{"id":54378,"date":"2016-03-30T14:36:44","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T18:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=54378"},"modified":"2016-03-30T17:28:37","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T21:28:37","slug":"4-items-re-mixed-reality-and-virtual-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2016\/03\/30\/4-items-re-mixed-reality-and-virtual-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"4 items re: mixed reality and virtual reality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2016\/03\/30\/technology\/microsoft-keynote-hololens\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft starts shipping HoloLens and announces a big Windows 10 update<\/a><\/strong> &#8212; from money.cnn.com by Heather Kelly<br \/>\n<em>Microsoft&#8217;s take on virtual reality is one step closer to becoming a real product.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The developer version of the HoloLens augmented reality headset starts shipping today, Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) announced at its developers&#8217; conference in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The company also unveiled a Windows 10 update that includes new powers for virtual assistant Cortana, expanded security features, and new support for styluses.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/virtual-reality\/best-vr-headsets\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>11 incredible headsets that are making the virtual a reality<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from digitaltrends.com by Simon Hill<br \/>\n<em>The latest VR headsets offer more than a mere doorway into wire-frame worlds. We are finally about to lay our hands on the decent VR headset we\u2019ve all be waiting for. Here are the top contenders, from Oculus to PlayStation VR, vying for the title.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Along these lines, also see:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wareable.com\/headgear\/the-best-ar-and-vr-headsets\">http:\/\/www.wareable.com\/headgear\/the-best-ar-and-vr-headsets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/unimersiv.com\/post\/virtual-reality-headsets-are-roaring-in-2016-what-s-your-pick-344\/\">https:\/\/unimersiv.com\/post\/virtual-reality-headsets-are-roaring-in-2016-what-s-your-pick-344\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pocket-lint.com\/news\/132945-best-vr-headsets-to-buy-in-2016-whatever-your-budget\">http:\/\/www.pocket-lint.com\/news\/132945-best-vr-headsets-to-buy-in-2016-whatever-your-budget<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newstatesman.com\/science-tech\/2016\/03\/my-name-sidra-how-virtual-reality-could-combat-compassion-fatigue\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cMy name is Sidra\u201d: how virtual reality could combat compassion fatigue<\/a><\/strong> &#8212; from newstatesman.com by<br \/>\n<em>We look away from the suffering in humanitarian crises because it\u2019s so vast. Virtual reality invites us to look at individuals\u2019 experiences again.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The aim of these films is to make us care about these crises on a deep, personal level. We know instinctively that it\u2019s easier to emote with a single person than a faceless crowd of thousands, and this tactic takes that idea to its extreme: VR places you next to the person you could help with your donations, and allows you to directly engage by &#8220;walking&#8221; around the film yourself. The near-banality of Sidra\u2019s film is its strength: the balance of dark and light in her life is easier to understand than a montage of outright misery, because it more closely mirrors our own.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2016\/mar\/25\/uk-cancer-surgery-live-streamed-virtual-reality\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-54392\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54392\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/CancerSurgery-VR-March2016.jpg\" alt=\"CancerSurgery-VR-March2016\" width=\"494\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/CancerSurgery-VR-March2016.jpg 494w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/CancerSurgery-VR-March2016-139x150.jpg 139w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2016\/mar\/25\/uk-cancer-surgery-live-streamed-virtual-reality\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><br \/>\nUK cancer surgery to be live-streamed via virtual reality technology<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from theguardian.com by Ben Quinn<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">An operation on a British cancer patient is to be live-streamed around the world using virtual reality technology designed to make viewers feel as if they are in the operating theatre.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">It will be performed by Shafi Ahmed, a London surgeon who has been at the forefront of pioneering virtual reality technology in surgery, and who described next month\u2019s operation as a gamechanger for healthcare innovation and education.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Addendums:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ir.net\/news\/virtual-reality\/124015\/virtual-reality-augmented-reality-market-growth\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Virtual Reality &amp; Augmented Reality market expected to grow a staggering 2,500% by 2020<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from ir.net<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/futurism.com\/sponsored-this-is-the-camera-that-will-lead-the-vr-revolution\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>This is the camera that will lead the VR revolution<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from futurism.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ozo.nokia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-54399\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54399\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Nokia-OZO-March2016.jpg\" alt=\"Nokia-OZO-March2016\" width=\"530\" height=\"699\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Nokia-OZO-March2016.jpg 530w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Nokia-OZO-March2016-114x150.jpg 114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft starts shipping HoloLens and announces a big Windows 10 update &#8212; from money.cnn.com by Heather Kelly Microsoft&#8217;s take on virtual reality is one step closer to becoming a real product. Excerpt: The developer version of the HoloLens augmented reality headset starts shipping today, Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) announced at its developers&#8217; conference in San Francisco. 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