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August 27, 2020 In IMMERSIVE, ReClaim, Virtual Reality By Henrietta Jylhä

VRBAN: An overview of VR urban spaces and its users

VR technologies seem to be stuck in the role of “the next big thing”. It is often described as one of the most interesting contemporary technological developments and yet its potentials appear to be far from fully exploited. In this book chapter, GG members Mila...

August 19, 2020 In IMMERSIVE, Virtual Reality By Henrietta Jylhä

Immersive journalism in academia and where do we go from here

Immersive journalism – a concept from year 2010 that came alive in academia from year 2016. With the advent of immersive technologies and media, such as mobile VR and 360-degree videos, journalism entered the immersive scene by trying to place you as someone else and...

July 23, 2020 In IMMERSIVE, Virtual Reality By Henrietta Jylhä

Immersive technologies, another’s shoes, and human rights attitudes

Media through which we access both the daily news and in-depth information on broader issues are becoming more diverse and accessible. Reading news articles, watching documentaries on YouTube and Netflix, visiting virtual reality (VR) installations or simply putting on a mobile VR headset to watch...

March 23, 2020 In IMMERSIVE, Virtual Reality By Henrietta Jylhä

Best paper award: User satisfaction and continued use of immersive technologies and journalism

In the age of Internet and oversaturation with information, immersive media and technologies such as 360-degree videos and virtual reality (VR) are gaining more interest in the public. In particular, it is believed that they can help us pause, notice, and ultimately better grasp human...

January 30, 2018 In Augmented Reality, IMMERSIVE, News, Virtual Reality By Mila Bujic

XR Bulletin January 2018

Developing AR applications has very recently become more attractive than it has ever been before. As Apple launched the ARKit (September 19, 2017, with iOS 11) and Google launched ARCore (August 25 2017, first preview), app developers were given the possibility to jump into AR...

December 12, 2017 In Augmented Reality, IMMERSIVE, News, Virtual Reality By Mila Bujic

XR Bulletin December 2017

As this is our first blog in the XR Bulletin series, it seems appropriate to first shortly introduce the state of virtual reality (VR) to this day. For those of you who are complete beginners, first have a look at this HTC’s post - VR...