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VR Demonstrates Major Impact for PTSD-suffering Veterans

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is a psychological condition that results from exposure to extreme trauma. Those who suffer from the disorder experience severe feelings of anxiety and can be haunted by intrusive flashbacks and other disturbances. While anyone can develop PTSD, it is relatively common amongst military personnel who have experienced combat. This is why the … Continue reading VR Demonstrates Major Impact for PTSD-suffering Veterans →

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Mozilla Launches a VR Browser

I associate VR with a lot of use cases, but web browsing isn’t always one that comes immediately to mind. Of course growing up a lot of cyberpunk literature described browsing the web as something done in fully-immersive virtual worlds. When I finally did get a dial-up modem it was less Johnny Mnemonic and more waiting … Continue reading Mozilla Launches a VR Browser →

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Ford Tries the Impossible: Getting Drivers to Like Cyclists through VR

Wouldn’t it be nice if we all just got along? You know, “love thy neighbour” and all that? Well, it would be nice but that’s not how the world we live in works. It’s a rat race. Everyone is trying to accomplish their own thing. Inevitably we will get in each other’s way. Nowhere is … Continue reading Ford Tries the Impossible: Getting Drivers to Like Cyclists through VR →

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Microsoft Sharepoint Get the Mixed Reality Treatment

From Johnny Mnemonic to Minority Report, plenty of Sci-Fi movies over the years have shown us flashy computer user interfaces. It’s all holographic, 3D-visualized and motion-driven stuff. It looks great on screen, but they don’t make too much practical sense. There have been more than a few attempts at creating computer interfaces that leverage 3D … Continue reading Microsoft Sharepoint Get the Mixed Reality Treatment →

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Mozilla Enters the VR Chat Market with “Hubs”

One of the most fun applications of consumer VR has to be the humble VR chat room. There are a lot of options on the market now. Altspace nearly got closed down, but was saved at the last minute by Microsoft. Facebook has Spaces, which will likely start to take off once people can buy … Continue reading Mozilla Enters the VR Chat Market with “Hubs” →

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The 2018 Winter Olympics from PyeongChang is Available to Watch in VR

The 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea will be filled with firsts. The games will be the first Winter Olympics to be shown in 4K High Dynamic Range. They are also the first South Korean games where North Korea are competing, the first in a decade where North and South Korean athletes will … Continue reading The 2018 Winter Olympics from PyeongChang is Available to Watch in VR →

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Russian Man Falls to Death During VR Session: Here’s How You Can Stay Safe

No matter how inherently safe something is, somewhere an unlucky person is going to manage to kill themselves while doing it. It’s just the law of averages reaping the poor sods at the extremes of the probability distribution. VR is not the absolute safest activity you can engage in, but in general the risks are … Continue reading Russian Man Falls to Death During VR Session: Here’s How You Can Stay Safe →

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Google Poly Could Democratise VR and AR

Remember Web 2.0? The revolution in web design that focused on user-generated content and collaboration? It seems weird to get excited about the idea now, but back in the early 2000s the change from a read-only web was a big deal. Now everyone is used to posting text, uploading videos and flooding social media with … Continue reading Google Poly Could Democratise VR and AR →

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VR Systems May Soon Scan Your Emotions

Affective computing is a branch of computer science and psychology that looks at how computers can interpret our emotional states and then use that information in some way to do a job. For example, if a chatbot like Siri knew you were cranky, she might adjust her tone to avoid irritating you further. If a … Continue reading VR Systems May Soon Scan Your Emotions →

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VR Demonstrates Major Impact for PTSD-suffering Veterans

Mozilla Launches a VR Browser

Ford Tries the Impossible: Getting Drivers to Like Cyclists through VR

Microsoft Sharepoint Get the Mixed Reality Treatment

Mozilla Enters the VR Chat Market with “Hubs”

The 2018 Winter Olympics from PyeongChang is Available to Watch in VR

Russian Man Falls to Death During VR Session: Here’s How You Can Stay Safe

Google Poly Could Democratise VR and AR

VR Systems May Soon Scan Your Emotions

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VR Demonstrates Major Impact for PTSD-suffering Veterans

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Microsoft Sharepoint Get the Mixed Reality Treatment

Mozilla Enters the VR Chat Market with “Hubs”

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The 2018 Winter Olympics from PyeongChang is Available to Watch in VR

Russian Man Falls to Death During VR Session: Here’s How You Can Stay Safe

Google Poly Could Democratise VR and AR

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Oculus Quest 2 Leaks Point To A Truly Next-gen VR Experience

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