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Shortly after making an appearance at SIGGRAPH’s Global VR Meetup which was made possible in part by The Immersive Technology Alliance, ImmersiON VRelia announced a new division in their company focused on commercial grade entertainment.  This new division will be dedicated to providing head mounted displays and content to amusement parks, visitor attractions, immersive cinemas and promotional platforms.  The division is the result of a new partnership between ImmersiON-VRelia and International Immersion Industries headed by Kevin Williams.

“Working with ImmersiON-VRelia, we will finally bring the much needed solutions to the commercial entertainment and leisure market at a critical point; this aspect of the industry is poised for substantial growth and appropriate technology will drive its rapid advancement,” said Kevin Williams, Chairman of International Immersion Industries. “We are extremely excited to join the efforts of ImmersiON-VRelia as it provides vital support to the emergence of the commercial VR sector.”

In addition to announcing this initiative, they have also declared intentions for the Immersion-VRelia PRO Blue Sky HMD. The PRO Blue Sky is a ruggedized head mounted display designed to meet the unique needs of entertainment and promotional applications based outside the home. Featuring 120-degree field of view and dual full high-definition 1080×1920 displays, the PRO Blue Sky is expected to be rich in features.

The full press release can be accessed here.

“With each new ITA member, it’s becoming clearer and clearer that immersive technologies like AR and VR are going to be diverse with all kinds of innovative benefits for content makers, technology enablers, and consumers. More importantly, it’s an indicator of industry working together to accomplish great things. We are excited to welcome FOVE to our growing alliance of industry builders and innovators,” said Neil Schneider, Executive Director of The ITA.

FOVE is a new head mounted display manufacturer that is a member of Microsoft’s Venture Accelerator’s program. While their final specifications have yet to be released, their core technology features eye-tracking for an enriching VR experience, higher performance, and improved interface in immersive space.

“Along with fifteen other virtual-reality related events at SIGGRAPH, the conference will be one of the biggest happenings of the year for virtual reality. The Immersive Technology Alliance has been crucial in helping to bring this effort together. Collaboration and support such as that provided by The ITA will be crucial for the success of this industry.” – Jason Jerald, Principal Consultant at Nextgen Interactions and key organizer of SIGGRAPH’s immersive technology sessions.

The Immersive Technology Alliance (The ITA) is one of the official sponsors for the SIGGRAPH Global VR Meetup.  Featuring presentations by The ITA, The Silicon Valley VR Meetup, Sixense, and Nextgen Interactions, this will be a great session for press and creative artists.  There will also be demonstrations of unreleased technologies and experiences by Sixense, Cloudhead Games, Nextgen Interactions, Dimension Technologies, Vanguard Valkyrie, ImmersiON-VRelia, Launchpad VR and more.  Sample products include new gesture technologies, VR games, premium head mounted displays, innovative glasses-free stereoscopic 3D display prototypes, and more.  Limited space available; register for free at Eventbrite ASAP!

“The Immersive Technology Alliance (ITA) is really well networked inside and outside the membership, and they are bringing much needed expertise and viability to the 3D and VR markets. As a leader in glasses-free stereoscopic 3D display technology, DTI is already benefiting from joining this worthwhile effort. We look forward to working with ITA members as we bring our latest glasses-free display that eliminates viewing position restrictions, allows multiple observers, provides full HD resolution in 3D and 2D, and has depth of field heretofore only achievable with 3D glasses.” – Arnold Lagergren, CEO, Dimension Technologies Inc (DTI)

The Immersive Technology Alliance welcomes Dimension Technologies Inc. (DTI) as their latest member.  DTI specializes in glasses-free displays, and their work has been used by the likes of NASA.  They are currently getting ready to launch a Kickstarter to release a new 3D monitor targeted to gamers.  What makes this unique is that unlike the other glasses-free displays which require fixed position viewing, diminished resolution, and limited brightness, they firmly believe they found the solution to solve all these issues and more.  They also have the means to achieve this affordably for the video game market.  Their hardware will be compatible with DDD’s TriDef ignition drivers too!

Check out Meant to be Seen’s interview with Dimension Technologies Inc. at their headquarters.  There will be more news to share soon enough!

The Immersive Technology Alliance and several of its members were featured and highlighted in Torque, the Word Press news core.  Topics included everything from why the current round of VR and similar technology is so innovative, the Metaverse, recommendations for great VR content, and more.

The article’s author is none other than George Lawton who has has been infinitely fascinated about the rise of cybernetic consciousness, which he has been covering for the last twenty years for publications like IEEE Computer, Wired, and many others.  His eclectic career has also included herding cattle in Australia, sailing a Chinese junk to Antarctica, and helping build Biosphere II.  Cool!