Emory Craig

Writer, presenter, and consultant on Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Wearables and their impact on Media, Education and Society. CoFounder, Digital BodiesAs Director of eLearning at the College of New Rochelle, Emory Craig is responsible for instructional technology initiatives, faculty development and the integration of emerging technologies in the curriculum. A Frye Institute Fellowship honoree, his current research interest focuses on the sensory and cognitive implications of Virtual Reality and Wearables in the learning environment.He is actively involved in the New York City startup community and is currently teaching an interdisciplinary seminar on the impact of digital networks on mass media, social relationships and the power of ideas.

Shareable VR finally arrives with Viewr

December 13, 2018 by Emory Craig

Shareable VR? We’ve been waiting for something like Viewr to come along. It’s designed to solve the isolation that we have in our current VR experiences. You know how it is. One person goes through an immersive …

New Bose AR Glasses give you audio Augmented Reality

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 by Emory Craig

The new Bose AR Glasses are a fascinating development in the augmented reality space. Bose demoed a prototype earlier this year out on the streets of Austin during SXSW to generally good reviews. There was no guarantee …

New VR event for British Cycling changes the game for eSports

December 8, 2018December 8, 2018 by Emory Craig

Virtual Reality is already transforming healthcare, education, and corporate training. But there are other areas such as eSports where immersive technologies could profoundly impact human behavior. A new British Cycling VR event will lead to a national …

Dreamscape Immersive VR arcade opens in Los Angeles

December 4, 2018December 3, 2018 by Emory Craig

The Dreamscape Immersive VR arcade project showed up in Hollywood last year flush with cash ($30 million) and a vision of what virtual reality could be. Big-name backers included AMC Entertainment, and 21st Century Fox, and …

Microsoft lands augmented reality military contract

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 by Emory Craig

Microsoft augmented reality military contract

Perhaps it wasn’t much of a surprise to hear that Microsoft landed a $480 million augmented reality military contract. The tech industry has always had its ties to the battlefield. But it’s definitely a boost for the HoloLens …

Discovering Ancient Rome through Virtual Reality

November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 by Emory Craig

Ready to discover Ancient Rome through virtual reality? Take a look at the new version of Rome Reborn. It’s an international project dating back to the mid-1990s. But VR has finally caught up to the vision …

NASA 360° Video – the moment of InSight’s Mars Landing

November 26, 2018November 26, 2018 by Emory Craig

We’re not at the point of doing a live-stream in VR from another planet (as Elon Musk promises to deliver). But this NASA 360° video of the control room at the Jet Propulsion Lab during the InSight Mars …

New AR Glasses from Snap coming by end of year

November 23, 2018November 23, 2018 by Emory Craig

Snap is at it again, with new AR Glasses rumored by the end of the year. We’ve already seen two versions of the Snap Spectacles, neither of which have been a factor in the augmented reality …

2018 Thanksgiving Day Parade in VR and AR

November 22, 2018November 22, 2018 by Emory Craig

Tom Turkey will lead the Thanksgiving Day Parade in VR and AR

It’s that time of the year again in the States, and you can watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade in VR and AR. As with last year’s parade, there will be 360° cameras along the route. With …