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I Met a Wizard from Magic Leap and He told Me the Future will be Awesome

September 10, 2020June 27, 2016 by Maya Georgieva

I remember being a little girl a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away when sometimes I would imagine Star Wars ships flying …

Virtual Reality

Be your own Band: Virtual Reality in “The Music Room”

February 17, 2020June 26, 2016 by Emory Craig

Virtual reality keeps pushing forward with new experiences and The Music Room is a fascinating development. Launching in July from Australian developer Chroma Coda, The Music Room is a full music creation package.

Mixed Reality, Virtual Reality

Magic Leap and ILMxLab Partner to Create Star Wars in Mixed Reality

April 24, 2017June 18, 2016 by Maya Georgieva

A new partnership between Lucasfilm’s ILMxLAB and Magic Leap will open new frontiers for entertainment, gaming and education. Both companies have worked with partners before, but …

VR News

VR Studio Vrse Rebrands itself “Within”

February 6, 2020June 17, 2016 by Emory Craig

In a telling development for virtual reality, VR studio Vrse has renamed itself “Within”. For founder Chris Milk, the name change marks an inflection point in …

Virtual Reality

Social VR with vTime – The Virtual Reality Network

February 1, 2020June 11, 2016 by Emory Craig

Social VR has a ways to go in the virtual reality area. But vTime is a fascinating development that could transform virtual environments into social spaces. vTime …

Augmented Reality

The Google Tango AR Phone Arrives

July 15, 2018June 10, 2016 by Emory Craig

Lenovo’s new Google Tango AR phone has arrived. The Phab 2 Pro is a breakthrough device, the first to deliver on the promise of tango. Up to …

Virtual Reality

Was that the Magic Leap VR Headset?

June 19, 2016June 8, 2016 by Emory Craig

Did we learn anything about the Magic Leap VR headset? Yesterday began with an article in Quartz that spread throughout the tech media. And with images and …

Future, Virtual Reality

Elon Musk and the Realism of Virtual Reality

February 2, 2020June 4, 2016 by Emory Craig

The realism of virtual reality is behind Elon Musk’s widely shared comment this week that we are computer generated players inside another entity’s video game. Speaking …

Virtual Reality

Live Streaming VR Performances

February 2, 2020June 1, 2016 by Emory Craig

Live streaming VR events continue to make the news. First, it was the amazing Reggie Watts performance on AltspaceVR. Now the startup Rivet has launched an iOS …

Mixed Reality, Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality Travel to Mars

August 8, 2017June 1, 2016 by Maya Georgieva

Who does not want to go to Mars, one of the most interesting planets in our solar system? With virtual reality travel you can stand on …

Virtual Reality

Your New VR Phone is Coming Soon

February 17, 2020May 30, 2016 by Emory Craig

Shopping for a new Smartphone in 2017? Then you’ll be looking for a VR phone. New Smartphones will be Daydream enabled with motion sensors and better processors. …

VR News

Project Goa: Mobile VR on any Smartphone

February 6, 2020May 27, 2016 by Emory Craig

Simple solutions intrigue me – especially when it comes to mobile VR. And Project Goa falls into this category. It offers real virtual reality through your smartphone.

VR News

Watch Reggie Watts in VR Tonight

February 6, 2020May 26, 2016 by Emory Craig

Musician and comedian Reggie Watts tries a unique social VR experiment tonight (Thursday, May 26th), partnering with AltspaceVR for a live virtual performance. [Updated]

VR News

Will Sketchfab Make VR Content Sharable?

February 17, 2020May 25, 2016 by Emory Craig

With VR headsets and cameras coming fast, the question is: where’s the content? If Sketchfab has its way, you’ll find it on their platform, as the YouTube of virtual reality.

Virtual Reality

VR and Cinema: A New Medium Makes New Rules

November 16, 2019May 21, 2016 by Maya Georgieva

A talk on the final day of the Google I/O conference on VR and cinema highlighted the challenges we face in developing virtual reality as a …

VR News

Google VR – Day 2: DayDream Gets Real

February 17, 2020May 20, 2016 by Emory Craig

Google VR took center stage in Day 2 of the I/O conference. The Daydream platform is a full ecosystem designed for both developers and users. We’ll …

VR News

Google VR at I/0 – Meet The Daydream Platform

February 17, 2020May 19, 2016 by Maya Georgieva

Here’s the Google VR news from the wide-ranging keynote at the I/O conference. The speculation that we’d see a new VR headset didn’t come to pass. But …

VR News

Watch Google VR Sessions and I/O Conference Keynote Here

February 6, 2020May 18, 2016 by Emory Craig

Google VR will be a major focus of the I/O conference this year and we will livestream the sessions. The conference runs May 18 – 20th and …

Learning, Virtual Reality

VR in Education: A Future Trends Forum Conversation with Bryan Alexander

February 6, 2020May 16, 2016 by Maya Georgieva

Interested in the impact of VR in education? Maya Georgieva and Bryan Alexander will explore how the emerging technologies of Virtual Reality, Augmented and Mixed Reality …

Virtual Reality

NMC 2016 Conference: Virtual Reality Workshop

December 20, 2020May 13, 2016 by Emory Craig

virtual reality workshop at the NMC 2016 Conference.

Workshop Title: Virtual Reality and the Future of Learning This virtual reality workshop explores the learning opportunities afforded through the development of VR devices, platforms, and …