Earlier this week, an article on Business Wire reported that leading developer of holographics, AI, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Pulse Evolution Corporation, has announced a joint venture with Augmented Reality specialist, Augmently, Inc. The partnership is aiming to obtain digital celebrity assets as well as boost Pulse’s digital portfolio of performers and artists. The organisations...
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General Electric Wearables Challenge
A recent article on IT World Canada discussed General Electric (GE) Corp.’s Wearables Challenge which was launched last year, and led to pilots being made for three use-case scenarios for AR headsets; assembly instructions and metrics, field service applications for calling an expert, and packing. The projects involve the following AR organisations: AREA member DAQRI...
Samsung Sets Its MWC 2017 Press Conference Date, But VR Might Miss Out
It’s no secret that the latter half of 2016 didn’t go quite the way Samsung was hoping it would, but the company is looking to hit back later this month. The electronics giant today confirmed its Mobile World Congress press conference would take place on February 26th, a day before the show itself kicks off...
‘Racket: Nx’ Early Access Review
Details Developer: One Hamsa, Waves AudioPublisher: Keshet International GamingAvailable On: SteamVR (HTC Vive)Reviewed on: HTC ViveRelease Date: January 31, 2017 Official Website This game is in Early Access which means the developers have deemed it incomplete and likely to see changes over time. This review is an assessment of the game’s current state, and will not receive a numerical score....
How should Overwatch evolve in 2017? GamesBeat Decides
Listen to the GamesBeat Decides podcast GB Decides on Facebook Watch on YouTube Subscribe on iTunes, Google Play Music, or Stitcher. The best game of 2016 was Overwatch, according to the GamesBeat staff. But this sensation isn’t going to evaporate into memory any time soon, and that has us wondering what Blizzard’s sci-fi shooter is going to look like over the...
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, AR sneakers, and a community of 500,000 friendly people – VB Engage
This week, Travis and Stewart finish up their Web Summit series of podcasts with a bona fide Hollywood star, Joseph Gordon-Levitt. We talk with Joe (as Stewart now calls him) about the creative, collaborative community he founded with his brother at HitRECord, and how he has not only managed to grow it to over half a million...
Camarada app lets you take virtual reality videos with two smartphones
EXCLUSIVE: Aimfire is launching its Camarada mobile app that allows you to take stereoscopic 3D video — or virtual reality videos — using two smartphones. The solution is the poor folks’ way to do VR, and that could help the larger cause for VR, which could be a $25 billion industry by 2021 (according to tech...
Valve Turns Destinations Into Social VR Platform With Trading And Quests
Valve Software just released a big update to its Destinations software that could make it a fun place to hang out with friends in virtual reality. Destinations is evolving steadily and might be blossoming into a social VR platform that could rival those in the works from Facebook, High Fidelity, Linden Lab, Altspace and others....
Leaked Project CARS 2 Trailer Shows a Glimpse of the Future of Racing Simulators
The original Project CARS from Slightly Mad Studios was a crowdfunded project that aimed to provide hardcore racing fans an authentic and comprehensive racing experience. It executed on multiple levels, eventually providing over 100 unique tracks and 125 cars across multiple racing disciplines and platforms over the course of its release. Eventually, virtual reality capability...
Playing Racket: NX With The Waves NX 3D Audio Tracker Is Like Being Inside Sound Itself
Imagine that you’re inside of a futuristic gymnasium, when a small, glowing ball comes careening at your head. You deflect it back using a small racket in your hand, aiming it towards a glowing green hexagon on the wall. As your time window to hit that dot decreases, the pitch of the target becomes frantic...
