Tag: Virtual reality

How virtual events are going to continue after restoration of in-person events?

In addition to being a mere response to the pandemic, Virtual Events have become integral to the organisations’ growth strategy.

February 17, 2022

Friendship, FOMO and the Novel Coronavirus

Friends are people we all need at some point in our lives. Only our friends are allowed to poke a little fun our way.

July 14, 2020

Adobe acquires Oculus Medium, a virtual reality modeling tools

Adobe is aiming to use Medium to build out a portfolio of VR, 3D and immersive design services for creative professionals.

December 7, 2019

Providing umpteen opportunities

Trending technologies make students super talented for a breakthrough in the IT industry.

September 7, 2019

Artificial intelligence and virtual reality revolutionise retail industry

With the introduction of online retail, shopping is gradually being transformed from an offline activity to an online one.

July 11, 2019

How technology is changing landscape of real estate investment for India

Not just in terms of construction, but even in terms of simplifying the property buying process, real estate brokers and agents are slowly adapting newer technologies

May 11, 2019

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

Digital innovation: Being practical

Digital innovation in institutes allow educators to teach better and make academics interesting for students.

December 4, 2018

Breakthrough in study of motion sickness following Virtual Reality experience

For the study, published in the Journal of Neurophysiology, the researchers collected several sensorimotor measures, such as balance control and self-motion sensitivity, from a small group of healthy participants aged 18-30.

September 27, 2018

A roller-coaster ride

Virtual reality can potentially change the way a learner interacts with a dry subject matter by turning it into a real life-like experience through immersive graphics and animation.

August 28, 2018

Samsung India in partnership with UNESCO showcases VR flim on Taj Mahal

Samsung India on Thursday showcased a Virtual Reality (VR) film on the Taj Mahal at the UP Investors Summit in Lucknow. The film has been made by Samsung in partnership with UNESCO MGIEP (Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development). Under the partnership, Samsung will develop VR content on two magnificent Indian...

February 23, 2018

Facebook’s Oculus partners with Xiaomi to launch VR headset in China: Report

In a bid to get a billion people to use Virtual Reality (VR), Facebook-owned Oculus is set to launch its first standalone VR headset in China in partnership with Chinese handset maker Xiaomi. “The new Oculus VR headset called Mi ‘VR Standalone’, is essentially the same headset as ‘Oculus Go’, a standalone headset that Oculus...

January 10, 2018

Intel to power BMW, Nissan and Volkswagen’s self-driving cars

Chip giant Intel has announced that two million vehicles from BMW, Nissan and Volkswagen will use Mobileye Road Experience Management (REM) technology to build and rapidly update low-cost, scalable high-definition maps throughout this year. Intel bought Israeli sensor and chipmaker Mobileye last year for $15 billion. In a keynote address at the “CES 2018” here...

January 9, 2018

HTC VIVE Pro Virtual Reality (VR) headset with built-in headphones unveiled at CES 2018

HTC VIVE, the Virtual Reality (VR) arm of Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC, on Tuesday announced new hardware upgrades that will deliver premium VR experiences to consumers and enterprises with the introduction of VR headset “VIVE Pro”. “VIVE is investing in the platforms and services that will enable highest quality display, audio and wireless VR for...

January 9, 2018

Reliance Jio plans to launch its own VR app in 2018

The new entrant in the telecom industry, Reliance Jio, is planning to launch its own Virtual Reality (VR) app in 2018 and is hoping to collaborate with experts at Birmingham City University in England, the university said. Aiming to explore potential partnerships in the future, the Head and Creative Director of Jio Studios, Aditya Bhat...

November 9, 2017

The Wide Angle

Movies are meant to be seen in theatres — with darkness on all sides and a bright screen in front, with speakers creating a cocoon of sound, with fellow audience members heightening tension and amplifying laughs. And despite my recent lament about the shoddy way too many theatres seem content to display the movies they’re...

November 5, 2017

Soon, explore Antarctic life in 360 degree VR from your home

Imagine putting on your virtual reality goggles and diving underneath the Antarctic ice to explore the rich, colourful and unique life on the seafloor. A new research expedition will make it possible. Scientists will for the first time document an entire Antarctic expedition in 360 degree virtual reality (VR) so that the general public can...

November 4, 2017