SSVAR blog talking about virtual reality,augmented reality and mixed reality.
The first full Justice League trailer hit this weekend, sending the internet into a frenzy for both better and worse. These days no Hollywood blockbuster is complete without a promotional VR experience, though, and Zack Synder’s latest move is no exception. Warners. Bros announced today that it has partnered with IMAX to create three new...
We’ve already heard that Amazon is looking into how VR can enhance its video offerings, but the company might be using the tech for other means too. New York Times cites sources “with knowledge of discussions” in saying that the online retailing giant is looking to creating physical stores to sell furniture and home appliances....
We recently covered rumors of Apple planning to lean on AR for the company’s future and there were some personnel movements to corroborate the rumors as well. Now we’ve got some movement in the VR and AR industries again, this time with a senior ex-Apple employee becoming head of Oculus VR hardware. Michael Hillman, who spent 15...
PTC and Flatirons Solutions to Help Drive Global Enterprise Augmented Reality Ecosystem and Best Practices PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCES AREA NEW MEMBERS WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA – March 28, 2017 — The Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance (AREA) announced today that two new members joined the only global membership funded alliance helping to accelerate the adoption of...
One of PlayStation VR’s (PSVR’s) more curious games never came west. Summer Lesson from Bandai Namco was one of the first games Sony’s Japanese division debuted for the headset, but it never released in Europe or the USA despite getting demonstrations at industry events. If you’re desperate to play it, though, you’ll soon have a...
Launching this Thursday, Bolverk Games’ Dick Wilde is first and foremost a wave-based VR shooter. Yes, I know we’ve seen plenty of those, but what separates this one from the rest is the imaginative assortment of weapons players will wield. Today, we’re going to show you them. Dick Wild is a pest control veteran, that...
The future of Augmented Reality (AR) in the Enterprise is a bit clearer today as the result of the recent DMDII/AREA Requirements Workshop in Chicago. At first glance, the two-day event promised to be a worthwhile exchange among parties with shared interests. On one side was the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII), which...
VR design is still in the very early stages, but something that we know leads to immersion in VR is interactivity. One developer is taking interactivity to the extreme with Chroma Lab, a forthcoming VR experience that will let you play with hundreds of thousands of simulated particles. VR gives us the opportunity to simulate the...
Adtile Technologies has launched SpinMagic, an augmented reality app for the iPhone that lets you turn your smartphone into a virtual paint brush. San Diego, Calif.-based Adtile said that SpinMagic can capture your spatial 3D movement and enable you to share it in photos or seven-second videos through messaging and social media. You can modify...
Virtual reality still needs big blockbusters to get off the ground, and Oculus Studios hopes that its Wilson’s Heart psychological thriller will be one of them. The virtual reality title from Twisted Pixel Games is for the Oculus Rift VR headset, and it makes full use of the Oculus Touch controls, which let you use your hands to open...
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