VR/AR

Try to imagine what the world will look like if human-caused carbon-dioxide emissions aren’t curbed. If your imagination and scientific knowledge can’t take you there, virtual reality can. The Stanford Ocean Acidification Experience, a free science education tool (download here), can take you to the bottom of the sea, then fast-forward to the end of the century, when many coral reefs are predicted to corrode in waters made acidic by t...

As gamers across the UK join the queue for 2016’s most eagerly awaited tech release, Ashford-based radio programme The TechTalk Show will be among the first to hear about the brave new reality. From today, players can ‘live the game’ as the PlayStation VR headset hits the shops. 

Following the BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce Vision concepts, BMW has now revealed its next progressive solution, this time for the world of motorcycling: the BMW Motorrad VISION NEXT 100. The electric-powered concept motorcycle was unveiled today at the “Iconic Impulses. The BMW Group Future Experience” exhibition in Los Angeles. The BMW Motorrad VISION NEXT 100 stands for the ultimate riding experience, delivering an analogue experi...

VR technology could show how a person would really behave in a morally difficult situation – despite what he or she might claim on paper, according to new research by Plymouth University. The study led by Kathryn Francis, PhD student in the School of Psychology, found that people are more likely to sacrifice others for what they imagine to be the greater good when immersed in VR.

Sony’s PlayStation VR has set a new bar for mass-market appeal of virtual reality, and is lighter and more attractive than competitors such as the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive. At $400, the PlayStation VR is not cheap. But it’s still less expensive than its competitors and doesn’t require a high-end computer to work if you already have a PlayStation 4.

By combining traditional archaeology with 3D technology, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have managed to reconstruct a house in Pompeii to its original state before the volcano eruption of Mount Vesuvius thousands of years ago. Unique video material has now been produced, showing their creation of a 3D model of an entire block of houses.

A leading augmented and virtual reality technology provider, iStaging, has announced that it has secured $5m in pre-Series A funding. The funding round was led by cross-border venture capital firm WI Harper alongside iStaging’s seed investor, Taya Venture Capital.

ESL, the world's largest esports company and a part of international digital entertainment group MTG, and SLIVER.tv, a next-generation eSports 360º virtual reality entertainment platform, and WonderWorld VR, a VR production studio, announced that they are partnering to produce the first-ever e-sports event to be live streamed to fans worldwide in VR at ESL One New York on October 1-2.

The latest graphics card for gamers and VR enthusiasts has been released by BIOSTAR, the BIOSTAR GeForce GTX 1070, which is designed to offer an excellent balance of performance and price, consumers can now experience the latest generation of PC game titles and virtual reality experiences with the GeForce GTX 1070.

Qualcomm Incorporated has announced at IFA 2016 that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, has introduced its first VR reference platform, the Qualcomm Snapdragon VR820. Based on the powerful Snapdragon 820 processor, the Snapdragon VR820 enables OEMs to quickly develop standalone Head Mounted Displays (HMDs) optimised for VR content and applications.