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Oculus Quest Enterprise Edition Brings Standalone VR To Businesses

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We learned that both the Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S will be shipping to customers May 21st and that Viveport Infinity would be offering owners of either the recently-announced Valve Index or Oculus Rift S two free months of the popular game subscription service. Image Credit: Oculus. Image Credit: Oculus.

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Celebrate Earth Day With These Nature Themed VR Experiences

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Thankfully, immersive technology—such as VR—has proven to be the ideal tool for educating the public on environmental issues and spread awareness through immersive projects designed to envoke a sense of empathy with the user. THE STANFORD OCEAN ACIDIFICATION EXPERIENCE. NATURE TREKS VR.

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‘Operation Apex’ Takes You to the Great White’s Delicately Balanced Ocean Ecosystem, Now Available on Vive

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Curiscope created Operation Apex under the guidance of South Africa-based research and conservation organization Oceans Research. The creators also say Oculus Rift is slated for release sometime in 2018, and that the game requires Vive controllers to play. The game currently sells for £15.49 / $19.99 / €19.99.

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Exclusive: First-Ever Impact Reality Summit Announces 2020 Lineup

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Some of the biggest names in social impact will be in attendance, including: Participant Media, Conservation International, the Rainforest Alliance, Connect for Climate/World Bank, and the Milken Institute, as well as tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Oculus.

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Tribeca Film Festival’s Virtual Arcade Steps Up VR Game For 2018

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Narrated by Lupita Nyong’o, My Africa is a 360-degree documentary short dedicated to covering the impressive efforts by Northern Kenya tribes to protect African wildlife from poachers. Watching the combined efforts of African tribes use rudimentary tools on such a massive scale was an unbelievable experience. JACK: PART ONE.

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Explain VR Is Like An Encyclopedia Brought To Life

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“Our long-term goal is to create educational tool for schools,” he says. They’ve even worked with schools from India and Africa and are considering designing it for their curriculum in the future. An Oculus Rift version of the application is in development and will hopefully be live in 1-2 months.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.08.01): Quest 2 price raise, PSVR 2 passthrough, Pico 4 leaks, and more!

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To qualify, registrants need to be resident in EMEA region (Europe, Middle East, or Africa). VRChat is one of the most popular social VR worlds, and one of its strong points is the huge community , which every day creates not only new worlds, but also new avatars, events, creation tools, and mods. Step-3: Attend GTC sessions.

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