Before we dive deep into the application, let’s get to know some of the basics. First, the facts! This world is tough, unrelenting and unforgiving. No matter how strong you are, you will at least once in your life, need an escape from reality. Only problem is, this escape from reality to a virtual world,…
Author: Ramail Amjad
A New Beginning
…And on the 17th of July, in the year 2019, Big Immersive got a new office. After a hectic nine days of continuous cable installation and furniture hunts, followed by hours of shifting, Big Immersive has shifted to it’s new office. Clean, shiny and surprisingly quite symmetrical, in the open space of the “still developing”…
Should I invest in VR?
Many times, economic trends can shift drastically due to reasons that even experts can’t explain. That’s mainly due to the fact that the many forces that surround us act in ways that we, as humans, can neither predict nor govern. These forces can influence mass markets, stocks and even a country’s economical state. So what…
Index: Valve’s “Truly Next-Gen” Headset
In recent times, the world has had a great many VR headsets unveiled to it. Many with their own unique perks, features, gimmicks and cons. The most prominent of the many unveiled headsets, were obviously the new Oculus Rift S along with the HTC Vive Pro, both of which are not stand alone headsets. As…
HTC: To The Cosmos
Rumors have been flying around recently about a new HTC headset, known for now, as the Cosmos. HTC has recently released it’s stand alone headset with 6DOF, the VIVE focus, which has found critical acclaim for it’s ease of use, and comfort. HTC wishes to bring a similar, easy set-up experience to it’s new headset…
Haptic Feedback and VR: Honing The Fifth Sense
Virtual Reality has evolved several folds over the course of history. It has improved in all aspects, especially visual quality, dynamic audio and accurate calibration while interacting with objects and other beings within a game. However, irrespective of real a virtual reality experience might look, there is one predicament which I, and I’m sure many…
Gyroscopes and VR: The Key To Sensing Gravity
Ever balanced a tray with a lot of drinks on it with one hand? Sounds easy right? That’s because the human hand, along with the arm, guided by sensory neurons, as well as pin-point eye coordination, enable us to balance objects accordingly to the external conditions. We are able to balance ourselves on steep climbs…
Eye Tracking: A Look Into The Future
If we gaze upon the past, we’ll notice that all great technologists focused on certain points, which they believed were key in advancing. One of the primary points among these, was precision. From the first ever powdered guns, to Swiss watches, to capacitive touchscreens, and so on, mankind has strived to make each and every…
The Quest for Perfection
Not long ago, HTC released it’s new standalone headset, the Vive Focus Plus, home to a number of innovative ideas like the rotating-wheel head strap and the ability to turn on the camera by double clicking the power button (really helps when you’re looking for the controllers), and two integrated, more efficient remote as compared…
Virtual Reality And The Gaming Paradigm
Remember when you were young and that one game you’d be aching to play finally released. You were in awe when you saw it on the shelf at the store. You read the synopsis on the back of the cover, looking at the featured pictures with their “out-of-this-world” graphics, and when your parents bought it…
Virtual Reality, oh how far you’ve come!
When Charles Babbage created his Babbage Engine (Also known as a Difference Engine) back in 1822, no one could have predicted the sheer impact it would have on the world. Think about it, computers? They’re everywhere, in your homes, hospitals, pockets and so on. Not too different from the Babbage Engine, came the Turing machine, which, given the…