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Chinese Startup Pimax Make Big Promises to VR Fans
Do you remember the first time you tried VR? Newbie users tend to have the same reaction - their minds blown by the realistic and immersive power of the technology. For many, feeling transported to another world or simply interacting with a computer in such a futuristic fashion is a [...]
5 Virtual Reality Trends of the Future
Virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality are applications that are still babies in the perspective of their growth as technologies. However, they are certain to have an impact on the future of technology and the world. VR trends are changing the way customers and designers interact, making communicating more [...]
Augmented reality and the future of events planning
AR (augmented reality) has been around the consumer market for a while now, most notably in Samsung’s earlier handsets, but leave it to Apple to really bring it into focus. The next line up of handsets to come out of the iStable will all be saddled with Apple’s new ARKit; [...]
Google Chrome Gets The VR Treatment
Web browsing just got a lot more interesting with the arrival of VR support in Google Chrome for mobile. Google is always pushing search forward but Chrome rarely gets any love beyond various minor updates and bug fixes. All of that is set to change, however, at least it is [...]
How Virtual Reality Will Change Advertising
Advertising has come a long way from the street hawkers shouting about their wares at those who pass by. Of course, advertising still exists in that ancient form, but it exists alongside print ads, billboards, television commercials, radio marketing and online advertising. In order to find out what’s next for [...]
VRE build a Hololens Application for Havaianas in Europe
Havaianas contacted us for an urgent piece of work requiring development of a Hololens application for their European launch event showcasing their brand new flip flop ranges. It was an interesting project for VRE and a new challenge for our development team, in just 7 days we went from concept [...]
VRE @ The International Aviation Academy Norwich (IAAN)
VRE were pleased to be present at the opening of the new International Aviation Academy Norwich (IAAN), and see the start of a unique collaborative venture between employers in the aviation sector and funding bodies, educators and local government. This brand new facility will be providing the next generation of pilots, [...]
Virtual Reality Health and Safety Training – A Solution in Search of a Problem?
We recently came across a new application for the HTC Vive, the “Lathe Simulator” and we thought we would give our thoughts on using VR for Health and Safety Training. The Lathe Simulator The application itself is nicely made, well produced and walks users though basic lathe operation, fitting a [...]
Can Virtual Reality Cure Mental Health Issues?
The use of virtual reality has long been thought of as being purely for entertainment purposes, and no doubt are superb delivery methods for some truly memorable experiences and events. The technology however does have more ‘practical’ applications too and can be put to use in very innovative ways such [...]
Haptic Feedback VR – Feeling the world around you
It seems like just about every tech company that can is getting in on the VR game, and this means we see some pretty interesting innovations from time to time. Many companies have been trying to go beyond the VR headsets and make their virtual reality worlds far more immersive. [...]
Transforming the World of Sport with Virtual Reality
Virtual reality is beging to permeate every industry. We have seen recently how its been adapted to health care and in education the world of sports is no exception. While the influence of this technology on the world of sports is relatively new, it’s certain that it will become more pervasive [...]
How Virtual Reality Could Change the Healthcare Industry
Virtual Reality has been projected to be one of the fastest growing industries in the world with of 6.3 million unit device sales in 2016, it’s already off to a good start! We are certain that the devices are going to be the future of entertainment, however, the question on [...]