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Today we’re excited to announce that Vrtigo is partnering with Samsung VR to provide analytics for their 360 videos. Soon, users uploading videos to Samsung VR will have access to an analytics dashboard that includes: Heatmaps showing where viewers look Visualizations of user exploration Automatic extraction of popular points of interest Metrics indicating if viewers are all… Read the full article…
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Capturing the world in a future-proof data form With the recent advancements in computer vision, spatial computing devices (VR/AR headsets), and aerial capture technology, a 3D scanning method called Photogrammetry is becoming more accessible to game developers, photographers, as well as VFX artists. You’ve probably seen all the cool videos, played games with hyper-realistic assets (like, or… Read the full article…
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GUEST: The virtual reality industry is teetering on the brink of expansion to mainstream audiences. VR is making its mark on a variety of industries including entertainment with box office record breakers like 2017’s “It”, healthcare with applied pediatric medical training and advertising with AT&T’s use of a virtual car crash simulation to convey the… Read the full article…
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Razer wants to upgrade how you game and work on the go, and that is why it is launching new versions of its slim laptop and its enclosure for connecting an external video card. The latest Razer Blade Stealth is getting the 8th-gen Intel Core i7 processor as well as an impressive jump in battery… Read the full article…
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Researchers working with classicists and computer scientists have developed a method to preserve digital humanities databases. The preservation strategy allows scholars to re-launch a database application in a variety of environments — from individual computers, to virtual machines, to future web servers — without compromising its interactive features. Read the full article…
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Computer engineering researchers have developed new software and hardware designs that should limit programming errors and improve system performance in devices that use non-volatile memory technologies. Read the full article…
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Thoughts on Techno-Capitalism and the Future of Virtual Reality A few days ago I watched Mark Zuckerberg give a speech where he declared Facebook wants to put 1 Billion people into virtual reality. His flowery rhetoric of connectivity and enhancing human potential successfully veiled his true motivations. I am not sure what his motivations are, nor… Read the full article…
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Image via Apple Apple has finally unveiled its long-anticipated anniversary phone: the iPhone X. The device is the best iPhone the company has ever made, with an edge-to-edge screen, no home button, and face recognition dubbed Face ID. Face ID uses machine learning, stores information on a dedicated chip, and will be able to test drive… Read the full article…
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On my YouTube suggestions feed there are videos by Gary Vaynerchuk, Tim Schmoyer, Sean Cannell, Benji Travis and Roberto Blake. If you have to ask who these names are, you most likely aren’t working on building a social media audience. But that shouldn’t stop you if you are interested in social XR(VR/AR/MR). Two years ago… Read the full article…
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https://medium.com/media/b5070e0c4558675b2a34d7cc11e834d8/href … to highlight the new site http://www.whatsn3xt.com and new video. 😃 It’s been a long road, but it is finally at the point where there’s enough on solid ground to move to the next stage. There’s still much to talk about and discuss: a new protocol (!), the new interface systems, the thinking behind them,… Read the full article…
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Student Spotlight: Albert Gao Make School’s Summer Academy attracts a diverse set of innovators from all over the world. Alumni include college students, grad students, and young professionals, but some of our favorite students are the precocious young minds getting a jump-start on everyone around them in high school. One of those impressive young minds belongs… Read the full article…
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GUEST: Visiting museums, playing the piano, painting portraits, and watching the ballet: activities that conjure up images of yore. Perhaps Maggie Smith and Helena Bonham Carter traipsing through the Tuscan countryside in “A Room with a View” may spring to mind. Interestingly, what these pastimes have in common is that despite their low-tech origins, they… Read the full article…
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Evrythng and Zappar are teaming up to blend augmented reality with the internet of things (IoT). How’s that for combining some popular buzzwords? New York-based Evrythng has created a smart products platform that collects, manages, and applies real-time data to drive IoT applications, or everyday objects that are smart and connected. London-based Zappar has created… Read the full article…
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S3 — E8: Ojai Overload Previously on Ladies of Twitter; The recap begins with Jac returning to the city and meeting with Stephanie and Nina at a photo shoot to get the scoop on what’s been happening. It cuts to the intense group dinner scene where all the ladies are seen arguing and some in tears. It shows… Read the full article…
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This year marks ten years since the marketing world was rocked by the first iPhone with an “app for that” changing the way brands communicate and provide value for their customers. Today the world is changing again. Virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality are transforming branded storytelling and marketing communications. Using augmented reality and… Read the full article…
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Hello | What is magic leap and why should I buy one? An Explanation By Noah_A_S (for noobs) | Reddit version Okay, people so I thought I’d do an explanation of what Magic Leap is and why it’s so important you buy one when they all come out with a product. So, If you landed here,… Read the full article…
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As part of Term 2 in Udacity’s Virtual Reality Developer Nanodegree, I created a game that showcases important VR design and process principles. In this Google Cardboard experience, users have to solve a puzzle with flashing orbs. The development process is documented below. https://medium.com/media/57cfec205d3fc93e2758a9d85a39a408/href Game view inside the Unity editor. Process Designing a VR game or… Read the full article…
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Museums around the world need to use technology to hold the attention of increasingly tech-savvy children. And that’s doubly true for the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California. The museum in the heart of Silicon Valley is opening a 5,000-square-feet exhibit on October 15 that uses groundbreaking augmented reality technology to bring it… Read the full article…
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Of all the many platforming heroes we’d love to bring to VR, we have to admit Sonic the Hedgehog wasn’t one we’d previously considered. As we all know, Sega’s Blue Bullet has gotta go fast, a little too fast for VR comfort levels. That hasn’t stopped a fan from making an unofficial version of the… Read the full article…
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Five things to keep in mind when designing for VR Full immersion is key to believable VR experiences. There is a lot to learn from the long history of design and architectural theory: Phenomenology is a philosophy that focuses on users’ sensory perception of space and the use of light, space, proportion, material, sound and other… Read the full article…
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