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Reality Might Be a Simulation, Scientists Think It’s Possible to Find out for Sure

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If you’re interested in VR, you’ve probably thought at least once or twice about the simulation hypothesis—the idea that we might actually already be living in a virtual reality world. But did you know that scientists actually think it may be possible to experimentally verify if we’re living in a simulation?

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The 2019 VR Awards Winners Recognized for Outstanding VR Tech

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The twisted puzzle adventure game beat out more recognizable titles including ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission , Vacation Simulator , and Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs. VR Film of the Year. VR Film of the Year went to Wolves in the Walls: It’s All Over. It’s often used in industry for advanced training simulations.

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Take a Look Inside Two Bit Circus

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Two Bit Circus was founded in 2012 by Brent Bushnell and Eric Gradman. Bennett was an entertainment industry veteran with 27 years of experience in film, television, and music. In 2016 they teamed up with Samsung to simulate an in-game basketball experience for the Rio Olympics.

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VR Training Might Help Part-Time NFL Referees Get The Calls Right

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Coming off the substitute referee circus of 2012 and a series of rule additions of varying efficacy in subsequent years, the NFL is looking to VR for potential training of our thankless officials. However, the second that a call is against you, you’re wondering how in the world this person got the job.

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How Hollywood Has Predicted VR in Movies

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Since the Oculus Kickstarter in 2012, VR has seen a revival on the big screen as it becomes a more affordable and accessible consumer device. 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. TRON (1982). Virtuosity (1995).

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Oculus Artist’s ‘Quill’ Shorts Show the Incredible Potential of Illustrating & Animating in VR

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Formerly a visual development artist at Dreamworks, Goro Fujita is a talented artist in his own right, with his name in the credits of films like Megamind (2010) , Madagascar 3 (2012) , Penguins of Madagascar (2014) , and Boss Baby (2017). I did reuse some assets from my short film like the junk piles and the fences.

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Survios Acquires $50 Million In Funding, Begins Building Publishing Program

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Survios as a company was birthed when Project Holodeck was created in 2012, a story we dug deeper into in a previous hands-on with their game Raw Data ; they continue to research and develop new ideas in the VR industry. Raw Data is one of the few VR games we’ve confirmed have earned over $1 million in sales.

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