#immersive-experience
#immersive-experience

Digital life

I tried out an Apple Vision Pro. It frightened me | Arwa Mahdawi

Virtual reality and augmented reality have consistently failed to enter the mainstream due to clunky headsets, high prices, and underwhelming experiences.

The Apple Vision Pro headset offers a genuinely impressive and immersive experience, particularly for watching movies. [ more ]

Time Out London

A new David Attenborough VR experience has launched in London

Otherworld, a luxury virtual resort in London, has launched the David Attenborough Immersive Anthology.

The anthology allows visitors to experience a trio of short 3D films made by Attenborough for Sky.

Visitors can step into VR immersion pods and watch films about plants, insects, and flying creatures. [ more ]

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Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News

3 weeks ago

First Time Using the Apple Vision Pro: It Blew My Mind - Yanko Design

The Apple Vision Pro offers an intuitive interface with natural gestures and responsive eye-tracking, creating a seamless user experience. [ more ]

The Verge

Digital life

How to use your Mac screen inside the Apple Vision Pro

Working on a 50-inch computer screen using Apple Vision Pro creates an immersive experience.

Settings and compatibility checks are necessary before using the Mac screen with Vision Pro. [ more ]

Design Milk

Is Lowe's Style Studio for Apple Vision Pro the Future of Renovation?

Users praise Apple Vision Pro for immersive media experience and productivity features

Challenges include high price, discomfort during long use, and limited app ecosystem outside Apple's features [ more ]

Medium

UX design

Apple Vision Pro: UX yay or nay

The underpinnings of UX will largely remain the same as long as input and output largely remain the same.

The Apple Vision Pro has the potential to disrupt how we teach and practice UX. [ more ]

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Time Out New York

5 days ago

Writing

Whimsical (and perfumed) flower displays have taken over NYC's Fifth Avenue

Immersive flower installations on Fifth Avenue featuring sounds and smells. [ more ]

Design Milk

3 days ago

Faye Toogood Drops Two New Collections at Rude Arts Club

Toogood's collaborative collections, Cosmic and Rude, showcased at Milan Design Week 2024, offer a transformative and immersive experience for visitors. [ more ]

designboom | architecture & design magazine

1 week ago

nuova's multisensory installation transforms milanese bistro into american home from 1971

NUOVA Group creates immersive Time Travel installation at Milan Design Week 2024 [ more ]

Time Out New York

2 weeks ago

You can marvel at larger-than-life bugs at this new immersive experience in NYC

It highlights the importance and beauty of bugs, promoting environmental stewardship. [ more ]

Funcheap

"World of Willy W*nka" SF's Giant Candyland Game Board Party

Immersive journey inspired by Willy W*nka

Diverse creative activities on a giant Candyland gameboard [ more ]

Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News

nubia Pad 3D II at MWC 2024: Glasses-free 3D tablet gets 5G and AI upgrades - Yanko Design

Technologies like nubia Pad 3D II provide immersive 3D content experience without glasses

Upgrades include 5G connectivity, improved display resolution, brightness, and powerful hardware. [ more ]

ABC7 San Francisco

Disneyland Resort unveils new Pixar Place Hotel

The Pixar Place Hotel at the Disneyland Resort is the first fully Pixar-themed hotel in the country.

The hotel features Pixar characters, concept artwork, and a scavenger hunt for guests to enjoy. [ more ]

Creative Bloq

5 days ago

Gadgets

Iiyama G-Master GCB4580DQSN-B1 review: an enormous ultrawide monitor with appealing features

Big monitors like the Iiyama 45-inch ultrawide can offer immersive experiences and efficient workspaces. [ more ]

designboom | architecture & design magazine

3 weeks ago

Web design

to make sense of color, google plays sound frequencies with changing neon lights in milan

Google Design Studio creates immersive color experience at Milan Design Week 2024. [ more ]

Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News

Web design

Saturn-inspired Bluetooth speaker brings a unique look to your music - Yanko Design

The Saturn Bluetooth speaker concept is inspired by the planet's unique features and offers a functional design for improved sound quality.

The design includes separate parts for adjusting volume, minimizing vibrations, and distributing sound 360 degrees for better quality and immersive experience. [ more ]

GameSpot

One Of The Coolest Parts Of Hellblade 2 Is The Rocks

Studios can create incredible visual effects on new consoles like Xbox Series X

Ninja Theory's Hellblade II uses rocks as a visual trickery in gameplay. [ more ]

GameSpot

Sea Of Thieves On PS5 Includes This Exclusive Feature

Sea of Thieves on PS5 will have DualSense support including haptics and adaptive triggers.

