Virtual Reality Can Leave You With an Existential Hangover When Tobias van Schneider slips on a virtual reality headset to play Google’s Tilt Brush, he becomes a god. His fingertips become a fiery paintbrush in the sky. A flick of … Continue reading Post-VR sadness
SketchUp Viewer on Microsoft HoloLens is an Indispensable Tool for Architects Microsoft HoloLens was a groundbreaking unveiling that truly defined our passage into the future of virtual reality devices. On October 12th, 2016, when Microsoft announced that it would be … Continue reading Assets to architects
Virtual reality, one year out: What went right, what didn’t After years of teases, tantalizing promises, and Kickstarter campaigns, virtual reality finally became actual reality in 2016, with VR’s mere existence thrusting the entire PC industry into glorious, wonderful turmoil. … Continue reading Messy and magical
Ethical dilemmas in the age of AI In the age of AI, how can we live with artificially intelligent machines and robots that may become more intelligent than us? An AI machine can be a computer or smart device; it … Continue reading Artificial empathy
Augmented reality advances learning especially in informal science education context The aim of this research project was to analyse learning using Augmented Reality (AR) technology and the motivational and cognitive aspects related to it in an informal learning context. The … Continue reading Formal and informal learning
Discrimination by algorithm: scientists devise test to detect AI bias There was the voice recognition software that struggled to understand women, the crime prediction algorithm that targeted black neighbourhoods and the online ad platform which was more likely to show … Continue reading The AI black box
Oculus just made Gear VR way more social with voice chat and virtual living rooms Oculus wants people to think of virtual reality as more than a solitary, gaming-centric experience. To that effect, the company today is launching two new … Continue reading How to hang out with friends
Life In 360°: Zuckerberg Family Values Welcome back to Christmas week at VRFocus! Everything is going to get all kinds of crazy over the next two weeks as we roll through Christmas and New Year and into 2017. Then of … Continue reading Zuckerberg’s Christmas
Linden Lab’s Sansar will take virtual worlds far beyond Second Life Second Life is by far the most successful virtual world ever created. And with Sansar, the creators of Second Life at Linden Lab believe they can use virtual reality … Continue reading The new Sansar
5 Ways Medical Virtual Reality Is Already Changing Healthcare Virtual Reality started its fascinating take-over of healthcare for the greatest pleasure of patients and doctors alike. With a virtual reality camera, surgeons can stream operations globally and allow medical students … Continue reading Is there a tech revolution in medicine?
LAVREB Laboratory of Virtual Reality and Economic Behavior 