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Hands-on: VR Goes Skydiving at iFLY – The Ultimate Haptic Simulation

Road to VR

I went to the company’s SF Bay location to try the iFly VR experience first hand, and came away feeling like I got to experience the ultimate haptic simulation. Once I was in position, with the instructor there ready to pull me into the chamber, he hit a button on the headset which switched the view to the pre-recorded 360 video.

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AmazeVR Secures $9.5M to Bring Immersive Concerts to VR

Road to VR

Founded in 2015, AmazeVR previously focused on building out its 360 video subscription service for VR headsets, which features a variety of content. A pop-up activation is slated to arrive in LA sometime this year, which is said to include a virtual tour bus fitted with haptic chairs and VR headsets.

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SXSW: Hands-On with Temporal World and From The Main Square

The Ghost Howls

She told me that the jacket was a haptic device that was custom-made by her. Me wearing the haptic jacket at the booth of the experience The experience started with something that resembled a point cloud scanned from an office where Chloé was sitting down on a chair. It’s cool and sad at the same time.

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’24: Legacy’ Prequel Comes to VR

VRScout

And in true 24 style, the is one of the more violent and fast-paced VR experiences we’ve seen yet in a 360° video. “The Raid” launched this week and can be viewed on Gear VR or on the web as a 360° video.

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Take a Look Inside Two Bit Circus

VRScout

You may have read a couple stories here about haptic installations they produced for Verizon with the NFL and IndyCar in 2015. For example, when an agency wanted an IndyCar simulator, they knew they wanted to shoot in 3D 360° with a haptic seat to maximize immersion. Two Bit Circus Chief Content Officer, Nancy Bennett.

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Behind the Scenes Look of Suicide Squad’s VR Experience

VRScout

Winding through long halls of barbed wire and prison cells in this recreated Belle Reve penitentiary space, we got our first look at the 360° video on Gear VR headsets while sitting on swivel chairs strapped with SupPac haptic vests.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Pioneering a unique form of haptic feedback that simulates sensation and touch, Tactical Haptics has raised $2.2M The company has been driving their product forward for a few years and led an unsuccessful Kickstarter in 2013, so this is a big deal for Tactical Haptics in their quest to commercialize haptic feedback technologies.