Tuesday, 29 November 2016 While trends may be cyclical, in technology they usually come back bigger and better. That’s what gamers have been seeing with the re-emergence of virtual reality, a trend that was seen as the wave of the future in the ’90s and has returned in several forms. …
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Thursday, 10 November 2016 A new Juniper Research report forecasts that by 2021 60 million consumers will be buying smartphone-compatible VR headsets ever year. That’s a huge jump compared with the expected 16.8 million devices expected to have shipped by the end of this year – a 240% increase over …
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Wednesday, 7 September 2016 SINGAPORE: At Sohu Travel’s sole China office in Hangzhou, near Shanghai, customers who want a glimpse of what Singapore has to offer can temporarily be transported here through a virtual reality headset. They can pick from 100 attractions, including the Singapore Zoo and Marina Bay Sands …
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Tuesday, 6 September 2016 BERLIN: Always wanted to know what it would be like to watch a TV talkshow in the studio? Or zoom in on a particular player in a Bundesliga game rather than see a wideshot of the field? The technology is there for such “live” 3D …
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Wednesday, 19 July 2017 TOKYO: A virtual reality “space ride” in which viewers feel as if they are flying through the air inside a giant glass ball has been developed in Japan. Unlike conventional VR systems, the “8K:VR Ride” – which resembles a cross between a theme park ride and …
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Thursday, 16 March 2017 At SXSW on Tuesday, Canadian virtual reality production studio UNLTD gave attendees a first taste of a new show called Trinity. Set to consist of five 15-minute episodes, Trinity promises never-before-seen levels of interactivity. Viewers will be able to move around within each frame of …
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Thursday, 23 February 2017 While Microsoft’s first HoloLens virtual reality headset has been available to buy since last year – as a model principally aimed at developers – the US tech giant could now be working on a more advanced second-generation version that’s more geared up for the consumer market, …
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Tuesday, 27 December 2016 Artists from the Royal Academy and its alumni will create artwork using the virtual reality platform HTC Vive, creations that visitors to the exhibition will be able to experience in real time, “fully immersing themselves in the virtual piece.” Art and virtual reality The exhibition is …
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Thursday, 8 December 2016 PARIS: The first wave of virtual reality cinemas, heralding what their creators claim will be an entertainment revolution, rolls out across the world this month. The first screening room in France opened Wednesday and several others are promised for Beijing, Shanghai and Los Angeles in the …
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