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VR Quiz Game ‘Go Guess’ Uses Google 360 Captures to Make You Guess Where You Are

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Rounds take place periodically, although avatars are named randomly currently, so it may be difficult to find and make friends in between matches, which is represented as a 3D render of Times Square in New York City.

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The Yang and the Yin of Immersive Storytelling with Oculus’ Yelena Rachitsky

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Yelena Rachitsky is an executive producer of experiences at Oculus, and she’s been inspired by how interactive narratives have allowed her to feel like a participant who is more engaged, more present, and more alive. The future of VR storytelling will be immersive and interactive. Support Voices of VR. Subscribe on iTunes.

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The best AR and VR news from CES 2022

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The controllers had already been unveiled, but at CES we discovered their name: “PlayStation VR2 Sense Controllers” No words have been said about the release date (that will be this year, by the way) and the price. Controllers specifications. The Touch controller and its mount are bigger than the glove itself.

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The 2017 Lumiere Awards: Google and Dear Angelica Win Big

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HTC is the maker of the Vive VR headset , a monumental achievement in optics, controls and 3D positional tracking for VR. This is a VR installation put on by Sony Pictures Entertainment and The Void in New York City. Dear Angelica was created using the new Oculus art program, Quill and the results are simply astonishing.

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What a Netflix Video Store Looks Like in Virtual Reality

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Using the HTC Vive hand controllers, you can walk over to a shelf and pick up a VHS tape. Only in this virtual Netflix shop, the titles include more current content like Orange is the New Black and House of Cards. Surrounding you plastered on the walls are movie and Netlfix titles, just like in the old days.

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Hands On: Tracking The Progress With Acer’s Development Edition Windows VR Headset

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At an event in New York City this morning Acer showed its latest tech offerings. Visually, the screen texture felt similar to the Oculus Rift. There were also some God-rays around white letters floating in black, similar to the Oculus Rift. The Edge browser and the video player ran smoothly. Ergonomics.

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Airspace Defender's Mixed Reality Missile Command Comes To Quest Early Access Soon

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Unleashing your arsenal of missiles, bombs and laser blasts with a pinch of your fingers feels intuitive and natural and really gives the sensation of controlling the ordnance in this tiny holographic representation of a war zone.