They’ll be using using other blockchain technologies like district0x for secondary markets for reselling land, Aragon for distributed governance, uPort for self-sovereign identity, Ethereum Name Service for human readable names. MORE

in 2018 for Canadian business and government spending on tech goods and services. Forrester has just published its annual Canadian tech market forecast for 2017-2018 (see “The Canadian Tech Market Outlook For 2017 To 2018”). We are forecasting growth of 3.9% in 2017 and 3.7% These rates constitute an upward revision from our January forecast, [… MORE

For eight years, we’ve taken a very systematic approach to designing and refining our smartglasses for specific applications from the US government, industry and enterprise customers in a wide variety of markets, and that will not change,” said Ralph Osterhout, CEO of ODG, in a prepared statement. “We ODG was originally founded in 1999 as a tech incubator, but is now focused on head-mounted displays for government and enterprise. MORE

HTC is making yet more moves in China today, announcing a partnership with the Shenzhen Municipal Government to kick off two new initiatives. The first of these is a new China VR Research Institute. MORE

Billion VR Investment Fund with Shenzhen Municipal Government. Survios , the VR development studio behind the Vive title Raw Data , has announced a whopping $50 million in funding to further expand its VR content offerings. MORE

Jacobs further claims the jobs he’d create would be permanent, unlike government programs that create temporary jobs in infrastructure for highway or bridge repairs. MORE

Developed by VR & AR neurotech company Neurable in partnership with eStudioFeature , Awakening is a VR game that has users step into the shoes of a young child being held prisoner and experimented on in a mysterious government laboratory. MORE

In his career, he has developed over 2,000 different products and hundreds of separate product lines for companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500s, as well as the government. Augmented reality may be the future of games, but there are some huge problems that stand in its way. MORE

We project that growth in purchases of technology software, hardware, and services by European businesses and government measured in Euros will hold steady at 1.6% Forrester’s European tech market forecast for 2017 and 2018 has just been published (see “European Tech Market Outlook For 2017 To 2018”). in 2017, and increase to 2.2% in 2018. […]. Europe tech market outlook MORE

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Still, we’d love to experience some of the iconic set pieces, like danging from a wire as we hack a government computer, or climbing one of the tallest buildings in the world with nothing but a pair of gloves, in VR. Videogame tie-ins to movies are usually pretty bad, but LA-based VRWERX is hoping the same isn’t true for VR tie-ins; the company has just announced a new VR game based on the Mission: Impossible franchise. MORE

There are Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations that most federal and government buildings have to follow, and virtual reality environment developers should keep some of these design constraints in mind. MORE

After the general public is given access to this technology, the world’s governments form an organization to control the crisis of overpopulation. MORE

The possibilities that come from mixing the virtual world with our own reality are endless and it’s beyond thrilling to see this budding industry get such massive support from entertainment properties and the federal government. News Augmented Reality Education Government White House MORE

Under Ana Serrano’s leadership as the Chief Digital Officer of the Canadian Film Centre (CFC), her Team is drive Canadian innovation with a blend of government, corporate and private funding, paired with four activities which reinforce each other. Another Canadian group driving the industry forward for VR innovators, with a significant amount of government backing, is the Screen Industries Research and Training Centre (SIRT.) MORE

Selected by the United States Free Forces to pilot a one-of-a-kind mech, you lead your squadron into battle against HUMNX, a private conglomerate that’s taken the reigns of power in absence of the now disbanded US government. MORE

Thankfully, the supernatural premise seems interesting enough to stick around for: Invisible tells the story of an old New York family, the Ashlands, whose tentacles reach into the largest corporations and governments in the world. MORE

million government-supported project to bring eye control to the mass market together with LEGO, Serious Games, IT University of Copenhagen, and Technical University of Denmark. MORE

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Governments giving free VR equipment to all students worldwide to learn in virtual schools can actually be far more economical than operating physical schools around the world. MORE

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Long before Pokemon GO and Snapchat filters there were the “black” government and military contracts that funded ODG’s early attempts to make AR feasible. You can count the number of serious augmented reality players on one hand. The Osterhout Design Group snags one of those spots. ODG has been working in this space for decades now. MORE

