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Palmer’s Post-Oculus Interview, Part 3: Neural Links, Recorded Memories, & Revolutionizing VR, Again

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Having founded Oculus in 2012 and been an important face for the company throughout its growth from fledgling startup to $2 billion acquisition by Facebook and beyond, it was a shock to see Palmer Luckey leave the company just two months ago. Palmer Luckey, circa 2012 | Photo courtesy Oculus. Palmer Luckey: I also think so.

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Oculus Research to Talk “Reactive Displays” for Next-gen AR/VR Visuals at DisplayWeek Keynote

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Oculus Research’s director of computational imaging, Douglas Lanman, is scheduled to give a keynote presentation at SID DisplayWeek in May which will explore the concept of “reactive displays” and their role in unlocking “next-generation” visuals in AR and VR headsets.

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A Complete Guide to Virtual Reality

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Over the years, technology has become smaller, lighter, more comfortable, and with faster processing, breathing life into the virtual world. Also, unlike augmented reality (AR), which people can access via smartphones and smart glasses, VR relies on larger headsets and controllers to interact with fully-immersive virtual worlds.

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Second Life Studio Invites Creators to Social VR Platform

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Linden Lab , the creative minds behind the online social game Second Life , have been quietly constructing a virtual reality successor to their popular virtual world. Sansar invitations will continue to roll out until the public release in early 2017.

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Intel’s Project Alloy Demonstrates “Merged Reality”

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Yesterday Intel announced its entry into the virtual reality space with the Project Alloy all-in-one head mounted display. Later a prerecorded video showed a woman in a small virtual world complete with a pet dog. The lathe itself could be interacted with by hand or a dollar bill held in the hand.

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Intel’s Project Alloy Demonstrates “Merged Reality”

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Yesterday Intel announced its entry into the virtual reality space with the Project Alloy all-in-one head mounted display. Later a prerecorded video showed a woman in a small virtual world complete with a pet dog. The lathe itself could be interacted with by hand or a dollar bill held in the hand.

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NVIDIA’s FCAT VR Tool Benchmarks VR Hardware And Experiences

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A new tool from NVIDIA for benchmarking VR hardware and experiences should make it easier for buyers to figure out how systems perform in real world scenarios. Head-mounted displays like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive put heavy demands on the PCs required to power these headsets.

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