At the forefront and what looks to be a massive shift in media, many creators and enthusiast are keeping their eyes peeled for the latest and greatest tools. Stand-alone 360-degree cameras and mobile phone accessories are steadily entering the market, raising the bar every step of the way. In April we reported on the new...
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SSVAR blog talking about virtual reality,augmented reality and mixed reality.
Wearable Technology Show 2017 | London, UK | March 7 – 8, 2017
The Wearable Technology Show is a two-day conference and exhibition focused on wearables, AR and VR, IoT and connected technology for the business and prosumer audiences. This fourth annual event features over 300 exhibitors, 200 speakers, and six conference tracks, including a panel on AR hosted by the AREA. Apply for Wearable Technology Show 2017...
‘Smash Party VR’ Is Just Asking You To Break Your Vive
Any Vive owner knows that the controllers can take a beating. Swing them into a thin wall, TV, or human and the wand itself usually walks away unscathed while you’ll be left with hundreds of dollars in repairs/medical bills for whatever it hits. With that in mind, I would still exercise extreme caution when playing...
‘Thumper’ Is Now Playable on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive
Back when Thumper launched in October, there was a lot of shock and surprise regarding the fact that the PlayStation 4 version was the only version with actual VR support via the PS VR headset. Even though you could download and play the game on your PC through Steam, that version was unfortunately 2D screens...
The Gallery – Call of the Starseed Review: Awe Inspiring Mystery
After you’ve been playing and critiquing games for a while, you start to get a bit jaded. You start to recognize a lot of the little tropes and tricks that developers use to try and catch an audience by surprise. Plot twists, good guys turning bad, and the whole slew of other seemingly “unexpected” devices...
Becoming a VR Artist: Where Do I Start?
Everyone feels, but it takes practice to translate those emotions into coherent words, and even more practice to do it on the spot. Conversely, while most people can think in 3D, not everyone can convert those thoughts onto a 2D page. But with the rise of virtual reality art, we won’t have to translate as...
These augmented reality robots will turn your living room into a battlefield
MekaMon are advanced battlebots with augmented reality capabilities. They’re made by a British startup called Reach Robotics and are priced at $329. Read more… More about Mashable Video, Ar, Augmented Reality, Real Time Video, and Real Time Source: These augmented reality robots will turn your living room into a battlefield
WordPress Blogging Platform Gets Support for Embedded VR Media
Virtual reality 360 degree photos and videos are now supported by WordPress.com. Powering over 26% of the web, WordPress is the world’s most popular online publishing platform. A recent update on WordPress.com’s official blog confirmed that virtual reality media is now supported. This means that any website powered by WordPress.com can embed photospheres and videospheres,...
‘Fantastic Contraption’ Puzzle-crafting Fun is Coming to PlayStation VR
One of our favorite VR games, Fantastic Contraption, is heading PlayStation VR. The gameplay makes great use of motion controllers to allow you to craft solutions to puzzling platforming problems. Fantastic Contraption released originally as one of the launch bundle titles for the HTC Vive. It’s since come to Oculus Touch and, in Spring 2017, will...
ODG partners with China Mobile’s Migu to take augmented reality to Chinese consumers
Osterhout Design Group is going to China. The maker of augmented reality glasses has partnered with China Mobile’s Migu Video subsidiary to deploy ODG’s smartglasses in China. ODG makes AR smartglasses that can overlay computer-generated imagery on top of the real world, helping you see the world around you in new ways. Augmented reality is...
