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Virtual reality and human interface to control unmanned aircraft

Jaiyant Cavale — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:30:07 +0000

In these days of war and strife, a technology that could help with an overall view of the military unmanned vehicles and the places they are flying can provide valuable results. Researchers from the Iowa State University are doing just that,...

Immersive Cocoon lets you feel and experience virtual reality

Alpheus — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:40:56 +0000

Designer – Tino Schaedler Product Description: As the tagline goes, “imagine a digital experience that’s both intuitive and holistic and you might have just imagined the Cocoon.” A far cry from most mechanical gadgets of today,...

ESPN commentators to use Virtual Playbook to attract gaming crowds

Jaiyant Cavale — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:21:22 +0000

Most of the gaming community has already lost interest in the traditional media such as TV and radio. ESPN, one of the most important TV channels that are dedicated to sports, has been long trying to keep youngsters hooked to their TV screens....

Miele uses CAVE in household goods

Jaiyant Cavale — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:56:41 +0000

German designer Miele has introduced Computer Aided Virtual Environment (CAVE) into the household appliance realm, which may soon result in a better human-machine interface. CAVE allows a product to exist in the virtual world before it comes to...

OmegaTable - Gestural integration for better human interaction

Jaiyant Cavale — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:07:20 +0000

OmegaTable, a virtual reality table has been developed by the Electronic Visualization Laboratory. The display would have a multi sensory touch tabletop, 2D visual data exploration 3D for which you do not need glasses. The Omega Table may have up...

Virtual Reality Comes To The Rescue of Autistic Children!

Alpheus — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:31:54 +0000

Virtual reality may have just given autistic children a new lease of life. Autism has always been associated with learning difficulties, especially with kids affected by the Asperger’s Syndrome. It is indeed heartening to know that it is not...

Matrixstyle virtual worlds a few years away

Graeme — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:45:24 +0000

“Are supercomputers on the verge of creating Matrix-style simulated realities? Michael McGuigan at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York, thinks so. He says that virtual worlds realistic enough to be mistaken for the real thing...

smARThistory videos now on Second Life

Asmita — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:15:28 +0000

Students of art have found a neat new hangout on the cyberpunk virtual world that is Second Life and now a room (Teaching 2: 144, 198, 24) on the FIT land in the virtual world will now have a neat new corner that can play 13 smARThistory videos...

CES 2008 - Dreamflyer virtual reality flight motion simulator

Naveen — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:03:13 +0000

Up on display in the gaming innovation area at CES is the Dreamflyer. It’s a lightweight and compact personal virtual reality flight motion simulator designed to enhance the flight simulation experience. The pilot-led and pilot-induced roll...

View the future with Vuzix's iWear VR920

Piyush — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:11:12 +0000

Remember the good old days when Virtual Reality was the bomb and everyone was expected to be walking around with some sort of a massive 3D video helmet! Well, many years have passed since, and a lot of iwear’s have been introduced, so here...