Welcome to our recurring post, 3D Interactive Tech Talk, highlighting how interactive technology is being used right now and where it’s headed.
Facebook Eyes 3D Content as The Next Generation of Social
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s intrepidly inventive entrepreneur is nothing if not a visionary – and he’s got his eye on the future. Following the evolution of Facebook posts that started as texts and have progressed to mostly images, with a growing emphasis on newsfeed videos, Zuckerberg predicts that “immersive 3D content” will be the next big thing on the social network. Now that Facebook has acquired VR startup Oculus (the people behind the Oculus Rift VR headset) they’ve got every reason to make it so.
HoloLens Offers X-Ray Visions of the Future
Microsoft is essentially remaking Roger Corman’s vintage cult classic X – the Man with the X-Ray Eyes as a reality show for the 21st century med student. Professors and students at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine are currently test-driving the new HoloLens headset. It allows 3D virtual views of flesh, muscle, bone, and the organs of the human body – the kind of stuff typically only seen on live patients or cadavers. In addition to unique views of anatomical systems, “[C]reating simulations with the HoloLens … lets [students] have an experience where they can fail.” A good point by Dr. Neil Mehta, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, and one I’m sure the live patients appreciate.
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