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Creators Behind ‘Monument Valley’, ‘Wallace and Gromit’, and More Share VR Insights Ahead of Develop:VR Conference in London

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This work led him to develop a patent pending technology for non-invasive facial expression monitoring using wearable technology. Charles published the first review of virtual reality for surgical training in 1994 and has an extensive background in research and the evaluation of new technologies.

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Google Acquires Eye-tracking Company Eyefluence, Reportedly Building VR Headset With Tech

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Just what Google has brewing in their skunkworks, we can’t say for sure, but with their most recent acquisition of Eyefluence , a company that builds eye-tracking technology for VR headsets, it seems Google is getting ever deeper into what’s largely considered ‘the next generation’ of dedicated VR hardware.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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Based in Germany, ThyssenKrupp is a European national conglomerate that just announced a partnership with the Microsoft Hololens. It’s a (not very well-kept) secret that Apple has been working on mixed reality technology , and recent comments from CEO Tim Cook might indicate that we can look forward to an augmented iOS device.

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The High-end VR Room of the Future Looks Like This

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Today, we’re seeing the very beginning of what VR technology will look like. Here’s a list by technology type that includes both companies working on these problems today (in bold), plus some sci-fi inspiration for them (in italics). Eye tracking: Fove: Eyefluence: SMI: Bladerunner (film). Total Recall (film). Avatar (film).

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