CastAR is a pair of 3D holographic augmented-reality glasses capable of retaining projected images in place, allowing users to interact and move about them freely. Inspired by the ‘80s vision of ...

Chess fans and Star Wars fans have long found a common love in the fictional game of Dejarik, aka “holochess,” played by a set of furious and fantastical creatures (called holomonsters) on a ...

Few names resonate as loudly as Phil Tippett in the effects and animation industry. The visual effects supervisor is probably best known for helping to create several of the most iconic sequences in ...

As digital technology becomes more integrated with our everyday lives, the search is on to find more intuitive ways to interact with it. Augmented reality is a very real attempt to achieve such a ...

Disney and Lenovo teamed up last year to produce Star Wars: Jedi Challenges, a sampler of Star Wars games that worked with Lenovo’s smartphone-driven Mirage AR headset and wireless lightsaber. While ...

Augmented reality (AR) can add value, solve problems and enhance the user experience in nearly every industry. Businesses are catching on and increasing investments to drive the growth of augmented ...

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Augmented reality has penetrated into various sectors like education, manufacturing, retail, and healthcare. It was often overlooked in the sports domain by businesses as well as consumers, yet not ...

Why Snap, Unity, Xreal, and Texas A&M University are among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in augmented and virtual reality for 2025. Innovative organizations are finding ways to make ...

Augmented reality is the result of using technology to superimpose information — sounds, images and text — on the world we see. Picture the "Minority Report" or "Iron Man" style of interactivity. This ...