Category Archives: Virtual Reality

VR interfaces versus traditional interfaces

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Takala

VR tools for 3D asset creation and scene management purposes are emerging in greater numbers than ever before, encouraged by the growing use of VR technology. The adoption rate of these VR tools is an indirect indicator of VR interfaces’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Virtual Reality | Tagged 3D asset creation, 3D modeling, 3D user interface, 3DUI, scene management, Unity, Unreal, Virtual Reality, VR editing tools, VR editor, VR interface, VR interfaces, VR tools | 3 Comments

Considerations for VR developers

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Takala

I recently gave a talk titled “Staying Ahead of the Curve in Virtual Reality” at ARTtech Seminar of Assembly computer festival (video embedded at the end of this post). In the talk I discussed some of my own work, and gave … Continue reading →

Posted in Virtual Reality | Tagged augmented virtuality, developers, future, guidelines, multitasking, social VR, Virtual Reality, VR developers | 4 Comments

Pioneering consumer virtual reality

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Takala

There are a number of compelling reasons about why now is a good time to start working with virtual reality (VR). Most of these points apply to augmented and mixed reality as well. I start off by introducing my two main assertions … Continue reading →

Posted in Virtual Reality | Tagged consumer virtual reality, hobbyist, prototyping, user-led innovation, Virtual Reality | 3 Comments

Immersive Journalism

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Takala

I was going through my old photos and found something that I should have blogged years ago. You see, I met the ”Godmother of Virtual Reality” Nonny de la Peña at IEEE VR2013 conference, and we talked about her work. … Continue reading →

Posted in Virtual Reality | Tagged California, immersive journalism, Nonny de la Peña, USC ICT, Virtual Reality, VR2013 | Leave a comment

HTC Vive setup experiences

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Takala

In November I got to borrow a HTC Vive dev kit for a few days. I was responsible for setting it up at a AEC hackathon in Helsinki. Before I share my experiences in detail, here are my two suggestions to … Continue reading →

Posted in Virtual Reality | Tagged Aalto University, HTC, HTC Vive, Kinect, Lighthouse, RUIS, Unity, Valve, Virtual Reality | Leave a comment

Experiences from FIVR meeting

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Takala

Yesterday I took part in FIVR (Finland VR) meeting and got the chance to try out HTC Vive and other VR technology that I haven’t tried before. The FIVR group started meeting autumn 2014 and within one year the number of participants … Continue reading →

Posted in Virtual Reality | Tagged Activity Core, FIVR, HTC Vive, Valve, Virtual Boy, Virtual Reality | Leave a comment

Oculus Rift Developer Kit 2 has arrived!

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Takala

We just received our Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 (DK2) head-mounted-display and are thrilled to report our experiences with it. The DK2 comes bundled with an infrared webcam that tracks the Rift’s position (and most likely helps to correct yaw … Continue reading →

Posted in Virtual Reality | Tagged DK2, head tracking, HMD, Kinect 2, Oculus Rift, Virtual Reality | 5 Comments