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Mario Kart GP VR Arrives Stateside This October

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VR Zone’s hit rendition of the original Nintendo classic heads to Washington DC alongside two other LB VR experiences. Well it appears as though our time has finally come as Bandai Namco announces the arrival of ‘VR Zone Portal Washington DC.’, brought great success, and we hope to follow suit in Washington, D.C.

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VR Attraction The VOID Plans to More Than Double in Size with 25 New Locations

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Just a week prior to the July 25th announcement, the company announced that it had officially opened three new entertainment center locations in Atlanta, Minneapolis, and Washington D.C., Real haptics like shaking floors, gusts of wind, and even smells are used to increase immersion.

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AxonVR Raises $5.8 Million Seed Investment for Advanced VR Haptics

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million seed investment, which is claimed to be the largest secured by a VR haptics company to date. With a few exceptions , haptics in VR usually amounts to using vibration as a proxy for a touch event. To accomplish this, AxonVR has created a haptic skin that has hundreds of dots that are linked to pneumatic actuators.

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The VOID To Open 25 New Location-Based VR Centers Across The U.S. & Europe

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By partnering with major studios and properties ( Star Wars, Ghostbusters , and Wreck-It Ralph ) and embracing experimental haptic technology, the VOID has quickly become one of the leading providers of AAA location-based immersive entertainment. The VOID recently opened three new locations at Battery Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga.;

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Facebook Is Recruiting Experts in Psychophysics To Hack Your Mind for VR

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” The successful candidate will work at a special Oculus research office in Redmond, Washington. However, for a virtual reality team like Facebook’s Oculus, the hiring of a psychophysicist indicates an interest in developing more immersive experiences, haptics and hardware.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.11.02): PSVR likely not to come in 2021, new info revealed on Decagear, and more!

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I was expecting a PSVR 2 launch in 2021, but then suddenly Jim Ryan in an interview with The Washington Post has commented on VR with these exact words: PlayStation believes in VR. PSVR 2 is probably coming in 2022 and with a slow transition. I admit that this news caught me a bit off guard. All the reviewers are amazed.

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Patent Hints At Further Oculus Research Into VR Hand Controllers Beyond Touch

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Steps forward in hand tracking and haptics will take much effort to refine, and the inventors of this idea are listed as living in Washington. Tagged with: Haptics , oculus Facebook Twitter Reddit More. Many of these devices, however, are merely concepts or are either expensive and require careful calibration to use.