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How Augmented and Virtual Reality Are Transforming The Construction Industry For Good
If you asked someone to name an industry that uses innovative emerging technologies to improve processes and increase efficiency, construction might not be the first industry that comes to mind. The sheer scale of many projects, tight regulation and the less than glamorous image of the industry just doesn’t scream [...]
Virtual Reality Team Building vs. Non-VR Team Building Events
It’s easy to get caught up in the latest fads. Especially in today's social media driven world, in which we share every purchase and social outing with our friends. However, it can also go the other way, with us mistakenly dismissing game-changing technology as one of those fads. This causes [...]
VR and the Future of Team Building
For many of us, team building days often serve an excuse for the team to cut loose, leave the office and get to know one another outside of the confines of the business’ normal hierarchy. While these are some of the most-loved aspects of team building, they are far from [...]
Vive Focus and Oculus Santa Cruz – The next generation of VR?
The forward march of technology never slows. As quickly as the HTC found success with the Vive and Oculus with the Rift, these relatively young tech giants are ready to follow up with new and improved hardware options. Taiwanese competitor, HTC, are following up on their market-leading Vive and Vive [...]
5 Amazing Ways to Improve Your Business with Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality (VR) became mainstream a few years ago with the introduction of affordable, user-friendly headsets. Since then, businesses have been aggressively tapping into the opportunities created by VR technology. This is hardly surprising given the immense possibilities VR creates by freeing us from the physical limitations of our bodies, [...]
Our Favorite VR Escape Room Games
Real life, venue-based escape room experiences have been trending since 2010. They offer the public the chance to solve puzzles as a group in spooky dungeons, creepy jails and on awe-inspiring spaceships. People queue up to play with friends, while the activity has also proven to be a popular virtual [...]
Magic Leap – The Story So Far
Tech geeks of old forewarned us that every home would one day include a personal computer, that the Internet would transform the way in which we live and that mobile phones would quickly evolve into pocket-sized supercomputers - but something about human nature means that big promises of a better [...]
Virtual Reality – Making Health and Safety Training More Engaging
Many of us playfully moan about the rise and rise of health and safety rules, but ultimately we all benefit from living in a safer world than our parents and grandparents did. However, companies and organisations aiming to train staff in health and safety face a major challenge - [...]
Virtual Reality Event Ideas
Over the past year or two, virtual and augmented reality have seen a real growth spurt. Not only has this come from the increase in their quality, but also because modern smartphones are making the idea of it a whole lot more accessible. The thing about virtual reality is that [...]
Getting Fully Immersed at the “Star Wars: Secrets of The Empire” VR experience
VR-based entertainment is most certainly creeping it’s way into the homes of gamers and enthusiasts, but it’s Stratford’s Westfield shopping center where the wider public are getting their first taste of the fun that can be had while wearing a VR headset. “Star Wars: Secrets of The Empire” is a [...]