Tag: VR

Immersive Solutions for Industry 4.0 Maintenance and Servicing: The Rise of Mixed Reality

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The maintenance and servicing industry has been significantly impacted by the advancements in Industry 4.0 technologies. One of the emerging technologies that has the potential to transform this sector is mixed reality (MR). Mixed reality combines virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) to create immersive and interactive experiences that blend the digital and physical Read more about Immersive Solutions for Industry 4.0 Maintenance and Servicing: The Rise of Mixed Reality[…]

Unveiling the CitiVerse: Where Real and Virtual Converge in a Sensorial Odyssey

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Exploring the CitiVerse: A Multisensory Adventure Blending Reality and Virtuality Step into a realm where reality merges with the virtual, where citizens and local authorities navigate and interact seamlessly in an immersive urban landscape. This is the vision of the CitiVerse, a groundbreaking initiative that aims to redefine the way we experience and engage with Read more about Unveiling the CitiVerse: Where Real and Virtual Converge in a Sensorial Odyssey[…]

VR wine tasting

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An odor machine, so-called olfactometer, makes it possible to smell in VR environments. First up is a “wine tasting game” where the user smells wine in a virtual wine cellar and gets points if the guess on aromas in each wine is correct. The new technology that can be printed on 3D printers has been Read more about VR wine tasting[…]

Metaverse empowered by haptic technology

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Enhancing the virtual experience with the touch sensation has become a hot topic, but today’s haptic devices remain typically bulky and tangled with wires. A team led by the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) researchers recently developed an advanced wireless haptic interface system, called WeTac, worn on the hand, which has soft, ultrathin soft features, and Read more about Metaverse empowered by haptic technology[…]

AUTOMA 2022 – Oil & Gas Automation and Digitalization Congress

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Learn The Latest Oil & Gas Industry Trends With AUTOMA 2022  Oil & Gas Automation and Digitalization Congress is held on October, 17-18, 2022, in Milan, Italy, and gathers Oil & Gas companies, EPC contractors, drilling contractors, pipeline operators, refineries, service providers and equipment manufacturers to discuss how to unlock the full potential of innovative Read more about AUTOMA 2022 – Oil & Gas Automation and Digitalization Congress[…]

Ultrasound system targets mouth to create virtual reality haptic effects

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Lips are famously sensual but, together with the gums and tongue, they are also surprisingly sensitive, second only to the fingertips in nerve density. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have exploited this latter characteristic to devise a practical new way for people to receive tactile feedback in virtual worlds. Their system uses airborne ultrasound waves Read more about Ultrasound system targets mouth to create virtual reality haptic effects[…]

Immersive virtual reality is useful against implicit racial bias

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Implicit racial bias refers to the automatic non-conscious behaviours, even if one’s explicit attitude is not biased at all. Several studies have shown these prejudices are reduced in white people after being in the body of a black person in virtual reality. Now, a study carried out by researchers of the University of Barcelona shows Read more about Immersive virtual reality is useful against implicit racial bias[…]