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Watch: Tobii Tease Unnervingly Effective Vive Eye-Tracked VR Demo Ahead of GDC

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We wrote just today that eye-tracking used inside virtual reality headsets, used to detect the gaze of the user, could play an extremely important part in making more realistic VR scenes at higher resolutions possible through the use of foveated rendering, but eye-tracking has important implications for a more human aspect of virtual reality.

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Free Wheelchair Mission Launches Fundraising Event with VR Experience

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To this end, they created a VR experience for Oculus documenting the delivery of three wheelchairs in Guatemala. Note: this video was designed for viewing on Oculus VR glasses. See Also: Using Virtual Reality for Increased Charity Donor Outreach and Funding. Since 2001, FWM has delivered wheelchairs in 93 countries.

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BISim tells us how XR is relevant for the Army

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Military simulations are one of the fields where virtual reality has always been an important technology , even before that VR had its new renaissance in 2012. BISim was founded in 2001 in Australia as part of Czech-based Bohemia Interactive Studio (makers of Arma and Dayz). haptics suits ) or does a VR headset suffice?

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‘Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE’ Launches on Steam Today

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Croteam, the minds behind the Serious Sam franchise, has released its fourth Serious Sam -themed VR game: Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE (2017) for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Now available on Steam , Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE is a fast-paced shooter serving as a prequel to the original Serious Sam: The First Encounter (2001).

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Take a VR Tour of Aech’s ‘Ready Player One’ Garage With Friends

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Based off the 2011 science fiction novel of the same name, the story follows unlikely hero Wade Watts in the dystopian future of 2044 as he searches for the immensely valuable “easter egg” hidden within a virtual reality universe known as the “Oasis.”. Ready Player One (2018) Tye Sheridan as Wade Owen Watts/Parzival.

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Atlas Is A Fast-Moving VR Sci-Fi Adventure From The Soap Collective

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Several months back, we introduced you to three young artists with a passion for maximizing what can be achieved through virtual reality artistry. Debuting on Oculus Rift + Touch, Atlas will be an episodic release set in an ever-expanding seamless world. You’re not entirely sure. ’s San Francisco co-working space.

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Prolific VFX Artist Kevin Mack Brings Surrealist Sculpture to Life in ‘Blortasia’

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Kevin Mack is a digital fine artist and prolific visual effects designer known for his work across films such as Fight Club (1999), A Beautiful Mind (2001) , The Fifth Element (1997), and What Dreams May Come (1998) for which he won an Oscar. Even the platform below your feet shifts in color and shape. ‘Blortasia’ on Steam.