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Virtual Reality through the screen door

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Jon Peddie

Overhyped and underperforming, consumer VR still suffers from latency and gaps in the display. By Jon Peddie I’m seeing more ...

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Improov extends virtual reality CAD collaboration

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Randall Newton

Viewing 3D CAD models in VR can reduce prototyping and testing costs as well as encourage team review participation. MiddleVR ...

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Gravity Sketch takes 3D design inside virtual reality

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Randall Newton

Opening the doors of 3D creation through consumer-class VR displays. As virtual reality (VR) technologies continue seeping into the mainstream, ...

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EnvisioneerVR extends immersive home design views

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Randall Newton

New Google Cardboard app complements existing Oculus and Vive displays. Home design software developer Cadsoft has added a virtual reality ...

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ProtoTech WebGL Revit Exporter adds Virtual Reality option

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Randall Newton

VR imagery is designed for smartphone-style VR display. CAD enhancement specialist ProtoTech has updated its WebGL exporter for Autodesk Revit ...

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Discovering the importance of lighting in creating immersive 3D

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Randall Newton

Game studios are using real-time lighting to improve realism, but it will take a graphics ecosystem to take VR content ...

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Dassault Systemès adds support for virtual reality viewer

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Randall Newton

Expensive CAVE systems can soon be replaced by consumer-class viewers. Dassault Systemès is at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this ...

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ImmersaCAD brings virtual reality to architecture without the puke factor

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Randall Newton

Avoiding virtual reality motion sickness was a key criteria for the development team. A startup with years of experience in ...

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Khronos launches VR standards initiative

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Randall Newton

Rapid growth of virtual reality is causing platform fragmentation; Khronos is in a unique position to create a common set ...

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Graphisoft adds Google Cardboard support to BIMx architectural presentation app

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Randall Newton

Virtual reality for viewing the virtual building model. BIM software developer Graphisoft, maker of ArchiCAD and BIMx for architects, has ...