Mixed reality

Facebook attaches importance to the national interests of Turkey, a country in which it operates, a senior director at the social media giant said on Nov. 4.

Microsoft has won a Pentagon contract for augmented reality headgear for soldiers worth $21.88 billion over the next decade, the company and the U.S. military announced on March 31.

The headsets, based on commercially available HoloLens, will make soldiers safer and more effective, according to Microsoft technical fellow Alex Kipman.

Maribor – The international festival of art, technology and science Kiblix this year explores virtual worlds and because of the epidemic it is being held in a new hybrid form. Organised by the Kibla centre, the 2020 festival focuses on the human experience of virtual worlds, which have become so important this year because of coronavirus.

Animator Theodor Ushev, nominated for the most prestigious award in the world of cinema - "Oscar" for his animation on Georgi Gospodinov's story, "Blind Vaysha" presented his new project in Bulgaria.

In the mirror, dimly is his first exhibition-installation in Bulgaria, which is open to the audience from February 20 to March 11 at the Sofia City Art Gallery.

Intel has ambitions to develop in more areas than its traditional processor production. According to The Verge, the company plans, for example, to create a new company that will develop technology with added reality and present smart glasses by the end of 2018.

The name of the company will most likely be Vaunt, and the device itself is codenamed "Superlite".

Drawings on rescue thermal blankets, video art and the first installment in Bulgaria with mixed reality include Teodor Ushev's newest visual design "In the mirror, dimly".

Tech company Samsung has presented its 3D virtual reality headset “Gear VR”. The virtual reality set, which will be powered by Oculus will be available in the Greek market in April and is the company’s first set that comes with a hand set controller. The controller has an integrated touch pad and is ergonomically designed.