GizModo VR

JUNE 4, 2021

Boston Dynamics promises its impressive Spot robot can do a lot of things , but as we can see in the company’s latest demo, replacing the family pet isn’t one of them. Even with incredible autonomy, advanced sensors, and an articulated arm instead of a head and neck, Spot manages to make a fun interaction like a … Read more.

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AllThingsVR

MARCH 20, 2017

Boston Students Are Turning Classic Novel Ulysses Into A VR Experience Winking Entertainment is trying its hand at retelling ancient Chinese story, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, inside the HTC Vive, and now a group from the Boston College is attempting to do the same for James Joyce’s Ulysses.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 7, 2021

Boston Robotic’s Spot quadruped robot seems to be hitting the battlefield with a group of French Army trainees in a series of drills and simulations that explore how these currently unarmed robots could work side-by-side with humans. Read more.

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VRScout

MAY 29, 2021

Unfortunately, a group of citizens is still trapped inside the city of sin and it’s up to a crew of zombie-killing mercenaries called “Las Vengeance” to save them. Other major cities, such as Boston, Madrid, London, Berlin, and Chicago are also on the list.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Boston Dynamics might not want anyone using Spot for evil , but there are plenty of other bot makers happy to make robo-dogs ready for war. Dogs have long been a hunting companion for humans, so it makes complete sense that almost as soon as robotic quadrupeds were perfected, we’d be slapping big ol’ guns on ‘em. Read more.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The VR trial flights – which are being tested on 10 flights between Boston and Seattle, as well as Boston and San Diego – are the result of a partnership between Alaska Airlines and SkyLights, along with support from 20 th Century Fox, Warner Brothers, and EIM. Their answer?

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ARPost

OCTOBER 12, 2020

According to research conducted by Rendever and its partners, after two weeks of daily group VR sessions residents of senior care facilities experienced decreased depression and increased social health. With a good group VR session, the magic really starts to happen the moment that the headset is taken off,” said Rand.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Spot may not be working for the cops anymore, but Boston Dynamics’ quadruped robot already has a new gig as a guard dog at a South Korean auto factory. Cue a fresh wave of “Black Mirror” memes. Read more.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The finals of the competition were held over the weekend in Long Beach, California, with team NimbRo from the Autonomous Intelligent Systems group at the University of Bonn, Germany, winning the $5 million grand prize. The videos embedded below show a brief overview of the project as well as the telepresence robot in action. .”

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The most common approach to designing robots capable of handling any terrain is to copy Mother Nature’s designs, as Boston Dynamics did with its Spot quadruped. But humans have come up with some clever ideas for getting around too—like the wheel. So, Hyundai is using a hybrid approach for a new robot platform that… Read more.

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TechCrunch VR

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

A staff member at Northeastern University’s Holmes Hall was injured after opening an explosive package, the Boston Police Department reports. The group meets every week in the Immersive Media Lab in Holmes Hall, where the violent package was sent. Holmes Hall is home to the university’s virtual reality center.

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VRScout

AUGUST 28, 2017

Where many organizations are focused on protecting brains and preventing any damaging effects, especially with football protective gear, one group in particular is using VR to quickly and efficiently detect trauma to the head directly from the sidelines.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2018

Using Vive Wireless Adapters, Vive Tracker technology, and the latest VR weapon peripherals running on Boston’s VMU-VR, the untethered multiplayer experience allows groups of four to team up against the zombie apocalypse as full-body tracking captures their every step. .

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Well, it was if you were into this sort of thing… Fast forward nearly three years and the creators, a group of developers from Rock Band VR studio, Harmonix, have updated the piece to support both the consumer Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. There were really no words for it other than intimate, atmospheric, and deeply romantic.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 12, 2022

Embracing the thrilling power of virtual reality, the MLB group decided to launch a new competitive experience for fans within a VR simulation. As part of the “MLB All-Star Week” event in Washington DC, the group worked with VIVE and the VIVE Pro headset to design a new virtual reality video game experience.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The group will consist of more than 50 Founding Members and Collaborators from across the world. For the AI Alliance, members will form working groups across the organisation’s targeted list of topics. Congratulations to @IBM and @Meta in launching the “AI Alliance” this morning. Meta at the Helm of the Metaverse?

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TechCrunch VR

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Scott Kirsner is CEO and co-founder of Innovation Leader , a research and events firm that focuses on innovation in Global 1000 companies, and a longtime business columnist for The Boston Globe. Respondents in the first group were “not exploring or investing” — in other words, “we don’t care about this right now.”

