SSVAR blog talking about virtual reality,augmented reality and mixed reality.
A novel method of treating phantom limb pain has been developed using machine learning and augmented reality. This approach has been tested on over a dozen of amputees with chronic phantom limb pain who found no relief by other clinically available methods before. The new treatment reduced their pain by approximately 50 per cent, reports...
Researchers have used a new tool to visualize DDoS attacks and malware distribution networks. Source: Network traffic visualization tool will help thwart cyber attacks
Launched in July this year, Pokémon Go has become a global phenomenon, reaching 500 million downloads within two months of release. The augmented reality game, designed for mobile devices, allows users to capture, battle and train virtual creatures called Pokémon that appear on screen as if part of the real-world environment. But can the game’s...
A researcher compared the virtual reality experience with two different systems: the one with VR headsets versus one with an immersive projection system using a concave-spherical screen, developed by his research team and called Hybrid Virtual Environment 3D (Hyve-3D). He immersed 20 subjects whom preferred the virtual reality without headsets, because they could interact with...
Finding the ideal position for interventional needles – as used in biopsies, for instance – is a difficult and time-consuming process. This can now be performed automatically, using a robotic arm to place a needle guide for the doctor at the optimal insertion point. With robotic assistance, doctors need five minutes to position the needle,...
Only a small handful of people outside of Magic Leap know what the company’s augmented reality/mixed reality product really looks like compared to the promotional videos, but after a particularly critical report earlier this week, the notoriously secretive company appears to be in damage control mode. SEE ALSO: 2016 was supposed to be the year...
The Oculus Touch has come onto the scene and we at UploadVR consider it to be the best VR controller on the market. With that being said, it would be all for nothing without great software to interact with. Enhancements to games like The Climb and SUPERHOT, as well as brand new games like The Unspoken, are crucial, adding...
Samsung has announced plans to obliterate all remaining Galaxy Note 7 devices in the wild with a software update that prevents the device from working altogether. The fire-catching Galaxy Note 7 calamity has caused untold damage to the Korean tech titan’s brand and bottom line, and the company has been working over the past few...
Grav|Lab, despite its Early Access status, might well be the surprise star of the Oculus Touch launch lineup. It doesn’t have the glitz and glamour of the bigger releases – and many of its rough edges are in need of smoothing – but its intriguing blend of fun, challenging, physics-puzzler gameplay is compelling. Grav|Lab Details: Developer:...
Almost two years of scientific research and development went into creating Ubisoft’s new VR gaming experience, Eagle Flight [Review: 7.5/10]. At a VRDC presentation this past month, Game Director, Olivier Palmieri, went through an in depth look of Eagle Flight’s creation journey. In September 2014, Palmieri gathered a small team of VR enthusiasts within the...
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