SSVAR blog talking about virtual reality,augmented reality and mixed reality.
Augmented reality seems to be the talk of the town lately, with everything from glasses to furniture stores prepping to implement exciting, new AR technology. Well now, it looks like even our food is getting a makeover for the augmented reality future. Dr Katsunori Okajima, professor at Yokohama National University, spoke at the Hacking flavour...
Oculus and Samsung have announced that the latest edition of the Gear VR mobile VR headset will be releasing on April 21. The standard $99 price will be raised to $129 to accommodate the cost of the new motion controller that is being bundled with the headset. The controller by itself will be available for...
On the list of things I thought I would be seeing when I showed up to a meeting with Oculus last week to demo the new Gear VR, doubled resolution was not one of them. Increasing the resolution of virtual reality headsets is at the very top of many people’s “Problems to Solve” list including my...
Despite their corporate fraternity, the Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR don’t cross over with each other very often when it comes to content. Certain applications will often be available on the one and not the other (looking at you March Madness). Game ports do happen but they typically flow from the less powerful Gear on...
Samsung and Oculus are announcing some big changes to their Gear VR mobile VR headset. A new controller, new experiences and a brand new Oculus Home are either arriving today or on the way for fans of this powerful little system. Oculus Home, the main content and navigation hub, is getting a top to bottom redesign....
Last week Rock Band VR released exclusive for the Oculus Rift with Touch. The long-running franchise has been around for years and led to countless plastic-instrument wielding families around the world to live out their rock star fantasies from the comfort and shelter of their living rooms. Now, that dream is extended into the immersive...
Traditionally Samsung reveals its latest flagship smartphone around the beginning of March at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona. This year is anything but traditional for the Korean electronics giant, though, as it finds itself on the back foot following the disastrous launch of the exploding Galaxy Note 7 device last year. As a...
This week sees the launch of the long-anticipated live action remake of beloved anime movie, Ghost in the Shell, starring Scarlett Johansson. As you probably guessed, there’ll be a VR experience tying into the movie too. This isn’t just any old 360 video, though; this is a new Oculus Studios project, created as a collaboration...
Valve’s SteamVR Tracking system is great for VR but certainly not limited to it. For developers, hackers, researchers, and more who might have use for an inexpensive high accuracy, low latency, 6 DOF positional tracking system, it’s possible to use the new Vive Trackers or controllers (even with a single base station) without needing to...
An article published this week by IT Brief discusses why IT professionals should care about Augmented Reality. Augmented Reality consumes lots of data but mobile phones, BYOD and shadow IT has prepared IT professionals for an Augmented Reality revolution. This author believes that the biggest problem IT professionals will face will be data. Although most...
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