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Inside The First IMAX VR Arcade

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We went inside the big-screen company’s flagship VR center in Los Angeles this week, and got a good look at their plans for arcade roll-outs this year including centers spread across the globe. HTC is betting big on VR arcades in China. . I think,” said HTC’s Viveport President, Rikard Steiber.

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E3 2020 Cancelled Over Coronavirus Concerns

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.” A message posted to the official E3 website today announced the cancellation of the long-running games industry event which has been held annually in Los Angeles. Big players like Oculus, Sony, and HTC have used the event to showcase their latest VR hardware and content.

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Regal Cinemas Brings VR Zombies to Theaters for ‘Resident Evil’ Premiere

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One of the leading theater groups in the United States, Regal Entertainment Group, is giving Los Angeles movie-goers a new kind of scare before they even take their seat. We are excited to partner with Sony and Fisherman Labs on this amazing VR experience at LA Live: A BARCO Innovation Center.”.

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Coronavirus Forces Cancellation Of E3 2020

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. “After careful consultation with our member companies regarding the health and safety of everyone in our industry – our fans, our employees, our exhibitors and our longtime E3 partners – we have made the difficult decision to cancel E3 2020, scheduled for June 9-11 in Los Angeles,” states the EAS in an official release.

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JDI is Developing a 1001ppi High Pixel Density LCD for VR Headsets

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JDI), a display conglomerate created by Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi, today announced the development of a high pixel density, 3.25-inch 60Hz is widely considered the bare minimum for VR headsets, although many PC VR headsets including HTC Vive and Oculus Rift function at 90Hz—a necessity in reducing motion blur and screen flicker.

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Ghostbusters VR Arrives On PlayStation VR

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Sony has answered our call, bringing the first in a series of VR Ghostbusters episodes to PlayStation VR today. During a press preview event on the Sony Pictures lot in LA, where even Dan Aykroyd made a surprise appearance, I got an early look at the Ghostbusters VR experience. Well now you finally can—in VR.

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IMAX Launches High-Tech Centers That Make Trying VR a Movie-Like Experience

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Today in Los Angeles, IMAX unveiled the first of many planned VR installations intended to create “location-based VR of the future.” According to our reporter at the event, most of these pods were fitted with an HTC Vive VR headset, but others had the more experimental Star VR headset from Starbreeze.