The US Congress has rejected the US army’s request for $400m to invest in up to 6,900 pairs of Microsoft combat goggles. Soldiers wearing the goggles, which are adapted from Microsoft’s augmented reality (AR) HoloLens headsets, in field tests have suffered “mission-affecting physical impairments” including headaches, eyestrain and nausea. Congress…
Microsoft's holographic technology is helping to create a more dynamic and interactive hybrid learning environment at Singapore Polytechnic. The HoloLens 2 allows students in the School of Chemical & Life Sciences to interact with virtual representations of physical lab instruments, science concepts and learning scenarios. The technology also enables Singapore…
International immersive VR experiences provider, The Park Playground, is to open three venues across the UK. The first to open will be in Leeds, on 18 December. The free-roam adventure experience will be powered by HTC VIVE Focus 3 headsets that do not require players to carry any other hardware…
US soldiers using Microsoft’s Hololens augmented reality (AR) glasses in field tests experienced “mission-affecting physical impairments” such as headaches, eye strain and nausea, according to a report by the Pentagon Test Office. More than 80% of those who experienced discomfort suffered symptoms within three hours of using a customised version…
Intrepid individuals throughout history have attempted to conquer the skies using everything from pedal-powered planes to rocket-powered jet packs. Arguably the closest a human has ever come to non-mechanically aided flight, however, is wingsuit BASE jumping – also known as wingsuit flying. This highly dangerous and technically difficult sport involves…
Barco has teamed up with Igloo Vision, a creator of immersive spaces, to deliver shared VR experiences. From its bases in the UK, US, Canada and Australia, Igloo Vision has delivered hundreds of immersive workspace installations around the globe for applications such as simulation, visualisation and collaboration. The company builds…
Vizrt and Ncam teamed up in the spring to bring enhanced coverage with AR graphics to audiences tuning into the elections for the Northern Ireland Assembly on BBC Northern Ireland. To produce more engaging content for viewers, BBC NI used the Ncam Mk2 tracking system alongside Viz Engine to create…
The Digital Innovation Facility at the University of Liverpool is a new home for academic research into emerging technologies such as autonomous systems, robotics, data analytics and artificial intelligence. Part of the university’s Institute for Digital Engineering and Autonomous Systems, the £12.7m, 1,500sq metre Digital Innovation Facility comprises research laboratories,…
VR concert platform AmazeVR has signed a joint venture deal with one of Korea's largest entertainment companies SM Entertainment and Studio KWANGYA, SM’s metaverse content production service. Together, they will launch Studio A, which will be based in Seoul, South Korea. With this partnership, AmazeVR will expand VR concert production…
Plateau Virtuel, a leading Paris virtual production studio, has upgraded to extended reality (XR) with the real-time compositing/media-server platform Smode. Plateau Virtuel specialises in the production of films, video clips and advertisements. The studio shoots against LED screens using a camera equipped with a tracking system that communicates with Unreal…
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