Envelop VR
2016 Tech Impact Awards: Virtual/Augmented Reality
Winner: Microsoft HoloLens; Silver Awards: Envelop VR and Valve Corporation
WINNER:Microsoft HololensLocation: Redmond | Employees: N/AThe slim mixed-reality headset and the software infrastructure built around it is far more than a fully untethered holographic computer, according to Microsoft Technical Fellow Alex Kipman. At a recent TED talk unveiling, striding on three-dimensional projections of Martian terrain, he claimed it as a step toward tools that enhance…
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[Virtual] Reality Check
Seattle companies will cash in on the coming VR explosion. How it plays out beyond gaming is the next big question.
After years of hype about virtual reality, it stands ready to move from The Matrix and Avatar into real life, with applications ranging from gaming to e-sales, from collaborative product design to remote surgery. Whats more, many companies in the Seattle region will reap the benefits. It is a paradigm shift, says Bob Berry, CEO…
Bright Idea: Getting Real
Envelop VR is pushing into new tech worlds.
Bob Berry and Jon Mavor moved to Seattle to work on video game technology. We knew we wanted to do something beyond games but we werent sure what, says Berry. The answer came in 2014 when Berry tested an early virtual-reality system at Valve Corporation, the Bellevue video game giant. There was a hand-built headset…