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Alaska Airlines Begins Testing VR As First Class Entertainment

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Alaska Airlines new VR theater experience could make you forget you are on an airplane. The program remains in its trial phase with an end goal of determining whether the idea of a VR experience, similar to that of the Netflix VR app or Oculus Venues , would resonate with airline passengers. Their answer?

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Lies Below Is A New VR Survival Horror Game For Oculus Inspired By Japanese Horror Manga

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The unsettling narrative-driven experience launches on Oculus Quest next month followed by Rift S in April. . Set in the remote mountain town of Slumber, Alaska, this disturbing narrative-driven VR game will have you fighting for your life as you face-off against hordes of unsettling creatures pulled straight out of a Silent Hill game.

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GameStop is Selling Refurbished PSVR Headsets for $99, Available 1 Day Only

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SEE ALSO Oculus is Selling Refurbished Original Rifts for $300. GameStop only ships the headset in the lower 48, meaning Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico residents needs not apply. The deal is only available online for obvious reasons.

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Get $150 off HP Reverb G2, Offering Class-leading Resolution & Acceptable Tracking

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The deal automatically knocks off $150 off the regular retail price, and includes free shipping (3-7 business days) within the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Granted, the best deal in high-quality VR nowadays is typically Oculus Quest 2, which can connect to PC via either USB-C cable or WiFi.

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More VR Game News From the Facebook Game Developers Showcase – Day 2 & 3

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The company’s all-online alternative to the canceled Game Developers Conference is the place to be for Oculus news on VR games and apps. Posts also detailed upcoming updates to the Quest platform, new resources for VR developers, and changes to the way that Oculus manages IAPs and DLC for VR games. The Showcase So Far.

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Oculus To Meta: 10 Years Of Mark Zuckerberg's Quest For VR

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On March 25, 2014 the world learned Mark Zuckerberg purchased Oculus VR for over $2 billion. Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe, for example, tried and failed to ship better PC VR headsets than the Rift as standalone VR became Zuckerberg's focused strategy. Facebook had around 10,000 employees when it acquired Oculus in 2014.

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These Five 360-Degree Nature Videos Showcase Planet Earth

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National Geographic and Oculus. 360 VR timelapse footage of the Aurora Borealis over Kashwitna Lake, Alaska. This was filmed in the El Mirage dry lake riverbed (an hour outside Los Angeles) and the synergy between the real land and animated objects is seamless. Kids old enough for VR will love this one. Produced by: Felix & Paul.