Virtual Reality – Page 61

Chinese VR Headset Market Grew 200% in First Quarter of 2018

by Andrew Fenn

The worldwide VR headset market grew 16% in the first quarter of 2018 as shipments reached a total of 650,000 units. According to Canalys, this increase was largely driven by the fast-growing standalone VR …

Tags:China| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 23

HTC Says Vive Wireless Adaptor will Launch by Late Summer

by Andrew Fenn

At E3 2018, HTC revealed that its Vive Wireless Adaptor is currently scheduled for launch by late summer. The company also released some further information about the device, namely that it will be powered …

Tags:AR/VR| DisplayLink| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 23

The Reality of AR and VR: Highlights from a New Survey

by Jon Peddie

In March 2018, TECHnalysis Research conducted an online survey of a thousand US consumers that identify themselves as gamers and own some type of AR or VR-capable device. The ages of the respondents ranged …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 23

UK VR Industry to Grow at 34% CAGR from 2018 to 2022

by Andrew Fenn

PwC predicts that the Entertainment and Media sector will be worth £76 billion by 2022, up from £68 billion this year, and that the UK’s virtual reality sector will be the fastest growing segment …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 22

CES Asia Innovation Awards for VR/AR Products

by Matthew Brennesholtz

CES Asia, to be held June 13-15, 2018 in Shanghai, China, has announced its Innovation Awards. I’ve been focusing recently on AR and VR and two of the awards caught may eye. The first …

RPO and the Future of Education

by Len Scrogan

People in the education industry always seem interested in the future of schooling. Perhaps that’s because the future of schools is the future of display technologies. I could easily envision it the other way …

Tags:display technology| Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 25

NextVR to Deliver NBA Final Highlights Again in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

For the second consecutive year, NBA Digital and NextVR will offer fans free on-demand VR highlights of the 2018 NBA Finals, presented by YouTube TV. NextVR also announced the public availability of a new …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 22

NEDs with Eye Focus Cues at Display Week – Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

A hot topic at the SID Technical Symposium this year, and last year too, was Near Eye Displays (NEDs) for Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) that included accommodation for the eye. There …

Human Factors in AR/VR Systems at Display Week – Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The human factors of VR and AR HMD systems are not well understood. The results of the studies presented at SID’s Display Week just scratch the surface and a lot more human factors research …

Oculus Go Now Available for Pre-order in the EU

by Andrew Fenn

Pre-orders are now live in the EU for Oculus’ new standalone headset, Oculus Go. The device is available online via the company’s website and other internet retailers, while customers in the UK, France, Germany, …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Optics for AR and VR at Display Week – Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

See-Through AR Displays Many see-through AR displays are based on waveguide optics. The entire session 17 was dedicated the technology of improved waveguide optics, with a focus on the optics that couple the image …

Optical Measurement of Near Eye Displays at Display Week – Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Richard Austin, president of Gamma Scientific, and his colleagues at Gamma Scientific presented paper 72-3 titled “Contrast, Resolution and Parallax Measurements of Near to Eye and Head Up Displays” at the symposium but there …