Emory Craig

Emory Craig is the Co-founder and Partner at Digital Bodies, an international consulting group and popular website for news and analysis of immersive technologies. Digital Bodies helps business, education, and nonprofit organizations understand and implement augmented and virtual reality. As a futurist and writer, he is fascinated by the ways VR and AI will transform human experience and deeply concerned by the ethical challenges. An innovative leader in new media developments, he focuses on the personal and organizational strategies we will need to live in the future where experiences are available on demand, and the boundary between the real and the virtual disappear. An active participant in the NYC startup community, his background spans business, higher education, and the art world.

A Conversation on VR with Brett Leonard, Director of The Lawnmower Man

May 8, 2019 by Emory Craig

a fascinating conversation on VR with Brett Leonard

If you’re looking for something unique to do in virtual reality Wednesday night, May 8th, hop over to AltSpace VR for a conversation on VR with Brett Leonard. The well-known director of the 1992 Sci-fi classic, The …

Microsoft HoloLens Demo Fail at Build 2019

May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 by Emory Craig

HoloLens Demo Fail at the Microsoft Build 2019 Conference

Microsoft’s Build 2019 conference got underway today with announcements, surprises and one major HoloLens demo fail. There are lessons here for all of us working in VR and Mixed Reality, and you have to applaud Microsoft …

Oculus Quest: A New Era for VR

May 6, 2019May 2, 2019 by Emory Craig

Oculus Quest VR headset opens a new era in Virtual Reality

The Oculus Quest is here, promising to be the next generation of VR. We finally get a mass-market headset that’s relatively low-cost, has 6DOF functionality and doesn’t need to be tethered to an expensive computer. Despite …

ThirdEye: Smart Glasses for 5G Mobile

April 25, 2019 by Emory Craig

ThirdEye and Verizon Smart Glasses and 5G

Verizon is making news with ThirdEye’s smart glasses for 5G mobile. The little-known company’s AR Glasses were unveiled at CES 2019 this year, though they showed up in last year’s APEX EXPO (an airline travel event) …

Microsoft Tackles Visual Accessibility Issues in VR

April 21, 2019April 21, 2019 by Emory Craig

Microsoft's work on Visual Accessibility Issues in VR

A report in Engadget reveals that Microsoft has been working on visual accessibility issues in VR. SeeingVR is an innovative tool kit for Unity developers to help people with low vision. It includes a bifocal lens …

A Perfect Match – Google Tilt Brush on Oculus Quest

April 18, 2019 by Emory Craig

Google Tilt Brush on Oculus Quest is a perfect match for virtual reality. A free-form VR painting and design tool on a standalone HMD with six degrees of freedom. Last year, Facebook hyped the concept of …

Walking on the Moon in VR with Lunatick

April 17, 2019 by Emory Craig

Few people have actually walked on the lunar surface – 12 to be exact. Lunatick is your chance to follow in their footsteps and walk on the moon in VR. It’s been 50 years since the first …

Chris Milk on Storytelling in AR and VR

April 15, 2019 by Emory Craig

Take a look at Chris Milk’s recent interview with TheWrap on Storytelling in AR and VR. The innovative director and immersive artist is the CEO of the VR tech and entertainment company, Within. Other companies have …

Climate Change in Mixed Reality on The Weather Channel

April 12, 2019 by Emory Craig

The latest work of the Weather Channel tackles climate change in mixed reality. We’ve highlighted their work before on hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes. This time, we get a visualization of Charleston, South Carolina in 2100. The …