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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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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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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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VR for Good: Future Aleppo Is An Emotional Tour Of Loss And Hope

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I want to stand on the tiny islands that sit between Russia and Alaska, explore the parks of Canada, and experience the culture of South Korea. Kteish’s creation itself has been virtually recreated inside the Oculus Rift with the help of Alex Pearson and London-based production studio, Marshmallow Laser Feast.

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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.

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Shaun MacGillivray Chats About IMAX and VR Movies

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Shaun: We first started working with AR five or six years ago and had the opportunity to test the first version of the Oculus alongside our 8K IMAX technology with the widest lenses possible. What was the studio’s first VR or spatial experience? . See Also: The NewImages Festival Focused Entirely on Immersive Technology.

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