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Varjo Cuts Price of High-end Aero PC VR Headset by 50%

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Varjo, the Finland-based creator of high-end XR headsets, announced their businesses and prosumer-focused SteamVR headset Aero is now permanently 50% off its original $2,000 price tag. Besides the price drop reveal, Varjo focused heavily on the headset’s use in both driving and flight sims.

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Varjo Hardware to Be Used in Astronaut Training

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While the headset’s “human-eye resolution” capabilities are definitely exciting, the daunting price tag has largely relegated the headset to the realm of industry. While brief zero-gravity flights are possible without leaving the atmosphere, and training in water can simulate operations in space, long-term training is always difficult.

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Playing ‘Beat Saber’ From The Back Of A Dragon Is Pretty Cool

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If you’re looking for a conventional VR rhythm game experience, you’ll probably like Smooth Straight, while those looking to mix things up may be interested in trying more unpredictable flight patterns, such as Wild. Image Credit: TypeEh Studios. The gameplay is relatively straightforward. Is this one game mode worth the $9.99

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The Varjo VR-2 Pro Boldly Goes Where No VR Headset Has Gone Before

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Chris Ferguson, the company’s first corporate astronaut, and Starliner commander will soon start using the Varjo VR training system regularly in preparation for the program’s Crew Flight Test, which will be the first Starliner mission with humans on board. Imagine approaching the ISS in the Starliner spacecraft.

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Superhot, Pokemon Go Win For VR/AR At 2017 DICE Awards

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It was Ubisoft’s first-person multiplayer flight game, Eagle Flight [ Review: 7.5/10 This time is was Superhot’s turn for well-deserved glory, triumphing over a similar list of games including Eagle Flight, I Expect You to Die, Job Simulator, and Valve’s The Lab [ Review: 9/10 ].

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Go For Launch: Mercury Is A Historically Accurate VR Space Flight Simulator

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As a guy that writes a lot about VR on the internet I’ve seen and played my fair share of space flight games. Created by one amateur programmer named Joe Chisholm, Go For Launch: Mercury aims to be one of the most realistic space flight simulators ever made. Tagged with: flight sim , space flight Facebook Twitter Reddit More.

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Our First Look At Halo Outpost Discovery’s Location-Based VR Experience

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Alongside this competitive location-based VR experience, Halo Outpost Discovery will feature a variety of other exhibits and installations, including a Covenant-themed escape room set aboard an alien ship, as well as a UNSC Pelican flight training simulator.

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