Next Reality VR

MARCH 13, 2015

There's a reason that YouTube continues to be the most popular video sharing site on the planet—ever since its purchase by Google, they've always made sure to load YouTube up with extra features to keep it ahead of the pack. Starting today, users can now upload full 360-degree interactive videos to YouTube. If you've ever used the Photo Sphere feature on Nexus devices, or the virtual reality mode on Google's Street View app, you're already familiar with the interface.

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Leapmotion

MARCH 25, 2015

Today, Leap Motion and OSVR announced that the upcoming OSVR Hacker Dev Kit will feature an optional faceplate embedded with Leap Motion hardware. The addition of the OSVR faceplate with Leap Motion will make the HDK the first-to-market virtual reality headset with fully integrated motion control technology. This also marks the first in a future lineup of virtual reality headsets with embedded Leap Motion hardware and software.

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RealVision VR

MARCH 29, 2015

The Aesthetics of an uneven playground: Take a look at the image above. Chances are, most VR professionals will cringe and chastise you for not “leveling” the horizon. One can’t blame them. They are professionals who have been producing panoramic images for the past couple of decades (if not more) and meticulously massaging the image pairs through stitching software while correcting for anomalies to produce aesthetically pleasing finished panoramic images.

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Leapmotion

MARCH 17, 2015

This week, we’re happy to announce that the source code for Planetarium is now available on GitHub. It’s been an incredible project so far, and our team is excited to continue developing our core Widgets for VR experiences. In the Twitch episode at the top of this post, Daniel and Barrett talk about the development process behind Planetarium – including the challenges of VR UX and UI development, how we built the planetarium and foundational Widgets, designing Arm HUD and Widget scaf

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Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.

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Leapmotion

MARCH 7, 2015

What if you could create art outside the boundaries of physics, but still within the real world? For artists like Sergio Odeith , this means playing tricks with perspective. Sergio makes stunning anamorphic (3D-perspective-based) art using spray paint, a surface with a right angle, and his imagination. Creative 3D thinkers like Odeith should have the ability to use their freehand art skills to craft beautiful volumetric pieces.

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Leapmotion

MARCH 6, 2015

What if you could disassemble a robot at a touch? Motion control opens up exciting possibilities for manipulating 3D designs , with VR adding a whole new dimension to the mix. Recently, Battleship VR and Robot Chess developer Nathan Beattie showcased a small CAD experiment at the Avalon Airshow. Supported by the School of Engineering, Deakin University, the demo lets users take apart a small spherical robot created by engineering student Daniel Howard.

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