UK government announces £4m funding for innovation projects based on homegrown IP
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Augmented and virtual reality games in #Development for Oscar-winning Wallace and Gromit, and BAFTA-winning Peaky Blinders
AR and VR Applications in Healthcare, Education, and eCommerce
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AR and VR Technologies Transforming EnterprisesAR and VR are the most trending technologies of the running era.One of the biggest benefits in a VR and AR-enabled environment is the ability to innovate your products and services in a completely new way. Many industries and business sectors are taking advantage of these technologies such as — healthcare, education, e-commerce, manufacturing, etc.Both virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) combined with AI and ML will create a better future and take your work to an entirely new level. How?As an example, I recently founded eXp Realty a real estate company with a virtual office space built out on the VirBELA platform. With their centralized VR office space, they have around 14,000 agents across all 50 US states, 3 Canadian provinces, (...)
#mobile-app-development #application-developer #hire-dedicated-programmer #augmented-reality #virtual-reality
Top Five Trends In Emerging Technology Right Now
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We have arguably seen a great level of creative diversity and institutional support over the last half-decade with regards to emerging and disruptive technologies, compared to the five years before.Here are a few of the most important & disruptive trends in emerging technology as of publication.#5: The Virtual Alternatives To RealityAlternative Reality and Virtual Reality are two fantastic ideas that were conceived by 20th-century science fiction writers, yet have only become commercially viable over the past decade.AR & VR are expected to grow by $20.4 billion worldwide revenue for 2019.Interactive entertainment has been, and is currently, being produced on a commercial scale for pioneering VR devices such as the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift (the latter company being acquired by (...)
#emerging-technology #machine-learning #blockchain #virtual-reality #internet-of-things
Nintendo adds VR support for Super Mario Odyssey, Zelda: Breath of the Wild
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New modes will be introduced around the launch of Labo virtual reality kit
#vr Project Development — How Project Managers Should Prepare
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VR Project Development — How Project Managers Should PrepareBy 2019, most people have probably seen or tried virtual reality experiences, otherwise known as VR. You may have tried a very basic version of VR with Google Cardboard where you could look around and see a 360-degree picture around you. Or you might have even tried a full-fledged VR with the HTC Vive or an Oculus Rift where you were not only able to look around but also to move and explore the new and unfamiliar space.Some people think that VR is just a passing fad, while others praise it to be the next big thing in computing. Despite all that, VR is a new type of medium for interaction with computers, and it’s been steadily breaking into the consumer and enterprise markets for the last 8 years. For example, Ford has used VR to (...)
#product-management #virtual-reality #project-management #pm
How Virtual Reality Can Help You Take Customers From Competitors
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Virtual Reality is like dreaming with your eyes openThough the technology recently gained global accolades, it had been around since long. Initially adopted by the US army, followed by a few more brands, however, Virtual Reality was never accepted on a mass level for user engagement.With technology having so much potential and scope, the primary expertise lies in understanding the way it can be utilized to meet objectives. Be it user engagement or attaining new audience, virtual reality can indeed be a key ingredient to boost your customer experience. An early adopter of the technology will have a greater competitive advantage in grabbing the attention of potential customers.The Virtual Reality Market is Set to be HugeAccording to a report shared by statista, the Virtual Reality market (...)
#augmented-reality #customer-experience #branding #virtual-reality
Virtual Reality: At the Peak of Inflated Expectations
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Where did it all go wrong?Still from Jamiroquai’s “Virtual Insanity” from MusicLifeWord.orgIn this article, I’m going to talk about how I perceive the mainstream consumer audience to have rejected virtual reality, and suggest that its child, augmented reality, may be the Slope of Enlightenment (of the Gartner Hype Cycle) that convinces us to buy in. While these are my views alone, towards the end of the piece, I’ve unearthed some data from software developers around the world who are working with AR and VR. Even if you don’t care about my views, you may find what they have to say interesting. And, if you’d like to express your own thoughts, I’ve included a link to a survey that’s open right now, the results of which will help key players in the industry to draw their own conclusions in (...)
