As this year draws to a close, we wanted share our thoughts on the Top 5 Augmented Reality Developments for 2016. While Virtual Reality has drawn most of the spotlight, there have been some amazing developments in the AR space that are bringing it closer to consumer and enterprise adoption. Though there have been quite a few AR product launches, brand experiences and new startups funded this year, we wanted to isolate our Top 5 list to what we ...
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In a recent Economist article on the differences between Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality, they simplified AR and VR down to a film reference: “If virtual reality is “The Matrix”, then Augmented Reality is “Terminator.” Though this generalization helps with the broader concepts of AR vs. VR, it doesn’t quite help explain all the ...
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Deloitte recently released it’s 2016 Tech Trends Report which had a section devoted to Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and the evolution of user interface design and interaction. The report “identifies eight trends that are likely to disrupt businesses in the next 18-24 months – from blockchain to augmented reality, the Internet of Things, socially responsible applications of technology and ...
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We’ve just released a new 3D camera engine for Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality environments called IVO. IVO stands for Interactive Virtual Object engine. In the IVO demo, you can grab, position, scale, rotate and animate various 3D virtual objects using gestures. Specific gestural interactions with the various virtual 3D objects include:
We are pleased to announce that Zugara has been selected as an initial HoloLens developer. Zugara was selected as part of the first limited release of Microsoft HoloLens units to the developer community.
We have posted HoloLens news on the Zugara blog before here. Hololens is a next generation Augmented Reality headset from Microsoft that ...
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Well today was a big announcement and huge step forward for Augmented Reality. Microsoft announced the HoloLens as seen in the on stage demo above. You can read more about the announcement and view the live demo here. The actual HoloLens live demo pictured above starts at around the 1:37:00 mark.
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