Tag: 3D
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Surreality of Metaverse
Metaverse relies on the fact that an experience is an experience, whether real or virtual and has the same impact on the mind. Over the last few decades, the experiences generated by computers, artificial intelligence and the internet together have been successful in recreating and resembling real life experiences to ever greater degrees. Interactions between humans and computers have become richer and the richness has been transformed into addiction, with the result that human needs for human-to-human contact have been subjugated to the needs of computers to digitise everything including emotions
December 19, 2021 -
AR-based educational toys can be remedy for increased screen time among children
AR technology when merged with educational material allows children to learn about the world in ways that are indistinguishable from fun
May 8, 2019 -
Microsoft unveils new ‘Simplygon Cloud’ for all 3D Mixed Reality platforms
Microsoft has announced a new platform “Simplygon Cloud” that will support all major 3D Mixed Reality (MR) platforms, including Windows Mixed Reality, iOS and Android. Microsoft acquired Simplygon, a leader in 3D model optimisation based in southern Sweden, earlier this year. “As we continue our journey to bring the benefits of mixed reality to everyone, …
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December 8, 2017 -
Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ video in 3-D released
The much anticipated 3-D version of the 1983 “Thriller”, directed by John Landis, has been unveiled at the Venice International Film Festival. Landis and late king of pop Michael Jackson estate co-executor John Branca called it a preamble to bigger announcements regarding upcoming Jackson legacy projects, reports variety.com. “Now we have ‘Thriller’ 3-D, and two …
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September 5, 2017 -
3D sense to help robots do household chores
In a step towards making robots more suitable for daily chores, researchers have developed a new technology that enables machines to make sense of 3D objects in a richer and more human-like way. Beside helping it recognise something, the new technology also helps robots fill in the blind spots in its field of vision, to …
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July 15, 2017 -
Google unveils 3D-modelling tool ‘Blocks’
Google has unveiled its new 3D-modelling tool ‘Blocks to simplify the process to create compelling virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) experiences. The new tool, developed for HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift headsets, works by allowing users to create a 3D object on a virtual 3D canvass. "Current software requires building 3D objects …
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July 7, 2017 -
3D-printed soft, four-legged robot can walk on sand
US engineers have developed a 3D-printed, four-legged robot that is capable of walking on rough surfaces such as sand and pebbles, the media reported on Wednesday. Researchers led by Michael Tolley, a mechanical engineering professor at the University of California San Diego (UCSD), will present the robot at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and …
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May 17, 2017 -
3D printed bionic skin could allow robots ‘feel’
US researchers have developed a "revolutionary" process for 3D printing stretchable electronic sensory devices that could give robots the ability to feel their environment, according to a study. The discovery, published online in the journal Advanced Materials, is a major step forward in printing electronics on real human skin, researchers said. The new process was …
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May 14, 2017 -
Being in many places at the same time
The representation of the lion at the Make in India show at the Hannover Messe in 2015 was a spectacular display using augmented reality technology. This and allied methods have changed the character of teleconferencing, advertising and entertainment. They use computer generated audio and video effects that recreate the environment of distant places. They also …
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May 9, 2017 -
Now you can 3D print glass
A team of engineers has developed a process by which it is now possible to 3D print complex forms of glass. The scientists at the Germany-based Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) mixed nanoparticles of high-purity quartz glass and a small quantity of liquid polymer and allow this mixture to be cured by light at specific …
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April 23, 2017