For years, VR has been winding the distance between science and science, with insane promises made in films from Tron to The Matrix and Ready Player One mirrored in the complicated, reel-controlled, VR configuration. However, the introduction of amazing home systems has lately brought the technology to an end.

For most of us, it might be an opportunity to discover new places through video games from our living rooms, but Yamaha VR is opening new doors to boost productivity growth. Masayuki Miki, part of the research team of Yamaha Technological R&D Centre, in the Fundamental Technology Research Division, explains:

"Yamaha has been using riding simulators built around actual motorcycles for some time.

"Since VR allows us to ‘ride’ a wide range of products on all kinds of road environments we’ve created, our simulators and VR equipment play an important role in our research into rider–machine dynamics. It also goes toward achieving our Jin-Ki Kanno development ideal [which is about bikes providing fulfillment as well as transport]."

Yamaha can model real-world concept bikes on the machine, play with handling and configuration adjustments, and test on a number of roads to represent various surfaces and weather, all without the inconvenience of doing so in real life. Bad news for spy photographers who expect a new model would be a pap, but perfect for accelerating growth.

Yet a dilemma remained. Like many new VR users, Yamaha finds that their test drivers suffer VR-sickness - nausea that the body struggles with other emotions, which contain another message, to balance the visual cues of the VR headset.

"We already had our own theories based on experience, for example no accompanying sound in the simulations seemed to make the sickness worse or that vibration seemed to help reduce its degree, but we had no clear evidence," said Miki.

He went on to explain that VR means a far bigger group of people (perhaps even customers) will be able to ‘ride’ prototypes, saying: "If this project leads to a substantive solution, it’ll be possible to have riders with different techniques and perceptions participate in tests."

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A national-level workshop on machine learning and data science is to be organized in Nepal. The third National Machine Learning and Data Science Workshop 2020 will be organized in collaboration with Machine Learning and Data Science Network (MLDSN) Nepal and Mountech Solutions Pvt.

This will be the first time that this program will be held from 30^th July to 3rd of August. Earlier programs were being held in various colleges, but this year it will be organized through Zoom due to the Coronavirus epidemic.

Various experts will present working papers in the program. There will also be training and project sessions on machine learning and data science. There will also be a discussion program with the participation of various experts.

It is mentioned that there will be the participation of eminent persons from the industry and education sector of Nepal. The discussion will focus on the opportunity and use of machine learning and data science in Nepal.

Participants will also be able to receive training in this regard. You will have to pay a certain fee to participate in the program.

One hundred rupees for listening to the program, five hundred rupees for the presenter, and participation.

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Virtual Showroom is relatably a new concept in Nepal. It has been in operation by a few of the automobile companies recently due to the COVID-19 pandemic and fear among the people to actually come out and experience the car physically.

What is Virtual Showroom?

A virtual showroom is basically a video chat between a customer and a car salesperson where they walk around the car and provide you with all the key specifications.

How is Virtual Showroom different from a car review on the internet?

“Virtual showroom is a live video chat in between the customer and the salesperson. You can directly ask your queries which might not have been covered in the review video.”, states Suman Regmi, Manager- Marketing Communications, Go Automobiles.

How effective is Virtual Showroom in Nepal?

Digitization has just been mushrooming in Nepal. It is reportedly growing after the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown where people could not come out of their house but had to buy necessary goods. Virtual Showroom came with the same concept, however, the car being a huge investment, it has not been effective for now.

“A car is an expensive commodity to purchase. People just don’t buy a car without actually seeing, touching, or experiencing it. The online market has not fully been trusted in the Nepalese market. Big online markets have recently got a huge customer due to COVID pandemic, the virtual showroom is just a kickstart.”, states Sijan Neupane, Marketing Head, Agni Mahindra.

According to Rupesh Sharma Bhatta, General Manager, Laxmi Hyundai, there are three things that make virtual showroom ineffective for the recent times,

1) An automobile is a high-value purchase, people need to experience, touch, and feel the car in order to buy.

2) The Nepalese market is not prepared and lacks confidence in buying a car online.

3) Payment made through bank finance should be incorporated online, which is a lengthy procedure for customers, sellers, and the bank.

However, he also adds that this is a new concept, and with time it is certain that an automobile seller may cash in some percentage of their sales through online medium. For that, the market should be confident in an online purchase and a dedicated consultant with the motive of entertaining customer’s queries would be required to make the virtual showrooms effective.

 

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Many of the smartphones we see on the market nowadays would have the option of enabling a virtual assistant. You've definitely heard about Siri, Cortana, or Alexa, but maybe you really don't know what they are, what they're capable of doing, and what they're doing in the field of email marketing. While the primary method of using these tools remains touch, the voice has become part of the communication between humans and computers. And this capability is going to be much more important in the future.

Through integrating mobile computers, application programming interfaces, and the explosion of mobile apps, virtual assistant technology succeeds. While it was developed for military use, like almost all, this technology is present in our everyday lives nowadays, becoming a marketing sensation in 2018. Not only is it set to be used with the voice of the user, but you can also communicate in writing or by photos through this program, which means that this form of software provides infinite possibilities.

 

So how can we be supported by a virtual assistant?

• We can get details about anything from this kind of tool.

• It can warn us about the weather or the traffic situation in our area, in addition to reading the news.

• The music you want to listen to, the shows and movies you want to watch, read audiobooks, ETC, will be played by any interactive assistants.

• All you need to do is say the order, and the robotic assistant is going to do what you told them to do.

• Some programs, such as Siri, allowing you to send messages using WhatsApp, automatically set your alarm for the time you want to wake up, generate screen brightness enhancement alerts, and even disable Wi-Fi.

• There are many roles for Virtual Assistants, but the vast majority of them are undefined.

Major virtual Assistants

Alexa and Cortana

The VDA embedded in the Windows operating system is Cortana, and the virtual assistant created by Amazon is Alexa. Today, they have teamed up to create robotic assistants for the next generation. The opportunity to order from Amazon from Cortana would be one of the benefits of this technology. This would be possible because orders for this platform will be purchased and handled by Alexa. Also, by telling Cortana to enable Alexa, you can use various third-party resources. But it isn't like that. Cortana can be reached via the Amazon Virtual Assistant and assists in calendar maintenance or reminders.

In brief, two amazing brands that come together to make things easy for you.

Siri  

Siri is probably the market's finest VDA. Maybe that's because it was the most used by consumers in the past, but the rivalry with Apple is fierce now. Siri is made even more human by the current method. His voice is simpler, and what we are doing can be more understood, because we can communicate with it more effectively. Siri tells us about the news, recommends music, writes emails, translates sentences into other languages, in addition to configuring passwords, sending messages to WhatsApp, ordering a pizza. To make your life simpler, it offers many services.

Google Assistant

The Google Assistant is very different from the previous three systems. It is not as “human” as the others, but it has many features. One of its great advantages is that it is not only embedded in devices with Android, you can also download the application for iOS, or use it for Chrome. With this VDA you can also visit online stores and restaurants, or register your searches to suggest some recommendations in the future. The software understands any common language and is capable of answering complex questions. Also, with the new update, you can create alerts about the prices of flights.

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