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HTC is Sending a VR Headset to the ISS to Support Astronaut Mental Health

Road to VR

Like all modern VR headsets, Vive Focus 3’s room-positioning system wasn’t built with the microgravity of space in mind, however the company settled on a solution that’s sometimes used in the world of location-based entertainment, such as roller coasters and flight simulators.

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[360 video] Horror 5 Evenings at Freddy's VR Assist Required 360° Immersive Digital Truth Practical experience

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[360 video] Horror 5 Evenings at Freddy’s VR Help Desired 360° Immersive Virtual Reality Knowledge. Five Nights at Freddy’s VR Help Needed, a 360 degree … resource.

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Planned Parenthood’s Eye-Opening VR Video Simulates Clinic Harassment

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The VR experience simulates clinic harassment. The post Planned Parenthood’s Eye-Opening VR Video Simulates Clinic Harassment appeared first on VRScout. It’s no secret that women seeking abortions often face harsh, verbal opposition from protesters outside of women’s health centers such as Planned Parenthood.

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VR & Memory, and Fate vs Free Will in Simulation Theory

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Hassan Karaouni is one of the 11 winners of an Oculus Launch Pad scholarship for his project My: home, which allows people to share 360 videos of locations that are meaningful to them. The post VR & Memory, and Fate vs Free Will in Simulation Theory appeared first on Road to VR. Support Voices of VR. Subscribe on iTunes.

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Hands-on: VR Goes Skydiving at iFLY – The Ultimate Haptic Simulation

Road to VR

I went to the company’s SF Bay location to try the iFly VR experience first hand, and came away feeling like I got to experience the ultimate haptic simulation. Once I was in position, with the instructor there ready to pull me into the chamber, he hit a button on the headset which switched the view to the pre-recorded 360 video.

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Over 75 Purdue University Students Will Attend Their Commencement Ceremonies In VR

VRScout

“Our undergraduate and graduate students at the Envision Center are deeply involved in exploring new technologies and the development of interactive visualization and simulation tools for research and learning,” explained Takahashi.

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New NVIDIA DesignWorks Features Put the World of VR and 360 Video in Developer’s Hands

VRWorld

Have you ever wanted to have 360 videos on the palm of your hand? Have you wanted to wanted to watch anything from game-plays, TV Shows, documentaries and even some other random videos? New enhancements in DesignWorks enable developers to significantly expand their VR and 360 video quality and performance capabilities.