For all the Virtual Reality lovers: November 3rd – 4th 2016 the European VR Congress 2016 is going to take place in Warsaw, Poland. The event will be hosted by Copernicus Conference Centre. A broad range of topics will be covered: Will VR enter practically every area of our lives? Will it dominate entertainment and education?…
On October 6th, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg presented the company’s new advancements in the field of Social VR. Facebook, which acquired Oculus Rift in 2014, has been working on a mind blowing creation which brings Virtual Reality to a next level. The avatars are able to show facial emotions, such as…
Are you ready? The Virtual Reality Summit 2016 is taking place already in 2 days. If you are interested in the latest VR trends, but cannot come to Salzburg, well, do not panic! No matter where you are, FH Salzburg offers you the opportunity to follow Virtual Reality Summit online. Enjoy it…
After you deal with VR as extensively as we do, it becomes inevitable that you stumble across the ongoing debate of whether 360 video can be considered as VR or not. One side is arguing that it is not, and that it is bad for VR if 360 video is…
Something that we always stumble upon again and again, and that we also get asked a lot, is if it is risky to apply VR. Risky in a way that it endangers a company’s offers, credibility, or finances – without having any real proof that the investments taken are beneficial.…
One of VR’s potentials is that with this technology one is able to immerse into every environment, no matter how hard it is to get there in reality. As David Attenborough, an English broadcaster and naturalist stated: “VR has incredible potential. It takes you to places you could have never…
Virtual Reality is highly involved in showing the world the best side of Rio de Janeiro. A great example is how the Olympic City Museum created a 360-degree video with the help of helicopters and hang gliders flying all over the city. The film includes main parts of Rio but…
We have previously mentioned the great potential we see in using photogrammetry as a tool to capture real-life environments and to digitalize them to be used for touristic purposes. Now, another possibility to use this technology to capture the scene has entered the market. Much debated for possible safety hazards,…
Just recently we reported about the different possibilities how Pokémon GO could benefit the tourism industry. After breaking the record number of 100 million users in less than four weeks on the market, the hype is still on-going as it seems. Now, several tourism providers have started to cater to…
Pokémon GO is a recent internet phenomenon that anyone with internet access has heard about. With already more than 65 million current players and rapidly increasing user numbers, it has quickly become the most successful game application of all-time. In essence, it is a mobile AR application where players can move…