This week, Google announced the acquisition of Raxium, a company that works with microLED display technology in both virtual and augmented reality headsets. In a blog post announcing the purchase, senior vice president Rick Osterloh said that Raxium’s expertise will play a key role as Google continues to invest in hardware efforts. But what can … Continue reading Google Buys MicroLED Startup Raxium as Part of AR Strategy
This week, Meta announced the testing of two creator features that allow metaverse monetisation in its Horizon Worlds platform. The features will let creators sell virtual items in their own custom world and earn bonuses based on their progress toward certain predetermined goals. These innovations pave the way for Meta’s future metaverse economy. But what … Continue reading Meta Monetises Horizon Worlds
Recently, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus rebranded to become Meta Platforms with a new logo, a version of the infinity symbol. On the face of it, this may be seen by many as an opportunity to draw focus away from the problems currently faced by their flagship social media platform, Facebook. … Continue reading What Is the Metaverse?
Nvidia CloudXR promises to beam high-end extended reality visuals directly into your headset from across the internet. This sounds amazing on paper, but is this the future of VR or just a niche technology that most of us can never benefit from? While CloudXR may mainly be of interest to developers and those concerned with the technology … Continue reading Could Nvidia CloudXR Be the Future of VR?
The VR revolution that occurred around 2016 happened because some very smart folks managed to solve key issues that prevented VR…
At this point, it’s a pretty badly kept secret that Apple is working on some sort of headset or even multiple headsets.
Issues of accessibility when it comes to computer technology is now just a standard part of designing, well, anything.
Let’s be honest; most VR headsets produce an image that’s blurry with many visual imperfections. This is very unlike what you see on modern flat displays.
When Microsoft released the latest version of Flight Simulator earlier this year, the title was almost universally praised for its realism and sumptuous next-generation graphics. It seemed like the perfect VR title for these lockdown times, but that didn’t seem to be a priority for Microsoft. Now, according to a report by Road To VR and another … Continue reading Microsoft Flight Simulator Gets SteamVR Support In December 2020
XR or extended reality is the umbrella term that includes, virtual-, augmented- and mixed- reality technology. While Virtual Reality is the better known mainstream term and probably the more famous technology, it’s also the least likely to become an every day part of a user’s life. The main reason I make this argument is that … Continue reading The Future Of XR Looks Bright Thanks To Neuralink, Apple And Other Innovators
