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Elle démaquille des poupées pour souligner l’importance de rester naturelle
Les petites filles jouent dès leur plus jeune âge avec des poupées aux visages surmaquillés. Et si on les rendait plus naturelle pour changer le regard sur la femme dès l’enfance ? En Australie, l’artiste Sonia Singh s’est lancée dans un projet créatif baptisé « Tree Change Dolls ». Le principe est simple : elle récupère des poupées Bratz Dolls et change…
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15 Virtual Reality Trends We’re Predicting for 2017
By the time the bells ring out signalling the start of a new year, the total number of VR users will exceed 43 million. This is a market on the move, projected to be worth $30bn by 2020. If it’s to meet that valuation, then we believe 2017 will be an incredibly important year in the lifecycle of VR hardware…
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Alexa, shush! A cute, holographic virtual girl lives inside Japan’s answer to the Echo
Be quiet, Alexa! Stop talking, Siri! A new virtual assistant is about to launch in Japan, and her name is Azuma Hikari. She’s not just a disembodied voice either, she’s a holographic-style virtual character living inside an Amazon Echo-like gadget called the Gatebox. The post Alexa, shush! A cute, holographic virtual girl lives inside Japan’s answer to the Echo appeared…
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Why you need to shoot 360 video in at least 4K (or higher)
A few years ago, as a Chief Marketing Officer, I remembered sitting in my office listening to the list of new equipment “requirements” my… Continue reading on Virtual Reality Pop » Source: <a href="Why you need to shoot 360 video in at least 4K (or higher)« >TheOldReader
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Social VR Platform High Fidelity Secures $22 Million In Funding
As we’ve no doubt mentioned a few times before, casual and social experiences are going to be fundamental to the growth of virtual reality. Despite whatever level of quality, people are inspired to engage with experiences they can share with their friends. First reported by the Wall Street Journal and confirmed via regulatory filing, social platform High Fidelity is raising $22 million in fresh investment.…
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Google launches first developer preview of Android Things, its new IoT platform
Google today announced Android Things, its new comprehensive IoT platform for building smart devices on top of Android APIs and Google’s own services. Android Things is now available as a developer preview. Essentially, this is Android for IoT. It combines Google’s earlier efforts around Brillo (which was also Android-based but never saw any major uptake from developers) with… Read More…
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How Ubisoft Created ‘Eagle Flight’, A VR Flying Game With No Nausea
Ubisoft figured out how to make a VR flying game with Eagle Flight and it won’t make you sick. But how did they pull it off? Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex Source : How Ubisoft Created ‘Eagle Flight’, A VR Flying Game With No Nausea
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Ah ah ! Magic Leap is actually way behind, like we always suspected it was.
Encore une fois les idées ne valent rien, c’est pas compliqué d’avoir des idées. De même pour les secrets qui cachent la médiocrité ! Ce qui compte c’est la capacité à les réaliser bordel ! Magic Leap’s allegedly revolutionary augmented reality technology may in fact be years away from completion and, as it stands now, is noticeably inferior to Microsoft’s…
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Building a Cross-platform Desktop App with NW.js
NW.js is a framework for creating native applications using web technologies like HTML, JavaScript and CSS. In the simplest case, you’re developing a web application using your normal workflow. At the end of the process, you run a generator that compiles everything to a native application that then just displays your web application like a browser does. These applications are…
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SandClock : Une horloge originale qui donne l’heure dans le sable
Les sabliers ont longtemps été utilisés pour donner l’heure, partant ce ce principe Erich a décidé de réaliser une horloge capable d’inscrire l’heure dans le sable. Erich a donc conçu un système à base d’un bras robotisé qui inscrit l’heure dans le sable et qui l’efface chaque minute en faisant vibrer le bac à sable. Pour réaliser la vibration, il a utilisé un Module Vibreur –…
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