Archive for the ‘virtual reality’ category: Page 77
Jun 20, 2016
Two inventions deal with virtual-reality sickness | KurzweilAI
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in category: virtual reality
“Columbia Engineering researchers announced earlier this week that they have developed a simple way to reduce VR motion sickness that can be applied to existing consumer VR devices, such as Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Sony PlayStation VR, Gear VR, and Google Cardboard devices.”
Jun 13, 2016
The first ‘Star Trek’ VR game arrives this fall
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: entertainment, space travel, virtual reality
If you’re a Star Trek fan, the odds are that your dream game (outside of a Holodeck) involves helming a starship as if you were really on the bridge. Well, you’re about to get your wish: Ubisoft has teased Star Trek: Bridge Crew, the sci-fi series’ first-ever virtual reality game. The title is set in JJ Abrams’ Star Trek universe, and has you taking on the captain, engineer, helm or tactical stations of the remarkably Enterprise -like starship Aegis as it resettles what’s left of the Vulcan population. Think of it as a very sophisticated VR version of Spaceteam — you have to coordinate with the rest of your crew to explore the galaxy and fight off enemies.
Bridge Crew arrives this fall and will support both the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift on PCs as well as PlayStation VR. More details will have to wait until Ubisoft’s E3 press event on Monday, but it’s already clear that the publisher is making good on its promise of a big VR gaming push this year. We wouldn’t be surprised if Ubi has more extra-immersive games to show when it takes to the stage.
Jun 9, 2016
Now you can upload photos to Facebook with 360-degree views
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: mobile phones, virtual reality
Facebook launched a feature that allows users to upload photos with 360-degree views on Thursday.
Apart from photos taken from 360-degree cameras, panoramic photos taken on a mobile phone can be converted to a 360-degree view on the newsfeed, the company said on Thursday.
The photos can also be seen in virtual reality compatible devices, Facebook said.
Continue reading “Now you can upload photos to Facebook with 360-degree views” »
Jun 9, 2016
Augmented virtual reality for business
Posted by Zoltan Istvan in categories: augmented reality, business, transhumanism, virtual reality
Fun video and article with some transhumanism now on the main China Public TV (English).
We’ve heard a lot about Augmented and Virtual Reality. But outside of gaming, is it practical in the workplace? That’s a key focus at this year’s Augmented World Expo in Silicon Valley.
At the Augmented World Expo, it’s goggles, goggles and more goggles.
Jun 8, 2016
Future humans: Immortal, jobless and genius
Posted by Montie Adkins in categories: augmented reality, biotech/medical, computing, cyborgs, drones, internet, life extension, mobile phones, virtual reality
What will we do when money has no meaning? And if everyone gets life extension what will today’s mega rich think and/or do about it?
May you live in interesting times – A curse, origin unknown
One of the ‘curses’ usually attributed to ancient China, but frequently thrown around in today’s society is ‘May you live in interesting times’, suggesting that living in turbulent times, no matter the cause, is somehow a bad thing.
Continue reading “Future humans: Immortal, jobless and genius” »
Jun 6, 2016
Medtronic launches virtual reality app for stents using Google Cardboard
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: augmented reality, biotech/medical, evolution, virtual reality
Just more proof of the evolution of tech.
http://www.imedicalapps.com/2016/06/medtronic-virtual-realit…ardboard/#
Medtronic has launched the Aortic AR app, a virtual reality medical app for their abdominal aortic aneurysm repair stent.
Continue reading “Medtronic launches virtual reality app for stents using Google Cardboard” »
Jun 4, 2016
Fly with your drone in VR thanks to the Exo360’s five 4K cameras
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: drones, robotics/AI, virtual reality
Queen B Robotics has combined drones with virtual reality, coming up with a drone with five cameras, able to capture 360-degree video.
Jun 3, 2016
Microsoft’s latest HoloLens trailer looks ripped from a sci-fi blockbuster — By Matt Smith | Digital Trends
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: augmented reality, business, hardware, software, virtual reality
“HoloLens … is not just a headset. It’s also an API – called Windows Holographic — built by Microsoft to let developers code programs from the HoloLens itself. The company’s announcement that it’s opening Windows Holographic to partners means that they, too, will be able to build devices for its API platform. Anything that’s developed using that API should work as well on partner devices as on the HoloLens itself.”
Jun 2, 2016
Elon Musk believes we are probably characters in some advanced civilization’s video game
Posted by Andreas Matt in categories: augmented reality, Elon Musk, entertainment, virtual reality
Don’t believe me? Here’s Musk’s argument in full:
The strongest argument for us being in a simulation probably is the following. Forty years ago we had pong. Like, two rectangles and a dot. That was what games were.
Now, 40 years later, we have photorealistic, 3D simulations with millions of people playing simultaneously, and it’s getting better every year. Soon we’ll have virtual reality, augmented reality.