⊲ AV Interactive ⊳ The article says virtual reality has greater emotional force when it ignores real-world rules rather than chasing strict realism. Drawing on a longitudinal study of home headset...
Tag: XR
eXtended Reality
Smart Glasses, New Features, Higher Cost
⊲ Engadget ⊳ Meta and EssilorLuxottica have unveiled two new Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses styles, the Blayzer Optics and Scriber Optics, starting at $499. Both feature slimmer frames, swappable...
Skull Vibrations May Replace Passwords
⊲ Popular Science ⊳ Researchers at Rutgers University have developed VitalID, a software system that authenticates extended reality headset users by detecting the unique vibrations that heartbeats...
Virtual Hubs Are Shutting Down
⊲ Immersive Wire ⊳ Virtual hubs that once drew attention during remote work growth are losing momentum as funding tightens and user expectations shift. AltSpaceVR has closed, Rec Room will shut in...
US Navy Trials VR Technology
⊲ Investing.com ⊳ The Naval Postgraduate School is set to evaluate Virtuix’s virtual reality system for military training, focusing on its potential to improve immersion and physical engagement....
Varjo and Fynd Reality Boost Ukrainian Readiness
⊲ Joint Forces ⊳ Varjo has been selected as the XR technology provider for a training programme by Fynd Reality for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, utilising advanced virtual and mixed reality...
Simulation and Training in an Uncrewed Future
aka Drones - UAV – sUAS - RPAS - UMS – USV – UUV – UGV – OPV … Remotely Operated - Autonomous. This analysis by Andy Fawkes was presented at the Joint Military Training & Simulation...
Smart Glasses Gain Eye Tracking
⊲ Gizmodo ⊳ The Maverick AI Pro, unveiled by Everysight, is the first smart glasses to feature eye tracking, allowing users to control them through eye movements. This technology mirrors the input...
Reservists Training Scaling Up
⊲ The Korea Herald ⊳The Korean Army is scaling up virtual reality and digital monitoring across its reserve training network to sharpen combat readiness. At the Seocho Reserve Training Center in...
Metaverse’s Creator Takes a Critical Look
⊲ The Register ⊳ Neal Stephenson, the author who coined "metaverse," argues that the future of immersive environments does not rely on head-mounted displays, as evidenced by Meta's costly failure...
Immersive Engineering Tackles Skills Shortage
⊲ Xpert.Digital ⊳ Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences (HSBI) has become Germany's first university to deploy Sony's SRH-S1 XR headset in regular engineering teaching. Priced at $4,750 and...
VR-Equipped Humans Train Robots
⊲ Euronews ⊳ Euronews reports from Wuhan, where researchers are training humanoid robots through VR headsets and hand controllers to perform daily jobs including making coffee, sorting packages and...