by Nicholas N. | Extended Reality, Opinion, Virtual Reality
Good Research vs Bad Research First things first: at Xmark, we really like good academic research. Good Virtual Reality research can move the whole field forward. It counter-acts misinformation. It can also lead to exciting new products and techniques for solving all...
by Nicholas N. | blog, Extended Reality, Opinion, Virtual Reality
The world has a new VR device: the Oculus Go. But do we need it? Read on to find out more. Feeling lazy? Skip right to the conclusion… Some Background It’s been a while since we’ve had time to update this blog. We’ve been knee-deep in a bunch...
by Nicholas N. | Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality and Phobia Do you have a phobia? Maybe VR can help. The idea of using Virtual Reality for the treatment of phobias has been around for a long time. The first academic paper on the subject was published in 1995. I recently read a great article in The...
by Nicholas N. | Augmented Reality, blog, Extended Reality, Mixed Reality, Virtual Reality
What is Serious XR? Serious XR is what we call business applications of Extended Reality. As a reminder, Extended Reality (XR) is a catchall term for Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality. You can read more about it here. If you’re using Virtual...
by Nicholas N. | Augmented Reality, Extended Reality, Mixed Reality, Virtual Reality
The Basics Tracking generally comes in two flavors measured in “degrees of freedom” or “dof” (usually pronounced “dove” or “duff”). A degree of freedom is simply an axis along, or around which movement is measured. The...
