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Virtual Reality in Senior Care Communities: What Are the Benefits?

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New virtual reality headsets such as the Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, and Google Daydream have barely scratched the surface of the technology’s potential. Thankfully, technologies like virtual reality are making life after 60 more fun and exciting. They, too, are bringing virtual reality to eldercare residents.

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Samsung XR and EarthX Debut Environmentally-focused 360 Short Films

Road to VR

Samsung has partnered with EarthX to debut a dozen immersive short films on the Samsung XR video platform from environmentally-focused filmmakers. Samsung XR is Samsung’s immersive video platform, and home to more than 10,000 videos. Image courtesy Samsung, EarthXR. Valen’s Reef. Under the Canopy.

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Discovery and Google Announce VR Travel Series ‘Discovery TRVLR’, First of 38 Episodes to Arrive in November

Road to VR

This means you can watch on Google Daydream View and Cardboard, and with a little extra creativity, on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive with Opera’s new experimental browser and Gear VR through Samsung Internet. ” There are seven chapters in the Discovery TRVLR series, each exploring a different continent.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.02.28): PSVR 2 revealed, Meta working on AI and 5G, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Unluckily my referral gives you a chance of winning only if you are in the EMEA area (Europe, Middle-East, Africa). The author states that we are replicating exactly the same things we have in the real world: landlords, rent, speculation… but shouldn’t we aim at creating something new in virtual reality? That’s it, easy peasy.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.02.08): Samsung is back to XR, Echo VR gets shut down, and more!

The Ghost Howls

I’m sorry about that, but it’s still a miracle I’ve managed to write it… Top news of the week (Leaked image from Samsung video) Samsung is back to XR with Google and Qualcomm The big news of the week is that Samsung is back to XR. This is huge because we know that Samsung is able to always deliver good hardware.

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Building Empathy: ‘Under the Net’ Malaria Documentary Shows the Art and Power of VR

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One of the surprising results of accessible virtual reality has been the rise of documentaries that use 360-video to transport you somewhere to experience a place and situation unlike your own. The campaign is focused on providing protective nets to the people of Africa, where mosquitoes pass Malaria to people at night.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.03.07): Samsung is planning to launch an XR device, PSVR may arrive in 2023, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Samsung). Samsung is close to launching an XR device, or maybe two. Last month, we got to know that (according to a rumor) Samsung is working together with Microsoft on new AR glasses, most probably powered by a Qualcomm chipset. Samsung has apparently completed a prototype, and “is deciding the release date”.

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