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‘Google Earth VR’ Lets You Experience the Total Solar Eclipse Right Now

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Whether or not you’re in the narrow band of ‘solar eclipse totality’ that’s making its way across the continental United States on Monday, August 21st, Google Earth VR has seen a recent update that will let you experience the rare event from the comfort of your own HTC Vive or Oculus Rift. image courtesy NASA.

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How Climbing Mt. Everest in VR Helped Me Treat My Crippling Fear of Heights

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It was one of our many family trips up the Eastern Seaboard after we had moved from Boise, Idaho to Alexandria, Virginia. Everest on the HTC Vive – minus the limited air and intense cold. I can recall exactly – at the tender age of 6 – when my fear of heights came to be. Climbing to the Peak of the World.