I’ve been exploring, reflecting on, and writing about the future of technology for many years, with a dedicated blog since 2010. My focus goes beyond immersive technology—delving into topics like facial recognition, AI, wearables, IoT, blockchain, and the interconnectedness of these innovations. My work examines their convergence and the direction they’re taking us.
Penrose Studio raises seed capital for VR content studio
The article's author says it feels a lot like being Ironman! You're floating and sinking and through using your virtual arm and hand positions, interact with different worlds. There is apparently a game component as well....
Virtual and other alternative reality experiencing is going to take off this year. And just like video killed the radio star, it will kill the flat screen video (we are after hyper visual creatures who like escapism). Articles screaming about VR addiction, and treatments, starting in 3...2...1..
First, mind controlled virtual reality. What fascinating technology it is! - they are creating a mind operated virtual reality interface. By combining virtual reality and motion capture with brain machine interfacing, they hope to help patients recover from traumatic events.
It uses electrodes to sense your brainwaves and muscle activity and a proprietary motion capture camera system to “predict” your movement before you make them - and combine this with VR immersion. The company's gotten a $100 million cash infusion from the Hinduja Group, for a $1 billion valuation. Not bad for technology that doesn't really exist yet.
Curious how it will solve for the disorientation that happens when your eyes/brain think you're moving, but your body senses that it really isn't.
And the second interesting find today: How unscrupulous people are taking advantage of contactless pay (much more prevalent in the UK than in the US) to randomly steal in crowded situations. If you're not familiar, it's when all you have to do to pay it tap your card: no verification needed.
