Using Perceptual Illusions to Create Infinite Virtual Spaces [video]
Here's a neat video that the folks from Project Holodeck pointed out on their blog. Cara Santa Maria of the Huffington Post took a trip to the MxR (Mixed Reality) Lab at USC. Mark Bolas, the associate director for mixed...
Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses Developer Kits Now Shipping; Hands-on with M100 at CES [video]
Vuzix announced the M100 Smart Glasses back in November. The company is now shipping developer kits along with the SDK which was offered for $999 when the unit was first announced. Engadget also has a brand new hands-on video...
Interview with Director of the Willow Sweater CAVE Music Video, Filip Sterckx
Back in November I highlighted a cool music video for the song Sweater by Belgium-based band Willow. The video used a CAVE (Cave Automatic Virtual Environment) and a treadmill to allow the singer to stroll through live virtual environments as the video was...
Join the Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality Discussion in the AR/VR Google+ Community
One of the things that makes virtual reality so alluring is the immeasurable possibilities. With minimal hardware these days you can transport yourself to a virtual world where you could literally rewrite the laws of physics if you wanted to. Virtual...
Another Oculus Rift ‘Fan Ad’
Here's another cool Oculus Rift 'fan ad' by Andreas Aronsson (click to enlarge)! A bit wide for a two-page magazine spread, but still cool ; ). What do you think?
Project Holodeck Goes to the Game: Next Exhibition in Dublin
Project Holodeck is an effort out of USC to create a multiplayer virtual reality gaming platform that offers full avatar embodiment and immersive first-person gameplay. Some members of the Project Holodeck team made the lengthy trek from the States to Dublin,...
Google Glass with Prescription Lenses Spotted in the Wild in NYC
A friend spotted someone wearing a prototype Google Glass HMD in New York City and shot me this photo. You can see that the Glass unit has prescription lenses, something that hasn't been seen in public until now. This...
Oculus Rift News Bits: Palmer Luckey Talks Oculus Rift and VR at Evolve London 2012
Last week Palmer Luckey took the stage as a keynote speaker at Evolve 2012 in London. The conference is an "event exploring everything that’s cutting edge and innovative in game development – new platforms, new technologies, new business models and...
A Brief History of Virtual Reality, Starring the Forte VFX1 Head Mounted Display
I just stumbled across this excellent video showing a brief history of virtual reality. The video is from the YouTube channel Silicon Classics. It focuses mainly on the Forte VFX1 head mounted display but also gives a great overview of...
Oculus Rift Fan Ad
Here's something a bit different: a 'fan ad' I whipped up for the Oculus Rift head mounted display. This is just a concept that popped up while thinking about how Oculus Inc. might market the Oculus Rift 2.0 HMD...
