IBM announces Sword Art Online anime VR project February 23, 2016 - 14:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - IBM is using its Watson Cognitive Computing tech and SoftLayer cloud computing to fuse the virtual-reality, role-playing game centric anime Sword Art Online into a proper VR experience, Engadget reports. It's a massively multiplayer VR game and perhaps other details will clear themselves up come a Tokyo-based event running from March 18 to the 20. There, a 3D scanner will put people' likenesses into the game for use as an avatar. Right now, the anime's creator has said The Beginning will be "completely foreign" from any other video game experience, but that's about all there is to go on. The game will support both the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, with next month's alpha test set to start with a paltry 208 testers from the Tokyo metro area.  Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020."   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
