One of the UK’s largest group of virtual reality experience centres, ImmotionVR, has announced a new competition where one very lucky winner will have a virtual elf creation join the animated cast of Elf Power Inc., the all new VR experience by the creative storytellers at ImmotionVR. Entrants are encouraged to get creative, design their […]
Starting November 19, if you’re in the mood for a faraway trip, you won’t even have to leave your home. With the new iFly virtual reality (VR), you can now take a virtual trip. KLM’s online platform uses VR to let visitors experience a near-lifelike journey. KLM wants to inspire people to travel and discover […]
Independent global creative agency Imagination announces Lume; in collaboration with The Lee Lab at the University of Cambridge. Lume is an innovative virtual reality (VR) platform for analysts to better visualise, discover, explore and share their data. Lume leverages the power of immersion and data analytics to make highly complex data intuitive to understand, […]
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and independent creative agency, Don’t Panic have created an interactive virtual reality experience that brings the audience into the home of a war-torn family. Too often, when we think of conflict, we immediately think of refugees and scenes of devastation, but rarely do we think of the […]
Facebook has introduced a new way for users to share their experiences with the launch of futuristic, AI-powered 3D photos. Users simply have to take a single portrait shot of their friends, family, pet, holiday spot, or anything else that may interest them, and Facebook takes over by creating a 3D image based on how […]
In a new survey, Chatbots are still at the top spot as the digital trend considered most important for organisations to embrace in the coming months. More than six out of 10 of respondents said that Chatbots would be important to their organisation in the next five years; and 28 per cent said that they […]
WaterAid has launched a new Virtual Reality (VR) film, which has used the increasing accessibility of 360 filming technology to improve its authenticity and bring supporters closer to the charity’s work around the world. Everyday WaterAid was created as an educational tool to provide a flavour of some of the 28 countries WaterAid works […]
Walt Disney Animation Studios will debut its first ever virtual reality short film at SIGGRAPH 2018, and the hope is viewers will walk away feeling connected to the characters as equally as they will with the VR technology involved in making the film. Cycles, an experimental film directed by Jeff Gipson, centres around the true […]
Emirates has introduced 3D seat models on emirates.com, becoming the first airline to introduce web virtual reality (VR) technology on its digital platform. The 3D seat model is a visualisation engine that displays an immersive 3D 360 degree view of the interior of the Emirates A380 and the Emirates Boeing 777, giving customers a […]
Elmwood, the world’s most effective brand design consultancy, has opened Playroom, a digital experience hub powered by its recently acquired digital design agency, Framework Creative. Playroom is based at Elmwood’s London studio and showcases the latest application of simulation technologies, including augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). With adoption of AR and VR set […]