#augmented-reality #technology #virtual-reality #vr-expectations #mobile
Why are there so many ways to move around inside virtual reality?
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At its best, virtual reality is one of the most immersive forms of entertainment. At its worst, VR makes its users feel motion sick in a matter of seconds.Why do some people get really sick inside VR? It begins with the disconnect between what the eyes see and what the brain processes, or dissonance. When you’re sitting in a chair in real life but you’re moving forward in VR, chances are you’re not going to feel great pretty quickly.Developers have created quite a few ways to navigate VR environments that reduces the dissonance between the eyes and the brain. First we’re going to examine the traversal method that only those with the strongest stomachs can handle and finally we’ll examine a few methods that heighten immersion.This is the traversal method that some people can handleIf you (...)
#virtual-reality-ux #locomotion #vr-ux #virtual-reality #user-experience
#5g Networks Can Change The Way We Live : For Better or Worse ?
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Telecom cell towers (Source: iStockPhoto)The advances in wireless communications has led to an exponential growth in mobile devices i.e. smartphones. The deployment of 4G and LTE (Long Term Evolution) networks has delivered us more rich content, from video streaming to live gaming. It is taking its toll on bandwidth, which now needs to be addressed as demand grows. This time around a new class of applications that are bandwidth intensive like VR (Virtual Reality), AR (Augmented Reality) and OTT will require it. The telecom industry have specified a new standard called 5G to meet the growth of network demands. High speed data communications made possible by more bandwidth sounds like an excellent business proposition for wireless carriers to expand their networks, appease users and (...)
#healthcare #cybersecurity #internet-of-things #telecommunication
#gltf: An Image Format for #ar/VR
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Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) are cool technologies that are coming more and more mainstream. While today they may be primarily in games, and some require fancy headsets like Oculus, there are technologies that are bringing AR/VR into the mainstream. For example, A-Frame is a web framework that allows you to bring #vr experiences into the browser. As a framework, it is syntactically similar to writing HTML, bringing a low barrier of entry for many developers. If you are not familiar with A-Frame, and want to learn more — the tutorials are great.Building a simple world in A-frame is easy — and once you’ve finished with the tutorial linked above, you’ll have a simple world! But it would be cool to populate this world with more than just boxes, spheres and cylinders. Luckily, there (...)
How Can Reality be Extended?
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How Could Reality be Extended?Seen through heavy, sweaty equipment. It can be nauseating. It can be terrifying. But it makes you want to explore. You want to know how it was all made, and when. And by who.Your Grandad’s RealityOf course I’m not talking about VR here but our normal everyday existence. It’s a perplexing trip, to be riding through life, observing and poking things. It’s even weirder to do so when you’re in a virtual reality experience and forget for just a moment that what you are experiencing is not real.Suddenly finding yourself awake in a world, virtual or not, is shocking. Coming round from general anaesthetic after surgery, or being rudely awoken from a deep dream or being inserted into a VR headset can be a shocking and confusing experience for a few moments.But after (...)
#virtual-reality #artificial-intelligence #ar #extended-reality #reality-be-extended
How to optimize C and C++ code in 2018—Iurii Krasnoshchok
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Are you aware?
How to optimize C and C++ code in 2018 by Iurii Krasnoshchok
From the article:
We are still limited by our current hardware. There are numerous areas where it just not good enough: neural networks and virtual reality to name a few. There are plenty of devices where battery life is crucial, and we must count every single CPU tick. Even when we’re talking about clouds and microservices and lambdas, there are enormous data centers that consume vast amounts of electricity. Even boring tests routine may quietly start to take 5 hours to run. And this is tricky. Program performance doesn‘t matter, only until it does. A modern way to squeeze performance out of silicon is to make hardware more and more (...)
