Virtual and augmented reality news
Apple’s in-house music identification app Shazam has been quiet on the augmented reality front since officially joining Cupertino’s finest last year, but a new promotion gives AR enthusiasts an occasion to raise a toast. Last week, Shackleton Whisky launched an augmented reality experience via Shazam’s app for iOS and Android. After scanning specially marked Shackleton...
.A new Windows Insider build adds the ability to launch classic Win32 desktop applications in Windows Mixed Reality. Preview build 18329 adds “the ability to launch Desktop (Win32) applications (such as Spotify, Paint.NET, and Visual Studio Code) in Windows Mixed Reality, just like how you launch Store app.” Access the feature by bringing “up Pins...
The British Army awarded Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BiSim) a £1 million contract to develop VR training software. The scheme is called ‘Virtual Reality in Land Training’ (VRLT). The army claims VRLT “will allow soldiers to train in a wide-range of complex and hostile simulated scenarios that are not easy to recreate on a training ground”....
Sequels don’t come much more by-the-numbers than Holopoint Chronicle. But then, for a game so matter-of-fact as ‘shoot arrows, get fit’, you don’t really need much else, do you? The original Holopoint helped people lose weight and the sequel looks like it will do the same. This is evolution over revolution, with incremental improvements and additions...
Sony’s PSVR headset has proven to be something of a white knight for VR. Despite being technically inferior to the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive on almost every level, PlayStation leveraged 20+ years of industry experience to create an awesome line-up for its PS4-based device. PSVR is home to many of VR’s best games and...
Warby Parker is today introducing virtual try-on to let shoppers select a pair of frames and instantly see how they look. The tech was built on Apple’s ARKit, and the feature is only available to users on the Warby Parker iOS app on an iPhone X or later. Warby Parker, which launched in 2010, attempted...
If there’s one company that is a fan of the TrueDepth camera on Apple’s iPhone X devices, it’s the popular eyeglasses retailer Warby Parker. Last year, the company introduced the ability to measure customers’ faces using the depth-sensing front-facing sensor on the original iPhone X. Don’t Miss: Warby Parker Uses iPhone X to Measure Your...
Among the many partnerships mentioned early on in the life of the Magic Leap One, by far one of the most talked about has been the comic book app from Madefire. On Monday, the two companies finally released the app to public, and we got a sneak peek at how it works just before release....
Disney is making another full VR animated film, says Cycles director Jeff Gipson. Cycles is Disney’s first full VR animation.Read More Source: Disney is making another ‘top secret’ VR film after Cycles
The United States must appoint a task force to investigate the dangers AR, VR, and AI pose to children. This goes beyond screen time.Read More Source: U.S. needs a task force to examine risks AR, VR, and 5G pose to kids
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