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Inspace XR is creating virtual reality for the architects of tomorrow
Imagine being able to step inside and interact with a building you’ve designed before it even exists: this is the world Inspace XR is envisioning.
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How Arival is boosting the second screen experience for sports fans
ARIVAL is a fan-focused mobile platform using AR to visualise player team data and statistics while gamification aspects are added to drive engagement.
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Melbourne startup Homie3D is creating virtual tours for off the plan properties
While the ultra-rich of Australia, as Domain termed them, snap up harbourside properties that are so big they get a name (you know a house is fancy when it’s on an estate and has a name, like Elaine, the $71 million Point Piper property Atlassian cofounder Scott Farquhar bought in 2016), reality for most other… Read more »
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Western Australian startup Speqs allows users to virtually try on glasses in real time
The idea for Speqs and its virtual try on solution came from cofounder Bjorn Russell’s experience playing around with the L’Oreal Makeup Genius app.
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Venue Insider creates virtual tours to help event planners pick the right venue remotely
Australian startup Venue Insider provides venue listings complete with virtual tours to help event planners go about their work quicker.
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Brisbane startup BOP Industries develops hologram displays for events and marketing
BOP Industries creates holographic content specially tailored to a client for use at an event or space, also supplying them with projection devices.
News & Analysis
Sydney’s International Convention Centre launches virtual VR tour
Sydney’s ICC launched a VR experience that will allow businesses, travellers, and event organisers to virtually scout out the venue through an app.
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VR startup FGMNT has developed a tool allowing advertisers to “pre-visualise” outdoor campaigns
Working to deliver VR to the advertising industry is Melbourne startup FGMNT, a VR and augmented reality (AR) development company
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Sydney-based startup Totem Labs is using virtual reality to help treat phobias
Using 360 degree videos, the startup develops experiences based on a range of scenarios and scenes relating to common phobias
News & Analysis
Australia’s game development industry growing through expansion into other sectors, report finds
Australia’s gaming industry grew at a 9.6 percent CAGR between 2013 and 2016 as it expanded into other sectors, according to a joint report.
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Adelaide’s Augment Space allows users to create virtual walkthroughs using panorama photos
Augment space allows users to upload 360 degree photos and easily create interactive, 360 degree virtual tours for as little as $10.
News & Analysis
IKEA Australia launches virtual reality store for regional areas
IKEA Australia has announced a IKEA Virtual Reality, allowing users to complete a digital ‘walkthrough’ of an IKEA store while browsing products.
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Auckland startup Soul Machines creates avatar Nadia to help users navigate the NDIS
Looking to make things a little easier is Nadia, a virtual assistant created by Soul Machines helping users navigate through information about and interact with the National Disability Insurance Scheme online.
News & Analysis
New Zealand VR startup 8i raises US$27 million Series B to develop AR content creation app
NZ-founded VR startup 8i has announced a US$27 million Series B round which will support the development of a new AR content creation app, Holo.
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Pause 2017 will show how NASA prepares astronauts for life in space through virtual reality
NASA engineer Matthew Noyes will be taking Pause 2017 attendees through NASA’s work with VR during a keynote on Tech Day.
