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Title: Apple pushes into virtual reality by hiring top VR expert Post by: HCK on January 24, 2016, 03:00:15 am Apple pushes into virtual reality by hiring top VR expert
<article> <section class="page"> <p>Apple has lured a top virtual reality researcher away from Virginia Tech, according to the Financial Times. The move could give Apple a chance to catch up with rivals Samsung Electronics, Microsoft, Google and Facebook, which have all made plays in the virtual reality field.</p><p>The researcher, Doug Bowman, had been a professor of computer science at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and director of its Center for Human-Computer Interaction. He recently joined Apple after a short sabbatical (http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0%2F9358ba1e-c07f-11e5-846f-79b0e3d20eaf.html), the Financial Times reported.</p><p>Bowman worked on three-dimensional user interface design in academia, looking at the benefits of immersion in virtual environments, and led the 3D interaction group.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3025409/displays/apple-pushes-into-virtual-reality-by-hiring-top-researcher.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Apple pushes into virtual reality by hiring top VR expert (http://www.macworld.com/article/3025409/displays/apple-pushes-into-virtual-reality-by-hiring-top-researcher.html#tk.rss_all) |