A landmark new facility establishing Bristol as a central development hub for Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) skills and content will officially open its doors on 16th April.
Following a soft launch incubation period in which 20 start-ups, supported by global giants including The BBC, Airbus and Microsoft, have become established in the shared workspace in the city’s Leadworks building in Anchor Square, the Bristol VR Lab is creating an innovation centre to harness the opportunities and stimulate skills around emerging immersive technologies.
The Bristol VR Lab will enable small businesses and individual content creators to access and pool their collective knowledge and skills, promoting growth and innovation and working within a University-led Research and Development community to develop future products and services. Examples include a haptic chair developed by Dr Nick Inoue that sends infrasonic vibrations through the body as you experience sound and motion in VR, to a new start-up founded by graduate Rachel Godfrey that produces 360degree 3D virtual tours to allow you to virtually walk around a building.