Month: January 2007

Virtools VR Library 2.0.5

An update of the VR Library (formerly known as the VRPack) is now downloadable.

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Atrium Experience in a HMD

The guys that made Atrium, Alex Bouchet and Lionel Dominjon, are very cool guys, they gave us the sources of the first VR only FPS! Geoffrey modified it to use the VRNR, Virtools VR abstraction, so that the…

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New multi-touch screen demo

Just in case you haven’t already seen it this week. Jeff Han and Phil Davidson are back to demonstrate their multi-touch interface. embedPlayer(271543545)

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WiiRobot and a sword

That’s pretty cool! More infos at TechEBlog

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eMagin z800 price increased by 2.5, and some words about other HMDs

The eMagin Z800 was the closest thing to a good consumer HMD, at a somewhat affordable $599. The only reason why I didn’t buy it yet is that I haven’t been able to test it yet. But last…

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Mercedes and VR

Here are some articles about the use of VR at Mercedes / Daimler-Chrysler. The first at CarAndDriver.com : Ride/handling simulators and virtual reality coves also advanced the design [of the 2008 Mercedes Class-C] to a very mature level…

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Create your own Open-Source 3D Printer for $2’400

Here’s a video of a project from Fab@Home, “a cheap self-assembly device capable of fabricating 3D objects” as described by News Scientist. “We are trying to get this technology into as many hands as possible,” Malone told New…

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Fighting the Front

Here are some pictures of the fight in Second Life to get the french extremist party Le FN out. Here’s a story where the pictures come from.

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Use of virtual reality spreading in business world

Here’s a well written introductory article to what VR is today and how business is using it increasingly. There’s a small technological glitch in it, will you find it? 😉

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Wiirtools

At last, the use of a Wiimote inside Virtools! You don’t even need a specific BB, only read values from a virtual joystick or emulate keystrokes. Thanks to Carl Kenner for GlovePie and Deon van der Westhuysen for…

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