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Inside an Accelerometer
An accelerometer is used for, wait for it… measuring acceleration. Most smart phones these days have an accelerometer in them. They are also a key component in VR/AR devices. Here is a graphic of what it does and how it works.
Inside an Accelerometer was originally published on VRenvy.co - Virtual Reality, Society, Virtual Reality News, Virtual Reality, VR Games, Oculus Rift, Project Morpheus, HTC Vive, SteamVR, Fove, Avegant Glyph, OSVR and more.
Waiting for Cardboard
Waiting for Cardboard was originally published on VRenvy.co - Virtual Reality, Society, Virtual Reality News, Virtual Reality, VR Games, Oculus Rift, Project Morpheus, HTC Vive, SteamVR, Fove, Avegant Glyph, OSVR and more.
If you're scared to go outside, nod your head
The world may or may not be getting more violent. If you’ve read Steven Pinker’s book ‘The Better Angels of our Nature‘, you are probably of the mind that violence is dramatically decreasing. If you’re more of a fan of television and news media, you might think otherwise.
Either way, we are becoming more aware of the violence that is happening in our world. Never before have wars been so up to the minute and violence been so in our face. With all of the shootings that have been happening, (and actually always have been) It has gotten me thinking about how this could be a not so innocent driver of Virtual Reality.
I can’t even go to the movie anymore without having a small worry that someone is going to waltz in and start shooting. I still go, but I always am slightly on edge. This is obviously a problem that VR can solve, well, Television solved needing to go to the movies a long time ago, but VR can simulate any kind of social activity and create the same types of experiences in a safe virtual environment. I hope we don’t need to rely on virtual reality to enjoy social experiences, but its nice to know its there as a backup to the real thing. As a bonus you get to avoid germs (if avoiding germs is your thing).
If you’re scared to go outside, nod your head was originally published on VRenvy.co - Virtual Reality, Society, Virtual Reality News, Virtual Reality, VR Games, Oculus Rift, Project Morpheus, HTC Vive, SteamVR, Fove, Avegant Glyph, OSVR and more.
Are we living in a simulation already?
Once upon a time, Chuang Tzu dreamed that he was a butterfly, flying about enjoying itself. It did not know that it was Chuang Chou. Suddenly he awoke, and veritably was Chuang Chou again. He did not know whether it was Chuang Chou dreaming that he was a butterfly, or whether it was the butterfly dreaming that it was Chuang Chou. Between Chuang Chou and the butterfly there must be some distinction. This is a case of what is called the transformation of things.
(www.the-philosopher.co.uk)
Reality is a question all on its own
If we are going to say that we might live in a simulation, there is a problem. We don’t know what it would be a simulation of. Reality all by itself is still very much a mystery down to its core. The universe is such a large and untenable beast, its hard for us to even comprehend its scope.
For fun, lets imagine that the reality we know is what is the foundation that a simulation builds upon. Lets say that in the real world things follow the physics and common sense we’ve come to know and understand. With that in mind, what If we are living in a simulated reproduction of reality? What clues would we have?
If you haven’t heard, theoretical physicist James Gates found what looks like computer code within a string theory equation. This is rather interesting, but does it say something about the nature of reality, or is it just a notion about the fundamentals of mathematics? Both computer code and string theory were created by people, so to use their commonality as evidence is kind of odd, right? There are surely more specific interpretations of the computer code with the string theory equation, but I don’t see how you can get around this being sort of a leap to say its evidence of simulation theory. That’s ‘jumping to conclusions’ for sure.
There’s also this interesting tidbit from Richard P. Feynman (one of the coolest physicists ever!)
“It always bothers me that, according to the laws as we understand them today, it takes a computing machine an infinite number of logical operations to figure out what goes on in no matter how tiny a region of space, and no matter how tiny a region of time. How can all that be going on in that tiny space? Why should it take an infinite amount of logic to figure out what one tiny piece of space/time is going to do? So I have often made the hypotheses that ultimately physics will not require a mathematical statement, that in the end the machinery will be revealed, and the laws will turn out to be simple, like the chequer board with all its apparent complexities”.
I like the idea of simulation theory and that has me worried. I think my bias towards the romantic idea that reality is all some kind of dream, or test, or something, is giving me hope that the theory is true. It seems like the idea of simulation theory is more of a philosophical debate than a scientific pursuit. Its one of those questions that might never really be answered.
Are we living in a simulation already? was originally published on VRenvy.co - Virtual Reality, Society, Virtual Reality News, Virtual Reality, VR Games, Oculus Rift, Project Morpheus, HTC Vive, SteamVR, Fove, Avegant Glyph, OSVR and more.
Realization
Do you ever get that feeling like everything is created as an illusion around you?
I feel that way sometimes. I hope that’s not some form of narcissism. I think I developed that Idea after watching the truman show. But the real question is: could we be living in a simulation? Why not.
Do you think its possible we're living in a simulation?
Totally possible
Not a chance
Its true, and I've seen the real reality!
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Realization was originally published on VRenvy.co - Virtual Reality, Society, Virtual Reality News, Virtual Reality, VR Games, Oculus Rift, Project Morpheus, HTC Vive, SteamVR, Fove, Avegant Glyph, OSVR and more.
