Thursday, June 6, 2019

Logitech VR Stylus allows VR users to draw on hard surface or in the air, with incredible precision.

Logitech VR Stylus allows VR users to draw on hard surface or in the air, with incredible precision.

One thing we learned firm the Quest, the input device is as important as the VR headset for a good immersive experience!

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

For those interested in all things Apple at WWDC, John Sundell is posting some of the best technical review I have ever seen.

For those interested in all things Apple at WWDC, John Sundell is posting some of the best technical review I have ever seen.

His “WWDC By Sundell” site has fantastic explanation of Swift 5.1, SwiftUI & Swift Package manager, and the week has only just started.



Tuesday, June 4, 2019

WWDC announcement that interests me the most, mix iOS & VR, and you get ARKit 3!

WWDC announcement that interests me the most, mix iOS & VR, and you get ARKit 3!

People Occlusion (interacting depth between friend and virtual images), Motion Capture, Multiple Face Tracking, Collaborative Sessions and more!



Monday, June 3, 2019

DCVR in VA for June Reminder

Just a reminder, after you are done watching Apple's WWDC keynotes, come by on Tuesday to NovaLabs in Reston for the DCVR in VA meeting on Oculus Quest: https://www.meetup.com/DCimmersive/events/261505022/

Start the week with mathematical music, using the Fibonacci Sequence.

Start the week with mathematical music, using the Fibonacci Sequence.

From the youtube channel aSongScout, a melody based on increasing Fibonacci numbers is amazingly beautiful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGJeGOw8TzQ

I wondered if the performer did the same thing for other mathematical constants, like Pi.  Yep, he did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMq9he-5HUU


Sunday, June 2, 2019

A visual demo by Johan Eliasson using Neural network to drive a car around a simulated track.

A visual demo by Johan Eliasson using Neural network to drive a car around a simulated track.

What is fascinating about this type of AI is that there was no driving specific knowledge, just positioning data, and the program taught itself to steer better.



Saturday, June 1, 2019

According to this Medium article by Owen Williams, Microsoft including Linux as part of the Windows 10 OS signifies hell as frozen over, and Microsoft has learned.

According to this Medium article by Owen Williams, Microsoft including Linux as part of the Windows 10 OS signifies hell as frozen over, and Microsoft has learned.

While still the huge entry in Business market, Microsoft has missed a generation of software developers, and hopes to change this.