At the British-Irish Airports Expo, UK-based BEUMER Group asked spectators to have a virtual-reality tour of an advanced CrisBag® tote-based baggage handling system. Participants were also asked to join a hands-on demonstration of a video coding systsem to to optimize the baggage handling process for no-read labels on transfer baggage. Guests also got the chance to hear more about BEUMER Group’s Whitepaper on IATA Resolution 753 in a sit-down discussion with the experts behind it. Scroll down for the video “Future baggage handling systems must be capable of transporting and sorting an extreme ..read more

Ask any New Yorker about the best viewing spot in the city and most of them, without any hesitation, will answer the Grand Central Station. And it seems like Facebook agrees with them as shown in their first-ever 360-degree, 3D narrative short film entitled Here and Now. Here and Now: Facebook Shoots 360 Video at Grand Central Station Here and Now is just over three and a half minutes in length, but its length belies the massive scope of the project. It was shot over the course of five weeks and involved over 500 artists, who together become part of an all-engrossing series of vignettes. Some ..read more

Throughout the years, Apple has constantly given out hints that they are serious about their plans to step up their use of virtual reality in their brand. At present, Apple could be setting up the foundation for their glorious VR-based dreams. It’s no secret that Apple is a global player when it comes to the development and manufacture of hardware and software and even middleware parts. They are also used to being the talk of the town every time they launch or release the latest groundbreaking technology. This leads one to make the conclusion that Apple is in the midst of developing something ..read more

A prominent media flagship brand has recently jumped on the virtual reality bandwagon through the Facebook platform. That brand is the USA TODAY NETWORK, which boasts approximately 107 properties located in various places around the country, such as The Indianapolis Star, Detroit Free Press, The Cincinnati Enquirer, The Tennessen, and The Des Moines Register. In line with its goal to expand its reach globally, USA TODAY has harnessed the power of virtual reality by producing creative and exciting media videos in 360 format on its Facebook page. At present, the network’s videos are one of the m ..read more

Imagine this scenario. You put on a virtual reality headset, the one that looks like ski goggles with an attached power cord. The first thing you see is an apartment with low quality furniture. A narrator talks to you over an earpiece, and the disembodied voice tells you that you’ve just been laid off from your job, that you can’t pay the rent, and that you need to sell whatever furniture you have to make ends meet. But there’s a shift, and suddenly, you’re in your car. You look around to find that all your possessions in the world are there with you, in a pile. It seems you now live in your c ..read more

The SA-Business Research & Consulting Group released a report in 2015 that discussed observations and predictions about the state of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in the healthcare industry. Entitled “Global Healthcare Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Systems Market Assessment & Forecast: 2016-2020,” it mainly talked about how the market for virtual reality and augmented reality in the global healthcare industry is predicted to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 29.2 percent during the four-year period between 2016 and 2020 and to account for a v ..read more

Despite the fact that virtual reality is slowly becoming more prevalent in the gaming industry and in mainstream culture, it still remains an expensive option for most. In fact, free games for the virtual reality crowd is still not a common sight. At present, virtual reality games go for around $10 to $20. There is one company, however, that is looking to change the landscape. Lucid Sight Inc. is planning to take the virtual reality gaming industry off the ground by introducing free games into the mix and finding an avenue by which they can profit off them. And now, they are encouraging other ..read more

Rukkus, the popular ticket marketplace app, recently launched a new feature last month. The new feature is said to ensure that customers actually get the specific seat that they pay for. This innovation was developed as part of the company’s new mission to reorient its ticketing market that is said to bring in huge profits worth $30 billion. The Seat360 feature, as it is called, was developed by the company so that its users can make their purchases with the accuracy that virtual reality brings into the eCommerce platform. The Investment Potential of Virtual Reality Market Scroll down for the ..read more

Google is set to reveal its agenda for its virtual reality content at the Google IO manufacturer’s conference scheduled to be held this week at Mountain View, California. Based on some insider information and some select comments of some senior managers of the company, there was an impression that it is about to distance itself from the inexpensive Cardboard VR viewer. However, there is some apprehension about the possible new VR hardware, and it ignores an important element that was part of Google’s original scheme for virtual reality: content. Google Virtual Reality and Content Scroll down f ..read more

The shipments of virtual reality hardware globally were expected to show a massive gain in 2016, according to a report by IDC, an analyst firm. IDC also predicted that the tremendous expansion of the virtual reality market will give all sorts of advantages to a massive ecosystem. The Growing Virtual Reality Market: What Are Its Advantages? In recent years, virtual reality has dominated the trends in many fields and industries and has been the topic of discussion in various events such as government and consumer entertainment meetings as well as gaming and technology events. As a result, it has ..read more