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The future of VR is social: A conversation at Engadget Experience
The Engadget Experience is a day-long celebration of the future of entertainment, gaming, media and art in downtown Los Angeles on November 14th. That day, we've invited the top minds in virtual and augmented reality to the Ace Hotel Theater, where they'll showcase their latest projects and dive deep into the state of these new platforms. For instance, is VR a passing fad or is it here to stay? The answer to that question may lie in VR's ability to be social.
Meeting strangers in the VR wilderness
I didn't expect to see anyone. Not in the woods. I blink a few times and widen my stance, swiveling my head back and forth to see if there are others. No, just the one. A bearded face floating in midair, a pair of white gloves dangling underneath. "Was that...?" I whisper under my breath but before I can finish the question, the strange being has teleported a few meters toward me. Another split-second and he's standing a stone's throw away. "Hello," he says with a wave and a grin.
Leonar3Do launches HelloVR, Vimensio platforms to bring 3D computing into the mainstream
Leonar3Do is releasing HelloVR, a free app from Google Play that turns users desktops into a 3D environment that can be navigated with their smartphone. It'll be available for free on Google Play in March and promises to let users sculpt and create models from within the digital environment. Around the same point, it'll also be outing Vimensio, an educational offering that will let teachers create 3D apps without coding (costing $500) and a free version that students can use. Finally, LeoART will enable people to craft 3D models that you can then crank out on whatever injection-molding gear you've got lying around, but the company isn't ready to talk pricing or availability on that one just yet.
