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WebEye VR is a Consumer Virtual Reality Webcam

by Arthur Berman

Several social media web sites, notably including Facebook and YouTube, are in the early stages of offering capabilities for viewing and sharing immersive video formats such as stereoscopic 3D. The current reality is, however, …

Tags:3D Cameras| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 13

Qualcomm Will NOT Produce a Headset

by Tom Allen

It had been reported (but not by us) that Qualcomm was building a VR headset, following a showing of a prototype at the Game Developers Conference in March. This is not the case: Qualcomm …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Sulon Uses OLED for Wireless HMD

by Tom Allen

AMD introduced a prototype of Sulon’s wireless HMD (Sulon Shows Cortex AR/VR Headset) at a private event at the Game Developers Conference last month, which we were alerted to be our friend Jon Peddie. …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Could PS VR be Made PC Compatible?

by Tom Allen

There is a “possibility” that Sony will make its Playstation VR headset compatible with PCs, not just the Playstation 4 console. The news comes from a Nikkei interview with Sony EVP Masayasu Ito, translated …

Hulu VR app Now in the Oculus store

by Isaac Oburu

Hulu has entered into virtual reality by releasing the Hulu VR app in the Oculus store. The app will enable access to the entire Hulu 2D library, as well as 30 360° videos.

VR @ SXSWedu: The Good News about VR in Education

by Len Scrogan

The predictive education bazaar that we know as SXSWedu was held this year in Austin, Texas from March 7-10. The SXSWedu® Conference & Festival is a part of the SouthbySouthwest family of conferences, fostering …

Tags:3D Content Creation| Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 15

Laval Virtual Round-Up

by Bob Raikes

Barco was showing a DP4K-60L 6P laser projector in a rear-projection mode and was highlighting the wide gamut support – it looked very good and was showing colours that would not have been visible …

Schneider Continues Planar 3D Display Development

by Bob Raikes

Schneider Digital is a German company, based South of Munich, that was showing a dual LCD 3D display based on a design that was originally developed by Planar. Schneider works closely with Planar and …

Immersion Puts VR In a Case

by Bob Raikes

Immersion of France was one of the companies that had the most substantial presences at the show along with partners, including Planar (it had the Planar transparent OLED on display) and the company is …

Virtual Laval Gains From Long Term Development

by Bob Raikes

Last week, we attended an event, Virtual Laval, in Laval in Normandy, France for the first time. We had intended to visit last year, but we failed as an Air Traffic Controller’s dispute in …

Scanning the Horizon at SXSWedu

by Len Scrogan

My purpose in today’s article is to conduct a speedy reconnoiter of some happenings in the area of technology in the predictive education bazaar that we know as SXSWedu. The SXSWedu® Conference & Festival …

Tags:display technology| Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 13

Rift – Finally – Reaches Customers

by Tom Allen

It’s been a long wait – four years since the Kickstarter campaign began! – but the Oculus Rift headset is finally being shipped. Those customers who were able to pre-order the consumer model of …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 12