Simulation Theory - Energy Efficient Virtual Reality
Simulation Theory – Energy Efficient Virtual Reality was originally published on VRenvy.co - Virtual Reality, Society, Virtual Reality News, Virtual Reality, VR Games, Oculus Rift, Project Morpheus, HTC Vive, SteamVR, Fove, Avegant Glyph, OSVR and more.
Introducing 'Simulation Theory' A comic about VR and related technologies
1. Bliss
Introducing ‘Simulation Theory’ A comic about VR and related technologies was originally published on VRenvy.co - Virtual Reality, Society, Virtual Reality News, Virtual Reality, VR Games, Oculus Rift, Project Morpheus, HTC Vive, SteamVR, Fove, Avegant Glyph, OSVR and more.
Virtual Office Vs. Regular Office, an Infographic comparison
The onset of massively available virtual reality devices can give rise to a new era of working from home. Here are some pros and cons of working at home or in the office.
Virtual Office Vs. Regular Office, an Infographic comparison was originally published on VRenvy.co - Virtual Reality, Society, Virtual Reality News, Virtual Reality, VR Games, Oculus Rift, Project Morpheus, HTC Vive, SteamVR, Fove, Avegant Glyph, OSVR and more.
Immersive Virtual Reality Infographic
I compiled this list as carefully as I could. It gives a rough estimation of where Immersive VR is sitting right now. Things look great! I was amazed to find that each type of Immersive VR had its own unique strength. I left out any VR device that uses a smart phone. This is all about the stand alone visual devices.
Immersive Virtual Reality Infographic was originally published on VRenvy.co - Virtual Reality, Society, Virtual Reality News, Virtual Reality, VR Games, Oculus Rift, Project Morpheus, HTC Vive, SteamVR, Fove, Avegant Glyph, OSVR and more.
On the Set of the Pioneering Virtual Reality Movie 'The Mission'
No, I’m not talking about the 1986 movie starring Jeremy Irons. No, ‘The Mission’, which is to be the first of its kind, is a movie being made with a special camera that can look in all directions allowing for a movie that can be a fully immersive virtual experience.
Making Adjustments on the Virtual Reality camera being used in the film.
Chilling on a take on set of ‘The Mission’
Camera operator handles the alien looking camera being used in the film
On the Set of the Pioneering Virtual Reality Movie ‘The Mission’ was originally published on VRenvy.co - Virtual Reality, Society, Virtual Reality News, Virtual Reality, VR Games, Oculus Rift, Project Morpheus, HTC Vive, SteamVR, Fove, Avegant Glyph, OSVR and more.
Virtual Reality Dead Ends
Early Theme Park Attraction
Disney Quest’s Interactive Theme Park was launched in 1998. It was an impressive technical achievement at the time but has now come to be a sad, unimpressive piece of technology that can no longer be supported.
Its probably no coincidence that the announcement to close the attraction came only weeks after ‘The Void’ announced plans to build hundreds of virtual theme parks around the world. Disney, not wanting to play second fiddle to these guys and for the simple reason that it kind of sucks, decided to close it down. They deserve credit for being the first to create such an idea in the first place.
Virtual Boy, Oy
You might have seen the Virtual Boy on display at Toy’s R Us or any big video game store around 1995. I should note, that pre dates the first Playstation console. Nintendo claimed it as the first 3D ‘portable’ gaming system. They made it seem like VR from the outside, but on the inside it was so bad.. Even for the day it lacked any kind of color. At least 2D games had vibrant colors and effects. I mean, we’re talking about everything being red and mostly outlines. It was scary. I will say that I wish Nintendo would have had more success with the device. It was a huge failure for Nintendo and not at a good time (Playstation was just around the corner).
If they had had more sucess with the device then who knows what could have happend. It might have changed Playstation’s whole strategy and we could’ve had decent VR 10 years ago. Not likely, though. Sensor technology was nowhere where it is today, and that was driven by smart phone technology. Back then it was nothing but those Zack Morris brick phones.
VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language)
Someone got ahead of themselves when they made VRML. It was designed to be the 3D equivalent to HTML. One of the obvious problems with this was that it was released in 1995. The world wide web was not nearly mature enough to support the file sizes and bandwidth needed to transport 3D files. Nevermind the crappy x86 chipsets we had with very little memory. This all may be true, but VRML did find itself having many uses in
The idea of a Virtual Reality markup language has not died, however. It has now been replaced by X3D which is backward compatible with VRML. If history can tell us anything, its that this too will be replaced by an even better 3D modeling language for the world wide web.
Virtual Reality Dead Ends was originally published on VRenvy.co
The 4 Top Media Genres of Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality is getting a lot of attention in the gaming industry in the wake of the E3 Expo, where VR/AR was a popular topic. Here are some of the big media genre’s, including gaming, that VR will bring to the table.
Video Games
The video game industry is one of the big drivers of Virtual Reality. Its the next big frontier in gaming, fullfilling a sort of cult prophecy that we’ve all been waiting for.
