K-Pop’s newest band member will be a CGI generated digital human
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Everything you watch through a screen is just a collection of digital pixels, and as AI gets better at generating synthetic content real human performers could be less relevant … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from...
Virtual star and singer Lil Miquela unveils her debut US single Not Mine
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In the future your little wanna be pop stars are going to have to compete with virtual stars … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. America could soon be getting a new...
Riot built the world’s most awesome mixed reality E-Sports stage using Mandalorian tech
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Events are changing in a big way, and the Covid-19 lockdowns have encouraged some companies to really push the limits of what’s technologically possible. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Events are...
Apple iPhone 12 packs in Lidar to bring physical and virtual worlds closer together
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Lidar sensing systems used to be an incredibly large and incredibly expensive, and now they’re in your phone. Interested in the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from our XPotential Academy, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. This week Apple introduced its latest line...
Charity fundraisers go virtual as Ready Player Golf tournament tees off
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Non profit organisations are often the last to reap the benefits of new technology, but new virtual fund raisers could reverse that trend. Love the Exponential Future? Join our FREE XPotential Community, enjoy exclusive content, future proof yourself with XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Charity organisations normally...
Disney Imagineers show off their amazing Holodeck
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As our ability to create virtual worlds improves companies are looking for new ways to immerse themselves in the technology. Interested in the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. A while ago I talked about a company that’s attempting to build the...
Facebook embraces holographics to create its first VR glasses prototype
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In order for technology to be adopted by the masses it has to be useful and invisible, Virtual Reality is still struggling with both, but it’s getting better. Interested in the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Virtual Reality (VR) has been...
Japanese researchers reveal a new gadget that lets people taste virtual food
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As people start thinking about living more in the virtual world companies want them to be able to experience the same things they do in the real world. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. As we start getting...
Doctors treating Covid-19 patients use Microsoft Hololens to keep them and their teams safe
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF During Covid-19 there’s been a huge shortage of PPE and doctors on the front line have been at the greatest risk of catching the disease, mixed reality technologies significantly reduce the risks. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my...
Proximie helps self-isolating surgeons perform virtual surgeries from home during Covid-19
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF If you’re self-isolating or not allowed to go to work normally it’s a hassle, but it’s an even bigger problems for hospitals and surgeons. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. The current Coronavirus pandemic, Covid-19, means that over...
Eight360 unveil the “Spinning ball of Death,” a new crazy immersive VR simulator
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As our ability to create simulated virtual worlds and experiences improves we need new gadgets and toys to get the best from them. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. As we continue to see more people take the...
A record breaking 12 million people watched Travis Scott’s virtual Fortnite concert
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF If this concert is anything to go by the future of concerts is virtual. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. With over half the world’s population under some form of lock down thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, Covid-19,...
Fortnite’s new experimental mode is all about partying, not fighting
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Gigs and concerts are going virtual in a big way, and they’re the future. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Hands up who’s bored of lockdown. Hands up who wants to party. Yep, that’s what I figured, but...
Film making and game making collide, behind the scenes of Disney’s “The Mandalorian”
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The future of AAA game making and movie making is merging thanks to the development of increasingly powerful game engines and new film making techniques. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Jon Favreau and MPC Film’s Lion King...
Intel shows off it’s latest immersive 360 video sports technology
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Immersive experiences will be much more common in the future than they are today, and these are the new production technologies that will help create them. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. You might have heard about volumetric...
Panasonic unveil their cool new ultra lightweight Morpheus inspired VR glasses
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF VR headsets are dorky and bulky, so Panasonic has cut away at them and re-imagined them. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Analysts are always telling us that this is the year of Virtual Reality (VR), whatever that...
Bosch unveil augmented reality glasses that shoot lasers into your eyeballs
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF One day we won’t have screens, one day images could be beamed directly into your eyes from a distance, and this is the first step. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. A while ago I wrote about a...
MojoVision unveil the world’s first augmented reality contact lens
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Smartphones won’t be around forever, hopefully, and one company is trying to position augmented reality contact lenses and the next great leap. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Spies want smart contact lenses, like this one that was...
Audi spin out Holoride unveils its amazing in car VR experience
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As cars eventually die, and autonomous vehicles become pods on wheels, we’ll need to find new ways to entertain ourselves and the kids. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. As car companies, like Audi and Toyota, among others,...
Looking Glass unveil their stunning new 8K holographic display
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Volumetric displays are attempting to give users a VR-like experience but without the glasses, and they’re getting better. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. The first thing you need to note when writing about Looking Glass, that I...
