Wednesday 20 April 2016

05 Summer Research: 01



Based in Liverpool, this studio consists of innovative artists, programmers and designers who work together to produce engaging art using emerging technologies. This team were behind the Marks and Spencer projection mapping and the city-wide augmented reality treasure hunt in Liverpool 2014 during the Christmas holiday.





IKEA has joined many other companies in using VR technology to promote their products. Using the digital distribution platform Steam IKEA have made a VR experience within the kitchen allowing players to design, alter and interact with a premade kitchen. The VR support is the HTC Vive, using motion-tracking controllers and a room scale play area, the player is able to walk around the kitchen as well as change the height of the in-game character to view the room from different perspectives. Reviews for this interactive game on Steam however seem to delivery few legitimate





Delightex is a startup based in Munich and CoSpaces is the main project they currently are working on. CoSpaces is a free online platform where you can create a 3D space and using a library of objects and characters you can make your own virtual world. Using your smartphone you can experience your creations in VR. Support for the Oculus, Gear VR and HTC Vive are in development.