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Valve’s Gabe Newell: ‘We’re excited to return to Half-Life, VR has energized the studio’

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Half-Life: Alyx has finally been revealed with Valve promising a “full-length” Half-Life game “designed from the ground up for virtual reality.” ” On the reveal, Valve founder Gabe Newell says that VR has energized the studio.

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ArtGate lets artist connect with community in virtual reality

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A virtual reality headset will make the experience more immersive, but people can attend without one via their PC or mobile device. When I put on my Oculus Quest headset and enter the ArtGate VR app , it is incredible how quickly I feel as if I am in person at a gallery, once again looking at art and speaking with visitors.

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The New Age of Learning Science with Virtual Reality: A Literature Review

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Virtual Reality: A New Age of Learning Science Virtual reality is not a new, hot-off-the-press concept. The term “ virtual reality” was first used in 1987 by Jaron Lanier, who was researching goggles that could display digital creations (Lowood, 2018). n.d.). , n.d.).

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One of Meta’s Most Well-funded VR Games is Shuttering Multiplayer This Year

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Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond (2020) was set to be the storied franchise’s first big push into virtual reality when it launched in late 2020, offering up some of its characteristic WWII combat missions alongside what hoped to be a robust online multiplayer.

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On the Hunt for VR’s Killer App with Samsung’s VP of Immersive Products & VR, Nick DiCarlo

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Everyone in the VR industry can envision a world in the next 10 years that’s radically changed by virtual reality. DiCarlo is VP of Immersive Products & Virtual Reality at Samsung, leading the company’s Virtual Reality (VR) efforts in the United States, including strategy across channels, hardware, services, sales and partnerships.

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‘Starfighter Inc.’ Promises VR Space Combat Sim Built on a Hard Sci-Fi Foundation

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The renewed appetite for space-based cockpit games over recent years has been partly fuelled by the resurgence of virtual reality technology, demonstrated by the success of Elite Dangerous , Star Citizen, and EVE: Valkyrie (2016). Starfighter Inc. Kickstarter. But Starfighter Inc.

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‘Half-Life 2: VR’ Mod Gets Green-lit on Steam in 4 Days

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Half-Life 2: VR , a revamped version of an older mod which will adapt the beloved Half-Life 2 for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, has been green-lit, signifying Valve’s official acceptance of the mod for distribution on Steam. Here’s some gameplay from the original mod played on the Rift DK1. Sadly, it wouldn’t last.

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