article thumbnail

Echo3D raises $4M for cloud authoring of 3D, AR, and VR content

Venture Beast

Echo3D has raised $4 million for cloud authoring of 3D, augmented reality, and virtual reality content for a wide range of applications. Read More.

3D 124
article thumbnail

Microsoft is planning 3D metaverse apps for Xbox and gaming

The Verge

In some sense, they’re 2D today, and the question is can you now take that to a full 3D world, and we absolutely plan to do so.”. Transforming Minecraft , Halo , and Flight Sim into full 3D worlds is an ambitious project, particularly if these environments will allow players to explore them together side by side with VR or AR headsets.

3D 116
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Immersive Learning: The Future of Education with Virtual Reality in K–12 Schools

Kitaboo

Among many such methods, one important method showing immense potential is virtual reality technology. Virtual reality technology makes use of headset devices to impart immersive educational experiences through a 360-degree lens. For this very reason, the virtual reality market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 30.7%

article thumbnail

Don’t ignore virtual reality as you plan the future workplace

CIO Business Intelligence

Two years ago, the consulting giant started shipping many of its recruits virtual reality headsets instead. At the same time, it created a virtual world or “metaverse” that enables employees to socialize, form teams, conduct training, and collaborate. “We More business applications are on the way. Next step: the office. “We

article thumbnail

Acer’s new SpatialLabs tech brings 3D content to laptop screens

The Verge

Acer has announced SpatialLabs, a new 3D technology that will debut on the company’s ConceptD laptops. Plainly, it’s a set of tools that makes 3D work look very realistic and cool without requiring special glasses to see it. You can swap between 3D mode and 2D mode (where you’ll see two images side by side). Image: Acer.

3D 81
article thumbnail

Virtual Reality Operating Simulators: Gamification in Training Surgeons

CTOvision

In an atmosphere not unlike the red-carpet Academy Awards, the Canadian company Conquer Mobile announced the launch of PeriopSim, a mobile application to enable nurses to practice their “parts” in delicate robotic surgeries. To make the simulators possible, researchers make virtual maps of the brain, the thorax and other areas of the body.

Training 150
article thumbnail

Redfin co-founder sues company for alleged patent infringement over 3D home tour technology

GeekWire

Surefield founder David Eraker claims Redfin copied technology that he developed after leaving the company that allows prospective homebuyers to take virtual 3D tours of properties in a lawsuit filed Monday. That complaint concerns image-based rendering technology that makes it possible to move around a property virtually.

3D 75