5 Revolutionary Educational And Professional Uses For Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality has a lot of potential uses, and not only in gaming and entertainment, although these are two areas that are likely to help drive the development and improvement of both hardware and software. VR is also being used in retail for example, by offering things like virtual mannequins and is also proving popular […]
This Device Claims To Turn Your iPhone Into A 360 Degree VR Camera
Expectations for virtual reality are obviously quite high. And those expectations among content creators have led companies to introduce products aimed at helping to create content in the new format. Creators of the Insta360 ha done this in a unique way. While Arashi Vision, the company that makes the camera, has three different Insta360 versions, […]
Barack Obama In A VR Headset Is Still Inherently Funny
One of video games’ big breakthrough moments came in the early seasons of House of Cards, when consummate politician Frank Underwood sat down and booted up Call of Duty during an episode. It didn’t seem silly or forced; if anything, it was just the 21st century version of watching TV. This is the holy grail […]
Oculus Rift Now Has A VR Patio Furniture Experience…With Drones
Finally, a virtual-reality game that lets you organize patio furniture. Wayfair’s Patio Playground is a free “home design” app that launched Tuesday for Oculus Rift. It’s the first home-oriented game or app for the Rift. Ikea launched a kitchen-exploration app for the HTC Vive earlier this year, where all you could do was change a […]
The VR Accessories Market Is Only Getting Started
When you think of virtual reality, the first thing that comes to mind is a headset, and all the buzz around this industry is focused on these headsets. But while they certainly deserve to be the center of attention, the real potential can be unlocked through the VR accessories market. It is in this nascent […]
Ford’s New Virtual Reality App Puts Fans Of Car Racing On The Track At Le Mans
Not only is virtual reality reshaping the way we game, work out, and practice medicine, the technology has plenty of applications in the automotive world as well. In 2016, you can drive and even configure a new car from the comfort of your home, but fear not, we’ve only scratched the surface. Ford has debuted […]
Here’s Your First Look At Windows In VR
How will you use Windows inside a VR headset? Would you even want to? Those are real questions, because Microsoft is bringing its floating 3D version of its operating system — Windows Holographic — to VR headsets like the HTC Vive starting next year. But we also may have the answer. This official Microsoft video […]
Samsung Gear 360 Review: A VR Camera You Won’t Love – Or Hate
We’re in peak 360-degree media territory with a marketplace teeming with enabling devices. From the Ricoh Theta to the 360fly, I-mmersive’s Veye, Kodak’s SP360, and others, there’s no shortage of options. Samsung has tossed its proverbial hat in the ring with its Gear 360 camera, which launched in April. But how does it really stack […]
Virtual Reality Classrooms Another Way Chinese Kids Gain an Edge
Genders of virtual teachers can change to suit cultural norms of the classroom Deep within a building shaped like the Starship Enterprise, a little-known Chinese company is working on the future of education. Vast banks of servers record children at work and play, tracking touchscreen swipes, shrugs and head swivels – amassing a database that […]
VRLA: Where Hollywood Goes To VR
VRLA’s Summer Expo was the biggest they had ever had; by their own measurements there were over 6,000 attendees and they actually had to turn the event into a two-day experience. I attended the VRLA Summer Expo last weekend, and I gained some valuable insights about where VR content is going and where VR content […]