Retailers Play with High-Tech to Drive New Shopping Experiences
by Lee Rickwood
Whether it’s augmented and virtual reality, wearables or a transformed in-store experience, retail leaders agree that the pace of change will only accelerate in 2017.
Tag: VR
Canadian innovation at CES 2017
By Ted Kritsonis
CES 2017 in Las Vegas, the largest technology trade show in the world, ended on Jan. 8 and Canadian companies were on hand to showcase their latest offerings. Amidst the thousands of vendors from across the world, here are some of the standouts from the Great White North.
High-Tech Tools Reveal Small Wonders, Big Ideas in Virtual Reality
by Lee Rickwood
A lot of today’s VR experiences are fictional, dramatic, even fantastical in their role play opportunities. But this is not a VR game, and it’s not a first-person shoot ‘em up: it’s a techno-enabled investigation of actual history and real culture.
Gift Guide: Cool gadgets that make an impact
By Ted Kritsonis
Finding the right tech gift doesn’t have to be difficult, especially when you have options to choose from. There are plenty of gadgets out there, but when looking for something cool and functional that could make an impact, this small group fits the bill.
Virtual Reality (VR) Arcade Takes Gaming Beyond Social Experience
by Lee Rickwood
It’s not only gaming and entertainment, of course: corporate applications like team-building and VR white-boarding; lifestyle activities including low-impact fitness and relaxation exercises; academic education and training, and more.
Technology and Education Combines to Play in Augmented Reality Sandbox
by Lee Rickwood
The Shaping Watersheds Sandbox is a high-tech education tool used to explore the importance of water, hydrology, earth science and environmental studies.
VR Video Immerses Viewers in Refugee Crisis
by Lee Rickwood
Clouds Over Sidra uses the latest virtual reality video technologies to viewer’s imagination by immersing them in middle of the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan.
360-Degree Virtual Reality Video Explores Deep Ocean
By Lee Rickwood
The videos can be viewed online at the Nekton Mission YouTube Channel and Facebook page; they are gorgeous, but the deeper story is, well, pretty ugly: climate change, over-fishing, pollution and acidification have pushed our oceans into a state of extreme disruption.