▶ 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...
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Where Will Virtual Reality Take Us?
▶ Source - New Yorker ▶ Image - Illustration by Jackie Carlise ▶
An XR Wearables Tipping Point?
▶ TechRadar ▶ XR wearables, encompassing AR, VR, and MR, are overcoming earlier limitations in power efficiency, security, and application ecosystems. Progress in lightweight materials, battery...
Varjo’s “Next Level” Passthrough Clarity
▶ The Ghost Howls ▶ This product review examines the Varjo XR-4 Focal Edition’s ability to provide clear passthrough visuals, allowing users to read small text and interact with detailed...
Games Engine Powers Car Production
▶ Unreal Engine ▶ In this video we see how car manufacturer Lotus uses Unreal Engine extensively for design, marketing, and user interaction, enhancing real-time visualisation, data integration,...
Mind-Controlled XR Revolution Advances
| XR Today | Neural interfaces may transform extended reality (XR) by enabling direct interaction between the human nervous system and digital environments. These interfaces, ranging from...
Meta’s “Metaversities” XR Initiative Announced
| Meta | Meta has introduced an educational beta programme for its Quest headsets in collaboration with over a dozen universities across the US, UK and EU, enabling feedback on VR and...
USAF’s Advanced Training Goggle Development
| Airforce Technology | Finland's Varjo has won a contract in the USAF’s AFWERX Super Goggle Challenge, aimed at creating high-performance mixed-reality goggles to enhance flight training. This...
Vision Pro’s Promising Radiology Performance
| 9to5Mac | A recent study by the University of California, San Diego, evaluated Apple Vision Pro's effectiveness in radiology. Radiologists used the headset to review 100 CT scans for...
New Wearable Device Enhances Immersion
| Technology Networks | A new wearable offers realistic sensory feedback for users through a soft actuator design, mimicking skin-like sensations. This technology could improve immersion in VR...
Spitfire Mixed Reality Flight Simulator
| Heritage Flight Simulation | In this video, the creator of Ireland-based Heritage Flight Simulation showcases advancements in Quest 3 mixed reality (MR) for a Spitfire cockpit experience....
Holographic Technique Enhances XR Lens
| Live Science | Researchers in China have developed a bifocal lens inspired by holographic technology, capable of switching between two focal points using external voltage. This innovation...
Pilot Training Exploits Vision Pro
| Halldale | CAE’s new app leverages Apple Vision Pro to create an immersive flight training tool for pilots. Unveiled at NBAA-BACE, the app allows pilots to complete previously centre-only...
Ambulance Simulator Supports Paramedic Training
| BBC News | The UK's West Midlands Ambulance Service has introduced a pioneering driving simulator for paramedic training. This tool enables student paramedics to practice emergency driving...
Simulation + Brain Stimulation Boost Memory
| New Atlas | A study by Switzerland’s EPFL researchers has shown that combining virtual worlds with non-invasive deep-brain stimulation (tTIS) improves spatial memory in healthy adults. By...
VR Supports Helicopter Instructor Training
| BFPS Forces News | RAF Shawbury has integrated VR into helicopter instructor training, enabling trainees to practice realistic flight manoeuvres and observe 360° cockpit views. The allows...