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Omni One: Virtuix’ Decade of Development Culmonates

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Virtuix, the Austin-based company behind the “Omni” multidirectional VR treadmill, has launched its highly-anticipated Omni One – realization of a decade-long journey that began with a Kickstarter campaign in 2013. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Google Reportedly Working On Its Own Mixed Reality Glasses

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If real, Project Iris would be the company’s first AR device since the ill-fated Google Glass, which was released in 2013 to underwhelming reception. This was followed by Google Daydream View in 2016, a mobile VR headset compatible with Pixel devices. For more information check out The Verge’s full report here.

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Airbus Launches HoloLens App to Train Future Airline Crews

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Airbus, a Microsoft HoloLens partner, developed the software for its A350 XWB line of planes, which first took to the skies in 2013. The Japanese airliner purchased 31 A350s in 2013 and will be the first to take advantage of the software. Microsoft demonstrated JAL’s app last year.

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You Can Now Play The Entirety of GTA 5 In VR, Cutscenes And All

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Despite having originally released all the way back in 2013, Rockstar’s fifth entry in their beloved Grand Theft Auto video game series is more popular than ever. The free “R.E.A.L” PC mod adds full VR compatibility to Rockstar’s beloved franchise.

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GTA V Free On PC For A Limited Time With VR Mod Support

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Originally released on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 back in 2013 followed by the PC in 2015, GTA V has since gone on to become one of the highest-grossing video game titles of all-time, due in no small part to Rockstar’s GTA Online service and lucrative microtransactions, referred to in-game as “Shark Cards.”

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Multiplayer JRPG ‘Soul Covenant’ Coming to All Major VR Headsets Next Month

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Developed by the core team behind SOUL SACRIFICE (2013), players are thrust into a post-apocalyptic Tokyo in the franchise’s first VR expansion. Thirdverse , the Japan-based VR studio behind Swords of Gargantua , Altair Breaker, and X8 , announced that its VR multiplayer JRPG SOUL COVENANT is coming to all major headsets next month.

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‘Half-Life 2 VR’ Seemingly Back From The Dead

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Originally released in 2013 on the original Oculus Rift DK1, the HL2VR mod allowed early adopters to play through the entirety of Half-Life 2’s single-player campaign in VR with support for the Razer Hydra motion controllers.

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