As published: VR Training: The Benefits of Real-time Feedback - Training Industry Immersive learning using virtual reality (VR) provides employees with the opportunity to learn by doing, with real-time feedback and task repetition — all of which build proficiency. VR training is a way to safely replicate actual work environments and provide workers with the freedom to fail without causing physical injury, damage to property or loss of revenue. VR...

As published: Advanced location technology creates safer work environments Harassment of hospitality employees is unfortunately very common. Unite Here, a hospitality trade union, surveyed 500 hospitality employees, and found that 58 percent of hotel workers and 77 percent of casino workers surveyed have been sexually harassed by a guest. Unions have been pushing the industry to respond to this issue for years. Several cities and states have passed legislation addressing...

The demand for immersive 3D experiences is making its way into the office, and developers need a more efficient process to meet this growing demand, says David Brebner, founder and CEO of Umajin.  To be a game developer, you don’t have to be a coding ninja. Game engines can do a lot of the work for you, and they have been used to build some of the most amazing and popular...

Immersive Multiexperience: A New Generation of Enterprise Application Development Takes Flight https://dzone.com/articles/immersive-multiexperience-a-new-generation-of-ente

Umajin are the 2020 winners of the ATEED Hi-Tech Creative Technology Solution Award. The winner of this category will have developed a product or solution (including hardware, software and/ or services) that uses creative content or interactive design in a genuinely innovative way and can demonstrate how it is positioned for future success. Umajin beat Weta Workshop and IMAGR for the win. Weta Workshop created a mixed-reality game designed for the Magic...

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” — Steve Jobs “Design-thinking firms stand apart in their willingness to engage in the task of continuously redesigning their business…to create advances in both innovation and efficiency - the combination that produces the most powerful competitive edge.” — Roger Martin, author of the Design of Business Design thinking is not just about making objects,...

Umajin’s IoT “Software Factory” brings pre-built modules, automation and AI to the process of rapidly creating complete IoT solutions. Working prototypes can be available in a few days, and a fully functional demonstration solution in a few weeks.  The Internet of Things has seen a lot of hype, but fewer success stories.   Low cost system-on-chip modules that incorporate microcontrollers, sensors, cameras, and networking chips open up a wide range of...

Businesses around the world were caught off guard by the sudden shift to remote working in March of 2020. Work processes were suddenly migrated to Zoom calls. As an interim solution this was the best option available and in some cases it was adequate. There remains considerable uncertainty about when fully staffed offices will return and many individuals have become accustomed to a day that doesn’t include wasting time on...

Introduced at CES 2020, KeyShare Innovation Group http://keyshareus.com/ have created a Hologram Virtual Personal Assistant called ‘Q-Live’, built on the Umajin application system. Q-Live is intended for use in the B2C market to help retailers provide better service and support to their retail customers. KeyShare at CES news article The Umajin Application System was selected for its powerful range of capabilities. Not only did the application need powerful graphical and...

BOSTON, February, 2020 –  The Mob Museum in Las Vegas launched a new interactive app for visitors built on Umajin’s next- generation application development platform. The app uses facial-recognition technology to compare a user’s face to a database of more than 800 images including notable heroes, villains, singers, comedians and entertainers — as well as many others from the mob world — to identify the user’s closest Doppelgangster, such as...