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Nintendo Enters VR With ‘Mario Kart GP VR’

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An official VR remake of the 2005 arcade classic, Mario Kart GP, the experience has players sit in a metal rig similar to a go-kart wearing not only an HTC Vive headset, but two Vive trackers strapped to each wrist. However the most exciting of the VR experiences being offered has to be Mario Kart GP VR.

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How VR Saves Lives in the OR

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This article will focus exclusively on the applications of VR—fully replacing the world with a realistic digital simulation of patient-specific anatomy and pathology. The Global Virtual Patient Simulation Market is poised to grow at a CAGR of around 19.6% Screen consolidation. Physical training, health, and fitness.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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Interestingly enough, the open world features wildlife simulations provided by IBM’s Watson. Already supporting the Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive, and PSVR – Unity will now support Google Daydream. Curioser and curioser…. Developers, rejoice!

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Meet Nick Whiting, Epic’s Technical Director of VR/AR

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When I graduated college in 2005, the technology was pretty limited and relegated to military and really high-end entertainment; it wasn’t something people could get their hands on. VR makes those sorts of sci-fi dreams a reality today. We set out to see how good we could make something look in a very practical sense, to set a bar.

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12 Can’t Miss VR Talks You Have To See At GDC 2017

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Rikard Steiber (HTC), Joel Breton (HTC). As President of Viveport and Head of Vive Studios respectively, Rikard Steiber and Joel Breton are two of the most senior figures working on the HTC Vive today. Room 2005, West Hall. : Tuesday, February 28th, 10:00am – 11:00am. Room 2011, West Hall. Liz Mercuri (Unity).

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‘Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter’ Is Fast, Frenetic, and Fun FPS Action With Full Locomotion

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The Second Encounter followed it in 2002, with Serious Sam 2 releasing in 2005. Onward has full movement, but scratches a very different military simulation itch, and Battle Dome is more like Splatoon than an action-packed shooter like this. The games were all about speed, intensity, large arsenals of weapons, and lots of gore.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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It’s interesting to note that although Nintendo did not directly develop this virtual version of the 2005 arcade classic Mario Kart GP , it is an official remake and has Nintendo’s blessing… but the experience will be using the HTC Vive and not Nintendo hardware (will the Nintendo Switch soon be the first VR-compatible hardware from Nintendo???).