Time for a different type of AR lens?
Time to rethink what makes a traditional augmentative reality lens?
Tagged: interaction
3D audio navigation and environmental control?
What gets me excited in the augmentative reality space (amongst many things!) is it’s application to real world scenarios. There have been several AR apps released recently that overlay additional navigation details to visual...
The battle of the AR “lightweights” continues?
Now this is getting interesting: another AR glasses product has been launched into the AR “lightweight” category: AR post report on the launch of the Rokid Max. Now I say “lightweight” not so much...
What does a rave, a cockroach and a Yeti have in common…in VR?
Recently I managed to secure a ticket for the recent Fatboy Slim VR experience via the EngageVR platform. A number people have already commented on their experience (a lot along the lines of “…with...
AR and history tourism
On my last trip to Europe (albeit 8 years ago now) one of the most impressive AR experiences I had was at Koldinghus, Denmark. Whilst this was only one room where the installation was...
Control your games…with your mind
A number of companies are researching ways of utilising human generated electrical activity to control devices and basic computer interfaces. Whilst Elon Musk continues down the line of neural implants to achieve the same...
To turn or not to turn?
One of the often unconsidered aspect of VR game development is how a user can interact if they have limited neck mobility due to illness, injury or disability. Whilst Meta have addressed this in...
Avoiding obstacles through the use of AR
This is first of augmentative reality (AR) research I have come across that attempts to address how AR can assist with obstacle avoidance: Augmented reality obstacle avoidance – Dylan Fox. In the video Dylan...
VR as a treatment modality
Many, many moons ago when I started studying Occupational Therapy I dreamt of how virtual reality (VR) could be used as a rehabilitation medium. Looks like that dream has become for some commercial entities including in ICU settings.
Exploring the accessibility of virtual meeting rooms
Great article by Meryl on the accessibility of the Spatial VR meeting platform.