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Amazon Goes Virtual: Shop For Products In VR & AR

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Shopping for real products in the virtual world just became a little easier. Earlier this week, the popular online retailer Amazon launched “Amazon Anywhere,” a new shopping experience that enables customers to purchase physical products from the Amazon store without having to leave their favorite games and apps.

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Recommended Readings on Virtual Worlds

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Here are five books I recommend that retell history, discuss games and development, and go into some design successes and failures. Designing Virtual Worlds Amazon Link Richard Bartle is heavily cited in virtual worlds due to his creation of the MUD (multi-user dungeon). On the top of my mind is Tinder.

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‘Ready Player One’ Book Sequel ‘Ready Player Two’ Arrives This November

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Available for pre-order via Amazon , both hardcover and Kindle, R eady Player Two will serve as a direct sequel to the original 2011 novel, returning players to the OASIS, a massively-multiplayer online universe used by those the world over as an escape from their bleak realities. In 2018, Warner Bros.

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10 Highly-Anticipated VR Games We’re Excited To Play In 2021

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This is shaping up to be one hell of a year for VR gaming. Whether you’re on the Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, or a SteamVR headset, you’ll find there’s plenty of VR gaming to look forward to over the next 12 months. Here are 10 VR games we’re excited to play in 2021: AFTER THE FALL. GREEN HELL VR.

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Official Quest 2 Third-party Accessories: Two Logitech Headphones, VR Cover Facial Interface

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Fully immerse into the virtual world with audio directed into your ears only and reduce outside noise. Availability : Available in North America at Oculus.com and Logitech.com, and through retail partners Amazon and Best Buy. Logitech G PRO Gaming Headset. Soft and light materials feel great for hours of gaming.

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Survey: Help Devs Understand Real VR Users & Enter to Win $150 Amazon Gift Card

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While there’s a steadily growing number of quality VR games, it’s still well understood that VR is in need of more great content. But what kinds of VR games should developers focus on creating? The survey will take 5 to 10 minutes to complete and at the end you’ll be entered to win a $150 Amazon gift card.

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Spatial Beats: Facebook, Snap & TikTok

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VR developer ForeVR Games today announced it has raised an additional $7 million in seed capital, bringing its total raise to $8.5 The studio says it’s going to use the dough to launch more games like its debut title ForeVR Bowl on more platforms. XR Training & Gaming Startup Touts $5.2M Yes, I watch too much baseball).