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
VR
People
Pro AV Watch List pick Amnon Harman on immersive sound
CEO at d&b audiotechnik discusses his philosophy of more art, less noise
Events & Production
VR without the headset: Illuminarium opens with safari experience
New Illuminarium experience opens in 8,000 square-foot entertainment complex in Atlanta, Georgia, powered by Mover transducers from Powersoft
Immersive tech
Igloo Vision set to open Dutch immersive tech facility
Demo centre goes live on April 13 in Rotterdam's Maritime Quarter
Collaboration
PwC UK staff permitted to split office and home working
Virtual reality headsets will be made available for remote staff, says The Guardian
Immersive tech
Exclusive: The inevitability of crisis-accelerated change
Pixel Artworks boss celebrates developments in the world of experiential entertainment
Ed Tech
Special Report: How AV and VR can elevate learning experiences
AR and VR have the potential to contribute to a better distance learning experience.
Immersive tech
VR and the remote working future
Charlie Neuner, strategy, XR, PwC believes virtual reality can be effective for remote working and collaboration, with Covid-19 acting as an accelerant
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...
Immersive tech
How VR and immersive tech can shape the post-Covid workplace
Colin Yellowley, R&D director at Igloo Vision, on 2020 and the future of working
Technology
Portsmouth Uni adds Vicon motion capture to immersive XR centre
Tech to be deployed across motion capture, VR and LED virtual production stage
Case Studies
How AV technology is tackling loneliness and social interaction at care home
Following on from our recent story about Pure AV's work with Leonard Cheshire, we take a look at a case study showing how technology...
AV Tech End User
VR experience brings Arley Hall tea party to care home residents
Pure AV's recent installation at Leonard Cheshire care home Hill House enabled disabled residents to enjoy their annual trip to Arley Hall through VR...
Business
Satore Studio hires BBC exec Zillah Watson director of content and exec producer
She will lead the studio’s development of virtual production and experiential content
Business
AR, VR, IoT, Big Data and ML; Tech trends for 2020
Shure’s senior sales director, Rob Smith discusses AR, VR, IoT, Big Data and Machine Learning and much more.
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...
Technology
Ericsson report predicts Internet of the Senses is on the horizon
By 2030, technological advances will move humans from a screen-based world to sense-based world, through AR and VR technologies
Business
macom opens new office in Europe’s biggest VR competence centre
macom has opened an office in the research and transfer centre for digital reality (FTZ) of Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW)
Business
VR in business: becoming increasingly real
That which was once the stuff of science fiction – like a portable device that would enable its user to communicate with anyone, anywhere...
Case Studies
Inside the world’s first VR CAVE meeting room
The main objective for the VR CAVE meeting room holodeck was to create a level of immersion that would allow users to have discussions...
Case Studies
EPG invests in world’s first VR CAVE meeting room
Established in 1987, EPG has delivered supply chain execution solutions to more than 1,100 global customers. As a company that prides itself on its...
Case Studies
Igloo Vision partners with The Wild for Shared VR environments
Igloo Vision and VR/AR collaboration platform The Wild have announced an integration, which will open up even greater possibilities for collaboration and experiential design...
Technology
Opinion: 5G – a new era
The rollout of 5G has the potential to transform the way we experience immersive content, says Anthony Karydis, CEO of Mativision
Case Studies
The Louvre prepares for first VR experience
To commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, the Louvre is preparing a seminal retrospective of his artistic career, opening...
Case Studies
The GEOMAR Marine institute expands with new projection dome
The world-leading marine research institute has continued its expansion with the installation of a new projection dome, known as ARENA2, at its east shore...
Case Studies
War of the Worlds gets immersive update
Following the incredible success of Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of the War of the Worlds, which first began touring in 2006, an immersive version...
Technology
A Preevue of the future: Taking the drama out of theatre production with VR
London based firm Preevue is using 3D scanning, VR and AR technology to allow production companies to design and walk around their sets and...
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...
Events & Production
Focus for VR Days Europe 2018 to look at future tech
VR Days Europe 2018, a conference and exhibition celebrating virtual, augmented and mixed reality (XR) business innovation and creativity, is set to take place...
Case Studies
Charity hosts ‘VR for Good’ filmmaking competition
A Leicester-based charity has announced one of the world’s first ‘VR for good’ film competitions with a significant cash prize.
Case Studies
VR takes the Greek out of learning English for school children in Athens
AGB Foreign Language Centre uses ClassVR to provide new and innovative way of helping children become multilingual and explore the world from their class
Latest Events
The future of broadcasting: White Light to showcase ‘Mixed Reality Tech Lab’ at IBC
This fully immersive production environment will demonstrate the latest developments in workflows for live broadcast
Latest Events
VR Days festival to remain in Amsterdam, despite ISE move
ISE’s Mike Blackman has no intention of switching part-owned VR/AR event, insisting Amsterdam remains its best location
Case Studies
The grand TORE: VR for business just got very real
Ahead of the curve: Antycip Simulation creates a world-first virtual reality space, hailed the most immersive ever built
Business
Analysis: location-based VR to reach $809 million
Consumers embracing the social side of immersive, experiential technology is driving growth
Case Studies
360-degree video and VR provides healthy new way of learning for Norwich medical students
Case Study: Just what the doctor ordered - the University of East Anglia is trailing new more immersive methods to help students in their...
Business
New magazine out now in digital and in print – get your copy today!
76-pages of entertaining and educational content created exclusively for the AV end user community
Business
Learning can be fun: Experiencing the world from your classroom using VR
Can learning be fun? According to VR firm ClassVR, the technology is help to make learning more fun and is improving results
AV-IT
Epson projectors enhance Igloo’s VR dome
As a provider of dedicated, 360º shared virtual reality (VR) projection spaces, Igloo Vision’s success is founded on its ability to create fully immersive...
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...