How Microsoft’s HoloLens could change communication via ‘Holoportation’ Since Microsoft first took the wraps off its HoloLens mixed reality goggles, the company has demonstrated a number of potential consumer and business uses for the device. But in a newly published … Continue reading Is teleportation possible?
Virtual Reality vs. Augmented Reality One of the biggest confusions in the world of augmented reality is the difference between augmented reality and virtual reality. Both are earning a lot of media attention and are promising tremendous growth. So what … Continue reading How are virtual reality and augmented reality similar?
Oculus Rift Review: A Clunky Portal to a Promising Virtual Reality A dream of science fiction, which is how Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg describes virtual reality, is about to come true. Oculus, the virtual reality company that Facebook acquired for $2 billion … Continue reading A dream coming true
VR Developer Ecosystem is “Energetic” But “Fragile”, New Industry Report Suggests The advent of consumer virtual reality seems to have reignited the fire in independent developers. But, although many are rushing headlong into VR content creation, just how sustainable is … Continue reading Is there any VR industry vision?
Broadcaster Sky jumps into virtual reality, launches new content studio and readies VR app European pay-TV broadcaster Sky — a long-time investor in virtual reality startup Jaunt — has positioned itself as a more direct content player in the VR … Continue reading Immersive TV
A 3-D Printed Dress That’s Almost Practical Enough to Wear A little more than a year ago, a design and technology studio in Boston called Nervous System made an entirely new kind of dress. The garment, a flowing black number … Continue reading Creating 3-D clothes
This augmented reality headset is a board game lover’s dream come true Not so long ago, I would have mistook the augmented reality headset CastAR for magic or martian technology. In my demo at last week’s Game Developers Conference, the … Continue reading Previews of the future
Machines That Will Think and Feel Artificial intelligence is breathing down our necks: Software built by Google startled the field last week by easily defeating the world’s best player of the Asian board game Go in a five-game match. Go … Continue reading Should AI scare us?
VR will make working from home cooler than ever Nascent entrepreneurs and seasoned pajama warriors know that working from home is life-changing … and also kind of sucks. That’s why WeWork’s valuation is $16 billion and why the most popular … Continue reading Will VR make you more productive?
Virtual reality therapy is coming. One academic’s predictions of how this will transform health care. Technologists have called 2016 the year of virtual reality. In the spring, with the release of high-end consumer headsets, such as the Oculus Rift and … Continue reading VR exposure for your health
LAVREB Laboratory of Virtual Reality and Economic Behavior 