Social
Facebook made a bold move spending $3 Billion on Oculus Rift. Having the giant in social owning the most talked about VR devices makes for an obvious play in to the social media space.
Training and Education
Microsoft unveiled some pretty interesting ways that their Hololens can be used for educational or illustrative purposes.
Movies!
This could be so cool. Imagine a movie that you can watch over and over, looking at things from different perspectives and picking up new information each time. This would make the mystery genre of movies sooo cool. It’s going to take a new breed of director to make these things.
The 4 Top Media Genres of Virtual Reality was originally published on VRenvy.co
An Illustration of Sensors
Below is an illustration of 4 of the most commonly used sensors in consumer electronics today. These sensors are used in cellphones, VR, AR, and other devices to feed information about the world near and relative to the devices they are being used with.
a summary of 4 sensors used in consumer electronics.
An Illustration of Sensors was originally published on VRenvy.co - Virtual Reality, Society, Virtual Reality News, Virtual Reality, VR Games, Oculus Rift, Project Morpheus, HTC Vive, SteamVR, Fove, Avegant Glyph, OSVR and more.
Web Pages Out. Web Spaces In. VR full Throttle
How can I replace an online shopping experience with VR? By creating a virtual store. How can I create forms in a 3d space? By eliminating the need for them. How do I communicate business ideas in a virtual environment? By communicating them IVL (In Virtual Life) armed with models graphs and data and then recording them for others to view.
The millennial generation will brag about how the internet used to be just on 2D screens. ‘Big deal’, the kids would say, ‘how useful is that?’ They might even be so bold as to say that the real internet revolution didn’t start until virtual reality was mainstream and the internet was ubiquitously everywhere. Might they be right?
Social Media’s Push in to the 3rd dimension
With Facebook buying Oculus Rift and a general need for a more personal form of social communication on the internet, Hopefully VR/AR can answer the call. If this does happen then it might drag other parts of the internet along with it.
With gaming being a big part of the current state of VR and social gaming being a more and more popular topic, it seems like a no-brainer than social and virtual will connect in a big way.
Adult Entertainment Industry
The pornography industry has been interested in Virtual Reality (and the devices that come with it) for some time now. Everyone knows how much power the adult entertainment industry has in shaping the way we consume media (think HD DVD and Betamax). There is no question that they will push content in to the 3D space and bring everyone else with it.
There is still the question of web spaces being either immersive or more tuned to AR. They could be both. After all, websites work on phones, tablets, and PC’s alike. There is no reason the web can’t adapt to a bold 3D environment.
Web Pages Out. Web Spaces In. VR full Throttle was originally published on VRenvy.co - Virtual Reality, Society, Virtual Reality News, Virtual Reality, VR Games, Oculus Rift, Project Morpheus, HTC Vive, SteamVR, Fove, Avegant Glyph, OSVR and more.
EVE: Valkyrie looks crazy stupid awesome.
Its the end of real life ambition and the beginning of Virtual Reality ambition.
Seriously, during the day you might be trying to climb up to that management position, or scoring a good client. How does that crap compare to flying through space and blasting the shit out of your enemies?
Seriously, Check out this game:
EVE: Valkyrie looks crazy stupid awesome. was originally published on VRenvy.co - Virtual Reality, Society, Virtual Reality News, Virtual Reality, VR Games, Oculus Rift, Project Morpheus, HTC Vive, SteamVR, Fove, Avegant Glyph, OSVR and more.
Incredible Social VR
Did you hear the one about the lady who made a terrible joke on Twitter before getting on a plane? She was publicly shamed so bad that by the time she landed, she had lost her Job. Her name was Justine Sacco and she’s not alone. ( read more here ). Its become commonplace to rip a person to shreds who says one thing that can be offensive ( much of the time the responses are even more-so offensive ).
The anonymity that a social network gives you seems to allow people to act in a more open way. Even when they are speaking to a group of people they know In real life, people seem to be more open lipped about what they think while they are online and the awkward reactions are nowhere to be seen.
Enter virtual reality social networking. A revolution in social networking could come in the form of social emotional responses, WHERE TONE MATTERS! If a person can see how you are responding to what you are saying in real time, its much harder to say things that are explosive. More likely, people would be much less apt to say things that are provocative and they wont necessarily be recorded as words for all to interpret as they please.
Might Mark Zuckerburg be a genius for buying Oculus Rift? Even if its not the social networking revolution that it could be, Its still going to make a lot of money. VR is set to be a $150 Billion dollar industry by 2020. Above everything else that’s cool that can come from VR, hopefully it can help fix the dark side of social networking.
Incredible Social VR was originally published on VRenvy.co
Magic Leap Fact Sheet
Magic leap is basically a AR headset. The technology promises to bring digital objects in to the real world and make them indistinguishable from reality. The company uses what they call ‘Dynamic Digitized Lightfield Signal’.
Quick Facts:
The device is very focused on optics and light. Based on the job positions they are looking for they need people in these fields in a big way. They also need people with experience in Metrology, which is the study of measurements. The device uses lasers of some kind.
Details are sparse, more to come soon.
Magic Leap Fact Sheet was originally published on VRenvy.co