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Charting a Path to Viable Consumer AR Glasses, Part IV

AR Insider

The same insights can be extended to the display hardware. and Avegant is pursuing a foveated display for AR. The demo is quite impressive. This divide-and-conquer approach can work brilliantly in software, but in hardware—particularly face-worn hardware—a more holistic approach is needed.

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Lytro is Positioning Its Light Field Tech as VR’s Master Capture Format

Road to VR

. – – — – – The appeal of the light-field approach is certainly clear, especially for creators seeking to make narrative experiences that go above and beyond what’s possible to be rendered in real-time, even with top of the line hardware.

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A Brief History of Virtual Reality at CES

Road to VR

Wedged somewhat inconsiderately at the very start of every year (it’s OK CES organisers, no one in the tech industry have families they want to spend time with), the annual Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas is still the biggest event for hardware in the world.