There is a lot more to Virtual Reality than just games and entertainment, Virtual Desktop is an application developed for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive that lets you use computer in Virtual Reality. Virtual Desktops as shown in the video below allow users to browse the web, watch movies, play games on a giant virtual screen.
The final consumer retail version of long awaited VR headset "Oculus Rift" got unveiled officially with "Oculus Touch" controller. Videos of both shared below for your pleasure.
Till now majority of development in Augmented Reality space has been focused on consumer consumption, be it Google Glass, the Oculus Rift or the cheaper Chinese clones. DAQRI Smart Helmet seems to be first of it's king AR implementation targeted specifically for industrial usage, powered with much more computing power than any other wearable device the helmet also comes with a custom software called IntelliTrack which overlays augmented data onto real-world surfaces in real-time. There are sensors that wrap around this device that afford a 360 degree field of vision with HD video and photography and is supposed to operate just fine in low light. Do watch the introduction video shared below and see how augmented-reality is going to be next technology frontier.
Super immersive "Augmented Reality Games" will the computer gaming technology of 2014. Zero Latency, a company specializing in VR technologies is already showcasing their work in this field and from all angles it looks very impressive. Do checkout the video below.
