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Augmented Reality in the Movies: When Fantasy Becomes Reality

ARPost

Now in 2019 some functions of AR, that may have been only fantasy in the past, are quickly becoming our new reality. Here we’re taking a look back at some of the films that first piqued our interest in AR and how the technology in these films fits into our real lives. About the Author.

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Can the Industrial Metaverse, XR Build Future Smart Cities?

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The Digit Group , a New York City-based firm, has developed smart city planning solutions and technological integrations, leading to the development of massive infrastructure projects like Saudi Arabia’s NEOM megacity. It was when I was at an architecture school in New York City.

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Beds, Trains, and Trees: VR Gets Physical at Tribeca

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The VR Arcade at the Tribeca Film Festival presented another diverse set of experiences this year. The documentary film Unrest, that inspired the VR experience, is currently making the rounds at film festivals and will air on PBS in 2018. I was sitting in the New York City subway. I was in a bed.

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Holographic Waveguides: What You Need To Know To Understand The Smartglasses Market

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The hologram is exposed into a thin film that is adhered to a reflective backing (the reflective surface behind a credit card hologram is there to backlight it, the hologram itself is in front). Think of the hologram you see on a credit card. Active Holographic Waveguides. DigiLens has “active” holographic waveguides.

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2018 Highlights: Award-winning VR gloves, global customers, and a growing team

HaptX

We started the year strong, receiving the Lumiere Technology Award in January, alongside companies like Disney and Microsoft. Weeks later, we traveled to Park City, Utah to debut our HaptX Glove prototype at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. This new industrial-grade system offers the most realistic haptics experience to date.

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XR Podcast Hosts Unite, with Voices of VR Podcast’s Kent Bye – Part 1

XR for Business Podcast

We’ll eventually have digital objects on top of reality, but I think there’s a lot of innovation that’s happening, at least in the storytelling around, where when I go to these different film festivals, I kind of see what the storytelling potential is with these mediums. And I think we’re still very early in that era.

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XR Podcast Hosts Unite, with Voices of VR Podcast's Kent Bye - Part 1

XR for Business Podcast

We'll eventually have digital objects on top of reality, but I think there's a lot of innovation that's happening, at least in the storytelling around, where when I go to these different film festivals, I kind of see what the storytelling potential is with these mediums. And I think we're still very early in that era.