VirtuSphere
VirtuSphere provides a mechnical basis for truly immersive virtual reality environments, permitting the user to move about in virtual space by simply walking.
Read More »New Nintendo Joystick as a 3D Tracker !!
Read this, this, and look at this (mov, 17mo). This controller will be used as a 3D tracker, and it seems it will be accurate and fast optical tracking. I want it !!!
Read More »Panoscope 360°
Have a look at the Panoscope 360°, a technology we may use in the future :
Read More »Large Scale Reality 3D Scanning : Google 3D mapping truck
Seen on /. this article says that : “Google plans to use trucks equipped with lasers and digital photographic equipment to create a realistic 3D online version of San Francisco, and eventually other major US cities.”
Read More »Ken Perlin
Another hero : Ken Perlin. According to this page (by him 😉 he invented the first shading language. He also created the widely used Perlin noise, and some other cool stuff.
Read More »Laval Virtual Article
An article and photos at pixelcreation.com.
Read More »SNCF R&D wins a Laval-Virtual 2005 Award
Virtual Training for SNCF Freight Agents SNCF Innovation and Research Department just received the LAVAL VIRTUAL 2005 Award in “Automotive, Aeronautical and Transportation” for SIMURAT : simulator to teach how to inspect freight wagons. This system is a…
Read More »Holographic display
University of Tokyo scientists create a 3D display with an image depth of several metres. A 3D display that does not require special viewing spectacles could benefit television, computer gaming and even air-traffic control say its Japanese inventors….
Read More »The Interaction Techniques Markup Language (InTml).
This article states that : \\\”AUSTRALIAN researchers have tested a virtual reality game as a form of pain management for children.\\\”
Read More »Alice VR Engine
This article states that : \”AUSTRALIAN researchers have tested a virtual reality game as a form of pain management for children.\”
Read More »