Virtual Reality
Eindhoven is the epitome of innovation. This city is constantly changing courtesy of a growing and thriving high-tech industry led by Philips. And while Eindhoven and Philips may no longer be as synonymous as they once were, innovation has continued with the opening up of the hi-tech campus and more recently with the start-up uprising…
Last time we looked at virtual payments or vCommerce. In this blog, we will look at the travel industry and how it can use virtual reality to take us on a virtual vacation. Travel broadens the mind and takes us to places we can only dream about. That’s the beauty of our world: everywhere is different. There are so many…
VR is mainstream! South Park got the ball rolling two years ago mocking the idea with a dystopian approach. The characters became destructive feeling no responsibility for their actions in a virtual world. More recently in the Big Bang Theory season 9, the socially inept Sheldon takes some time out in the woods via his Oculus rift. With two…
Last time we looked at the film industry and how they could benefit from VR. So keeping to that entertainment theme this installement is very near and dear to my heart the music industry.The music industry has been going through a rough patch since the millennium. Music sales peaked in 1999 and have never truly rose…
Last time we looked at educating the future with virtual reality. In part three of the VR series, we will be looking at the entertainment industry and more specifically the film world. VR took center stage at Virtual Revolution 2016 in Veldhoven. There we saw several presentations on breakthrough developments in VR technology. One in particular was based on…
The possibilities of VR appear to be endless. As explained in my previous blog, there is more to VR than gaming. For example, in healthcare, VR can help surgeons perform surgery and help people understand the effects of debilitating injuries and disorders. Healthcare is not the only area that can benefit from VR. Our education…
We’ve all seen The Matrix, Lawnmower Man and Tron. In the last decade there have been TV shows like Hack Sign, Sword Art Online and even Log Horizon giving you the concept of being in a virtual world. In most cases the arc revolves around the characters being trapped inside the game, unable to return…