Author: jvh

How AR is Changing the Game. Literally.

Posted by jvh | Feb 18, 2022 | Augmented Reality, Entertainment, Industry Insights, Th3 KCAD XR Lab, Virtual Reality, XR Trends | 0

Augmented Reality (AR) has slowly been creeping its way into the sports industry since the early...

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Is AR the Future of Sneaker Shopping?

Posted by jvh | Jan 4, 2022 | Augmented Reality, Industry Insights, Retail, Th3 KCAD XR Lab, XR Trends | 0

Sneaker shopping online can be an exciting yet stressful process especially when prices for...

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Ready Player Me Partnering with Brands To Expand Reach Into VR Apps

Posted by jvh | Nov 15, 2021 | Developing, Experience of the Week, Virtual Reality, XR Trends | 0

Ready Player Me, a site dedicated to simplifying virtual reality (VR) avatar creation using user...

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Facebook Unlocks Legacy Oculus Go Product

Posted by jvh | Nov 3, 2021 | Developing, XR Trends | 0

With the success of Facebook’s Oculus Quest platform, it’s easy to forget their other...

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Carolina Panthers Debut AR Panther for the NFL Game

Posted by jvh | Oct 12, 2021 | Industry Insights, Marketing, Studies in XR, Virtual Reality, XR Trends | 0

During the September 12th Carolina Panthers vs the New York Jets NFL game, a special AR event was...

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Andrew Bosworth, chief of Facebook Reality Labs, to become CTO of Facebook

Posted by jvh | Oct 11, 2021 | Augmented Reality, Industry Insights, Mixed Reality, Virtual Reality, XR Trends | 0

Facebook’s current Chief Technical Officer (CTO), Mike Schroepfer, will be stepping down and...

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Xiaomi Shows off Concept Smart Glasses

Posted by jvh | Oct 8, 2021 | Augmented Reality, Developing, Industry Insights, Wearables, XR Trends | 0

Following the release of Facebook’s Ray-Ban Stories comes another potential competitor in...

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Facebook Horizon Workrooms to Support Standard Zoom Meetings

Posted by jvh | Sep 22, 2021 | Developing, Industry Insights, Virtual Reality, XR Trends | 0

Facebook Connect is approaching closer and Facebook is slowly teasing and releasing new features...

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VR Documentary Series Presents the World’s First Immersive 3D 360 View of Space

Posted by jvh | Sep 17, 2021 | Aerospace, Education, Entertainment, Experience of the Week, Virtual Reality, XR Trends | 0

Space Explorers, a VR documentary series by Felix and Paul Studios, documents the life of ISS...

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TikTok Parent Company Acquire Pico Interactive

Posted by jvh | Sep 16, 2021 | Augmented Reality, Industry Insights, Virtual Reality, Wearables, XR Trends | 0

ByteDance, owners of the popular social media platform TikTok, have recently acquired Pico...

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SIGN Fracture Care & Precision OS Provide Aid And Headsets for VR Surgical Training In Developing Countries

Posted by jvh | Sep 15, 2021 | Industry Insights, Medical, Training | 0

Precision OS, with help from Epic Games in a MegaGrant and Facebook for headsets, created a VR...

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Learn Languages in VR with Mondly

Posted by jvh | Sep 14, 2021 | Education, Experience of the Week, Industry Insights, Virtual Reality, XR Trends | 0

Mondly recently ported their Virtual Reality (VR) language learning application to the Oculus...

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Virtual Meetings in XR with Facebook Horizon Workrooms

Posted by jvh | Sep 13, 2021 | Industry Insights, Virtual Reality, XR Trends | 0

As part of its announcement for its upcoming Facebook Connect conference on October 28th, Facebook...

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Explore Batman’s Universe in AR

Posted by jvh | Sep 10, 2021 | Augmented Reality, Experience of the Week, Industry Insights, Marketing, XR Trends | 0

Warner Bros has recently released a free AR application for both iOS and Android that allows kids...

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Rec Room Hosted A Virtual Reality Olympics

Posted by jvh | Sep 9, 2021 | Entertainment, Industry Insights, Virtual Reality, VR Gaming, XR Trends | 0

Rec Room, a popular cross-platform social game aimed at children, hosted its own version of the...

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VRCHAT Hosted the Worlds Largest VR Event

Posted by jvh | Sep 8, 2021 | Entertainment, Industry Insights, Virtual Reality, XR Trends | 0

VRChat, one of the most popular social virtual reality (VR) applications, recently hosted Virtual...

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Royal Air Force Uses Mixed Reality to Improve Training and Aviation Repairs

Posted by jvh | Sep 7, 2021 | Augmented Reality, Developing, Industry Insights, Mixed Reality, Training, Virtual Reality, XR Trends | 0

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is trialing Hololens 2 headsets to aid in maintenance, repairs, and...

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Facebook Reality Labs Preview Artificial Eyes for VR Passthrough

Posted by jvh | Sep 1, 2021 | Developing, Industry Insights, Product Reviews, Studies in XR, Virtual Reality, Wearables, XR Trends | 0

Facebook Reality Labs recently previewed a headset they’ve been working on that can display a pair...

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Reebok AR Experience Unlocks Potential Neighborhood Basketball Court Locations

Posted by jvh | Aug 13, 2021 | Augmented Reality, Developing, Entertainment, Experience of the Week, XR Trends | 0

Reebok recently created an AR tool called Courting Greatness, that allows users to plan out...

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Venice International Film Festival to Offer VR Viewing Experiences

Posted by jvh | Aug 11, 2021 | Entertainment, Experience of the Week, Virtual Reality, XR Trends | 0

Hot off the heels of the Tribeca, Cannes, and NewImages film festivals is the 78th Venice...

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