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VR motion sickness survey reinforces gender gap

In spite of virtual reality's benefits and hype, one of its primary inhibitors remains the threat of motion sickness. A new survey finds it still plays a prominent role - with women more at risk than men.

The survey, put together by VR Heaven and which polled almost 300 respondents,...

AR visualisations can help in spinal treatments, research suggests

A new study has suggested how augmented reality (AR) can be applicable for spinal treatments.

The study, published in the Global Spine Journal (no opt-in required), explored 42 spinal procedures, with AR implemented using operating microscope head-up displays (HUDs), and concluded all...

ASICS goes to VR for latest product launch

ASICS has launched three new innovative sports shoes: METARACER, METARISE, and METASPRINT, all launched in Sunrise Red colour scheme. The shoes, which were originally planned to reveal at ASICS Innovation Summit in Tokyo, have been previewed in VR, so that the media, athletes and shoppers can...

HTC holds Virtual VIVE Ecosystem Conference in full VR

HTC recently held its fifth annual XR industry conference in virtual reality (VR), with the company noting it could pave the way to ‘breaking through physical limitations.’

The conference, which is now renamed as the Virtual VIVE Ecosystem Conference (V²EC), is said to be the...

NexTech to acquire Jolokia for AR holograms in web conferencing

NexTech AR Solutions announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire interactive video solutions provider Jolokia in an all-stock transaction.

According to the deal, on closing, NexTech AR would require an initial payment of 1 million shares in restricted stock priced at $1,...

Survey: VR headset sales on Steam sees biggest ever jump in January

According to the January 2020 data released from Valve’s Steam Survey, VR headset growth on Steam has taken its largest leap yet, with 1.31% of the population having headsets that were connected to their computers.

With a year-over-year increase of 43%, this beats out the earlier...

NexTech to expand its AR services in learning and development industry

Vancouver-based software firm NexTech AR Solutions and Californian enterprise video solutions provider Jolokia have announced their collaboration to combine their individual expertise in their respective domains.

NexTech, which holds specialisation in web-based AR for eCommerce with...