Semiconductor Engineering

Design And Security Challenges for VR

Virtual reality is no longer just for gamers, and as this technology is deployed in everything from health care to industrial training, the requirements for processing more data faster over a ...
TechNode

These 5 business applications show VR isn’t dying

Every Wednesday and Friday, TechNode’s Briefing newsletter delivers a roundup of the most important news in China tech, straight to your inbox. Sign up “When I tried to explain my VR startup to ...
TechCrunch

NASA finds real uses for VR and AR in astronomy and engineering

Years after the advent of decent VR hardware, there are still precious few ways the technology has been employed as anything other than a game or gimmick. One team at NASA, however, has been ...
mccormick.northwestern.edu

‘Epidermal VR’ Gives Technology a Human Touch

Imagine holding hands with a loved one on the other side of the world. Or feeling a pat on the back from a teammate in the online game “Fortnite.” Northwestern University researchers have developed a ...
Science Daily

Machine learning gives users 'superhuman' ability to open and control tools in virtual reality

Researchers have developed a virtual reality application where a range of 3D modelling tools can be opened and controlled using just the movement of a user's hand. Researchers have developed a virtual ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Designing Immersive AR/VR Displays

Last month, we looked at how VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) video compression codecs enable cutting-edge displays. Over the next couple of articles, we will take a closer look at some ...
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Applications of Machine Learning Models to Enhance Quality Assurance on VR Platforms

With its increase in popularity, VR platforms find application in training, social events, and gaming, among others. More than just modeling for accurate graphics or smooth animation, building these ...
Purdue University

Novel system allows untethered high-quality multi-player VR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Virtual reality headsets and application programs for VR are not gaining traction with users because of a chicken-and-egg dilemma, lack of VR content and slow market penetration ...
Business Insider

POWER PLAYERS: These 11 companies are leading the way workers use VR — and shaping the office of the future

Companies are turning to advanced technology like virtual reality to help them navigate a quickly changing workplace. Business Insider talked to major power players like Fidelity, UPS, and Boeing to ...
Drexel University

Virtual Reality May Enhance Learning Efficiency Over Real-World Environments, Says Drexel Study

In the first study to consider brain activity during visuospatial problem-solving across immersive virtual reality (VR), 2-D computer screens and physical environments, researchers from Drexel’s ...
unr.edu

Virtual reality will soon be able to go underwater

Virtual Reality (VR) technology is in high demand right now and new applications are popping up all the time. Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno, Paul MacNeilage, is ...