One of the most interesting announcements of last week has been the release of the HaptX Gloves DK2, one of the most interesting haptic gloves for VR. I am very intrigued by these gloves that can provide quasi-realistic haptic sensations to the hands of the users and that have been praised by all XR journalists. […]
Some days ago, my friend and VR professional John Westra suggested me to connect to an Italian AR company called Univet about which he found an online banner. He told me that it seemed interesting, and since I trust John’s judgment, I immediately contacted them. I so got to know Alessio De Gaetano, that very […]
Today I have the pleasure of publishing an interview I had with Graham Atlee, a very smart guy that has developed the Triton Project, a DIY affordable AR headset with wide FOV and natural hands interactions! I think it’s a very interesting project and all the people in the communities should know about it, so […]
Threedy AI is a startup whose main expertise is the automatic conversion from 2D photos to 3D models. It can automatically fetch the photos of your items from your website, and transform them into 3D models for prices as cheap a $5/model! It is a very innovative company, and I think that it can be […]
If you are in the VR field since some years, for sure you remember the hype when the Infinadeck was revealed. It was a very big treadmill, offering true natural locomotion: with it, you didn’t need weird movements like walking in place or slipping on a surface, but you could just walk like in real […]
The Coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the development of virtual reality, and in many sectors (like virtual events and remote collaboration), all companies have had a huge spike in the number of users, profits, and investments. But there is one VR sector that actually has been severely hurt by the pandemic: LBVR. Since VR arcades need […]
MeKiwi is a very interesting indie studio in Finland: they have published a very popular VR game like Cave Digger, and they have also experimented with something artistic with ArtPulse. Recently, they also made something quite unique in the ecosystem: they have ported their VR game Cave Digger back to flat-screen Desktop PC. This is […]
Military simulations are one of the fields where virtual reality has always been an important technology, even before that VR had its new renaissance in 2012. In fact, in the XR communities, there are many esteemed members that are army veterans (like John Westra or Tony Rogers). That’s why when I had the opportunity of […]
It’s a while that I virtually know Chris Koomen, a talented professional that works with immersive technologies at KLM. During all these months, I had the occasion of reading on Linkedin about all his cool prototypes and enterprise solutions that he and his colleagues have developed inside the company, ranging from 360 videos to hand-tracked […]
Today I feature a great interview with one of the most important people in the AR space: Alan Smithson. I virtually know Alan since some years, and I have always admired his ability to combine his entrepreneurial skills with his passion for immersive realities so that to be successful by doing the things that he […]
In 4 days it will be the 4th birthday of my blog, and so in this period, I want to write some special posts to celebrate. One of them is today’s article, where I interview one of the people whose work has inspired me the most this year: Daniel Beauchamp. Daniel is an XR professional […]