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8 Best Apps for Google Cardboard
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Google Cardboard is a revolution in the #vr industry. It’s an unbelievably simple technology: a pair of lenses, a magnet, and a cardboard box. Despite its primitive design, Google Cardboard creates quite deep virtual reality experiences.Let’s discover the best Google Cardboard apps the VR market has to offer. The majority of them are freemium apps, with optional in-app purchases or ads to help the publisher with monetization.Google Cardboard AppDon’t know where to start? Try the official free-of-charge Google #application for Cardboard.Basically, it’s a VR interface for your smartphone. This app is perfect for configuring and launching your favorite experiences. You can use it to search for new apps for Google Cardboard.Moreover, the GCA has several demos. They include but are not limited (...)
How can #vr improve your Real Estate business?
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What is Virtual Reality in Real Estate Business?Virtual Reality (VR) offers people artificial lifelike environment. What is it needed for? It would be of help for people who can take virtual tours of the houses they are interested in. Potential customers don’t need to leave their own houses anymore, while they are choosing a new property to buy. Moreover, people can take virtual tours before they even contact a realtor. It saves time for both realtors and customers. Also, customers can see rooms size ratio, ceiling height and other things they may consider as important.Why VR can make a realtor’s work more effective? Because they have more time to work with buyers who have already found the property they need.Surfaces may be customizedSo clients can not only have a tour of a property via (...)
VRFocus acquired by Admix
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-11-20-vrfocus-acquired-by-admix
Virtual reality #Media outlet will “retain its editorial independence” under parentage of VR/AR monetisation solution
Hacking the Universe
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Silicon Valley Billionaires have secret plans to live forever.Imagine a new startup that offers on-sight virtual reality tours. You enter their futuristic building by the Bay and select a destination, a destination in time. You chose Ancient Rome. You buy your ticket, and they provide you with their latest equipment. Next, you find yourself standing by the original Flavian Amphitheatre, in the center of Rome.Imagine VR Tours has perfected their technology to where you cannot tell the difference between reality and the virtual world. You soon forget that your experience is an illusion.Now imagine you are living somewhere in the future, say 15,000 years from now. VR Tours has come a long way. They have endless worlds and time periods to explore. There is no required equipment to wear. (...)
#silicon-valley #matrix #simulation-theory #space #eternal-life
How #ar/VR Will Transform Your Shopping Experience In 2019?
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Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality (AR / #vr) technologies are revolutionizing the way people buy products.Virtual reality is an emerging technology that could provide the answer to this tech world. Together with its sister technology “Augmented Reality” has the potential to reshape the world of retail, and almost a third of customers believe that more should be invested in these technologies to ensure that they play a more important role in their shopping experience.In this way, e-commerce companies can offer superior customer experiences today. So, the concept of VR-AR with e-commerce is inevitable.Surprisingly, 77.24% of buyers abandon their cars before completing a purchase. This indicates that retailers must do much more to convince customers to go ahead with their choice and (...)
Taking a break from the race to the future
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Future: Fast Forward — a different view on the impact of innovationImage retrieved at ImgurIoT, #blockchain, Machine Learning, #ai. What will really be the impact of all this blazing technological innovation? Instead of what technologies we use and how we deploy them, very human factors such as ethics, knowledge of self and meaning, or purpose, are going to make the biggest difference in the future. For individuals as well as organizations. Proposing a different view on the impact of technology.Soon, Formula 1 racing will no longer take place on wheels but in the air, a few meters above a futuristically illuminated track with the twists and turns of your average roller coaster. Including loopings. And perhaps partially in Virtual Reality.“We have to look at reality with different eyes, in (...)
Delete Your Account Now: A Conversation with Jaron Lanier (https://...
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Delete Your Account Now: A Conversation with Jaron Lanier
Harper Simon asks Jaron Lanier about his latest book, “Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now.”
HN Discussion: ►https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18189958 Posted by prostoalex (karma: 66116) Post stats: Points: 73 - Comments: 36 - 2018-10-10T23:50:47Z
#HackerNews #account #conversation #delete #jaron #lanier #now #with #your
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OCTOBER 8, 2018
JARON LANIER IS ONE of the leading philosophers of the digital age, as well as a computer scientist and avant-garde composer. His previous books include Dawn of the New Everything: Encounters with Reality and Virtual Reality, Who Owns the Future?, and the seminal You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto. His latest book bears a self-explanatory (...)
