Virtual Reality

One of my favorite alternatives to traditional book report assignments is having students create multimedia maps based on books they've read. Google Lit Trips first made that idea popular more than a decade ago. Of course, creating a multimedia map is also an excellent way for students to summarize and…

The work of real estate agents has changed significantly in recent years as a result of new technologies. Many home buyers now start their search online, and new tools help buyers and agents connect and streamline the buying process.  With the arrival of Covid-19, the need to employ real estate…

The coronavirus lockdown has seen pubs and bars closed in the UK, but one man has missed his local pub so much that he decided to recreate it in virtual reality.Tristan Cross taught himself how to make the 3D models by watching videos on YouTube. It took him two and…

Peter Parker seems more like a mid-engine-Veloster kind of guy, or maybe I'm just projecting. Sony Pictures Entertainment Automaker partnerships with the movie industry are nothing new, the Marvel Cinematic Universe being one of the most obvious in recent memory. It's a simple formula: Take a blockbuster movie, throw in…

Apple has acquired the machine learning startup Inductiv Inc., according to a new report from Bloomberg. The startup had been developing technology that uses artificial intelligence to identify and correct errors in datasets. The report explains that the engineering team from Inductiv has joined Apple “in recent weeks” to work…

XRSpace, a startup founded by one-time HTC chief Peter Chou, has announced plans to introduce a new 5G-enabled virtual-reality headset in Q3 of this year. Dubbed Mova, the effort represents a significant divergence from industry trends, which have emphasised interoperability and relative affordability. Priced at $599, the Mova costs a…

We already have several major players when it comes to virtual reality for consumers, but XRSpace thinks there's room for another – and it wants to make social interaction the focus of its new VR hardware and software.The fledgling XRSpace, led by HTC cofounder Peter Chou, just unveiled a new…

This column showcases new activity, and may include articles about the Datawake boat project, dives with the ROV, photography, and other real-time content. Coronavirus will echo for decades. Everything was normal… then suddenly we were on sabbatical from our own timelines, routines disrupted by intimations of mortality… priorities shifted, values…

The New York based artist duo Wade Jeffree and Leta Sobierajski set up « Music To Your Eyes », an exhibition with explosive colours in the Calm and Punk gallery in Tokyo. The exhibition explores harmony through visual stimulation. By playing with shapes and colours, the duo invites viewers to an interactive…

Seoul’s Liquid Anamorphic Illusion, “WAVE,” by d’strict Located on the LED screens of Seoul, South Korea’s COEX atrium, the large-scale public art project, “Wave,” by local digital creators d’strict, tricks passersby (and those who watch the video, too). An anamorphic illusion, the artwork simulates a giant wave about to break…