Something interesting about VR/AR/AI/Blockchain

Nowadays, TRUST between people is very fragile. Even if it is destroyed only once, people will never forget that experience. Especially in the food sector, trust is much more important. At the end of 2015, due to the outbreak of E. coli, the profits of Mexico's Chipotle Company decreased by 44% compared with the same period of the previous year. Since then, even if the company planned to give millions of coupons to attract customers and provide free things, it is difficult to completely restore the trust of customers. Blockchain-based solutions have been used in industries such as pharmaceuticals and gold production. Currently, they can also be applied to the food industry. Here's how the technology can regain consumer confidence and re-establish consumers' trust in the food industry. Food Sources Every year, 1 out of 10 people suffer from food problems and 400,000 people die from it. The reason is that it takes too long to recall or resolve pollution problems in...

In the future, Artificial Intelligence (AI) may become a part of the healthcare industry. Recently, Accenture has released a research report on AI's ability in the healthcare industry. The report shows the short-term value of AI in the medical field, the potential impact of AI technology and more. It estimates that by 2026, AI technology will save up to US$150 billion in US healthcare costs. The report highlights 10 AI applications that may have a short-term impact on the healthcare industry. Researchers also analyzed the impact of each new technology application, the potential for practical use and the impact on health economics. According to the report, the following three directions are probably the most valuable AI applications in the healthcare field. Robotic/Robot-assisted surgery: Potentially worth $40 billion The biggest application of robotic surgery is "minimally invasive" surgery. "Minimally invasive" means that the surgical incision wil...

Recently, there have been many reports on AR applications. For example, by using AR microscopes Google helps doctors quickly detect cancer cells; soldiers use military AR systems to navigate without any handheld GPS locators; Sony released their first AR application related to God of War . At present, Tencent, Xinhua News, and ZARA have released AR games, AR news, and AR shopping experiences respectively. Tencent Releases AR+ Blockchain Game It is reported that Tencent at this year's UP conference released the first AR+ blockchain game: Catch the elf (sounds like Pokemon Go). The game is connected to the latest AR technology from Apple and Android vendors, which enhances the true integration of the elves. Players can search for and capture virtual sprites by scanning the real scene around the phone camera. Among them, the elf characters include classic Chinese mythological characters such as Cucumis, dragon maiden and Daji. In addition, players in the same city can also p...

Recently, China Construction Bank built a sub-branch with different styles in Shanghai's Huangpu District. The branch is fully automated and equipped with VR,  face recognition systems and holographic imaging machines. It is known as China's first "self-service bank". What's the difference from ordinary banks? In such a highly intelligent bank, people can go over business affairs more efficiently and quickly, and the non-cash electronic office also brings people a sense of science and technology. In addition, there is a robot that "cares" the customer in the bank. It answers the customer's questions through the voice recognition function, and also "knows" the customer through the customer's valid credentials or face recognition. Clients can buy and sell precious metals, exchange foreign currency, and retrieve real estate information by wearing special devices. In views of some people, this move is designed to deal with th...

From April 10th to April 14th, a food experience named "Air Party RMX" was opened to the public at the Shanghai New Time Media Arts Center. It is a virtual reality (VR) project by Mattia Casalegno, inspired by a book called Futuristic Recipes . In this project, a chef from Amsterdam, Flavio Ghignoni Carestia, produced 11 meals. Each mixes two or three flavors and ingredients. And they informed us that we should wear VR headset to have meals. The first thing that appeared was a picture of black and white wilderness. In Matthias' words, "It makes you feel like you are in outer space." The chef and the other two experiencers disappeared together with the dining table. With the sound of music, wineglasses, plates, and other utensils appear in the scene. You can try to touch them with both hands. At the same time, the two hands entering the screen are also covered with the lines and colors corresponding to the scene and integrated into the space constructed by...

Recently, the World Association of Newspaper and Press Publishing (WAN-IFRA), in cooperation with the World VR(Virtual Reality) Forum, has set a new award for immersive news. They will present the VR News Report Award for the best immersive news stories. This is a good news for the journalism industry. In today's "amuse ourselves to death" society, traditional news reports that are accustomed to elaborate complex and serious issues are becoming increasingly unattended. The immersive nature of VR may inject new vitality into the news reporting industry. In fact, there are many technology companies and news giants that have already released news-related AR/VR content and applications, involving domestic and foreign news agencies and technology companies. Xinhua Net Reports News With VR Technology In China, on the eve of the Spring Festival this year, Xinhua Net's VR channels wrote news reports with VR technology such as Homecoming Road , Watching how the Baola...

Spielberg's Ready Player One is still a hot topic today. The 80's and 90's generation feel nostalgic for searching eggs; the general public feel ahead of time what the future VR game world might look like. Although the game world in the movie looks incredibly cool, in fact it is not so far away from the game world that we can currently feel. Don't believe it? Take a look at these "antique" gaming devices of the last century. In accordance with the concept of "virtual reality" in the broad sense, they are actually the forerunners to the world. DUCK HUNT can be regarded as the prototype of VR games FC Zapper (1984) This Nintendo Family Computer's "gun" Zapper, I believe many people have played in their childhood. The most famous game that it corresponds to is of course DUCK HUNT . Use Zapper to aim at the ducks that fly from the grass and deduct the trigger. If the duck is being hit it will fall down, yet if you miss, th...

It sounds a bit ridiculous for Baker Hughes to travel to a petrochemical plant in the city of Johor Bahru, Malaysia, to replace spare parts for an outdated turbine. This small problem would have caused the factory to stop work and at least ten days to wait. It also required the professional staff in the United States to spend 50,000 US dollars to fly more than 10,000 kilometers. But now the situation is completely different. If the equipment is upgraded from 2017, then as long as five days, and do not need to purchase any tickets, just a technician at the scene, wearing a helmet-type camera, far away in Pomona, California, USA, the Baker Hughes engineers can monitor remotely. They observe the real-time scenes captured by helmet-mounted cameras and guide local staff. AR (Augmented Reality) helmets are the reflection of the visual real world into digital images. This has driven a big step in the industry-leading FaceTime video chat software. In the next few years, technology stalw...