There is something magical about videos. Videos, especially documentaries, can whisk you around the world and present you with new and unique experiences—something especially difficult to do during a pandemic. And since you are never too old to learn something new, videos are a fun way to continue life-long learning. From the...
About I'm excited to share my thoughts about the current state of the XR industry. Before I do, I want to introduce myself. My name is Chris Ebeling and I've worked in the XR and emerging tech space for a good 5 years now. My previous experience in the digital space...
Virtually Human Studios
I have the honor to be working with children with Special Needs for the last couple of years, using Virtual Reality as my educational tool. The headset I chose to use offers the simplest, decent form of modern Virtual Reality could someone experience: Oculus Go. One controller, lightweight headset, basic...
Ph.D. Candidate in XR Training/Collaboration
As we are on daily bases in the senior health care business, our expertise is at that aspect. Every day I hear care people asking me the same question:” How do we know what Virtual Reality does to the patient”. Let me point out that Virtual Reality is rather new in...
VR Medics
Immersive Technologies are here to make their mark in almost every industry! But then, let’s admit it, our bodies were not designed for Virtual Reality. By applying artificial stimulation to our senses, we are disrupting the operation of biological mechanisms that have taken hundreds of millions of years to evolve in...
Publicis Sapient
When was the last time you heard a vlogger or influencer say, “Document it” or “Tell your story”? There are likely examples of this in your various social feeds right now and we see brands taking advantage of this strategy every day to successfully drive sales. Storytelling is the current...
SPACIALISTS
I never considered approaching Virtual Reality and immersive realities, it was pure chance how it entered my life. It all started with a challenge, creating 360videosin Colombia, where I live, so that they could be sold and exhibited abroad. I immediately loved the idea, being a VR pioneer in Colombia,...
This blog is a condensed version of a longer report that discusses the neuroscience behind VR, and shows that VR is effective in healthcare because it broadly engages multiple learning and performance systems in the brain in synchrony. We discuss four specific uses cases in healthcare where we see VR...
IKONA Health
There I was in a cinema 10 years ago captivated, pupils fully dilated, and hit squarely between the retina, chasing technicoloured humanoids and hybrid creatures through a fantasy world across the big screen. The movie? James Cameron’s, Avatar. My emotional and visual senses were in overdrive following complex characters and...
