Controlling VR games with your mind
Your weekly guide to Virtuality — Newsletter #58
University of Michigan startup Neurable has developed a brain wave interpretation system that allows for control of devices such as toys and video games. Neurable’s system involves a cap that can detect brain wave activity and turn it into action. The company raised $2 million in venture funding late last year, and is still in the early stages… Read more on Technology Review
This is Haptical weekly newsletter #58. We bring you an in-depth look at the latest Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality technologies, services & products.
A very special thanks to Dane Lancaster, R.Grossmann,MD, FACS, Mitch Gelman and others for starting a membership with us.
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NEW EXPERIENCES
- BMW taps Unreal Engine for a mixed reality vehicle development process. (TechCrunch)
- Ford produces “Born to Baja” virtual reality video for 2017 F-150 Raptor, giving enthusiasts a 360-degree perspective on the race experience. (Ford Blog)
- Steve Saylor, a blind gamer from Toronto says virtual reality may be a good option for visually impaired and blind gamers. (CBC)
- A virtual reality experience named as ‘The Last Moments’, simulates death in a Swiss clinic. (Wired)
- Scientists created stunning “Warped Worlds” in virtual reality. (Futurism)
- Between the megamouth shark, the bison diorama, and gangs of excited school kids, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County has added a virtual reality exhibit called theBlu. (MarketPlace)
LATEST NEWS
- Apple is bringing more augmented reality experts to work on future iPhones. (Haptical)
- Intel is live streaming Final Four games in virtual reality. (Haptical)
- Northern California-based virtual reality startup Nomadic is getting ready to show the world what adding a real door, a stool, or said flashlight can add to immersion. (Nasdaq)
- Saudi Aramco has inaugurated a new 3-D Operator System Training Centre in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia with a unique form of training that provides real-world incident training in a safe and engaging environment. (TradeArabia)
- Home goods retailer is launching an augmented reality app that allows customers to add products to an existing room. (Chain Store Age)
INVESTMENT
- Kernel Capital through the Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Venture Funds and Suir Valley Ventures have led a €1M investment in Immersive VR Education Ltd, a developer of VR (virtual reality) software and immersive experiences with a specific focus on Education. (Business World)
- Southern New Hampshire University is partnering with Rethink Education, an ed-tech investment firm based in White Plains, N.Y., to form a $15 million seed fund for ed-tech startups focused on VR, AR and personalized learning. (NH Business Review)
- InvestVR, an investment network company focused on virtual reality (VR) and alternate reality (AR) investment landscape, announced to acquire VR media outlet VRFocus from nDreams. (Gamasutra)
- Retail chain giant Wal-Mart is launching a tech incubator in Silicon Valley, focused on robotics, virtual and augmented reality, machine learning and artificial intelligence. (Haptical)
WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT VIRTUALITY
- Why Virtual Reality vs. Augmented Reality is an obsolete argument. (Venture Beat)
- Walt Disney Co.’s chief executive says, he has no interest in having theme park visitors strap on virtual reality headsets that block out their view and place them inside a digital world. (Los Angeles Times)
- Facebook’s secretive and ambitious hardware group has four simultaneous projects underway, spanning everything from cameras and augmented reality to science fiction-like brain scanning technology. (Business Insider)
- Virtual reality is changing how buyers shop for new homes. The use of VR technology diminish the need for builders to construct real models for people to walk through. (Washington Post)
DON’T MISS!
VR media startup in Nevada City plans to build platform to immerse readers
Russel Nichols of the Comstock’s Magazine, interviews Deniz Ergürel about Haptical’s next steps… Read here
