Children in Ukraine will learn about explosives using AR

Dutch company Fectar has developed an application that should help Ukrainian children learn to recognize mines. This interactive application uses refined reality (AR) that uses holographic displays to educate users (primarily intended for children) about various explosives. The lessons on explosives in which are available in the application were made by Charles Valentine. Valentine, who … Read more

What is haptic technology?

Haptic technology is a technology that allows people to feel touch, vibration and other forms of physical contact using various electronic devices. One such device is the Teslasuit we talked about before. This technology is used in many different fields, from medicine to video games, and has a wide range of applications. One of the … Read more

Do you know what digital twins are?

Digital twins represent virtual representations of real physical objects within virtual reality. They are created using data collected by sensors, cameras and other sources that provide the information we find on VR (or MR) glasses. These sensors provide live data about that object and digitize that data, displaying that object in the virtual world. Digital … Read more

Microsoft HoloLens could make mining more secure

The National Speleological Society of Canada (NSS), a body that deals with mining technologies and safer mining solutions, has partnered with the Cambrian R&d Centre for Smart Mining. The goal of the partnership is to develop helmets that will serve as a base to which AR (refined reality) glasses can be attached, allowing the use … Read more

XR, VR, MR, and AR? Do you know what are all these “realities”?

Virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, refined reality – many concepts that describe seemingly similar things. You’ve probably heard at least some of them. Have you ever wondered what they mean? What are the differences between them? Why is there so much “reality”? The exact definitions of these “realities” are still constantly changing as this … Read more

How can virtual reality help with learning?

Although virtual reality is used as a technology that enhances the experience of computer games, it is increasingly being applied in areas such as education. The idea and long-term goal is to use VR and related technologies as a complement to the education of students. Things like learning grammar are not appropriate for VR, but … Read more