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Learning Technologists from the FLIE team recently ran a session with students in BUBS looking at how immersive technologies are being used with tourism. Immersive technologies such as augmented and virtual reality are already being used in the industry to create interactive, engaging experiences which elicit emotional responses. We looked at some of the opportunities… Read more » about Immersive technology and tourism
A new Apple patent describes a system of registering when a user is or is not touching a real object in a virtual space, and doing so with depth measurement from fingertips and calculated from camera angles. Future Augmented and Virtual Reality systems and updates to ARKit from Apple could display virtual objects alongside real ones, and… Read more » about Apple’s AR plans include accurate handling of real and virtual objects
We’ve all seen examples of virtual or augmented reality, or at least can conjure these images: a person wearing a virtual reality headset grabbing at air to fight what we can only imagine are flesh-eating zombies or craning their neck at the ceiling to get a full view of the Milky Way; using a Snapchat… Read more » about Virtual, Augmented, & mixed realities: How XR will shape how you work
An immersive medical education software company is applying its medical-grade virtual reality platform to train surgeons. Precision OS Technology will partner with the Global Spine Congress in Rio De Janeiro May 20-23 to co-host the first-ever cadaver-less training and education course for spine surgery. The focus of Precision OS is training and education geared for all levels of surgeons… Read more » about Precision OS replaces cadavers for surgical spine training at the Global Spine Congress
Forbes article from Sol Rogers of Consumer Tech. The coronavirus outbreak has put everyone on a hygiene alert. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has outlined basic protective measures: Wash hands frequently, maintain social distancing, avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth, and practice good respiratory hygiene. But what are the best practices if you are sharing immersive… Read more » about How To Practice ‘Safe Techs’: Practical Virtual & Augmented Reality Hygiene Advice
Retail today looks completely different than it did five years ago, and five years from now it will look completely different than it does today. Technology is advancing at a pace that requires retailers to not just keep pace with these changes, but stay ahead of the adoption curve in order to remain competitive and… Read more » about Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality And Retailers
Forbes Article by Sol Rogers, Contributor to Consumer Tech Nonny de la Peña, named the ‘Godmother of Virtual Reality’, helped invent virtual journalism. With early pieces like Hunger in Los Angeles and Gone Gitmo, Nonny shone a light on the potential of immersive media to change journalism. Talking to VFX Voice, Nonny said, “As journalists,… Read more » about Is Immersive Technology The Future Of Journalism?
Placing a pilot in the cockpit of an F-14 in the middle of a combat mission is about as difficult as it sounds – even when you’re just replicating the experience in a training facility. Yet we’ve had some version of flight simulators for decades, and as the technology behind them has grown increasingly… Read more » about VR’s creative potential requires creative controllers
pple’s augmented reality glasses are set to debut as early as the second quarter of 2020, according to an analyst note Wednesday. Ming-Chi Kuo, a TF International Securities analyst with a strong track record on Apple’s next moves, claimed in a note seen by MacRumors that the glasses would be advertised as an accessory for the iPhone,… Read more » about Apple’s AR glasses could solve one of VR’s biggest problems
Colleagues, you may be interested in the SHED funding award winners: Scroll down for link to detail of success awards https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/news-blog-and-events/press-and-media/virtual-reality-tool-leads-new-drive-to-train-next-generation-of-health-specialists/ === extract from website=== The tool is one of several innovative projects awarded funding by the Office for Students today. A new virtual reality tool developed by the University of Leeds, which aims to… Read more » about Office for Students – health award winners 2019
