Schlagwort: Digital Culture
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HTC VIVE CELEBRATES TOP 100 GLOBAL VR SOCIAL INFLUENCERS OF 2021
Reading Time: 2 minutesSEATTLE, 8 April, 2021-HTC VIVE®, the global leader in premium virtual reality, today unveiled its list of 2021’s top 100 VR Social influencers from around the world who are leading the evolution of the VR industry, from gaming enthusiasts to product reviewers, and designers to technology industry commentators. The influencers named on HTC VIVE’s list were ranked according to several factors including reach, levels of engagement, and how much of their content is…
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HTC Vive and ARVI VR Partner to Expand Global VR Arcade Presence
Reading Time: 2 minutesExclusive VR escape–room content to be deployed across hundreds of location-based entertainment (LBE) sites. HTC VIVE®, the leader in premium virtual reality (VR) and arcade solutions, today announced a collaboration with ARVI VR to extend their presence to a greater number of location-based entertainment (LBE) VR sites across the globe. The first wave will open this year…
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Big Brands are Using This Small Tool to Design in Virtual Reality
Reading Time: 2 minutesWritten by Denis O’Keeffe, Director of AR/VR Programs at Logitech Every new invention gets improved upon and specialized. A Neolithic flint ax head bears little resemblance to today’s kitchen knife or garden spade, but it’s certainly a precursor. Similarly, in the world of art, ancient hand paintings gave way to today’s wide variety of…
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Case Study: Hard Rock International Leverages VIVE VR For $1.5 Billion AEC Project
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLearn how the rock star brand saved hundreds of thousands of dollars in the creation of a 450-foot guitar-shaped hotel with interactive VR mockups. The expansion of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is a massive undertaking. This far-reaching project includes an expanded gaming floor with 170+ table games and…
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Case Study: VIVE Solves VR For Theme Parks With Busch Gardens Project
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTheme parks are always looking for ways to increase attendance. In theory, VR is the perfect draw. It’s new. It provides a one-of-a-kind attraction. It even breathes life into old rides. Still, enormous as the potential is, VR theme park attractions have long been plagued by fundamental challenges. Long wait times.…
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Case Study: Ovation Expands Features & Analytics With VIVE Pro Eye
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLearn how VIVE Pro Eye’s precision eye tracking enhanced a powerful public speaking simulator for students, professional speakers, and enterprises. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tarFEEiLiGM?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&w=730&h=411] Public speaking skills are key to professional development, but practice is intimidating and infrequent. Ovation helps users overcome their speech obstacles with dynamic virtual environments and real-time guidance with…
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BMW & ZeroLight Optimize Virtual Customer Journey With VIVE Pro Eye
Reading Time: 3 minutesDiscover how the German car giant leveraged precision eye tracking to reduce rendering workloads and overhead and capture better business intelligence. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piflsDb02gc?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&w=730&h=411] “Now with improved visual quality and detailed customer behavior insights, the BMW M Virtual Experience is a powerful example of automotive marketing’s technologically advanced future. We are proud to…
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VIVE & Motion Workshop Bring Full-Body Interaction To VR
Reading Time: 2 minutesFast, high-quality mocap animation at 400 fps. Brought to you by VIVE Tracker & Shadow® Motion Capture System. Erik Bakke is the co-founder of Motion Workshop, a Seattle-based business that focuses on motion sensor technology and motion capture. We invited him to sit down and discuss his signature Shadow Motion Capture System…
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VIVE Pro Eye Simplifies Input & Navigation for MLB Home Run Derby VR
Reading Time: 3 minutesPrecision eye tracking eliminates the need for handheld controllers in VR, creating an incredible access point for first-time users. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk70dm3nCfc?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&w=730&h=411] Sports are all about moments. No one knows that better than Major League Baseball (MLB). The way we, the fans, absorb those moments are changing all the time. We’ve gone from…
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LAI Games Brings VR to the Arcade Masses
Reading Time: 3 minutesVirtual Rabbids: The Big Ride takes guests through the wild and wacky world of Ubisoft’s signature creatures. Allison Timberlake has been marketing LAI Games for the past 10 years. It’s her job to get LAI Games seen in all the right places and to ensure the company continues to have a reputation…
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Computer-Aided Design, VR/XR Reality Solutions Shine at SOLIDWORKS World 2019
