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Best Uses of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in Video Games

ARVR

While we wait, we compiled a list of the most exciting video games that feature different use cases of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) as key plot devices. As a child, Aloy obtained a Focus, a small augmented reality device that gives her special perceptive abilities. Pick up any of these games!

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AR Drone Technology That Can Help Save Lives

VRScout

First responders will be able to use drones equipped with augmented reality technology to better deal with emergency situations. . This is a significant stride in introducing the profound impact that augmented reality has in shaping the outcome of public safety operations around the world,” says Adam Kaplan, CEO of Edgybees.

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Meta Upgrades Ray-Ban Stories with WhatsApp Support

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

In the announcement, the top-level executive said that users could communicate directly with the device with voice controls for hands-free functionality. The news comes after the updates were leaked by XDA Developers, revealing in a series of code the fresh AR services aimed at enhancing features for the smart glasses.

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The AR Drone That Can Help Save Lives

Tech Trends VR

First responders will be able to use drones equipped with Augmented Reality technology to better deal with emergency situations. This is a significant stride in introducing the profound impact that augmented reality has in shaping the outcome of public safety operations around the world,” says Adam Kaplan, CEO of Edgybees.

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SXSW Reviews vol.3: Gondwana, Green Planet Experience, and Gumball Dreams

The Ghost Howls

It’s an ambitious project that tries to raise awareness for biodiversity and climate change by putting you inside the Daintree Rainforest in Far North Queensland, Australia. When I put the headset on, I found myself in this thick Rainforest, and I could navigate around in smooth locomotion with the controllers of my headset.

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“PRIVACY LOST”: New Short Film Shows Metaverse Concerns

ARPost

I’ve been impressed with the momentum in the EU and Australia to push regulation forward, and I am seeing genuine efforts in the US as well,” said Rosenberg. “I PRIVACY LOST isn’t an exploration of a world where a controlling government prevents technological progress, it’s a view of a world where people are controlled by technology gone bad.

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How to guarantee privacy and safety in the metaverse: an interview with Kavya Pearlman

The Ghost Howls

The right approach is not saying “Hey, let’s put all these 60 controls over there so we don’t have any problems”, that’s not the way to build technologies. Because if you put 60 controls, the user is completely stifled to be like “I have to put a safety bubble around me.

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