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Immersive Technology for Education: How Virtual Reality Will Change the Learning Process

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This figure has been growing steadily since 2012 and does not plan to significantly stop its growth soon. Giants such as Oculus, HTC, Sony, Microsoft, Samsung, Walmart, and many others have been implementing their technologies in this field for a long time. The growth in the volume of investments in VR is more than $2.5

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Immersive Technology for Education: How Virtual Reality Will Change the Learning Process

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This figure has been growing steadily since 2012 and does not plan to significantly stop its growth soon. Giants such as Oculus, HTC, Sony, Microsoft, Samsung, Walmart, and many others have been implementing their technologies in this field for a long time. The growth in the volume of investments in VR is more than $2.5

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A Brief History of VR

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2012 was also a big year for Palmer Luckey, he launched a Kickstarter campaign for Oculus Rift that raised $2.4 2014 was also the year that Samsung announced the Samsung VR gear that would eventually be released in 2016. . In 2016, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Playstation VR were all released. million USD in funding.

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A Shift In The Rift: Is The Future Of Facebook In Mobile or PC VR?

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The VR industry today is likely not exactly what Brendan Iribe envisioned it would be back in 2012. While both it and the HTC Vive push forward in the high-end PC space, the desire for tetherless, more affordable products has given birth to smartphone-based mobile headsets like the Oculus-powered Gear VR, made in partnership with Samsung.

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The Curious Relationship Between DVDs and VR

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While Sony competed in the home console space with several other companies, such as Sega and later Nintendo and Microsoft, what made the PS2 stand out was its built in DVD player. Meanwhile, other companies like Samsung and Google have created lower-grade headsets that use your smartphone to simulate VR.

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Small Mistakes Led to a $500 Million Verdict Against Oculus

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ZeniMax alleged that Carmack made a breakthrough in VR technology in March 2012, when he was still at id Software and before he met Luckey. VR itself is likely to survive, as the litigation has no impact on competitors like Google Daydream View or HTC Vive. Above: John Carmack, CTO of Oculus. Image Credit: Dean Takahashi.

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