Virtual and augmented reality news
As an acid attack survivor, Monica Singh once found it incredibly difficult to look in the mirror. Her scarred skin brought her back to the day men poured a bucket of acid on her in Lucknow, India — a violent retaliation for her rejection of a marriage proposal. More than half of Singh’s body was...
Warning: There is some NSFW nudity in the images below. LONDON — When you think of Augmented Reality (AR), the first things that spring to mind might well be apps or gaming. But probably not fashion. To kick off London Fashion Week, though, online retailer Lyst has brought AR into the fashion world in a...
From Oculus Rift to Google Daydream, VR is getting plenty of hype. Which system should you go for, what do you need to buy, and what should you play? Until recently, virtual reality had been something of a fantasy for storytellers and technologists. As long ago as 1935, American science fiction writer Stanley G Weinbaum...
We can conjure objects into our real world as if by magic with AR, and with Pikachu and friends earning up to $10m per day, R&D departments are searching for the next phase While Dorothy, blue-skirted and pigtailed, clutching a wicker basket and a bewildered dog under her arm, surveys the weird flowers and pygmy...
These are far from disastrous times for Pokémon Go, which still boasts 30m players. But can a Halloween tie-in win back the tens of millions who have put down the game? It was the blockbuster hit of the summer, but as temperatures drop and the nights begin to draw in, wandering around with your phone...
As the use of AR grows, the building industry will benefit from the ability to visualise virtual objects in the real world Construction projects can often be besieged by problems. Planners typically work off paper blueprints and drawings, which makes it harder to capture and analyse data and share information with contractors to ensure quality...
Be still, my beating algorithm. We speak to FutureFest 2016’s Ghislaine Boddington, Rob Morgan and Marie Horner about what the future of love might look like Subscribe and review on iTunes, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast, or on your favourite podcasting app. In this episode, we explore the what the future holds for love and relationships, and...
There was an immersive dome experience at the latest VRLA event called Samskara that was based upon the Hindu Vedas produced by 360art. It featured different Hindu mythological characters reimagined by visionary artist Android Jones. I had a chance to talk to Android about the intriguing backstory of this project that involves a mysterious Swami...
When Disney, one of the largest entertainment brands on the planet, made their $4 billion acquisition of Lucasfilm, the company behind small little film franchises like Star Wars, it was essentially a foregone conclusion that the sci-fi franchise would soon be enjoying a more pronounced presence at The Happiest Place On Earth. As it turns...
When theorizing about the types of games I want to play in VR, the list is pretty predictable. Fantasy role-playing games with deep and immersive worlds, realistic military shooters, bow and arrow games, a Sword Art Online-style MMO, and many other concepts that appear on most people’s list of hypothetical games. Well, those plus a...
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