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Vader Immortal Will Bring ‘Lightsaber Battle’ To The Oculus Quest

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With this year’s official Star Wars Celebration set to kick off next week in Chicago, the rumor of possible announcements regarding both Star Wars Episode IX and The Mandalorian is in full swing as fans prepare for any new updates surrounding the highly-anticipated film and mysterious new series. Image Credit: ILMxLAB.

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Researchers Use Menthol To Simulate Cold Weather In VR

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Image Credit: University of Chicago. Image Credit: University of Chicago. Feature Image Credit: University of Chicago. There’s also lidocaine, an anesthetic that can numb the skin as well as sanshool, which delivers a tingling sensation. “Our approach presents two unique benefits.

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Spatial Beats: Apple, Magic Leap & Oculus

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This week, we look at Apple’s moves across the spatial spectrum, Magic Leap 2, And Oculus Quest game sales among other items. It is available in cities like Seattle, Chicago, Tokyo, London, and most recently, San Diego and Portland. It is coming soon to the Oculus store. W elcome back to Spatial Beats.

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Chance The Rapper Set To Perform Virtual Holiday Concert On Facebook’s ‘Venues’

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Premiering exclusively on Facebook’s Venues platform, this unique live performance will immerse you in a virtual homage to classic holiday-themed movies and TV shows that Chance loved as a youth while growing up in Chicago. . Image Credit: Oculus.

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‘Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series’ Heads To Star Wars Celebration This April

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Episode one of the series is set launch later this year on the Oculus Quest. It’s been roughly five months since ILMxLAB announced Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series for the upcoming Oculus Quest standalone headset. These brief demonstrations will be open to the public until the end of the celebration. . Written by David S.

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Baobab Studios Rolls Out The Virtual Red Carpet For The Premier Of ‘Baba Yaga’

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Baobab Studios hosted a virtual premier in AltSpaceVR for the launch of their latest adventure Baba Yaga on the Oculus Store. She took the time to not only celebrate the launch of Baba Yaga on the Oculus Store, but to also praise the hard work being done by the people at Baobab Studios, and talk about how VR is changing entertainment.

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New ‘Vader Immortal’ Trailer Teases A Thrilling, Narrative-Driven VR Experience

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Today marks the second day of the 4th annual Star Wars Celebration in Chicago, Illinois and things are heating up quick. According to Oculus, players can expect to find themselves at “the center of a story in which you hold the key to the galaxy’s salvation… or destruction.”

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