Oculus Connect 5 – The Experience
Last month, we discussed the Oculus Connect Developers Convention, a meeting I had recently attended in virtual reality. This month, I thought we would address …
AV=Actual/Virtual
Last week, I attended Oculus Connect, the conference for Facebook/Oculus virtual reality developers. It was one of the best glimpses I have yet seen into the …
Joel’s InfoComm Observations Day 1: Coffee (or Lackthereof) and Phone Handles
I arrived at the show this morning on the first bus at 6 a.m. thinking that I could beat the lines at the Starbucks here at the Las Vegas Convention Center. …
VR at the Mall
Something that always fascinates me is how new technology creeps into our lives without even noticing. Several years ago, Google put out Google Cardboard. It …
Location-Based Virtual Reality Market to Reach $809 Million
News reports of experiential location-based virtual reality (LBVR) in shopping arcades, theme parks and movie theatres are taking the global press by storm. …
When Every Shot Is a Selfie
In politics and economics, a Potemkin village is any construction built solely to deceive others into thinking that something is better than it really is. The …
NetDragon, Edmodo and the Impact of This Week’s Acquisition
By Ben Davis Futuresouce This week, Chinese online games company, NetDragon Websoft, announced its agreement to acquire US-based Edmodo, the global …
Lost in Virtual Space
Last month, we talked about AVaaS, (Audio Visual as a Service) and how it relates to the future of the rental and staging segment of our industry. My basic …
How Wearables, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Will Make a Difference in Education
For decades, new technologies have promised to transform education. Every year, educators are bombarded with top-ten technology lists that promise to …
Nine Tips to Bridge the Cybernetic Design Gap
Before you commit to incorporating augmented or virtual reality into your design process, consider these scenarios that could harm, rather than help, your …
IHSE to Demonstrate the Extension and Switching of Virtual and Augmented Reality Signals
At Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) in Amsterdam, IHSE will be introducing a solution to extend and switch immersive reality signals over long distances …
So You Want to Go to CES? Nah, No You Don’t. Really, You Don’t – Here’s Your CES 2018 Guide So You Don’t Have to Go
During the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) each year, nearly every big consumer tech company debuts something new — and many of them will declare it …
More OLED-on-Silicon to Come from New Joint-Venture
One of the display technologies that is being used in Virtual Reality (VR) headsets is OLED-on-Silicon. Recently, a new partnership was formed between US-based …
Augmented Reality Will Change Our Industry
In my last column, I wrote about how virtual reality will offer amazing opportunities for integrators working in higher ed. A few days after I finished, I read …
VR Days Europe Delivers New Realities in Europe
The VR Days Europe festival, which took place in Amsterdam on 25-27 October, exceeded all expectations with record attendance and participation from …
Virtual Reality Continues to Offer New Opportunities
In an October 28th, 2017 article in the New York Times, “Virtual Reality Gets Naughty,” Alyson Krueger writes about the pornography industry’s deep …
Losing Our Lunch
This morning I was involved in testing two of the new virtual reality conferencing environments. As most of you will be painfully aware, the conferencing …
Can AV Pull Off a 360?
The onslaught If you have been to any of the major electronics shows this year, or even if you have only been looking at websites for the advance sales for the …
Watch rAVe TV LIVE at 6 p.m. Each Day During InfoComm
Well, Gary Kayye and I have just finished our first podcast about the show. This threatens to be the largest Infocomm in history, with advance registration far …
Reality – What a Concept
It’s hot here in Orlando. Both outside, (where the humidity is curling my hair) and inside the Orange County Convention Center, where the largest …
Spectrum Industries Introduces a New Cart for Virtual Reality Charging and Storage
With the introduction of virtual reality, the world of education is changing. As instructors are trying to bring this technology into their classroom, the one …
VESA Forms Special Interest Group Focused on Emergent Virtual and Augmented Reality Markets
The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) today announced it has formed a Special Interest Group (SIG) that addresses standardization for the …
Immersive Technology Zone Powered by Holovis Announced for ISE 2017
Integrated Systems Europe has announced that a new Immersive Technology Zone will be premiered at ISE 2017. The new feature will be produced and managed by …
Planar Systems Acquires NaturalPoint
Planar Systems, a Leyard company, announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire NaturalPoint, a company that’s in the …
Are VRcades the Next Big Opportunity?
There is mounting evidence that VR is not necessarily an isolating experience, but one which can and will become very social. Virtual Reality Arcades or …
VR on the Coaster
According to an article titled “Amusement Parks Hurtle Into Dizzying Realm of Virtual Reality” in the August 31st Wall Street Journal, there are over 3,000 …
Accessibility for Everyone in a Virtual World
A great deal of digital ink has been spilled on the phenomenon of Pokémon Go, including on these very pages by Gary Kayye, on the AV Power Up! podcast and, of …
Virtual Reality: Virtually Ready for Pro AV
By Dan Daley Special to InfoComm International Like a video game, virtual reality (VR) technology allows participants to experience the world in simulated …
Stampede Hopes to Bring VR to ProAV Market
Virtual Reality (VR) is coming to the ProAV market with a distribution agreement between Seattle’s VRstudios and Stampede. The two companies announced today …
What to Expect at InfoComm 2016 in Las Vegas
The Futuresource Professional Display team is all set to participate in InfoComm 2016 in Las Vegas. The team will be speaking at a number of conferences …
ISE 2016 Keynote: “IT in AV: Interconnecting For Smart Solutions”
By Leah McCann This year’s 2016 ISE Opening Panel Discussion began with a thank you for being here and a warm welcome from Mike Blackman, managing director …
Virtual Reality: Opportunities for the Classroom, Part 2
I don’t like writing about the same thing two columns in a row. However, since my last column on virtual reality in the classroom I have heard from several …