I Finally Tried Virtual Reality and It Brought Me to Tears

Discussion in 'hardware' started by ronjor, Jan 9, 2016.

  1. hawki

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    "Facebook unveils virtual social space for its Oculus users

    San Francisco (AFP) - Facebook said Wednesday it will launch a virtual social community where users of its Oculus headgear can "explore new places" and "create their own new experiences."

    The Horizon virtual world set for a beta launch in 2020 represents a new initiative for the Oculus virtual reality unit of the leading social network.

    Oculus users will be able to choose an avatar and interact with others in the virtual social community, Facebook said as it opened its Oculus Connect 6 conference..."

    https://news.yahoo.com/facebook-unveils-virtual-social-space-oculus-users-211924806.html
     
  2. guest

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    Five years after buying Oculus for $2B, Facebook says VR is ready to take off
    September 26, 2019
    https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-oculus-connect-event-developers-react-2019-9
     
  3. guest

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    We put Oculus Quest’s two craziest new VR features through their paces
    Both updates will be free for all Quest VR headsets. For freebies, they're great
    September 27, 2019

    https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019...-hands-on-with-hand-tracking-pc-vr-link-mode/
     
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    How VR can help enterprises with training, beyond firing Barry
    September 29, 2019
    https://venturebeat.com/2019/09/29/how-vr-can-help-enterprises-with-training-beyond-firing-barry/
     
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    Google used photogrammetry to create a detailed VR tour of Versailles
    September 30, 2019
    https://pressfrom.info/us/news/scie...-create-a-detailed-vr-tour-of-versailles.html
    Google Arts & Culture: Versailles: The Palace is Yours
     
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    Holoride makes its in-car VR available to the public for the first time
    October 10, 2019
    https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/10/h...r-available-to-the-public-for-the-first-time/
     
  7. stapp

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    Seems like everyone wants to live virtually now.

    Soon no one will be capable of coping with reality :(
     
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    Google discontinues Daydream VR
    October 15, 2019
    https://venturebeat.com/2019/10/15/google-discontinues-daydream-vr/
     
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    Microsoft’s DreamWalker lets you see VR cities during real-world walks
    October 21, 2019
    https://venturebeat.com/2019/10/21/...ts-you-see-vr-cities-during-real-world-walks/
    Microsoft: A new era of spatial computing brings fresh challenges—and solutions—to VR
     
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    Google open-sources Cardboard to keep ‘no-frills’ VR widely available
    November 6, 2019
    https://venturebeat.com/2019/11/06/...dboard-to-keep-no-frills-vr-widely-available/
    Google: Open sourcing Google Cardboard
     
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    Lenovo pilots VR as an alternative to general anesthesia for kids
    November 9, 2019
    https://venturebeat.com/2019/11/09/...n-alternative-to-general-anesthesia-for-kids/
     
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    FedEx Ground Uses Virtual Reality to Train and Retain Package Handlers
    November 8, 2019
    https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk...-uses-vr-to-train-and-retain-package-handlers
     
  13. hawki

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    "Microsoft Flight Simulator could get VR support because of fan feedback...

    Microsoft and Asobo Studio is using a vast amount of data to create a world that's so accurate you can fly over your house, and the immersive qualities of VR makes it seem like a good fit, but it wasn't something that was being considered until people started making the assumption that it was going to support VR straight away. The good news is that it's probably going to happen, though maybe not in time for launch....

    ...Jorg Neumann, head of Microsoft Flight Simulator, told AVSIM. 'But we are listening, and we heard it, so we will try our darnedest to make it happen. Whether or not we’re going to pull it off for launch, we can’t commit to that at this point in time, but we are aware of the desire, and given that we genuinely want to make the sim that simmers want, we will try to prioritise that over other things.'..."

    https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-flight-simulator-could-get-vr-support-because-of-fan-feedback/
     
  14. guest

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    Oculus Link arrives in beta: the Quest can now be your PC VR gaming headset
    One USB-C cable can turn Facebook's standalone VR headset into a PC rig
    November 18, 2019

    https://www.cnet.com/news/oculus-li...e-quest-can-now-be-your-pc-vr-gaming-headset/
     
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    Valve confirms it’s making a ‘flagship’ Half-Life VR game
    November 19, 2019
    https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/18/valve-confirms-its-making-a-flagship-half-life-vr-game/
    Ars Technica: Half-Life: Alyx: What we know about Valve’s upcoming full-length VR game
     
  16. guest

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    The future of immersive theater is here, and it's in a VR headset
    Oculus' newest experience, The Under Presents, will blow your mind
    November 19, 2019

    https://www.cnet.com/news/the-future-of-immersive-theater-is-here-and-it-is-in-a-vr-headset/
     
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    Facebook buys 'Beat Saber' creator Beat Games
    The developer will still update the VR rhythm game on non-Oculus platforms
    November 26, 2019

    https://www.engadget.com/2019/11/26/oculus-vr-beat-saber/
     
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    Sony and fans fire back as Microsoft claims ‘nobody’s asking for VR’
    November 26, 2019
    https://venturebeat.com/2019/11/26/...ck-as-microsoft-claims-nobodys-asking-for-vr/
     
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    Facebook sells off Oculus Medium to Adobe
    December 7, 2019
    https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/07/facebook-sells-off-oculus-medium-to-adobe/
     
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    Oculus Quest Hand-tracking Starts Rolling Out This Week, Developer SDK Next Week
    December 9, 2019
    https://www.roadtovr.com/oculus-quest-hand-tracking-update/
    Oculus Quest's hand tracking is a new level of VR immersion (September 27, 2019)
     
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    Reinventing Reality VR exhibit opens for girls at Lawrence Hall of Science
    December 14, 2019
    https://venturebeat.com/2019/12/14/...-opens-for-girls-at-lawrence-hall-of-science/
     
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    Bigscreen Partners With Paramount for Ticketed VR Movie Screenings
    December 16, 2019
    https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/bigscreen-social-movie-vr-paramount-1203439355/
     
  23. guest

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    Oculus Quest’s controller-free hand-tracking SDK is now available
    December 29, 2019
    https://venturebeat.com/2019/12/21/oculus-quests-controller-free-hand-tracking-sdk-is-now-available/
     
  24. guest

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    2020 is VR's make-or-break year
    The stars might finally align for virtual reality next year
    December 24, 2019

    https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/24/vr-in-2020-oculus-quest-half-life-alyx/
     
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    The new VR gloves from Teslasuit allow you to feel virtual objects and monitor your pulse
    December 26, 2019
    https://www.gamerturn.com/the-new-v...-feel-virtual-objects-and-monitor-your-pulse/
     
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