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Learning from Successful Educational Projects

by Len Scrogan

In an article published earlier this month (A 3D Success Story: The Wilson County Schools), I highlighted the efforts of the Wilson County Schools, a mid-sized district in Tennessee that was honored with one …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| 3D software| display technology| Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 41

Pixvana Reveals 10K VR Video Player and Publishing Platform ‘Spin’

by Bob Raikes

Pixvana, which is developing cloud-based content creation and has a range of playback software for 360º video, has released its “Spin” platform for publishing and streaming. It also said that it plans to release …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 38

The Grammar of VR

by Len Scrogan

This article is a grammar lesson, but don’t worry. It’s not as boring as the typical grammar lesson stockpiled in the deepest recesses of your childhood memories. That’s because it’s about the grammar of …

Tags:Education| Large Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 39

TVLogic is Now Under a New Name

by Bob Raikes

Seven Star Works is the name that is now on the booth of TVLogic, as the company was acquired by that Chinese company which changed the name in December 2015. TVLogic is still the …

Tags:Broadcast Monitors| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 38

A 3D Success Story: The Wilson County Schools

by Len Scrogan

There are a lot of good things happening with educational 3D across the country, yet I find that most of the great stories about 3D in classrooms somehow seem to fly under the radar. …

Tags:3D Content Creation| 3D software| Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 39

Are VRcades the Next Big Opportunity?

by Chris Chinnock

There is mounting evidence that VR is not necessarily an isolating experience, but one which can and will become very social. Virtual Reality Arcades or VRcades may indeed be one of the next big …

Tags:Theme Parks and Amusements| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 38

AMD Working with eMagin on 4K VR

by Bob Raikes

AMD is working with eMagin to develop a ‘4K’ VR display according to Roy Taylor of AMD, who is effusive about the quality in the video below. Check out, also, this video, where Taylor …

Tags:3D| AMD| eMagin| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 38

Could VR Headsets Hit 70 Million?

by Bob Raikes

Digitimes Research in Taiwan believes that promotions by smartphone vendors of VR headsets with smartphones will mean a big boost to shipments in Q4 2016, boosting annual shipments to 70 million for the year …

Tags:3D| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 38

Envelop for Windows Now in Beta

by Bob Raikes

Envelop for Windows is new software that is intended to bring Windows apps to VR headsets and allow software including office productivity applications to be used in a VR environment with HTC Vive and …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 38

Survey Points to Low Content Offering and High Price as VR/AR Adoption Hurdles

by Norbert Hildebrand

In the recent “2016 Augmented and Virtual Survey Report“, PerkinsCoie and Upload present some of the results of their online survey about the opportunities, challenges and hurdles for AR/ VR if it is to …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 38

Oculus and MSI to Collaborate?

by Bob Raikes

Oculus is reported by Digitimes to be interested in working with Micro-Star International (MSI), who showed a VR backpack notebook system, developed with HTC, at the recent Tokyo Game Show.

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 38