Rare hints at various in-game mechanics utilizing DualSense features for a more immersive experience. [ more ]

GameSpot

Open-World Games' Storytelling Doesn't Gel With Their Best Features

Open-world games are like playgrounds that we don't want to leave, with developers acting as parents guiding us through.

Players enjoy open-world games for the immersive exploration and completion of tasks, creating a sense of accomplishment and escape from reality. [ more ]

VG247

Modern horror classic Paranormal Activity is the latest to get the video game treatment

Horror films transitioning into game adaptations.

Advanced haunting system based on player actions. [ more ]

ABC7 San Francisco

Silicon Valley real estate

Urban Putt brings 18-hole mini-golf course, bar and restaurant to San Jose

Urban Putt San Jose is a new miniature golf course that combines mini golf, a full bar, and a restaurant.

The 18-hole course celebrates South Bay landmarks, providing a fun and immersive experience for visitors in downtown San Jose. [ more ]

www.standard.co.uk

Huge new techno festival 'High Lights' planned for east London park this summer

A new electronic music festival, High Lights, will take place in Barking Park, hosting up to 8,000 ravers a day with renowned DJ sets.

The festival is described as a unique combination of art installation and architectural performance arena, offering an immersive experience in the park. [ more ]

Time Out London

A massive immersive LEGO exhibition is coming to London

Tickets for 'The Art of the Brick' are going on sale this week in London.

'The Art of the Brick' will feature 90 works by artist Nathan Sawaya, made entirely out of LEGO bricks. [ more ]

London On The Inside

4 months ago

Priscilla the Party Is Opening in London This March

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is being adapted for a new stage production called Priscilla the Party! at Soho's HERE @ Outernet.

The production will feature the same story and iconic elements as the film and musical, including costumes and extravagant performances.

The reimagined production is being presented as an immersive and sensory experience, with various seating options and pre-show and post-show entertainment. [ more ]

Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News

UX design

Mixed reality headset bucks design trends for a complete audiovisual experience - Yanko Design

Mixed reality headsets are getting lighter and slimmer, but often sacrifice functionality that needs to be offloaded to separate devices.

WavVision is designed to balance visual and audio immersion in mixed reality, providing an all-in-one solution for a more believable experience. [ more ]

designboom | architecture & design magazine

Artificial intelligence

'this AI model will be the voice of nature': refik anadol on his exhibition at serpentine galleries

Refik Anadol unveils his first solo exhibition at London's Serpentine Galleries, using AI and new media to create a multisensory experience that explores natural landscapes

The exhibition features three works built on the open-source Large Nature Model, using AI to raise awareness of the beauty and complexity of nature [ more ]

Consequence

Podcast

Bonnaroo Day Passes and Tales from Bourbon & Beyond: The What Podcast

Bourbon & Beyond Festival focuses on immersive experience but faces challenges with lines for water and restrooms

Bonnaroo brings back one-day passes and introduces a two-day option [ more ]

Secret NYC

Film

Only One NYC Theater Offers 'Dune: Part Two' In IMAX 70mm

Only nine theaters in the United States are showing Dune: Part Two in IMAX 70mm, and one of them is in New York City.

IMAX theaters allow scenes shot with IMAX film cameras to fill the entire screen, providing a fully immersive viewing experience. [ more ]

New York Family

New York City

RISE NY Presents Immersive History of NYC - New York Family

New York City offers an immersive three-part adventure to visitors and residents alike, celebrating the city's unique history and culture.

The adventure includes a replica of New York's inaugural City Hall subway station, a documentary film narrated by Jeff Goldblum, and museum-style galleries covering seven influential categories of the city's history. [ more ]

Londonist

Art Of The Brick: New LEGO Show Comes To London In March

Art of the Brick The Immersive Experience

Over 90 LEGO sculptures by artist Nathan Sawaya [ more ]

Design Milk

Ekaya Ahmedabad by Studio Lotus Exudes Textile Craftsmanship

Studio Lotus designs an immersive retail experience for Ekaya Banarasi in Ahmedabad, India.

The store features a modular gridwork of brass pipes and textile boundaries to create a narrative that feels like navigating fabric. [ more ]

Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News

4 months ago

We checked out The World's First "Aroma Speaker" at CES 2024 - Yanko Design

The Aroma Speaker 60 is a speaker that can project both sound and scents up to 6.5 feet.

By combining audio and scents, the Aroma Speaker 60 aims to create a more immersive experience in the metaverse. [ more ]

www.housebeautiful.com

5 months ago

Swingers Mini Golf Course Is A Whimsical City Escape

Swingers, the Crazy Golf Club, is a secret garden in the heart of Manhattan that offers an immersive mini golf experience.

The Manhattan flagship location is designed to exceed expectations and challenge preconceived notions of tackiness. [ more ]

Mail Online

5 months ago