Computer Sciences
Researchers at Aalto University were looking for better ways to instruct dance choreography in virtual reality. The new WAVE technique they developed will be presented in May at the CHI conference for human-computer interaction ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR), often combined under the term 'extended reality (XR)', are increasingly losing their niche status and entering the mass market. Think of the metaverse, gaming, applications in industry ...
Mar 9, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Artists who bring to life heroes and villains in animated movies and video games could have more control over their animations, thanks to a new technique introduced by MIT researchers.
Dec 20, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Automated vehicles could be made more pedestrian-friendly thanks to new research which could help them predict when people will cross the road.
Oct 5, 2021
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Automotive
Countless people die every year in road accidents. To improve the safety of vehicle occupants, it has been customary for decades to carry out crash-tests using dummies. These crash-test dummies are increasingly getting virtual ...
May 2, 2019
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Robotics
Neuroengineer Silvestro Micera has developed advanced technological solutions to help people regain sensory and motor functions that have been lost due to traumatic events or neurological disorders. Until now, he had never ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Robotics
Skoltech researchers have developed an effective—and pretty dramatic—way for positioning a swarm of rescue or research drones. The operator wears a virtual reality helmet and a tactile interface to imitate shooting a ...
Oct 31, 2022
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Security
We try to follow experts' cybersecurity and privacy recommendations but quite often many of us do so halfway or we give up.
Apr 27, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
New forms of artificially intelligent moderators that oversee 3D virtual spaces and intervene against bad behavior could help protect children from online bullying and harassment, a new study suggests.
Jun 19, 2023
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Computer Sciences
A recent perspective article published in Engineering proposes a new way for evaluating artificial general intelligence (AGI) with the introduction of the Tong test (where "Tong" corresponds to the pronunciation of the Chinese ...
Sep 21, 2023
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