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe future of design, collaboration, visualization—business itself—is immersive. SOLIDWORKS World 2019 has come and gone, but the business world has only just begun to use the tools it revealed to the world. For the next generation of makers, doers, and innovators that want to create things and create them well, there has…
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Hyperdeck Chooses VIVE For The Arcade of the Future
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith an attraction as grand as Hyperdeck, you need the right VR system to match. From left to right: Mike Bridgman, Sean Hennessey, Colin Schultz, and Jay Miller. Bridgman is the co-founder of MajorMega, the company behind a new VR attraction called the “Hyperdeck.” We met him at the 2018 IAAPA Expo…
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A Look at VR in Medical and Nursing Student Training
Reading Time: 3 minutesAUTHOR: Steven Anbro Virtual reality has enormous potential for both current and future research applications in science and medicine. The social sciences in particular stand to benefit from using virtual reality technology to conduct more accurate research, better measure specific phenomena, and collect valid, reportable data—all common challenges in various disciplines in…
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Breaking With Tradition: How adidas Improved Their Workflow With VR
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt begins in a place like this, but not like this. Above, a virtual simulation of the auditorium, generated by The Wild in VIVE VR. It starts off in an auditorium, much like the above. Teams trickle into forward-facing seats, homed in on a soon-to-be-occupied podium and stage with a projection looming…
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How VR can help in the fight to prevent human trafficking
Reading Time: 11 minutesMuch has been said about the potential for virtual reality to be an ‘empathy machine’, to grant understanding of situations and emotions that might be hard to realize in other mediums. The non-profit Prevent Human Trafficking is using 360 videos and VR to help people understand the very real problem of human…
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8 Reasons Why Modal Uses VIVE Focus
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Jason Crawford, Founder & CEO of Modal Systems, Inc. There is a rising tide of virtual reality in location-based entertainment (LBE). It’s a much needed reset for the industry and Modal hopes to see this market grow. Competition will come later. For now, location-based virtual reality (LBVR) companies need to build…
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Viveport Reaches out to Developers at XRDC
Reading Time: 3 minutesViveport headed to XRDC in San Francisco today to talk to the developer community about best practices for deploying and monetizing their VR content. In his speaking session today, Rikard Steiber, president of Viveport, shared with developers how to take advantage of Viveport’s offerings to generate the most revenue and reach the…
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VIVE Arts’ ‘Up the River During Qingming VR’ Brings National Treasure to Life
Reading Time: 4 minutesToday HTC VIVE announced a next step in its partnership with Taiwan’s National Palace Museum, one of the major institutions dedicated to preserving human historical artefacts — in bringing the world renowned masterpiece – Up the River During Qingming to life in virtual reality. Starting October 15, A Journey Inside Paintings and…
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A Look at Sense Arena, VR’s First Pro-Level Hockey Training Tool
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down with Bob Tetiva, founder and CEO of Sense Arena, a Czech startup that seeks to bring the ice rink to hockey players’ homes, gyms, and training centers. Catch their virtual-reality-based training platform mid-October 2018. Where did the idea of using VR for athletic training come from? Well, for starters,…
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Masterworks: Journey Through History Provides A Transformative Educational VR Experience
Reading Time: 3 minutesMasterworks: Journey Through History is an educational VR museum where users can explore four culturally significant sites in full roomscale aided by the power of photogrammetry. Developed by FarBridge and published by CyArk, MasterWorks authentically transports users to places not easily accessible, and leverages actual archaeologists and historians to discuss the significance and meaning of these…
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Bell Brings the Revolutionary FCX-001 to Market 10 Times Faster With HTC VIVE
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUltimately, the team decided to build their mock-ups in VR, and it had a profound effect on their entire design process. Bell worked with Sector 5 Digital (S5D), an innovative 3D design and production agency, to help design and sketch the initial model, then create the aircraft in 3D using Computer…
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With The Help of VIVE, Janimation Proves Mixed Reality Entertainment Isn’t All Hot Air
Reading Time: 3 minutesWritten by Dave Tomlinson The other morning, I climbed into a real, live, hot air balloon basket, slid a VIVE Pro headset over my face, and took a ride over the Grand Canyon. When I pulled down on the gas handle, the tanks burned and the basket creaked, lifting me quickly from…