BEWARE OF IMAGES (2016)
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From cave paintings to virtual reality, Beware of Images embarks on a fascinating journey through the history of mediated representation. This is the history of media you will never find on...
This is How Augmented Reality Will Reshape Our #future
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Pricekart.comWe see new technologies and trends emerge almost every day. Last year, we saw Virtual Reality making its way into various sectors. Among these latest developments, Augmented Reality is one such technology that is here to stay and become an indispensable part of our lives. Augmented Reality uses the existing environment and overlays additional information on top of that.If you are still unclear about what AR is, then all you have to do is go back and remember the time Pokémon Go took over the internet by storm. The game revolves around players catching digital monsters. Similarly, apps such as Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram offer users with filters which overlay animated images onto users’ faces.You will now be wondering how this technology can reshape or transform our (...)
#ar-future #augmented-reality #future-augmented #reshape-our-future
Why i choose #blockchain
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The future is in our hands and we must make it amazingPhilosophyIf we will make a chart of humanity progress, we will see that for last decades it grows like 2^x function. For last 20 years there were invented smartphones, laptops, self-driven cars, robots, smart houses, Blockchain, virtual reality, lot of medical equipments and this is just small part of all novelty. And i think humanity will progress even faster for next few years. We can see now how the big companies integrate blockchain and machine learning into their business, how many countries engineering robots for daily usage and for military, how Tesla inventing self-driving cars and integrates it in our life, how Blockchain changes payment structure and data transmission, how smart houses doing all our household chores. In (...)
#choose-blockchain #life-lessons #self-improvement #why-i-choose-blockchain
How To Get Started Building Applications For Augmented Reality And Virtual Reality
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Rose Haft CEO & Founder of Lumenora (right) and Poornima Vijayashanker, founder of Femgineer (left)Interview with Rose Haft Founder of LumenoraIn last week’s episode of my show Build, we exposed a number of myths about current augmented reality and virtual reality trends, and how new products are evolving by learning from predecessors like Google Glass.If the episode piqued your curiosity and left you wondering how you can get started or where you can find more resources, today’s episode is for you!Rose Haft the CEO and Founder of Lumenora is back. Together we’re going to share some the applications of augmented reality and virtual reality that are here to stay, and how you can get started tinkering with the technology.You’ll learn:How 200+ companies are using augmented reality and (...)
#women-in-tech #women-in-engineering #augmented-reality #virtual-reality #female-founders
Who needs #painkillers when you have virtual reality?
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Photo by JESHOOTS.COM on UnsplashVirtual reality, in most cases, can replace pain medication or be used as a sedative.IntroductionImage of Blain Baxter from here10-year-old Blaine Baxter injured his arm in a go-karting accident last year. Painful daily dressing changes at the hospital made him so anxious he had to be sedated. Not only was the sedation costing money, but Blaine was still anxious before the sedation.Two weeks into his stay at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, a team of pain management specialists suggested he tried playing games using the Samsung Gear VR. This was such an effective distraction that Blaine didn’t need sedation anymore.This is one case of many where virtual reality has been used to replace sedation or painkillers in a hospital. In this article, (...)
#painkillers-vr #virtual-reality #medicine #computer-science
GET READY FOR THIS WEEK IN TECH
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Pusher, our weekly sponsor, provides collaboration and communication APIs that enable devs to add realtime features to their apps in minutes and scale massively. Get started.Heyo Hacker,Time to set up your week with some free thinking tech stories.Want to improve the Hacker Noon experience? Take our reader survey. Want to contribute to Hacker Noon? We’re always reading story submissions.And here are this week’s top Hacker Noon stories:Algorithm of NoteTimsort — the fastest sorting algorithm you’ve never heard of by Brandon Skerritt. Timsort: A very fast , O(n log n), stable sorting algorithm built for the real world — not constructed in academia.Battle of Reality and DesiresVR vs. AR by Blockchain DuDe. By 2021, the combined market size of augmented and virtual reality is expected to reach 215 (...)
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