Unlike the realm of virtual reality, augmented reality is less about losing yourself in some fantasy environment, and more about getting things done in the real world. So while a number of games have been released that capture the imagination on devices like the Magic Leap One and the HoloLens, when it comes to real...
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Caltech Researchers Use HoloLens to Give Directions & Object Identification to the Visually Impaired
When computers have vision but people don’t, why not have the former help the latter? That’s the gist behind the Cognitive Augmented Reality Assistant (CARA), a new HoloLens app developed by the California Institute of Technology. Assisted by the depth sensing capabilities of the HoloLens, the software uses a computer vision algorithm to scan the...
Hands-On: War Dust Mostly Delivers On Its Ambitious ‘Battlefield In VR’ FPS Promise
The best VR experiences are always the ones that really make you take a step back, pick your jaw up off the floor, and think about what you just experienced. Whether it’s emotional and moving moments in Dear Angelica, the sheer sense of pure immersion in Lone Echo, or an epic feeling of grandiose presence...
New VR Experience Simulates What It’s Like To Have Poor Color Vision
In 2016, Czech VR developer Jan Horský set out with his company iNFINITE Production to use VR as a tool for empathy — to let people see how it would feel to be in the shoes of someone else. Given that one of VR’s strengths is as a visual tool, he decided to focus on...
The 25 Best HTC Vive Games: Day #1
From the stunning precision of SteamVR tracking to the frankly ludicrous amount of games to play, the HTC Vive and its bigger brother, the Vive Pro, are arguably the best place to experience high-end VR gaming today. Sifting through the seemingly unending amount of titles on Viveport and Steam to choose just 25 apps was...
GIVEAWAY: Win Rebellion’s New VR Game, Arca’s Path, On Steam
Put your Perplexus down; there’s an all-new type of marble maze heading your way this Christmas. Arca’s Path, the first full VR game from Dream Reality Interactive (and published by Battlezone developer Rebellion) is set to launch on almost every headset under the sun tomorrow, but we’re giving you the opportunity to win one of...
StarVR Creator Starbreeze Loses CEO, Files For Reconstruction
It’s not looking good for StarVR creator and VR publisher/developer, Starbreeze. The Sweden-based company today announced that it had filed for ‘reconstruction’ with the Stockholm District Court. That’s basically Sweden’s way of filing for administration. In a press release, the company stated this was due to “a shortage of liquidity”, also confirming that CEO Bo...
PSVR Winners At Sony’s PlayStation Awards Are Not What We Expected
Sony has just announced the winners of the 2018 PlayStation Awards in Japan, and the list of VR titles raises an eyebrow. Bethesda’s Skyrim VR, Aquire’s No Heroes Allowed VR! and Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo Sport all took home prizes in this category. Before you start asking where Astro Bot is, take note that these aren’t...
Dreamscape Immersive is opening new L.A. flagship VR arcade
Startup Dreamscape Immersive is beginning its rollout of location-based VR entertainment beginning with a premier location at Westfield Century City in L.A.Read More Source: Dreamscape Immersive is opening new L.A. flagship VR arcade
Starship Commander: Arcade hands-on — Voice commands hit the final frontier
Starship Commander: Arcade from Human Interact appears to be the new name for what was just Starship Commander, which was announced almost two years ago.Read More Source: Starship Commander: Arcade hands-on — Voice commands hit the final frontier
