Tag: Apps

  • Infographic – The Future of VR and Marketing

    Infographic – The Future of VR and Marketing

    While VR devices have been around since the 1990s, it wasn’t until 2012 when the Oculus Rift was introduced was when the potentials of VR came to the forefront. Since then, the technology has grown more present across a variety of industries and will continue to do so. Virtual Reality has a bright future specifically…

  • Infographic: Augmented Reality in 2016

    Infographic: Augmented Reality in 2016

    Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality were expected to boom in 2016. With a variety of new AR and VR games and devices hitting the market this year, more people were using this new technology this year than ever before. AR became reachable to all ages when Pokémon Go hit the app store this summer. This…

  • Infographic: New Realities: VR, AR & MR

    Infographic: New Realities: VR, AR & MR

    As technology continues to advance, more variations of Virtual Reality will continue to arise. Mixed Reality, for one, combines Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. Though these “new realities” are very similar, there are also very significant differences between them. In using Virtual Reality, a headset or smart glasses are required. This headset immerses the user…

  • Infographic: How We Use AR

    Infographic: How We Use AR

    Both Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality are growing in popularity across a variety of industries. The reputation of both is that they are primarily used for gaming and entertainment; however AR is actually being used to assist doctors, engineers, teachers, and more in their professions. By introducing AR into the classroom, students will have a new way to learn by…

  • Infographic – What to Know About the Oculus Rift

    Infographic – What to Know About the Oculus Rift

    In 2012, Palmer Luckey created a Kick-starter campaign to raise money for what would become the Oculus Rift. Shortly thereafter in 2014, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg bought the company for an impressive $2 billion. This VR device can track facial expressions to display on a virtual avatar, has wireless hand controllers to mimic movement, and allows for a 360…

  • Infographic – The History and Future of Augmented Reality

    Infographic – The History and Future of Augmented Reality

    Unlike Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality does not immerse its user into a new environment; it enhances one’s reality by overlaying digital information onto things being viewed on a digital device. Though AR is rising in popularity in 2016, variations of it have been around since 1957 with Mortin Helig’s Sensorama machine as one such example.…

  • The Next Frontier in Social Media: Altspace VR

    The Next Frontier in Social Media: Altspace VR

    It seems as if every day there are new developments in the world of virtual reality; and each is more impressive than the last. It was only a few weeks ago that we saw the debut of the Oculus Social App, and recently Altspace VR has become available on the Samsung Gear VR and it…

  • This week in cool new Samsung Gear VR game reviews: PolyRunner VR & Cerevrum

    This week in cool new Samsung Gear VR game reviews: PolyRunner VR & Cerevrum

    Last week we were greeted with the appearance of 2 new games in the Oculus store, PolyRunner VR and Cerevrum; each of which is a welcome new addition to the somewhat limited world of VR gaming. Both of these games are free and available for download now in the Oculus store, and I would recommend…

  • This week in cool VR apps – Oculus Social Alpha for Samsung Gear

    This week in cool VR apps – Oculus Social Alpha for Samsung Gear

    One of the great things about the Samsung Gear VR, and there are many, is the way it lets you experience all forms of media. Whether it’s through 360 photos, Oculus Videos, or even Netflix, the Samsung Gear is quickly becoming a one stop device for all your media needs; but they’re not stopping there.…

  • Samsung Gear VR: Unboxing and Initial Impressions

    Samsung Gear VR: Unboxing and Initial Impressions

    December 30th 2015, the day had finally arrived; I had just received a Samsung Galaxy S6 for Christmas; one of four phones compatible with the Samsung Gear, the other three phones being: Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 edge, and Galaxy S6 edge+. Eager to try out this new and exciting technology the first thing I…