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Through the Looking Glass in VR: Empathy for the Future You

by Len Scrogan

Virtual Reality has long been considered a springboard for empathy. In his TED talk, Chris Milk refers to virtual reality as an “ultimate empathy machine”. Fernanda Herrera, a Stanford University researcher, suggests that “VR …

Tags:Education| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality

Germany Takes Action on Facebook Oculus Links

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Germany’s Federal Cartel Office, or Bundeskartellamt, said it initiated formal “abuse proceedings” over Facebook’s requirement that new Oculus device owners register and sign in with a Facebook account. The company started …

Tags:| Litigation| Oculus VR

No New Apps for Oculus Go

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Protocol newsletter highlighted that Facebook will shut down new app submissions for Oculus Go, the $200 standalone VR headset first introduced in May 2018. It will support Gear VR and …

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The Move to Mixed Mobile Reality

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it, in the latest worldwide VR – AR (virtual reality – augmented reality) market forecast, spending is reckoned to increase 78.5% next year, reaching $18.8 billion in 2020, over the …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Market Data| Mixed Reality| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality

VR’s March Towards the Mainstream

by Steve Sechrist

On the march towards Virtual Reality’s entry into the mainstream, it turns out that the “broken road that lead me straight to you” (Rascal Flatts – yes) is going straight through the mobile devices …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Apps| Mobile Content Venture | Mobile Data| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality

What Bob Saw on the Net 26/03/2019

by Bob Raikes

Most days, our editor, Bob, spends some time looking around the net for news. Here are some articles and links that he thought worth sharing… (note that registration or subscriptions may be required!) Oculus …

Tags:Augmented Reality| CPUs| Daktronics| GPUs| Intel| LED| Oculus VR| Piracy| Retail| Spain| TV Viewing| Virtual Reality

What Bob Saw on the Net 19/04/2019

by Bob Raikes

Most days, our editor, Bob, spends some time looking around the net for news. Here are some articles and links that he thought worth sharing… (note that registration or subscriptions may be required!) It …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| Cinema| Financial Data| Fingerprint Recognition| Flexible Displays| iPhone| Korea| Oculus VR| Samsung| Smartphones| TSMC| USA| Virtual Reality

What Bob Saw on the Net 22/07/2019

by Bob Raikes

Most days, our editor, Bob, spends some time looking around the net for news. Here are some articles and links that he thought worth sharing… (note that registration or subscriptions may be required!) The …

Tags:Digital Signage| | GPUs| Korea| Market Data| Microsoft| Oculus VR| Projectors| Smartwatches| Streaming Dongles| Transport| TV Set Market| USA| Windows

What Bob Saw on the Net 31/07/2019

by Bob Raikes

Most days, our editor, Bob, spends some time looking around the net for news. Here are some articles and links that he thought worth sharing… (note that registration or subscriptions may be required!) The …

Tags:Adobe| Digital Signage| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| iOS (Apple)| LED| Oculus VR| Retail| Samsung| Smartphones| Virtual Reality| warranty