I’ve long been an enthusiast of augmented reality headsets and, as early as the tech still is, I believe that AR will truly take off when we…… Read more “Focals by North – Getting Fitted for Smart Glasses”
Category: Augmented and Virtual Reality
Augmented and virtual reality
Reflections on my Two Week Digital Detox
This past December I did something I haven’t done in years: I took a full two-week digital detox. As soon as my vacation started I deleted all…… Read more “Reflections on my Two Week Digital Detox”
Telepresence Education for Children with Autism – 360 Interview with Inventor Graham Smith
Serial inventor and telepresence pioneer Graham Smith is paving the way to a future of remote collaboration. At VRTO I caught up with Graham to talk about his latest project, WebMoti, a telepresence system to give children with autism full control of their classroom experience from the comfort of their own home.
GivLuv’s VR Philanthropy Platform Presents New Opportunities for Fundraising
Charities and non-profit organizations have long relied on creative marketing to bring their causes to light, but VR’s strong ability to cause empathy presents new opportunities to…… Read more “GivLuv’s VR Philanthropy Platform Presents New Opportunities for Fundraising”
Will Astronauts Use VR on Mars? – An Interview with Peggy Wu
What does VR have in store for space exploration? At this year’s Virtual Reality convention in Toronto, I sat down with Peggy Wu, the Associate Director for Research in Human-Machine Interaction at United Technologies, to talk about her perspective on this exciting aspect of our future.
VRTO 2017 – Highlights from Toronto’s Virtual Reality Convention
Sci-fi authors and futurologists have long dreamed of environments and entire worlds existing purely in virtuality – and for the first time in history, technology has caught up…… Read more “VRTO 2017 – Highlights from Toronto’s Virtual Reality Convention”
VR and Games for Empathy and Identity
Author: VyVy Ngo (@SleepyVyVy) New Shoes – What if I could feel what someone else is living through? Imagine a world where you can put on special…… Read more “VR and Games for Empathy and Identity”
The 3 Pillars of Augmented Reality
As technology advances, we inch closer to the hybrid reality envisioned by sci-fi authors in the last century, a reality in which technological augmentations are as expected…… Read more “The 3 Pillars of Augmented Reality”
This Week in Toronto Tech – Data Science, Women in Tech, Bots, and HoloLens
In the life of a Technical Evangelist, there is no such thing as a typical day. Every single day is different. Sometimes I meet with colleagues at…… Read more “This Week in Toronto Tech – Data Science, Women in Tech, Bots, and HoloLens”
Are We Living in a Virtual Reality?
Last night I dreamt that I took off a virtual reality headset and “woke up” in a VR arcade. Suddenly I found myself sitting on the floor…… Read more “Are We Living in a Virtual Reality?”