▶ Source - VRARA ▶ This whitepaper from VRARA examines XR's role in manufacturing. It highlights benefits such as enhanced training, real-time support, reduced travel, and improved safety while tackling issues like reskilling and an aging...
Category: Technology
AI to Merge Simulation & PowerPoint?
▶ Source - Andreessen Horowitz ▶ Where films and storytelling lead, training and education will likely follow... In this Andreessen Horowitz article, the merging of AI, gaming, and film is claimed to be paving the way for new storytelling formats...
Interactive 3D from Single Photo
▶ Tech Crunch ▶ World Labs, founded by AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li, unveiled an innovative AI system transforming single photos into interactive 3D scenes, blending gaming aesthetics with live browser rendering. Aimed at revolutionising fields like...
AI Minecraft Agents Spread Religion
▶ Source - MIT Technology Review ▶ AI-controlled agents in Minecraft, developed by AI startup Altera, autonomously evolved behaviours resembling human societies. Starting with basic tasks, agents formed roles like chefs and traders, shared memes,...
Quest 3 + Apple Vision Pro Multiplayer
▶ Source - UploadVR ▶ Spatial computing application Figmin XR now enables the colocation of a Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro in the same room. This setup integrates Tilt Brush with Figmin's creation tools for building scenes and objects with physics...
Where Will Virtual Reality Take Us?
▶ Source - New Yorker ▶ Image - Illustration by Jackie Carlise ▶
Training for the Drone Battlefield Revolution
▶ Source - Shephard ▶ First-person view (FPV) attack drones are transforming modern combat by enabling cost-effective strikes against advanced targets. Using dynamics inspired by racing drones, these devices excel in long-range, one-way missions....
1,000 Human Digital Twins Created
▶ MIT Technology Review ▶ Stanford and Google DeepMind research has used AI to replicate human personalities through conversational interviews. Achieving 85% behavioural similarity, these "simulation agents" are intended for social science...
Eye-Limited Resolution Simulator Dome
▶ Halldale ▶ Immersive Display Solutions, in collaboration with Aechelon Technology and Norxe, is showcasing an advanced eye-limited resolution dome display at I/ITSEC 2024. Designed for F-16 and similar jet training, the system combines...
Neckband Enhances Smart AR Glasses
▶ Digital Trends ▶ The Viture Pro Neckband significantly upgrades Viture’s AR smart glasses, making them standalone Android devices that support multi-window spatial computing and millions of apps. Enhanced by hand-tracking sensors and an AI...
The World’s Largest Cosmos Simulation
▶ Oak Ridge National Laboratory ▶ Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have utilised 9,000 nodes of the Frontier supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to create the largest astrophysical simulation of...
Revolutionising Mind and Machine Interaction
▶ Digital Trends ▶ Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are potentially redefining how humans interact with technology by directly connecting neural activity to digital systems. First explored in the 1920s with electroencephalograms, BCIs gained...