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26Jun/23

McGraw Hill and Verizon Expand Capabilities of their Popular Free Augmented Reality App for K-12 Learning

June 26, 2023InnovationAugmented reality, Educational technology, Extended reality, McGraw Hill Education, User interface techniques, Verizon, Verizon Communicationsadmin

McGraw Hill and Verizon today announced several exciting updates to their augmented reality (AR) mobile app: McGraw Hill AR. The free, award-winning app, originally launched in June of 2022, is getting updated with expanded subject offerings as well as a new collaborative feature to foster group learning, both in and out of the physical classroom setting. The McGraw Hill AR app offers short, three-to-five-minute interactive activities aimed at helping engage students in new and impactful ways. Corresponding professionally developed lesson plans are exclusively available to K-12 educators nationwide through Verizon Innovative Learning HQ: a next-gen online education portal that provides free access to immersive extended reality (XR) educational experiences for K-12 students. Continue reading

07Jun/23

Spatial computing is the current phrase du jour, but what does developing web experiences for this environment look like?

June 7, 2023DevelopersApplications of computer vision, Augmented reality, Computer vision, Gesture recognition, Human–computer interaction, Immersion, Microsoft, Microsoft HoloLens, Mixed reality, New media, Reality, User interface techniques, Virtual realityadmin

June 7, 2023 /Technology/ — Spatial computing is a rapidly evolving field that is still in its early stages. As a result, there is no one-size-fits-all answer to the question of what developing web experiences for this environment looks like. However, there are some general principles that can be applied.

One of the key principles of spatial computing is that it is all about immersion. Users should feel like they are actually inside the experience, rather than simply looking at it from the outside. This can be achieved through a variety of techniques, such as using 3D models, spatial audio, and haptic feedback. Continue reading →

07Jun/23

Apple Vision Pro headset: what does it do and will it deliver?

June 7, 2023InnovationApple, Apple Inc., Augmented reality, Craig Federighi, Creative Commons, Emerging technologies, Human–computer interaction, JOE MABANGLO, META, Microsoft, Mixed reality, New media, Panagiotis Ritsos, Peter Butcher, Reality, Technology, Tim Cook, United States, User interface techniques, Virtual reality, Wearable computer, Wearable technologyadmin

Panagiotis Ritsos, Bangor University and Peter Butcher, Bangor University

Apple recently unveiled its Vision Pro headset at the Worldwide Developers Conference in California. With it, Apple is venturing into a market of head-mounted devices (HMDs) – which are usually just displays, but in this case is more of a complete computer attached to your head – as well as the worlds of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR).

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09Feb/23

London Fashion Week – Digital Fashion Innovation

February 9, 2023FashionArticles, Augmented reality, Culture, Digital fashion, Digital media, Fashion, Fashion show, Marketing, New media, Reality, User interface techniques, Virtual realityadmin

By EFFEKT x FASHHACK

Digital fashion is having a significant impact on the traditional fashion industry. By creating clothing and accessories using pixels instead of fabric, digital fashion is blurring the lines between the physical and virtual worlds. Continue reading →

16Dec/22

Brots presents the world’s first Music NFT Exhibition during Milan Music Week

December 16, 2022MusicFake?, London, Milan, Mobile app, Musical groups, User interface techniquesadmin

The music NFT mobile app Brots hosted a first-ever music NFT experience, as part of a new collaboration with REALITY IS__, London-based design studio and Asian Fake, an independent record label based in Milan. Continue reading

19Nov/22

Bodyswaps and Meta Immersive Learning partner to launch grant

November 19, 2022InnovationArticles, Belgium, Distance education, Education, Educational technology, France, Information technology, New media, Reality, United Kingdom, User interface techniques, Virtual realityadmin

Bodyswaps has today announced an exciting partnership with Meta Immersive Learning to empower 100 higher and further education institutions with access to virtual reality hardware and software across the UK, North America, France and Belgium. Continue reading

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