The Amsterdam museum dedicated to the life of Anne Frank has launched a VR tour of the cramped quarters where the Jewish diarist and her family hid from Nazis during World War II. The Anne Frank House said the 25-minute tour means people won’t have to visit the museum to see the…
The University of Hull in the UK is hosting the world’s first HoloLens summer school. The programme, which has been branded as the "Mixed Reality Accelerator", has been formulated to help industry fast-track the adoption of mixed-reality technology and help participating students become experts in the field. The accelerator will…
Mixed reality is allowing The Weather Channel’s broadcasts to go beyond the physical studio, monitors and map to visualise any atmospheric condition, phenomenon or weather event and show its effects in a real and more personal way. The Weather Channel wanted to provide more than a string of numbers and…
The campaign - which is taking place at Zurich's main train station and celebrates the FIFA World cup and Coca-Cola's support of the game - fans can experience what it’s like to play alongside Switzerland's Xherdan Shaqiri on-screen. In the experience participants play a few shots against the Swiss star…
Antycip Simulation, a French integrator of virtual reality solutions and 3D immersive rooms has installed the first virtual reality room of its kind. Located in La Plaine Image in Tourcoing, France, The Open Reality Experience (TORE) provides users with the opportunity to explore 3D environments collaboratively without any viewing disruption,…
In true Microsoftspeak the company believes that ‘mixed reality (MR) is one of the most important technological trends in the modern workplace, with the power to transform work from the executive suite to the front line. SharePoint spaces continues that momentum by: Empowering creators to build immersive experiences with point-and-click…
Have you ever noticed that incredible feeling of emptiness, liberation, peace and tranquility that follows a quarrel with screaming? The treatment of various disorders in groups using the scream therapy method is thought to be very popular in the US, when all participants continuously shout for 30 minutes: it does not matter whether they shout at…
When the world-renowned name of Brabham Automotives returned to the world of manufacturing, it did so with a bang. The company launched its first product, the BT62 hypercar, at a grand gala in London – but just one car would be available to see. Brabham wanted a way to let guests…
Microsoft HoloLens is now available as part of a subscription programme that’s been launched across Europe. Users can download apps onto the device, which allows people to easily create 3D holograms and interact with them, to help their companies and organisations improve how they work. HoloLens is being used by…
Antycip Simulation, a European integrator of virtual reality solutions, 3D immersive rooms and a leader in simulation software, has installed a four-sided VR CAVE (Cave Automated Virtual Environment) for the Heudiasyc laboratory’s Translife research programme. The completion of the VR CAVE will improve research into new technologies including automation, robotics…
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