article thumbnail

Real Pilot Battles Virtual Aircraft In “World’s First” AR Dogfight

VRScout

Could live-flight AR exercises be the future of air combat training? Most existing training procedures involve airmen-in-training flying against “adversary aircrafts,” real warplanes operated by real pilots which serve as the “foreign threat” during live combat exercises. Image Credit: Mike Killian.

AR 545
article thumbnail

SWEAT Partners With Snapchat On AR Fitness Lens

VRScout

Available free via the Snapchat app (available on iOS and Android ), this full-body Lens tasks you with completing a series of exercises lead by fitness personality Cass Olholm. The post SWEAT Partners With Snapchat On AR Fitness Lens appeared first on VRScout. Image Credit: SWEAT.

AR 534
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Fitness-Focused AR Game Lets You Earn As You Burn

VRScout

The CaloVerse is an exercise-centered ecosystem that allows you to earn real money as you shed away unwanted calories. Players are tasked with completing a variety of exercise activities which earn them IFIT tokens, Calo Token, and various other in-game rewards. Fatten your wallet while losing fat. Image Credit: Calo Metaverse.

AR 464
article thumbnail

Data Dive: How is AR Boosting eCommerce?

AR Insider

O ne of AR’s bright spots is its ability to boost sales by demonstrating products with greater dimension. Product attributes can be exposed more effectively through 3D and AR interfaces than traditional 2D images in e-commerce. Of course, all of the above speaks on conceptual levels in terms of AR’s value.

Data 517
article thumbnail

2021 Predictions: AR Glasses Evolutionary, Not Revolutionary

AR Insider

Notably, when kicking off this thought exercise, we realized that several of the topics look similar to last year. Though there are lots of developments and new insights, the topical containers that house those insights are beginning to coalesce into standard buckets. Prediction 1: AR Glasses Inch Forward.

AR 543
article thumbnail

Luxexcel & WaveOptics Partner To Bring AR-Powered Prescription Lenses To The Masses

VRScout

AR prescription glasses arrive Q2 of 2021. Luxexcel, an innovative tech company specializing in 3D printed prescription lenses, has recently announced a new partnership with waveguides developers WaveOptics to develop a line of AR smart glasses that are both fashionable and comfortable to wear. .

AR 520
article thumbnail

Does AR Really Boost eCommerce Conversions?

AR Insider

Data Dive is AR Insider’s weekly dive into the latest spatial computing figures. O ne of AR’s rally cries is its ability to boost conversion rates when applied to product visualization in eCommerce. It’s also worth noting that AR has the ability to reduce returns, due to the same “informed purchase” noted above.

AR 419