They have defined this effort as “VR+” and support it through the Industry Ecosystem Alliance (IEA) built with Chinese corresponding government entities and key industry leaders. During the Fall, I was invited by Tsinghua, “China’s MIT”, to design a new blend of curriculum for their students. MORE

Rather, they envisioned it to be an interdisciplinary vehicle to cross the lines of education, government, and business development. Now in its fifth year, BIG has worked with the government to subsidize some of the costs of their international efforts. This is what we’re doing as an association, discussing with funds and the government, simple ways to promote—we already have a program that subsidizes all international costs of promotion,” said Russi. MORE

” During his address on stage, Sweeney urged the audience to consider that, “if we ever allow one company to own the meta-verse, then that company would have more power than any government that has ever existed.” MORE

This could be a good move for both the rehabilitation side of governments and prison institutions, as well as the VR industry as a whole. The team is said to have spoken with government officials and private prison operators about the prospect of being used in actual rehabilitation programs. MORE

Chief Technology Officer Edward Felten about how these workshops came about, and the government’s plan for addressing the issue. See Also: Facebook-like ‘Code of Conduct’ Governs Voice Communication in Oculus Social Alpha. MORE

In-game advertisement (IGA) is a pretty divisive issue; on one hand it provides needed incentive to developers who otherwise wouldn’t have the funds, on the other hand its … advertisement, something most people try to avoid on principle. MORE

While seeking to educate consumers, governments, and industry about VR’s potential, the association wants to get ahead of challenges with developing and deploying the technology responsibly. MORE

Awakening is a futuristic story reminiscent of Stranger Things : you are a child held prisoner in a government science laboratory. I’ve used my eyes to interact with a virtual world before, but startup Neurable just enhanced that experience by reading my thoughts too. MORE

Together the House of Representatives and the Senate form the Legislative branch of the US government which deals with passing laws and regulations. MORE

Through its Lab Renovation Program, VR First is promoting the adoption of these new standards by lab partners, governments and science parks. MORE

Last year’s historic referendum might have come to a close in June, but it’s taken nine months for the British government to ready itself for triggering Article 50, the document that was yesterday handed to Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, to begin the long process of revoking the country’s membership. For Simon Barratt from Raiders of Erda developer Cooperative Innovations, the potential of redirected funds for government schemes could also be a benefit. MORE

HTC and the Shenzhen Municipal Government announced plans to set up a joint China VR Research Institute, creating a 10 billion RMB (~$1.45 This groundwork lead to the recent announcement, that HTC has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Shenzhen Municipal Government. Cher Wang, Chairwoman of HTC, said in the announcement “It is a great honor for us to enter into the Strategic Partnership Agreement with the Shenzhen Municipal Government. MORE

Since Mobile World Congress , where the reality on the show floor was often either virtual or augmented, I've been thinking quite a bit about the practical uses of AR and VR - particularly in government and a smart city context. Government. MORE

But privacy is also about protecting sensitive consumer information from hostile hacks or a potentially overreaching government. Throughout 2017, there will be more dialog between government regulators and virtual reality companies to explore the potentials and risks. MORE

Experts set to meet with fed government about need for VR ethics, more research Virtual worlds are coming for humanity and a group of researchers and technologists wants to make sure we’re ready when they arrive. experts government regulation vr mr lab future MORE

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Last year, the tradeshow hosted nearly 180,000 attendees, including 200 government officials, with representation from 81 percent of the countries in the world. CES isn’t even open to the public yet and VR & AR are already the talk of the show. MORE

Razer Chief Executive and co-founder Min-Liang Tan has stated his company’s intent to dominate China’s rapidly growing virtual reality market, with new products built around the OSVR platform, tailored to the region launching next month. MORE

He provided me with a lot of cultural context, which includes support from the highest levels of Chinese Government to invest in companies working on emerging technologies like virtual reality and artificial intelligence. MORE

I don’t want to give too much away, but essentially Jonas (our hero) is a computer hacker, and accesses a government database that acknowledges the existence of aliens. He’s a hacker and unwittingly accesses a government database. MORE

age of the customer application modernization balanced scorecard business & IT alignment business technology (BT) chief information officer (CIO) digital transformation financial management government infrastructure & operations IT governance IT management software IT MOOSE IT spending forecasts key performance indicators (KPIs) technology thought leadershipI was fortunate to participate in a historic morning gathering last week at the White House! MORE