At the Game Developer Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, Jesse Schell, professor at the Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center and CEO of Schell Games, made 40 predictions about the future of virtual reality.ted talkFour mindblowing Ted Talks for techiesTED talks make that possible to do in a single sitting. Here are four talks that[…]
The annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona just wrapped up, and it has arguably become more important than even the giant Consumer Electronics Show in terms of indicating where technology is headed. Despite highlighting many different trends — and focusing especially on virtual reality — the bottom line at the conference seemed to be that,[…]
Earlier this year, LMxLAB, a research and development division for Lucasfilm and Disney, unveiled a new augmented reality installation called the Holo-Cinema at the New Frontiers program for the Sundance Film Festival.The technology uses lightweight 3-D glasses covered in sensors, motion-tracking cameras, projectors, two screen walls, and the floor to immerse users in a cinematic world.The Sundance[…]
Although the main purpose of Samsung’s presentation was to unveil its new flagship Galaxy S7 and S7 edge smartphones, VR was in many ways a bigger focus of the event. The company put thousands of its Gear VR headsets onto the seats of the auditorium so that every media and mobile industry delegate in attendance[…]
Marriott has the fix for a problem you probably never knew existed: Now you can tour three cities without even leaving the comfort of your hotel room. Source: Marriott uses virtual reality for tours of Chile, China and Rwanda – Digiday