Various events have sprung up as VR and AR continue to grow and conferences and showcases focused solely on the technologies are certainly needed, but it’s encouraging to see it break ground along with other industries. The Sundance Film Festival, started in 1978, has grown into the largest independent film festival in the US and...
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‘Kill X’ Is A Spooky PlayStation VR FPS With Full Movement
Do you know what I would do if I was really in The Brookhaven Experiment? Run. I would run faster than I have ever run before, probably throwing my weapons to one side to help increase speed, screaming as I go and almost certainly crapping myself. Screw fighting to the last bullet, I want to...
From 2D Illustration to 3D VR Art: The Role of Artists with the Uncanny Valley
In July, I was invited to give a talk about virtual reality at the bi-annual Illustration Conference with indie VR developer Ashley Pinnick, who studied as an artist and illustrator. On today’s Voices of VR podcast, we talk about the process of moving from 2D illustration to 3D VR art, some potential strategies for artists...
The Scaling Ratios Every HoloLens Dev Should Know for Clean Text in Mixed Reality
Designing for mixed reality, especially for the HoloLens, can present unique challenges. Dong Yoon Park, a Principal UX Designer at Microsoft with a passion for typography, recently gave a talk to the Windows Holographic Users Group Redmond (WinHUGR) about the pitfalls he ran into trying to convert what started out as a 2D iOS app...
Netherlands First Responders Use Augmented Reality to Stop Crime Scene Contamination
Dutch police are using a system very similar to Pokémon GO on smartphones, but they aren’t walking around trying to catch little pocket monsters. The purpose of this system is to give augmented reality help to first responders who may be less qualified to work a fresh crime scene. If successful, the idea of a...
HoloLens Dev 101 : How to Build a Basic HoloLens App in Minutes
Now that we’ve got all of our software installed, we’re going to proceed with the next step in our HoloLens Dev 101 series—starting a fresh project and building it into a Holographic application. Then we will output the application to the HoloLens Emulator so we can see it in action. For some newcomers, too much...
Win $430K for Your HoloLens Concept App in the US Dept. of Education's EdSim Challenge
The US Department of Education has put together a competition called the EdSim Challenge with a $680,000 purse to facilitate next-gen education. The event calls upon augmented and virtual reality, as well as video game developers, to bring immersive simulation concepts to prepare the workforce of the future. Video: . In the 58 years since...
Microsoft Gives Windows Insiders Peek into New Paint 3D
If you’ve ever been inspired to try out 3D modeling after enjoying computer-generated imagery in video games and movies, chances are you’ve checked out an paid applications like 3ds Max (previously called 3D Studio Max), or even free ones like Blender, then just went “No Way! It’s way too complicated.” Well, Microsoft is addressing this...
Windows Holographic Lands in Windows 10 Insider Build 14971
Windows Insiders running Build 14971 of Windows 10 in the Fast Ring can now look for the “Windows Holographic First Run” app to check to see if their PCs are up to the task of running Windows Holographic. It won’t detect your VR headset yet, but at least you’ll be able to see if your...
HoloLens Dev 101: How to Install & Set Up the HoloLens Emulator
Don’t let the lack of owning a HoloLens stop you from joining in on the fun of creating software in this exciting new space. The HoloLens Emulator offers a solution for everyone that wants to explore Windows Holographic development. At $3,000, the HoloLens can be cost-prohibitive for many developers, and understanding if your software idea...