When one thinks of cinema, no one person’s mental image will mirror another’s. The film industry has been creating cinematic marvels for decades, and with movie magic, comes innovation. A recent trend we as movie-goers have seen leveraged quite often by production companies are movie remakes and sequels. There are mixed feelings as to the reception of these trends, but among producers a common thread as to why they see fit to make them is because there are technological tools

Amidst a fresh controversy and its own struggles to appeal to the newer generation, Facebook has decided to change its company name and announce a new direction for the company. Over the last few years, Facebook has remained the top used social media in the world, topping out at 2.74 billion active users. The originator of modern social media certainly continues to be going strong when it comes to raw numbers but when it comes to popularity— especially among Gen Z— it continu

HTC are the makers of arguably the most premium VR gaming headset on the market, the HTC Vive. And they have announced a new VR headset, the HTC Vive Flow. The key difference in the Flow is that it is not targeted towards the gaming community, rather a non-gaming VR base. The Flow is set to have a launch price of $500 USD. With VR struggling to interest the non-gaming audience, is the cost of entry being $200 more than the Oculus (a gaming-focused competitor) the next best st

Years ago, it seemed the possibility of traveling to a virtual world appeared only in movies and television shows. What was thought to be impossible has now become one of the revolutionary technology trends to have impacted our society. Virtual reality is available to the average person, becoming a staple for entertainment and online gaming in families' homes. Yet, what exactly is Virtual Reality? And what is the difference between Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality? Virtu

The “Metaverse” is being hyped by tech companies as the future of all digital media. For many, it is something just heard in movies such as The Matrix and Wreck-It Ralph. But, what is the metaverse exactly? The Metaverse can be described as a virtual social media space, where you can have a persistent online persona across the internet. Think “Facebook” but across the internet, rather than just one website. This one persona would serve as your “digital self” whenever you use

After years of dreaming of playing games in a virtual reality environment, headset and all. It finally arrived, and after 5 years, it still hasn't caught on. Despite it being such a popular concept and long-awaited dream by many gamers, it never became the future of gaming that many expected it to be. We can find several reasons for this be its high entry price, difficulty to set up, and limited to the pc marketplace. All of these problems have since been remedied with the re