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.
Tag: VR
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.
A shooting gallery of 360-degree cameras
By Ted Kritsonis
Shooting panoramic photos used to be one way to capture a scene from a wider perspective, but 360-degree cameras have burst onto the scene this year to pull in everything that’s left. As options grow, so does the sophistication behind them.
Sports Fans, Gadget Freaks Gear up for Virtual Reality
by Lee Rickwood
The International Olympic Committee, its Olympic Broadcast Services (OBS) production arm, and the rightsholder here in Canada, CBC/Radio Canada, plan to deliver up to 100 hours of Olympic coverage as live virtual reality (VR) and 360-degree video streams.
Lenovo, Motorola push modularity and augmented reality with new phones
By Ted Kritsonis
Lenovo, which now owns Motorola, showed off what the marriage between the two companies could look like in the near future by unveiling new smartphones that push the idea of hardware modularity and augmented reality.
High Tech Media, Interactive 360 Video in Centrepiece of $10 M Confederation Celebrations
by Lee Rickwood
The festival will be housed in a portable village of dome structures, including a large immersive digital space that will host a cutting edge 360-degree documentary that’s now in production in various Canadian locations.
Samsung Gear VR is entry-level virtual reality
By Ted Kritsonis
Samsung first launched its Gear VR headset last fall, but the hype around VR devices and content, coupled with the recent launches of the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, has cast a bright light on it. This isn’t on par with the expensive and powerful headsets from the likes of Oculus, HTC and Sony, among others, but it is one of the best ways to currently dip a toe into VR and 360-degree video.