After having written my predictions for virtual reality in 2020, let’s see what will be the trends for this year in augmented reality. Summary Let me be very honest: I’m not expecting that much from this year in augmented reality. If virtual reality is still in the early stages, augmented reality is even before that, […]
According to the very famous market analysis company Gartner, Augmented Reality is no more an “emerging” technology, but it has graduated as a mature one. This news comes one year later than a similar one regarding Virtual Reality: in a popular post of mine of 2018, I highlighted how in that year VR had disappeared […]
I hoped that in this period all VR people were in vacation, so that I could relax a bit… instead this week there have been tons of interesting news and articles… even more than usual! Discover the hottest XR topics of the week in this roundup post… Top news of the week The SIGGRAPH has shown […]
Today I’m going to talk you about a particular use case of mixed reality: scientific laboratories. Wear your white coat and your protective goggles, because I’m going to tell you how Holo4Labs is giving scientists superpowers thanks to mixed reality. What is Holo4Labs? Holo4Labs is a solution developed by Poland-based company Solution4Labs (together with its […]
You probably have heard about Leap Motion’s Project North Star, that should be able to offer people affordable augmented reality. Anyway, there’s still a lot of confusion and mistery about this device. There are some typical questions that arise in the mind of the AR enthusiasts of the world: how is it? Is it good? […]
I wish you’re having a wonderful Sunday. Here you are my recap of the most interesting XR news of the week! Top news of the week Apple has killed its AR glasses project… maybe A piece of unexpected news has shaken the XR communities this week: according to a report on Digitimes Taiwan, Apple has abandoned its […]
It is something that I say since the beginning of 2019: nReal is one of the most interesting AR startups out there. That’s why when I traveled to Beijing, I really did everything that I could to visit its HQ. There, I have been able to discuss with people of the company about the status […]
If the Paradise was in China, its name would be Qingdao. I’m for the second time in this beautiful city, writing this newsletter while I see an amazing seaside full of colored lights from my window (before I had a walk there and I was astonished). You know, I’m here for the Sandbox Immersive Festival […]
I had the amazing pleasure of interviewing Helena McGill and Anna Wozniewicz of Noctvrnal, a startup focused in audio and music production, with special attention to immersive experiences. When I develop a VR experience, I usually give a lot of attention to the visual aspect, while I often leave the sound and music always as […]
Google I/O 2019 has just finished and has all been about new augmented reality features. One of them, that comes together with ARCore 1.9, is the possibility of embedding 3D models inside your website, so that they can be seen in augmented reality by your users by just tapping on the screen of their smartphones. […]
Some days ago, I found an article on Futurism talking about a university in France able to create the “first smart contact lens”. The article also talked about Augmented Reality and the interest of the DARPA for using this product. I got immediately hyped about this: we are all dreaming about AR glasses like Magic […]