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 31, 2017

At SIGGRAPH this week the Boston-based startup is showing its modified HTC Vive which include EEG ( Electroencephalography ) sensors along the interior of the headstrap. What followed was a brief training session where a group of objects floated in front of me — a train, ball and block among them.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

A study from Boston Consulting Group found that 9/10 brands are using, or plan to use, AR in their marketing. What’s the Holdup? The metrics outlined above are enough to drive marketing teams to join the AR bandwagon. Yet, adoption still doesn’t reflect that sentiment. But only 1/10 have actually done so.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 25, 2017

MIT is partnering up with Bayview Labs and early stage VC firm the Seraph Group to launch a new accelerator dedicated to “Playful Technologies” such as VR and AR. It will also have input from the VR@MIT group, a student organization on campus dedicated to fostering VR/AR entrepreneurship at the institution.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Companies like Kraft Group, Boston Syndicate (who led the funding round), NXT Ventures, and more collaborated to bring in the $2 million which will be used in a very important first step for the company: Building the complete SDK (software development kit).

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VRScout

JANUARY 9, 2017

An award-winning creator and CEO of Emblematic Group, de la Pena is a pioneer in immersive journalism – one of her most famous projects is Project Syria, which was made for the World Economic Forum. Based out of Boston, WaypointRx is comprised of students from MIT and Harvard.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 24, 2017

In addition to the physical event, Play Labs Demo Day will be streamed live on the web for those not in the Boston area. I’m personally inspired to help the next group of MIT startups go on to great success.”. The inaugural class began with teams of creative, passionate and determined people.

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Bernard Marr

AUGUST 30, 2022

Boston Consulting Group. It uses an approach that it describes as Hybrid Intelligence – combining the power of technology and people to solve problems for clients by leveraging machine learning and bespoke tools such as its Brix code-sharing platform.

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XROM

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Taiwan, for example, , holds more than 90% of the manufacturing capacity for the world’s most advanced semiconductors, according to a 2021 Boston Consulting Group report. “It’s a huge manufacturing capacity.”

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Mashable VR

MARCH 29, 2022

The Black Lotus Collective , a group in Boston focused on contemplative practice, was founded in 2016 with the purpose of "centering the voices of the historically oppressed," including people with disabilities. The group's webinars have featured ASL interpreters as well as closed captioning and transcripts.

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 6, 2018

This pool was finally narrowed to a group of 20 – no easy task according to Jeremy Silver, CEO of technology innovation centre Digital Catapult. When Something Happens by Boom Clap Play , Belfast: An epic journey through the history of the cosmos – from the big bang to modern life – written and narrated by poet Boston Williams.

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A Boston Consulting Group survey found that 95 percent of customer service leaders expect their customers will be served by AI bots at some point in the next three years. This makes it an ideal testbed for integrating AI into processes, automating the mundane in order to free up human time for issues that need a human touch.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 26, 2017

locations in Orlando, Boston, Philadelphia, Wisconsin and the Poconos. Early on we found they’re integral to the experience because people have a one-to-one connection with them and the Game Master brings the group into the experience,” Ruse said. “We

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 7, 2017

And don’t forget that UploadVR has a Steam community group , complete with a curated list of recommendations so that you don’t have to waste any money finding out what’s good in the world of VR. The game takes place in Boston and you’ll have 18th-century weaponry available alongside some alien weapons. Price: $7.99.

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Road to VR

JULY 17, 2018

serves as an Analyst at Greenlight Insights in the Devices Group. He is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 15, 2019

DJ Smith is the co-founder of The Glimpse Group, an XR technologies accelerator that’s doing startup incubating in a whole new way. Alan: We have an amazing guest today: DJ Smith is the co-founder and chief creative officer at The Glimpse Group. To learn more about The Glimpse Group, visit TheGlimpseGroup.com.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 15, 2019

DJ Smith is the co-founder of The Glimpse Group, an XR technologies accelerator that’s doing startup incubating in a whole new way. Alan: We have an amazing guest today: DJ Smith is the co-founder and chief creative officer at The Glimpse Group. To learn more about The Glimpse Group, visit TheGlimpseGroup.com.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

We see two main ways to approach the Generation II rollout: grouped (release new and old Pokémon together in the same world), or. That’s why we think the grouped approach is the likeliest one Niantic will take, despite there existing some better options. Release Generation II into the game as it exists today. And hey, Niantic?

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TechCrunch VR

JULY 18, 2019

Industry pundits like the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) would argue that Waymo is leading the pack on unlocking the promise of autonomous technology. Indeed, a report from Boston Consulting Group and Detroit Mobility Lab released in January estimated that self-driving and electric cars would create more than 100,000 jobs in the U.S.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 7, 2016

When I have people play, I like to get a group together, turn up the external sound and keep the headphones off the player so we can all share the game space. Ben Throop: The first prototype of the mechanic was in June 2014 at the Boston VR Bender game jam that Owlchemy, Valve, and Unity put on. That first moment is the best to watch.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Some things just don’t mesh well together. On their own, for example, dogs and robots are pleasant, sometimes even joyous additions to the human experience. When combined though, they can lead to dystopic results. Despite the uncomfortable optics, “robo-dogs” have experienced a resurgence in recent years, particularly… Read more.

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