VR/AR

Two products have been launched by ARM which are designed to address Generation Z and mainstream demands for more immersive and interactive visual content on mobile devices. The two products are; the Mali-V61 Video Processing Unit (VPU) for real-time 4K120 video performance and the Mali-G51 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU).

The introduction of the GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card marks the latest addition to BIOSTAR’s VGA product series. Available in both 6GB and 3GB variety, the BIOSTAR GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card can bring affordable VR and gaming closer to the masses making it well suited for first-time VR gamers.

VR can get the elderly in nursing homes to be happier about exercising. A research project from Aalborg University shows that the technology motivates older people in nursing homes to get moving. One of the major problems in nursing homes is that many older people do not move enough. Although nearly all nursing homes in Denmark offer access to fitness facilities and physical therapists, many of the residents rarely get their heart rate up.

Try to imagine what the world will look like if human-caused carbon-dioxide emissions aren’t curbed. If your imagination and scientific knowledge can’t take you there, virtual reality can. The Stanford Ocean Acidification Experience, a free science education tool (download here), can take you to the bottom of the sea, then fast-forward to the end of the century, when many coral reefs are predicted to corrode in waters made acidic by t...

As gamers across the UK join the queue for 2016’s most eagerly awaited tech release, Ashford-based radio programme The TechTalk Show will be among the first to hear about the brave new reality. From today, players can ‘live the game’ as the PlayStation VR headset hits the shops. 

Following the BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce Vision concepts, BMW has now revealed its next progressive solution, this time for the world of motorcycling: the BMW Motorrad VISION NEXT 100. The electric-powered concept motorcycle was unveiled today at the “Iconic Impulses. The BMW Group Future Experience” exhibition in Los Angeles. The BMW Motorrad VISION NEXT 100 stands for the ultimate riding experience, delivering an analogue experi...

VR technology could show how a person would really behave in a morally difficult situation – despite what he or she might claim on paper, according to new research by Plymouth University. The study led by Kathryn Francis, PhD student in the School of Psychology, found that people are more likely to sacrifice others for what they imagine to be the greater good when immersed in VR.

Sony’s PlayStation VR has set a new bar for mass-market appeal of virtual reality, and is lighter and more attractive than competitors such as the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive. At $400, the PlayStation VR is not cheap. But it’s still less expensive than its competitors and doesn’t require a high-end computer to work if you already have a PlayStation 4.

By combining traditional archaeology with 3D technology, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have managed to reconstruct a house in Pompeii to its original state before the volcano eruption of Mount Vesuvius thousands of years ago. Unique video material has now been produced, showing their creation of a 3D model of an entire block of houses.

A leading augmented and virtual reality technology provider, iStaging, has announced that it has secured $5m in pre-Series A funding. The funding round was led by cross-border venture capital firm WI Harper alongside iStaging’s seed investor, Taya Venture Capital.