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Mechanical Backpack Makes Jumping In VR More Fun

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” Pedro Lopes , an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the University of Chicago who focuses on integrating interfaces with the human body by exploring the interface paradigm that supersedes wearables, wants to make jumping in VR a more enjoyable experience. “Jump up and down and move it all around.”

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Gaming-Themed Atari Hotels Will Include VR And AR Entertainment

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If I were a betting man, I’d put money on each location offering access to popular VR experiences available on existing headsets like the HTC Vive Pro and Oculus Rift S rather than developing their own original content. The ill-fated Atari Jaguar headset in all its glory / Image Credit: Geek.com. Feature Image Credit: Atari Inc.

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Traveling Halo Fan Experience Will Feature Competitive Location-Based VR

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Based on the video provided, it appears as though attendees will be using PC backpacks provided by VRcade Systems all-in-one free-roam VR platform in conjunction with the HTC Vive Pro and its motion controllers. As for what the experience is actually like, we’ll just have to wait and see.

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Secret Location’s Cinematic VR Epic ‘The Great C’ Now Available

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on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift , as well as at participating VR arcade establishments. The immersive film debuted earlier this summer at the Venice Film Festival before making appearances at the Chicago Film Festival, the FEFFS in France, as well as several others. The Great C is available now for just $5.99

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MLK: Now Is The Time Launches On Quest Today

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Back in 2020, the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago hosted a separate Martin Luther King Jr. exhibition using an HTC Vive Focus Plus. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen Dr King’s legacy recreated in VR.

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Spatial Beats: Apple, Magic Leap & Oculus

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It is available in cities like Seattle, Chicago, Tokyo, London, and most recently, San Diego and Portland. Cathy Hackl , a former Magic Leap, HTC and AWS executive, and author of the new book The Augmented Workforce (with John Buzzell) is joining the company as Global Strategic Advisor.

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Escape H.H. Holmes’ Murder Castle In VR

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Starring Leonardo Dicaprio as the depraved killer, the film will follow Holmes’ beginnings as a medical professional, all the way to his infamous ‘Murder Hotel’ in which he tortured and killed over 200 individuals during the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.

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