by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Second Life is a killer app for Oculus VR. Now, before you skip ahead to post a comment about how SL has been overrun by furries and 14 year olds, take a moment to scroll through these screenshots, and watch some of the machinima below.
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
I wish I had more time to write out a more extensive review of the Rift, but here are my first impressions:
You absolutely feel as if you are transported to another place, to the point where it’s almost scary.
by Jon Brouchoud | Jan 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
Below are a couple of excerpts from my contribution to RENDERING, covering some of my thoughts on architecture in virtual worlds. The book is a publication of CLOG, and can be purchased HERE.
by Jon Brouchoud | Jan 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
I generally tend to be bullish on the future of virtual technologies, but I just don’t see 2013 being a big year for this industry. I think we will likely see more of the same across the board. That doesn’t necessarily mean it will be a bad year for...
by Jon Brouchoud | Jan 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
I think I can build a strong case that I got 10 out of 12 accurate this year. Let’s see how it played out:
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
ARCHI21 has the pleasure to host their second ARCHI CHAT session.
by Jon Brouchoud | Mar 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Jon Brouchoud, of Arch Virtual invites you to an open discussion with questions and answers based around 3 recent case studies of real world architectural projects that have made use of 3D immersive technologies in architectural practice and collaboration.
by Jon Brouchoud | Jan 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Thoughts and predictions around our newly emerging app-etite, new shiny things, HMD, AR and.. what’s in a name?
by Jon Brouchoud | Jan 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
I didn’t do too bad on last year’s predictions (read the full post here).
by Jon Brouchoud | Nov 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
There’s a fantastic snippet in this video, about 2 minutes and 58 seconds in, that does a great job of capturing the spirit of this project. This is a group of senior citizens looking at the virtual world of Second Life projected on a wall in front of them, and...