HaptX wins grant to create full body VR haptics
Recently, leading haptics company HaptX along with Virginia Tech and the University of Florida won a $1.5 million dollar grant to develop four-year long project, ForceBot. HaptX’s microfluidic technology works to make virtual touch, sensory feedback and motion tracking more realistic
Congratulations to our newly awarded Women in Games Ambassador!
We are pleased to announce that Sian-Blue Rogers has been appointed as an Ambassador in partnership with Women in Games WIGJ! This is a great achievement and aids the gaming industry in moving one step further to provide support for
Nanome has entered into an agreement with Fujitsu
Immersive technology has recently witnessed a significant uptick in demand during the pandemic and is poised to gain momentum, especially in the field of science. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that Nanome, a San Diago based start-up, has entered into
Xbox announces that it has bought Bethesda for $7.5 billion
In surprise news, Xbox has announced that it has bought Bethesda for $7.5 billion, giving Microsoft a massive franchise under its belt. https://twitter.com/xbox/status/1308028874962337793?s=21 This impressive move from Microsoft is likely to play on the minds of gamers who are unsure of which
We have just been nominated for Best Small Recruitment Agencies in the UK!
At TechNET we are honoured to be nominated for best small recruiting agencies in the UK! This is thanks to our excellent team of recruiters who have a shared passion in delivering the best possible service to each and everyone
XR Careers and Salaries Guide 2020 coming soon!
At TechNET Immersive we are incredibly excited to launch an in-depth overview of the XR industry! Since the XR space is growing year on year, we felt it was a no brainer to extensively research and provide greater insights into this
Japanese company ‘FamilyMart’ will introduce VR remote controlled robots to some stores
On June 30, 2020, a major Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart announced that it will collaborate with Telexistence (TX) to build a store management system using a VR-based remote-controlled robot. TX is a Tokyo-based robotics company that develops remote control robots
Google has announced that it is acquiring North
A blog post from Rick Osterloh, senior vice president of devices and services at Google, noted that Google plans to use North’s technical expertise to help the tech giant invest in its own “hardware efforts and ambient computing future.” Since Apple
Could this be the new Playstation 5 console?
‘Leaked’ images give us a possible glimpse into what could be the new Playstation 5 design could look like, showing a more angular look like the design of the PS3. LetsGoDigital, who posted the designs, said: “Again a two-tone PS5 design,
New Haptic Feedback Device Uses Strings to Simulate Touch in The Virtual World
Carnegie Mellon University researchers published a paper recently that proposes a novel VR haptic feedback device, which unlike strictly hand-worn haptic devices, lets you feel objects in VR with a measure of ‘positional’ resistance. Inside Wireality, the strings connect to spring-loaded