Discovering and diagnosing cancer may have just become much easier thanks to augmented reality. Google Research this week revealed an AR microscope (ARM) capable of detecting cancerous cells in real-time with the help of machine learning. Locating cancer with a standard microscope is a difficult and time-consuming process, with a raft of informatio…Read More Source: Google AR...
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Oculus’s handling of personal data is an ‘existential crisis’
Facebook is overhauling the Oculus privacy policy and terms of service as the company prepares to launch its first standalone VR headset. The change comes amid new European privacy regulations and an international movement calling into question Facebook’s platform and business model. Earlier this month, CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared before Congress …Read More Source: Oculus’s handling of personal data is an...
Arden’s Wake shows how Penrose is getting better at telling stories in VR
The fourth production from VR studio Penrose, Arden’s Wake: Tide’s Fall, is debuting at Tribeca and it touches upon well-worn territory for this team. Namely, it’s a story about the relationship between parent and child, coping with loss and, ultimately, moving on. Heavy topics for the film’s deceptively charming visuals, true, but the studios’ gro…Read...
Vive Pro sends out its AR dev kit
HTC just released its software development kit for the front-facing cameras on the Vive Pro. The new update should help turn the device into the kind of augmented reality developer kit Magic Leap has been distributing quietly in small numbers. Magic Leap is raising billions of dollars for a see-through AR headset that is hard to get...
Steam is down as Valve performs its standard Tuesday maintenance
Update at 4:00 p.m. Pacific time on February 13: Steam is back up. It’s Tuesday evening in the United States, and that means somewhere within the bowels of Redmond, Washington, engineers are banging away at some Steam servers with a hammer. That’s right, the PC gaming platform Steam is offline at the moment for its regular maintenance,...
VR browsers are key to a more immersive web
GUEST: Last month I covered what an eventful year 2017 was for the WebVR industry and also dug deeper in distinguishing between the two types of WebVR browsers, namely “WebVR-ready” versus “VR-first” browsers, that are enabling navigation for the immersive web in their own peculiar way. I also offered a look at the WebVR version of...
Adam Draper’s Boost VC closes new fund to become the ‘Y Combinator of sci-fi startups’
EXCLUSIVE: Sentiments about cryptocurrencies are as fickle as the price of a token. But everyone can agree on one thing: Cryptocurrency is a hot topic. A year ago, however, before initial coin offerings (ICOs) became a thing, it wasn’t an easy task to draw crowds around crypto startups. This is something Adam Draper (the son...
Adobe designers offer 4 insights into VR’s future
GUEST: Adobe has traditionally pioneered tools and workflows for professionals and creatives to build for a digital medium. The rise of virtual reality has led to Adobe building the platforms necessary for creators to transition into the world of 3D spatial computing. I’ve interviewed four innovators from Adobe Research and Adobe’s Design Lab who are...
BBC’s first AR app re-creates historical treasures
The BBC is already heavily involved with VR, having created and backed several projects from 360 videos to full experiences like Home: A VR Spacewalk. Soon, though, the organization will make its first foray into AR. This morning the BBC announced that it will be launching an AR companion app to its upcoming Civilisations series, set to...
PR has been VR’s greatest failure
GUEST: Virtual reality has a real problem. Specifically, it has a PR problem (yes, I know — VR has a PR problem). Pick a random individual off of the street and ask for her opinion of VR and you’re likely to receive one of a few typical responses: “Reality is real enough for me” or,...