VRScout

MARCH 12, 2017

Currently available for download on the Oculus Store for the low, low price of $0.00, Mission:ISS is a scientifically accurate space simulation that lets players explore the infamous International Space Station in full virtual reality. Mission: ISS is currently available for download free over at the Oculus Store.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Last week, I traveled to the Houston Area Safety Council in Pasadena, Texas, to put Industrial Training International VR’s new crane simulator through its paces. Simulators will allow networking to support scenarios with multi-crane lifts and integrated training of signal people outfitted with VR hand-trackers.

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ARPost

MAY 26, 2022

Government agencies like NASA and the US Airforce used elements of the metaverse for training purposes and simulation exercises as early as 1986. Despite this long history, it was Facebook’s purchase of Oculus in 2014 that signaled the beginning of what has been an eight-year gold rush for AR and VR.

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

NASA and Oculus have launched their collaborative project ‘Mission: ISS’ for the Oculus Rift for free and it’s offers a detailed, visually sumptuous virtual reality trip to space that most of us would otherwise never experience.

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AllThingsVR

MARCH 18, 2017

Space Station Simulator ‘Mission: ISS’ Launches on Rift All the fun of being an astronaut, minus the nauseating trip up to space. Using the Oculus Touch controllers, players can dock incoming cargo capsules, conduct spacewalks, and perform mission-critical tasks with a level of realism usually reserved for astronauts in training.

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