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Giraffe360, a robotic camera for real estate, raises $4.5M from LAUNCHub and Hoxton Ventures

TechCrunch

Giraffe360 has a robotic camera, combined with a subscription service, which enables real estate agents and brokers to generate high-resolution photos of properties, floor plans and virtual tours. It was founded in 2016 in Riga, Latvia by two brothers, Mikus Opelts and Madars Opelts, and is headquartered in London, U.K. In the U.S.,

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Taipei-based computer vision startup eYs3D gets $7M Series A

TechCrunch

Based in Taipei, Taiwan, eYs3D was spun out of Etron , a fabless IC and system-in-package (SiP) design firm, in 2016. The company’s technology, including integrated circuits, 3D sensors, camera modules and AI-based software, have a wide range of applications, such as robotics, touchless controls, autonomous vehicles and smart retail.

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John Carmack Biography

The Crazy Programmer

He is the co-founder of id Software, and the main programmer of popular games Wolfenstein, Commander Keen, 3D, Quake and Doom. The group released Wolfenstein 3D in 1992 and then Doom in 1993. Carmack left id Software in 2013, and become Chief Technology Officer at Oculus, a virtual reality company.

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CommonGround raises $25M for immersive video avatar technology that doesn’t rely on VR gear

TechCrunch

We think moving video conferencing from 2D to 3D could even make it better than face-to-face.” For now, you can share the avatars with friends and put them into a dancing animation.). . “Our goal is to enable taking experience — closer connections — and making that digital.

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PassiveLogic, which creates digital twins of building systems, raises $15M

TechCrunch

Harvey founded Salt Lake City, Utah-based PassiveLogic in 2016 with Jeremy Fillingim. PassiveLogic hosts a software environment, Autonomy Studio, where customers can create building system models from CAD or 3D models. Fillingim was a partner at Mote Systems, where he designed a touchscreen universal remote control.

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How to Get Started with VR: Intro to Your First Virtual Reality Project

Altexsoft

G was super-religious and spent most of her time in the OASIS, sitting in the congregation of one of those big online mega-churches, singing hymns, listening to sermons, and taking virtual tours of the Holy Land.” It seems like anything can be transferred into a virtual realm. ” Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.

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Insider’s Guide to the New Holographic Computing

CTOvision

I’ve been blogging for years about a variety of research efforts which additively culminated in today’s announcements: HoloLens, HoloStudio for 3D holographic building, and a series of apps (e.g. I’ve worn it, used it, designed 3D models with it, explored the real surface of Mars, played and laughed and marveled with it.

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