Virtual reality and augmented reality are both on the rise, but companies are still figuring out the best way to input commands for altered reality devices. Devices like the Oculus Rift rely on more ...

To understand the practical challenges of indoor augmented reality applications on smartphones, researchers conducted 113 hours of extensive experiments and case studies over 316 patterns to determine ...

The virtual-reality revolution may yet be a ways off – but that doesn’t mean you can’t get a taste of it right now. In fact, there’s a virtual-reality viewer already on the market that’s fun and easy ...

The ZTE Axon 7 smartphone features a 5.5 inch QHD AMOLED display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. And it sells for $400 (or less), making it pretty affordable for ...

Instances of AR failure: (a) Over a period of few frames, virtual objects drift in the virtual world due to tracking failure. (b, c) Virtual objects (tables and chairs) shift globally due to ...

It's pretty easy to use your smartphone to order takeout food, play music, watch videos or schedule a ride share, but what if you didn't have to unlock your phone (or even pick it up) to do any of ...

The company has enlisted Hollywood directors like Jon Favreau to help its effort to create products that blend the physical and virtual worlds. By Tripp Mickle and Brian X. Chen Nearly 15 years after ...

A URI professor is experimenting with how to use virtual reality apps to help adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities find solace after dealing with trauma KINGSTON, R.I. — Though the ...