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

Road to VR

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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The XR Week Peek (2020.03.09): New Half-Life: Alyx videos and details, coronavirus makes events go virtual and much more!

The Ghost Howls

And you can get all the attention to details they had in every aspect of the game : for instance, the teleporting is not a classical teleporting, but it simulates your movement from the starting point to the end point and then makes it very fast. Oculus rejects Crisis VRigade again, causing backlash from the community.

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The Curious Relationship Between DVDs and VR

VR Playhouse

If this fact isn’t enough to convince you of the terrifying speed at which ideas and technology move, here’s another: A hundred years ago, the first supermarket was opened in Memphis, Tennessee. Meanwhile, other companies like Samsung and Google have created lower-grade headsets that use your smartphone to simulate VR.