Learning and Living in AR, VR, and AI
Despite billions in funding and years of development that finally gave us a Mixed Reality headset, Magic Leap is cutting staff and shifting its focus to the enterprise market. The Florida based company had already been …
Many things are holding VR back from widespread public acceptance – cost, content, and hardware design are all significant factors. A Kickstarter project from TGO takes aim at one element of the design issue by creating …
Read more We Need These Button-free Controllers for Virtual Reality
Here’s a fascinating Apple Card AR concept project that would provide your card balances and transactions through augmented reality. The project is by AR VR product designer Volodymyr Kurbatov and not done by Apple. But as …
Read more Apple Card AR Concept – Your Balance Info in Augmented Reality
We may not spend a lot of time wearing our Snap Spectacles these days, but we’re always intrigued by the company’s AR projects. One of the latest is their new AR lens for COVID-19 donations. To …
As one more casualty of the Coronavirus, the Tribeca Film Festival Cinema360 program moves online this year. We’re trying to look at this on the bright side. The Festival, which is right down the street from …
Read more Tribeca Film Festival Cinema360 Moves Online This Year
High schools and higher education may be rushing to embrace online learning (despite the zoombombing and privacy issues along the way), but it’s not so simple in primary schools. With almost 1.5 billion children out of …
Read more AR Reading App Offers Free Content During Coronavirus
It’s no surprise that theme parks are devastated by the Coronavirus. All a park can do is close their doors, promise to retain their employees (or not), and watch the balance sheet turn red. The public will …
Read more We’re Left to VR Amusement Rides During the Coronavirus
Seeing the damage caused by the Coronavirus in virtual reality is an eye-opening experience. Most of the public understands the external symptoms of the virus but seeing the way it impacts the lungs is something that …
As companies shut down and ask all but essential workers to stay home, Facebook’s AR reviews have been suspended. Given the effect of the Coronavirus on our economy, health, and even our lives, this isn’t high …
As society shudders to a halt with the Coronavirus, the artist KAWS AR art sculptures may be the safest way to experience groundbreaking art this month. Virtual Reality may be challenged in delivering on the promise …
Read more KAWS’s AR Art Sculptures Ideal for Coronavirus Pandemic
We haven’t been the only ones to question Magic Leap’s future over the years. The well-funded Florida company took forever to release their Mixed Reality headset and, until the last moment, refused to do live demos. …
Read more Magic Leap’s Future in Doubt with Sale or Partnership
Varjo continues to develop innovative Mixed Reality experiences with their human-eye resolution headsets. We’ve demoed their headsets before – at the AWE last spring – and were blown away by the realism. Varjo’s latest development is …
Read more Varjo’s Innovative Mixed Reality Merges the Real and Virtual
Given the recent news, we’re looking at the Coronavirus and Virtual Reality. Several VR and AR conferences are canceled or postponed, and we expect more to follow. SXSW caved in yesterday, and while it covers far …
An exciting bit of news surfaced today regarding a new VR distribution platform for the Oculus Quest. In a series of tweets, Chris Pruett, Director of Content Ecosystem at Oculus, discussed their curation policy and offered …
Read more A New VR Distribution Platform for the Oculus Quest?
This summer, I will be teaching The Art of Immersive Storytelling workshop at Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass, Colorado. The mission of Anderson Ranch Arts is to enrich lives with art, inspiration, and community. I …
Read more The Art of Immersive Storytelling Workshop at Anderson Ranch Art Center