Converging Virtual Reality and Blockchain Technology
Commentary by Mark Rees. Why Virtual Reality is different this time: The celebrated release in January of the Samsung Gear VR, co-created by Oculus, set into motion an official paradigm change. Mark Andreesen's early investment in the virtual-reality maker already is bearing fruit as the hot item is flying off shelves. And a newer, slightly improved....
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With PlayStation, Xbox and Oculus Rift bringing gaming and virtual reality closer to mainstream popularity, 2015 looks to be an enormous market for the virtual reality industry as a whole. In response, Vizor wants to expand their services. Deemed the “YouTube of Virtual Reality,” Vizor allows anyone to create virtual reality videos and host them on their site for others to enjoy. With the drive to expand, they needed an option to crowd fund an initiative to support the development of an integrated authoring virtual reality toolkit. Instead of following the traditional, mainstream route of....
Virtual reality is an artificial environment that is created with software and presented to the user in such a way that makes it look as a real environment. The virtual reality industry is expanding faster than ever as new investments are being made to support future VR-based applications. The industry is now making big efforts to develop new approaches and new tools to improve the usability and allow anyone to explore the full potential of this new technology. Virtual Reality also seems to be the perfect place to use virtual currencies and now two companies are trying to bring digital....
A recent survey shows how almost six in ten shoppers are willing to visit stores kitted out with VR capabilities. Consumers are showing an increased appetite for new technologies and payment options. One of the newest trends revolves around the usage of VR technology. By using this innovative concept, shoppers can get a better idea of the products they seek to purchase online. Virtual reality can make an impact on Bitcoin shopping as well, by the look of things. Shopping has taken on a very different meaning compared to just a few years ago. Although consumers still tend to splurge a lot....
When Wendell Davis started building Vizor.io three years ago it was merely a tool for creating high-end web graphics. Then, three months ago on a trip to Helsinki with friends, he got his hands on an Oculus Rift headset for the first time. He had an epiphany, Upstart Business Journal reports. Also read: 2015 - Virtual Reality Gets Real. Vizor, "YouTube for virtual reality," isn't just a place for viewing augmented reality videos in a Chrome or Mozilla browser; it's a place to create those videos. More than that even, click "Remix" on an existing video and tweak it to your own....
OVR is collaborating with BlackPool to add augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) to its ERC-721 NFTs at OVRLands. According to reports, the popular digital world of Non-Fungible Token OVRLands, would now have the ability to offer new experiences that give room for every kind of imagination. Thanks to the entry of BlackPool, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) built exclusively for NFT gaming and trading, now augmented and virtual reality will add experiences to the NFT world. OVRLands are ERC-721 NFTs representing one of the 1.6 trillion unique hexagons in this....