Press Release

This press release reports Virtalis is bringing the first wireless Head-Mounted Display (HMD) to the UK, courtesy of its partner, Sensics. From the press release: "Company CEO, Yuval Boger, explained: “A completely untethered, integrally tracked HMD has been the Holy Grail of VR experts for some time. We launched the wired and wireless variants of our OLED zSight in the US over the summer and have seen tremendous interest owing to the image quality and integrated microphone, speakers and head tracker. We can deliver 720p and SXGA video with very low latency (roughly 30 milliseconds), so this is really the big problem we’ve solved for interactive HMD applications, the ability to deliver high quality video with extremely low latency.

This press release reports Canesta has signed a definitive agreement to have its products, technology, intellectual property, customer contracts, and other resources acquired by the Microsoft Corporation. From the article: "Canesta is a leader in 3-D sensing technologywhich is critical to making Natural User Interfaces (NUI) possible.

According to Jim Spare, Canesta president and CEO, “This is very exciting news for the industry. There is little question that within the next decade we will see natural user interfaces become common for input across all devices. With Microsoft’s breadth of scope from enterprise to consumer products, market presence, and commitment to NUI, we are confident that our technology will see wide adoption across many applications that embody the full potential of the technology.”

This AkihabaraNews article reports Nissan and Namco Bandai today announced the joint development of a driving simulator through which people can experience the near future of Yokohama City, in virtual reality, where a Smart Grid is in place. From the article: "The driving simulator represents the near-future Yokohama City based on the “Yokohama Smart City Project,” a venture to realize a low-carbon city. The simulator produces an ultra high-definition 3D image with pixels approximately four times larger than the full high-definition image (4K2K).

Like any Games and simulation nowadays, this simulator will have a “Co-op” mode where four people can “play” at the same time."

This MarketWatch press release reports the Association Promouvoir la Realite Virtuelle (APRV)/IDC France, the Interactive Digital Center located in Clermont-Ferrand, France, currently works on an acrophobia (fear of heights) virtual reality solution based on EON Reality's technology. From the press release: "The goal for the Center is to integrate a swimming pool and a 9.5 meter high diving board in the EON Icube immersive environment. Immersive virtual reality is about combining 3D visualization, sound, free navigation and real-time interaction in the virtual world. Users of the diving application will walk on the diving board until they become aware of and cured of the height.

This article reports Google just acquired Quicksee which let users build VR areas inside buildings or where Google's streetview camera-toting cars cannot go. From the article: "The Israeli company's acquisition by Google is rumored to be valued at around $10 million, though neither company would comment on the move.

Quicksee lets users build "Virtual Reality" areas inside buildings or where Google's streetview camera-toting cars cannot go. For instance, you would film the roof of your building with a normal camcorder and the software would stitch together a 360-degree moving panorama.

This press release reports EON Reality announced the formation of EON Kids2, a Joint Venture between Kids2, LLC and EON Reality, Inc. for the purpose of providing Education, Entertainment and Communication to the K through 12 Global Classroom. From the press release: "One of the ways to accomplish this is to use 3D Virtual Technologies to bring the world into the classroom. "We can no longer expect students to have the same level of success using yesterday's teaching methods as a means to understand today's more complex theories and processes," stated Thomas Smith, Executive Vice President of Business Development for EON Reality and a Member of the Kids2 Advisory Board. "Our methods are based on 'Edutainment' which entertains and educates the student at the same time.

This Barco press release reports Microsoft and Barco have partnered for the design and implementation of a new collaborative meeting room in the Microsoft Technology Center Paris. From the press release: "Microsoft, a world leader in computer and software technology, and global visualization specialist Barco announce that they have partnered for the design and implementation of a new meeting room in the Microsoft Technology Center Paris. This room, named the Envisioning Center, is equipped with state-of-the-art collaboration technologies as part of a unified communication process.

This Press Release talks about a worthy initiative from AMRC – VR in a truck. "VIRTALIS, a UK leader in Virtual Reality (VR) and simulation technologies, has supplied the expertise and equipment that’s enabling the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre’s MANufacturing Technology TRAnsporter (MANTRA) to have the first ever mobile Virtalis StereoWorks ActiveWall system. MANTRA is a specially modified demonstration HGV that travels the UK demonstrating the latest manufacturing, machinery and simulation technologies.

This Virtalis press release reports "The Brazilian operation of leading global professional services consultancy Coffey International Limited has entered into a preliminary strategic partnership with the UK’s Virtalis, one of the world’s leading Virtual Reality (VR) companies.

Virtalis will be showcasing its GeoVisionary software, the 3D landscape visualising software that it developed jointly with the British Geological Survey, at Coffey’s booth during EXPOSIBRAM 2009 in Brazil, which is the largest international mining conference in Latin America.

This Virtalis Press Release is in the form of a case study about the use of a pioneering use of VR for radiotherapy training at Birmingham City University. "2008 saw the national roll out by the Department of Health of a revolutionary approach to radiotherapy training. Called VERT, and drawing on Virtual Reality (VR) technology from Virtalis, it has been successfully installed in 10 universities and dozens of cancer centres all over England. Birmingham City University was a development partner on VERT and one of the first to have the system installed and is now putting the System to far more varied uses than it originally anticipated.