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How Microsoft is Recreating Minecraft for Augmented Reality in Hololens
Minecraft running on the HoloLens. Photo: Microsoft In the VR world, sure there are lots of high-end hardware available. But it's just part of the whole VR experience. What makes…
How Microsoft Creates VR/AR Video Holograms
When Microsoft gave a live demonstration of the much-anticipated Augmented Reality (AR) headset called the HoloLens last month at E3, scarce details about it has been revealed ever since. And…
First Version of HoloLens Won’t be Game-Centric at Launch – Microsoft
Photo: Microsoft The highly anticipated launch of Microsoft's entry into the VR and AR world has become a hot topic for the purpose of its existence. There goes the questions…
Microsoft develops better optics than those found on the Rift
A comparison of image quality from Microsoft's lens and the Oculus Rift DK2. Photo: Microsoft Research The research and development arm of tech giant Microsoft has just come up with…
Get it Right: Oculus isn’t “Blocking Porn”
The Oculus Rift has seen a lot of hype surrounding the development of adult content for VR. Photo: Oculus VR is seen to have a huge potential when it comes…
Nvidia launches intelligent VR graphics software tools for developers
Photo: Nvidia There is nothing worse than seeing and experiencing lag and stutter in graphics in virtual reality. Because of the hypersensitivity of our eyes to motion, we can detect…
Oculus VR ventures into AR with new acquisition
Oculus VR is ready to jump into the field of augmented reality with its latest company acquisition – Surreal Vision. An augmented reality tech startup based in the United Kingdom,…
Foveated Rendering a.k.a. Variable Acuity Resolution (VAR)
A few months ago I started the patent research process on an invention I had imagined about a decade ago. With the advent of VR I imagined that this idea…
VR app project brings back dead people in virtual reality
Project Elysium's concept photo. Credit: Paranormal Games What if it only takes an app to transport you in a virtual world – a world where your deceased loved ones are…
List of All Virtual Reality Headsets Under Development
(This post is updated to include all VR headsets under development as of August 2017.) After the historic crowdfunding success of the Oculus Rift back in 2012, virtual reality took…