ross’ home state; Anaïs Mitchell’s   ‘Brooklyn Bridge’, a stunning ballad from her upcoming self-titled LP; allie’s heartfelt new single ‘cast iron’, featuring production from Quarter-Life Crisis and released as part of Saddle Creek’s Document series; and ‘Gales of Worry’, a sunny, enveloping indie folk tune from Pittsburgh’s String Machine, the lead single off their new album Hallelujah Hell Yeah.

Best New Songs: December 6, 2021

Wet Leg, ‘Too Late’

Song of the Week: Wild Pink, ‘Florida’

Anaïs Mitchell, ‘Brooklyn Bridge’

allie feat. Quarter Life Crisis, ‘cast iron’

String Machine, ‘Gales of Worry’

Watch Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin Cover KISS’ ‘Rock and Roll All Nite’

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Watch Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin Cover KISS’ ‘Rock and Roll All Nite’

For the final instalment of their Hannukah Sessions series, Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and producer Greg Kurstin have shared a cover of KISS’ ‘Rock and Roll All Night’. For the last eight days, the pair have covered songs by Jewish artists, including the Clash, Billy Joel, Amy Winehouse, Van Halen, the Ramones, and Lisa Loeb. Watch their take on ‘Rock and Roll All Night’ below.

“Ladies and gentlemen….we made it. Night 8!” Grohl wrote in the video’s description. “And what better way to celebrate another year of Hanukkah Sessions than Chaim Witz and Stanley Eisen….two young lads from Queens that set the world (and thousands of stages) on FIRE as Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS!!!”

Stream Mach-Hommy’s New Album ‘Balens Cho’

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Stream Mach-Hommy’s New Album ‘Balens Cho’

Mach-Hommy has self-released a new album titled Balens Cho (which translates to Hot Candles in Haitian Creole). The 13-track project, which follows the Newark rapper’s 2021 album Pray for Haiti, features guest appearances from Tha God Fahim and AA Rashid as well as production from Ras G, Nicholas Craven, Conductor Williams, Fortes, Messiah Musik, and Sam Gendel. Listen to it below.

Watch Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin Cover the Clash’s ‘Train in Vain’

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Watch Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin Cover the Clash’s ‘Train in Vain’

Continuing their Hannukah Sessions series, Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and producer Greg Kurstin have shared a cover of the Clash’s ‘Train in Vain’. Check it out below.

“Michael Geoffrey Jones, born to Russian Jewish mother Renee Zagansky, would come to be known as punk rock legend Mick Jones, co-founder of @TheClash,” Grohl wrote on social media. “It’s London Calling Jerusalem as we take a ‘Train In Vain.’”

Previously, Grohl and Kurstin offered their take on Lisa Loeb’s ‘Stay (I Missed You)’, the Ramones’ ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’, Barry Manilow’s ‘Copacabana (At The Copa)’, Van Halen’s ‘Jump’, Amy Winehouse’s ‘Take The Box’, and Billy Joel’s ‘Big Shot’.

5 Horrible Mistakes and Bugs in GTA Trilogy

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5 Horrible Mistakes and Bugs in GTA Trilogy

Just back in November, Rockstar games unveiled Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition. The special edition release included minimal remasters of three classic Grand Theft Auto Games: GTA Vice City, GTA 3, and GTA San Andreas.

However, upon its release, many noticed many flaws within a game, from bad character redesigns to rain that looks badly overlayed with minimal editing and thought for the player.

To share some of our favourite glaring bugs and remaster mistakes in the game, we made a list of some of our favourites below.

Bad Rain Effect

The most annoying aspect of the remaster is probably the horrible choice of rain that Rockstar developed to make it appear more “realistic” and high-definition. Because of its dreadful and robust appearance, it looked like a university student made it during a weekend project. Unfortunately, this lousy choice appears to have passed Rockstar’s game testers and anyone with a sense of quality and taste.

First Person Bug

Rockstar decided to include the fun first-person camera view for players in the new remaster. This feature became more prominent in the GTA series with GTA V, commercially the most successful game in the franchise. However, it did not work out so well; the first person camera seemed to have tons of bugs that made it unplayable. Hopefully, Rockstar will fix this as soon as possible.

Arm Bug

Another bug within a game is prominent in GTA Vice City. This bug happens when players use Tommy to ride a motorbike and are about to try a wheelie. While it seems minor, the bug does make for some hilarious gameplay. This bug asks the question, how much money and time did Rockstar put into this remaster?

Hidden Wall

Glassy Games released a video that showcased a significant bug within GTA 3 remaster version. Whilst some glitches seem minor, this one seems to break the game’s enjoyment. The glitch is game-killing but straightforward, as it stops the player from moving forward due to a blank wall or a transparent object.

Getting Stuck Within

Lastly, to finalise the last small list of bugs in the new GTA release, we have this hilarious glitch that appears throughout the three games where a player gets stuck within an object or scenery. Whilst this type of thing happens throughout many video games; you’d expect Rockstar to do a little better when GTA 6 seems to be decades away.

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