Several users have written us asking if Prospect supports the use of room-scale with the Oculus Rift system. The short answer is yes; the long answer is... this blog post. By the end, you'll be able to get up and running with room-scale VR!
Read MoreCase Study: Studio MB /
StudioMB had the opportunity to design a new space for the Potomac Distilling Co., a Tiki bar and rum distillery headed by renowned bartender and restauranteur Todd Thrasher.
The team at IrisVR spoke with Kelsey Kish, Staff Designer at StudioMB, to learn more about the role that virtual reality played in the design process.
Read MoreStrap Those Goggles On! Trials Are Now 45 Days /
Employee Spotlight: George Hito /
In honor of National Intern Day, we're highlighting George Hito, our software engineering intern! George hails from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and attends Dartmouth College.
Read MoreSketchUp to VR in 10 Seconds /
Virtual Reality in the Workplace: 4 Ways to Set Up VR for Every Office Layout /
One of the most common questions we get asked is how IrisVR sets up virtual reality for various different office spaces and user requirements. We’ve tried pretty much every configuration: at our office we have 20 Oculus Rifts, 5 HTC Vives, 6 Gear VRs, and about 500 Cardboards.
After a few years of using these HMDs in practice, we can recommend 4 optimal layouts for your Vives and Rifts.
Read MoreProspect 1.5: The Release You’ve Requested /
Our ultimate goal is to help you communicate powerful ideas spatially through virtual reality. Every new feature is meant to make your designs easy to understand for all parties involved, putting the unbuilt at the user's fingertips so virtually, it’s almost tangible. Our team has been hard at work making improvements both visible and invisible to users.
Read MoreEmployee Spotlight: Jack Donovan /
Jack Donovan has been with IrisVR since the beginning - and a lot’s happened since his last Employee Spotlight in August 2014. Jack shares his thoughts on what’s changed at IrisVR over the past three years, what it’s been like to watch the company scale, and what he’s excited for in the coming months.
Read MoreTesting Prospect: Is it True to Scale? /
In a previous blog post, we presented two experiments that sought to answer one question: is virtual reality true to scale? In this post, we’ll expand on that idea by demonstrating methods of measurement between VR and real-world objects in Prospect.
Read MoreScale Model Mode Update: Section, Scale, and Rotate /
In our latest update to Prospect, we reimagined our virtual equivalent of the physical model - Scale Model Mode - and enhanced its capabilities.
Read MoreBehind the Scenes at IrisVR: Designing VR Software /
IrisVR Case Study: From Wow to Workflow /
The Team at IrisVR spoke with James (Jake) Mireles, EWB-JSC Chapter President to learn more about the design and the role virtual reality was playing in EWB-JSC’s work at the Giika Orphan Rescue Center.
Read MoreEnhancing Storytelling for Architecture /
We have released Viewpoints, a new tool for Prospect. We like to think of Viewpoints as the chapters in the building’s story. Our objective is to help the designer narrate their vision while the client interacts with the space through a 360° degree view.
Read MoreIrisVR Case Study: Miele /
Miele is a globally recognized company founded in 1899 focusing on the manufacturing of multi-award winning, high-end home appliances as well as world renowned cleaning and clinical sterilization machines. Last year, Miele’s Australian branch began using IrisVR Prospect to visualize their event and trade show designs for upcoming installations.
Read MoreThe Sky Is Too Blue! Explorations Into Global Lighting & Shadows /
On November 1st we released Prospect v1.0 after almost two years in development. This was a huge milestone for IrisVR - it was the culmination of our team's work across many codebases, and in our early tests we were seeing vastly improved framerates and 2x faster loading times. What we hadn't anticipated was the seemingly unanimous frustration from our users regarding the addition of a blue tint to their experiences.
Read MoreOur Favorite VR-ready Hardware: How to get the most out of Prospect /
A lot has changed in the virtual reality hardware landscape in the last nine months. Not only have we seen the commercial release of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive headsets, but graphics card manufacturers have also continued to push the limits of what’s possible in VR with increasingly powerful Graphics Processing Units (GPUs)
Read MoreImplementing Immersive Review into your Projects /
This post is the last of four on how quality assurance and quality review processes can be augmented with virtual reality and immersive review.
Read MoreGetting Started with Virtual Reality and Immersive Review /
This post is the third of four on how quality assurance and quality review processes can be augmented with virtual reality and immersive review.
Read MoreImmersive Design and Immersive Review /
This post is the second of four on how quality assurance and quality review processes can be augmented with virtual reality and immersive review.
Read MoreQuality Assurance and Control with Virtual Reality /
This post is the first of four on how quality assurance and quality review processes can be augmented with virtual reality and immersive review.
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