Virtools VR Library 2.0.5
An update of the VR Library (formerly known as the VRPack) is now downloadable.
Read More »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…
Read More »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)
Read More »WiiRobot and a sword
That’s pretty cool! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qEotHQgUsg&eurl=[/youtube] More infos at TechEBlog
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »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. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e26MBnnQEIE&eurl=[/youtube] “We are trying to get this technology into as many hands as possible,” Malone told…
Read More »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.
Read More »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? 😉
Read More »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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