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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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Oculus Quest Hand Tracking Set to Get Camera-based Hand Tracking

While VR headsets are pretty good these days, technologies to help us be better embodied in VR worlds aren’t quite at the same level of refinement. In recent times, touch controllers have started to become a standard part of the VR experience. Whether it’s a Windows Mixed Reality headset or indeed the Oculus Quest we’re … Continue reading Oculus Quest Hand Tracking Set to Get Camera-based Hand Tracking →

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Oculus Half-dome Prototypes Show Off the Future of VR

With its mid-range Oculus Quest getting a tethering option, the plain old tethered Rift seems to be heading for the bin of obsolescence. That doesn’t mean Oculus isn’t baking something new. Their half-dome prototype which made the news a while ago has moved much closer to a final product. In 2018 the VR pioneer showed … Continue reading Oculus Half-dome Prototypes Show Off the Future of VR →

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After what seems like years or relative stagnation, things are moving at a rapid pace in the world of VR. Oculus Connect 6, the conference held late in September of 2019, was particularly fruitful and has the whole VR community abuzz. Surprisingly most of the good news when it comes to the Oculus line comes … Continue reading Oculus Link →

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Facebook Announces Horizon VR Social Media Platform

There’s a long history of virtual worlds living on the web. Second Life comes to mind, as do many of the MMORPGs that have taken over the lives of millions. Facebook Spaces and AltSpace VR have also shown us how well-suited VR is for creating shared social spaces. You can really get the feeling of … Continue reading Facebook Announces Horizon VR Social Media Platform →

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The VRGO Mini Might be the Most Elegant Way to Move Around in VR Yet

Moving your virtual body around has been quite a problem to solve when it comes to consumer VR. The great hope, at least for a while, was the omnidirectional treadmill. Unfortunately they turned out to be too bulky and expensive overall. So far no one has really brought a viable consumer version to market. Room-scale … Continue reading The VRGO Mini Might be the Most Elegant Way to Move Around in VR Yet →

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Ray Tracing and VR: A Match Made in Heaven?

Although GPU technology has been coming along in leaps and bounds for the last few years, nothing truly revolutionary has happened. We experienced a massive leap in graphical fidelity at the start of the Xbox 360 era, but everything since has been steadily incremental. Then Nvidia came out of left field with real time ray … Continue reading Ray Tracing and VR: A Match Made in Heaven? →

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No Man’s Sky Gets PSVR and PC VR As Part of Massive “Beyond” Update

No Man’s Sky is a game that people love to hate. A victim of an out-of-control hype train, Hello Games had a real problem on their hands when the game was released. The game that players actually got was actually pretty good, but compared to the game everyone thought they were getting, it was a … Continue reading No Man’s Sky Gets PSVR and PC VR As Part of Massive “Beyond” Update →

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DiRT Rally 2.0 Gets (Janky) VR Support

Few people would disagree that developer Codemasters are the kings of making fantastic racing games. Titles like GRID and F1 2019 are a showcase to the finely-tuned gameplay sensibilities this studio has developed. The DiRT rally games are no exception and this writer has whiled away countless hours utterly failing to complete rally stages on … Continue reading DiRT Rally 2.0 Gets (Janky) VR Support →

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What’s Going on With Windows VR Headset Availability?

We’ve been pretty impressed with the Windows Mixed Reality platform. From the affordable, capable hardware to excellent software support in both gaming and non-gaming apps. The solid inside-out tracking alone was worth taking an interest in the system and the included motion controllers provide one of the best VR experiences yet. It seems like a … Continue reading What’s Going on With Windows VR Headset Availability? →

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VR Demonstrates Major Impact for PTSD-suffering Veterans

Oculus Quest Hand Tracking Set to Get Camera-based Hand Tracking

Oculus Half-dome Prototypes Show Off the Future of VR

Oculus Link

Facebook Announces Horizon VR Social Media Platform

The VRGO Mini Might be the Most Elegant Way to Move Around in VR Yet

Ray Tracing and VR: A Match Made in Heaven?

No Man’s Sky Gets PSVR and PC VR As Part of Massive “Beyond” Update

DiRT Rally 2.0 Gets (Janky) VR Support

What’s Going on With Windows VR Headset Availability?

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VR Demonstrates Major Impact for PTSD-suffering Veterans

Oculus Quest Hand Tracking Set to Get Camera-based Hand Tracking

Oculus Half-dome Prototypes Show Off the Future of VR

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VR Demonstrates Major Impact for PTSD-suffering Veterans

Oculus Quest Hand Tracking Set to Get Camera-based Hand Tracking

Oculus Half-dome Prototypes Show Off the Future of VR

Oculus Link

Facebook Announces Horizon VR Social Media Platform

The VRGO Mini Might be the Most Elegant Way to Move Around in VR Yet

Ray Tracing and VR: A Match Made in Heaven?

No Man’s Sky Gets PSVR and PC VR As Part of Massive “Beyond” Update

DiRT Rally 2.0 Gets (Janky) VR Support

What’s Going on With Windows VR Headset Availability?

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VR Demonstrates Major Impact for PTSD-suffering Veterans

Oculus Quest Hand Tracking Set to Get Camera-based Hand Tracking

Oculus Half-dome Prototypes Show Off the Future of VR