From April 14th to 16th, 2021, the international digital art festival Recto VRso was held online in the Laval Virtual World. Many international speakers (digital artists, culture professionals) gathered. On Thursday 15th April, Roei Amit, Paul Chaine, Valentino…
Created in 2020, Real Catcher is a start-up specializing in 3D scanning and the conception of 3D models. It distinguished itself with the creation of 3D environments to generate 100% virtual museums, facing the health crisis. We met the founder, Sebastien Salaun.
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HTC VIVE introduces its Face-Tracker
16 March 2021
HTC VIVE unveiled the official release of its Face-Tracker last week. Out since 2019 for developers, the sensor is now available for everyone. This device opens up a new road for immersion in virtual reality.
“Express more than words”
The announcement…
Virtual technologies for health, at Arts et Métiers
12 March 2021
In the last edition of the Special magazine produced by Laval Virtual’s Business Intelligence team, several use cases present the progress of VR/AR in healthcare. The 128-page magazine is written by players of the medical, scientific and VR/AR fields. In this special…
Virtual reality to set body and mind in motion
26 February 2021
The Arts et Métiers Institute of Laval focuses its research on virtual and augmented reality. The researchers team imagine immersive and interactive projects for industrials, centered on improving the user experience. Sylvain Fleury, cognitive ergonomy researcher…
On February 10, Microsoft embarked on an extraordinary adventure: to conduct 12 surgical operations in augmented reality during 24 hours. For this, they used HoloLens 2 headsets. The operations took place in the Avicennes AP-HP Hospital in Bobigny, near Paris, France.
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