Tag: vr
BBC’s first ever virtual reality prom developed for Oculus Go
For the first time, virtual reality will be seen at the BBC Proms in a new work by Anna Meredith and 59 Productions. Commemorating the centenary of the end of the First World War, the project helps to bring some of the lesser known stories and history of the Great War to life, while enabling viewers…
The rising trend of gambling in live VR online casinos
Virtual reality (VR) has been around for a long time. If you accept that the concept of VR is the idea of making an illusion that you are visually present in a place where you are not physically located, the earliest attempts would have to be the 360-degree murals that were created in the 1800s.…
Emirates offers VR 360 view of cabin when reserving seats
Remember when you had to stick a pin in a 2D representation of a plane to book your seat? How last year was that? Instead Emirates has become first airline to introduce Virtual Reality (VR) technology on its digital platform which you can use when booking your flights or simply having a nosey around the…
London landscapes: filming in 360 with Kodak PixPro 4K VR360 VR/action cam
Don't you just love those cold and crisp Autumn days when the sunlight glistens through the trees and the leaves make a crunching sound under foot. Well unfortunately the day we went down to the woods to film with the Kodak PixPro VR camera wasn't one of those days. Instead it was one of those horrible…
Tech Digest heads to North London’s Go Ape adventure centre to review Kodak PixPro VR camera
Last Saturday was a beautiful day. Not only was the weather glorious and sunny in London (though extremely cold), we also got to experience a treetop adventure at London's Alexandra Palace with Go Ape. It's one of their recently opened adventure centres in North London (they now have 31 across the UK) and offers stunning…
Tech Digest films London in VR with Kodak PixPro 4K VR360 camera
Tech Digest is really pleased to announce its latest partnership. Those nice people at Kodak have given us their brand new portable VR camera to shoot a series of eight short films in and around London before Xmas (I think we're gonna be a bit busy over the next few weeks). Called the Kodak PixPro 4K…
Tim Peake’s Soyuz spacecraft goes on UK tour. Experience Samsung’s VR space adventure
Want to see the actual Soyuz spacecraft which was used for Tim Peake's Principia mission? Of course you do. Coming to a town near you, the Soyuz TMA-19M is set to go on tour until 2019, complete with a unique VR space adventure. The Science Museum Group, which acquired the capsule, has joined forces with…
Audi turns to Virtual Reality headsets in car showrooms
Seems like the days of car dealerships with dozens of motors on the forecourt could become a thing of the past! Audi has become the latest brand to turn to Virtual Reality to improve, or at least to modify, the retail experience with dealers in Germany, the UK and Spain installing virtual reality headsets courtesy…
Gorillaz mixed reality app, complete with ‘Humanz house party’
Glimpse inside the weird and wonderful universe of virtual band Gorillaz for the very first time with the release of what they are calling a mixed reality app. Designed to coincide with the release of their new album Humanz, the Gorillaz App will allow fans to immerse themselves in the world of Gorillaz and join…
CES 2016: HP and HTC partner for VR ready desktop PC, HP ENVY Phoenix
HP ENVY Phoenix: the VR desktop PC designed for gamers On display at CES this week is a new virtual reality (VR) ready desktop PC, the HP ENVY Phoenix. Designed for gamers, the new PC powers Vive, the new VR system from HTC. This delivers an immersive VR experience with room…
