Immersive tech
Virtual reality: A progress report
A few years ago – prior to the pandemic – VR was one of the hottest topics throughout the pro-AV world. As 2023 draws...
mixed reality
Thought Leadership
Immersive gains for leisure sector
Sam Dimond, founder of Spotlight Sound discusses increased focus for immersive experience-led technology within the AV world ,as well as tech driven by AI...
Immersive tech
Special report: UK University brings extended reality to life
The University of Portsmouth’s CCIXR centre is bringing world-leading XR facilities to the UK
Ed Tech
Bringing extended reality to life
The University of Portsmouth’s Centre for Creative and Immersive XR (CCIXR) is bringing world-leading XR facilities to England’s south coast, with the intention of...
Immersive tech
Innovating the education metaverse: MR virtual campus
Two British tech companies are leading the global race to innovate the tech education metaverse
Immersive tech
Uni of Portsmouth boosting city’s cultural economy with XR
New Enabling XR Enterprise (eXRe) project utilising £628,000 grant
Immersive tech
Prox and Reverie, the new venture in XR and immersive entertainment, launches new ‘The Forge’ Metaverse studio
Dedicated mixed reality studio aims to deliver content that revolutionises extended reality
People
Pro AV Watch List pick Emma Bigg on embracing new tech
Octavius RE owner on Covid's impact on AV and the rise of immersive technology
Immersive tech
Lights, camera, XR!
Athomas Goldberg, co-founder of Shocap Entertainment, an entertainment studio specialising in live events, looks at the rise of mixed reality and virtual production
Immersive tech
Exclusive: Why MR and virtual production are going mainstream
CEO at The Future Group AS, creator of Pixotope, on mixed reality's future
Immersive tech
Exclusive commentary: Mixed reality’s leap into the metaverse
Martin Taylor, director and co-founder of Prox & Reverie, on a new multi-reality experience company innovating new ways to bridge physical, digital and imagined...
Immersive tech
Extended realities
Display visuals have long been influenced by warped realities – as the Victorian’s Pepper’s Ghost trick proves – but today’s mixed reality solutions are...
Technology
Making extended reality real: Building the Centre for Creative and Immersive XR
Pippa Bostock, business and development project manager at University of Portsmouth, on the £5.2m CCIXR
Business
XR: Enhancing workflows
"There is a big argument for bringing the analysis and evaluation of data into the visual domain"
Business
XR: Converging realities
Extended reality (XR) is becoming more widely adopted within HE and corporate institutions, and is set to transform the way students and employees go...
Business
XR: Assessing its real potential in AV
"Focus is shifting from talking about technology benefits to showing real and measurable business outcomes"
Business
XR: The state of the art
"Hardware continues to develop, and will no doubt greatly improve in the coming years, it has become less of a significant factor in VR...
Business
XR: Time for business
There’s a shift taking place in the world of XR technologies – a shift that promises to underpin accelerated growth in the market. Ian...
Case Studies
Anna Valley provides mixed reality for ITV’s Rugby World Cup 2019 studio
Anna Valley has revealed that they are the solution architects and technology providers for the mixed reality ‘window on the world’ feature in ITV’s...
Business
XR: new concepts and opportunities
"The best starting point is to gain some hands-on experience with headsets and experiences"
Business
XR: new realities
As adoption of XR technologies grows across sectors, Steve Montgomery looks at how AV integrators can get involved
Technology
XR: creating new opportunities for AV
Previously we looked into the terminology of XR and asked whether it's a help or hinderance, while also highlighting the potential opportunities AR, MR...
Technology
XR: to be, or not to be?
New technologies are emerging that combine, in varying degrees, the real world with the virtual world. Ian McMurray asks to what extent the AV...
Business
VR Days Europe 2018 shows business benefits of XR
VR Days Europe 2018 was the most successful edition of the event to date celebrating virtual, augmented and mixed reality (XR) business innovation and...
AV-IT
VR/AR: new kinds of technology
VR, AR and mixed reality content demand a variety of content creation software and display equipment. Steve Montgomery reports on how these technologies are...
AV-IT
VR/AR: beyond the headset
Having previously looked at the shared experiences VR/AR/MR technologies can deliver and the markets with the most potential, Ian McMurray concludes by considering things...
AV-IT
VR/AR: driven by application
In the first part of our feature on VR/AR/MR technologies we looked at how, when applied to AV, it is about delivering shared experiences,...
AV-IT
VR/AR: virtually real
The lines between the real world and the virtual world are blurring rapidly, such that making a distinction between the two is becoming increasingly...
AV-IT
Discover how XR solutions are changing how we live and do business
XR Summit ISE will ‘fast track’ attendees so that they gain a broad overview of the latest in virtual, augmented and mixed reality (XR)...
AV-IT
XR experts and entrepreneurs explore new realities at ISE
Leading speakers have signed up to take part in the XR Summit at ISE 2018, guaranteeing attendees a unique insight into one of the...
AV-IT
Realfiction’s Dreamoc Diamond puts a shine on mixed reality
The Dreamoc Diamond is a new mixed-reality display for exhibitions, malls and airports, for creating attention at exhibitions, malls and other open spaces. The...