by Sean Higgins | Jan 6, 2022 | Interviews
We met Jeri Ellsworth at this year’s Augmented World Expo (AWE), the XR industry’s flagship event. Her company Tilt Five was having a phenomenal day and their new holographic gaming system was pulling huge traffic. With good reason, too: Slip on a pair of...
by Sean Higgins | Oct 5, 2021 | Interviews
Top image credit: Lego Bricks by BlackCube at Sketchfab If you’ve researched the metaverse, you’ve heard the name Doug Thompson. He is a regular fixture at virtual meetups about AR, VR, and other spatial computing technologies. He is also responsible for...
by Sean Higgins | Aug 17, 2021 | Interviews
Oculus’ Rift VR headset. Credit: Wired Magazine Catherine Henry knows spatial computing. She is currently an SVP with global digital production company Media.Monks, where she handles growth strategy for 5G and VR/AR/XR innovation—a position that has her working...
by Sean Higgins | May 21, 2021 | In the News
And they’re just one of the new AR announcements made at the virtual Partner Summit this week. The glasses This week, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel showcased the company’s newest generation of Spectacles, which are now true AR glasses. Snap’s previous...
by Sean Higgins | May 19, 2021 | In the News
A national attempt to bypass monopolization by private companies The news South Korea is bringing together private companies and universities to develop an open national AR and VR platform. This “metaverse alliance” includes eight large industry groups, major wireless...