09Jan Microsoft Reveals IllumiRoom, A Projector-based System for Immersive Gaming Posted in News, VR Gaming | 7 Comments At CES this week, Microsoft has revealed a research project called IllumiRoom. The system combines a Kinect with a projector to scan your TV room and show content that extends beyond your TV. The goal is to create a more more »
04Apr Virtual Reality Needs to Take off Before It Gets Grounded in a Niche Market Posted in VR Future, VR Gaming | Leave a comment Virtual Reality is most likely an inevitable evolution in human-computer interaction — in the long term, anyway. But in the next 10 years, there’s a major risk of VR falling to the wayside as a novelty or an enthusiasts-only market. The closest more »
14Nov Immersive Artificial Intelligence — It’ll Take More Than Life-like Graphics to Make True VR Posted in Artificial intelligence | 1 Comment As I’ve watched a friend play Skyrim over the last few days, I’ve been blown away by the immense world that Bethesda has created. Not only is it huge, but it’s rather beautiful as well. “Slap on an HMD,” I thought, “and this would be a more »
13Oct Following the Road to Virtual Reality Posted in VR Future, VR Tech | Leave a comment Today begins my journey cataloging the Road to Virtual Reality. I actually started a very similar blog 2 or 3 years ago, but it quickly faded away because we were still far from anything that could be considered mainstream virtual more »
