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Sony’s Richard Marks Expects Natural Voice Input to Play Major Role in VR’s Future

Road to VR

Following a recent Christmas break where he says he studied a robot vacuum cleaner, tested all available voice-input devices for the home (such as the Amazon Echo and Google Home smart speakers), and watched every Black Mirror episode, it was voice control that excited Sony’s head of Magic Lab the most.

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7 Insightful XR Gaming Case Studies to Read in 2022

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Today, to provide an insight into the opportunities for XR in the gaming landscape, we’re going to be looking at some of the most impressive case studies from the last few years. The VIVE Pro headset allows users to see a virtual environment where they can interact with a realistic ice rink, running around a room with full freedom.

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Breaking the Mold – How VR Can Help Teachers

Veative

The researchers add that teachers can spearhead the use of technology to promote experiential learning , creativity and innovation in both physical and virtual environments. Consequently, teachers can not only bolster the efforts of the best, but also motivate struggling students to persevere in their studies. Eilam, Billie.

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Lenovo VR Classroom 2 Updates Aim To Simplify VR Education

VRScout

Studies show that learning through VR versus traditional means result in measurably higher retention rates and performance gains,” Henderson adds, “The benefit of VR learning with a solution like Lenovo VR Classroom 2 is the ability to engage students and immerse into subjects and scenarios that are beyond paper or screens.” .

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Editorial: Apple Reality may aim to replace the iPad, while Meta…

The Ghost Howls

Apple TV : both immersive sports content and traditional video content – the latter presented in virtual environments, such as a desert or the sky (sport broadcasting tech could come from the acquisition of NextVR) Apple Books : will allow users to read in virtual reality.

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How Will AR Transform Advertising?

AR Insider

8th Wall recently partnered with Amazon Sumerian on a WebAR ad experience where, with just a click of a banner ad, an AR experience placed a 3D Spiderman into your space for you to interact with directly in your mobile browser. The core of its platform is based on the ability to accurately track user views and interactions.

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Getting the ROI out of XR, with Sector 5 Digital's Cameron Ayres

XR for Business Podcast

The way that VR works, you can both be in the same virtual environment, working on the same virtual engine, and actually doing call-outs and instructing each other. I've seen quite a few things in a lot of my studies. I feel like it's just as important to talk about as it is a dollar sign ROI. Or for Coca-Cola?