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‘Serenity VR’ Fan Project Lets You Step Aboard The Most Famous Firefly-class Ship

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Serenity, the firefly-class spaceship from cult TV show Firefly (2002) and film Serenity (2005), is now full explorable in VR. ” The experience contains a number of items strewn about that you can pick up using your VR system’s motion controllers. According to Tabar, “any HMD with SteamVR support should work.”

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This Quest Pro Game Recreates Sword Art Online’s Lovably Bad User Interface

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Thankfully, you can control when monsters spawn, otherwise you probably wouldn’t have enough time to muck about. Film and TV oftentimes prioritize large, overly complex movements and cluttered UI elements that just don’t really translate to real life.

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Five Classic Video Games That Deserve A VR Remake

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Based on the hit 1995 film, this classic action title has you stepping into the role of legendary secret agent James Bond as you work to prevent a dangerous criminal syndicate from triggering a global financial meltdown. Or what about 2002’s James Bond 007: Nighfire ? GOLDENEYE 007. METAL GEAR SOLID 2: SONS OF LIBERTY.

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Augmented Reality May Be The Future, But It Still Has Major Limitations

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Our panelists included John Hanke, CEO of Niantic Labs and co-creator of Pokémon Go; Ralph Osterhout, CEO of Osterhout Design Group, maker of augmented reality glasses; and John Underkoffler, CEO of Oblong Industries, maker of the Mezzanine collaboration software and science advisor for the film Minority Report.

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In 'Turning Red,' fandom is freedom

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For 13-year-old Mei, the protagonist of Pixar’s latest film Turning Red , coming of age is a major headache. The film's director, Domee Shi, calls 4*Town "the glue" that holds Mei's "dork squad" together, drawing them closer amid the anarchy of adolescence. SEE ALSO: [link]. Fandom becomes their unique language of care.

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Road to VR’s 2019 Game of the Year Awards

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no wildly waggling your controller). Pistol Whip successfully marries rhythm and shooting, and gets mega style points in the process, as it draws on things like the John Wick film series and Equilibrium (2002) for inspiration. Like any good arcade game, cognitive load is high in Pistol Whip.

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How Hollywood Has Predicted VR in Movies

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Being one of the earliest films to explore the combination of human computer interaction, TRON is well known for its, at the time, exceptional graphics. Head mounted display (start of film) : Prototype model that appears to be a maskless football helmet with an array of sensors and circuitry strewn around the head. TRON (1982).