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Could Origami Be The Future Of VR Haptics?

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Hanqing Jiang, who was a part of the research team, learned about a form of origami called curved origami (or curved crease origami) while at Arizona State University in 2020 and used it to create stiffness with paper-made sculptures.

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Intel Says Project Alloy VR/AR Headsets Are Coming in Q4 2017

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The press conference continued with Intel demonstrating a multiplayer gaming session with Project Alloy that incorporated motion controls as well as a scanned model of the real environment that would be used to mold the virtual environment. Photo courtesy Intel. Photo courtesy Intel.

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Google’s VR Labs Provide STEM Students With Hands-On Experience

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These actions can include everything from the use of practical tools, such as DNA sequencers and microscopes, to reality-bending experiences only capable in a virtual environment, like traveling to the surface of the newly discovered Astakos IV exoplanet or examining and altering DNA on a molecular level.

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.26.11): Half-Life: Alyx revealed, Oculus Link out, XBox not considering VR and much more!

The Ghost Howls

I am also excited because thanks to the organizers of the VRX event, yesterday I have been able to interview Facebook’s Sean Liu and ask him some questions about Oculus and its vision of Virtual Reality. That said, let me do a short recap of the past days in AR/VR. nReal launches its AR glasses devkits. Top news of the week.

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Big XR News from Boeing, ENGAGE XR, Apple, and Meta

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Red 6, Boeing Complete Advanced AR Trainer Trials Red 6 and Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace firm, have finalized a series of tests for an immersive fighter jet trainer. A paradigm-shifting XR moment is inbound, but which firms will lead the immersive space race?

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.06.17): E3 VR, Vive Cosmos reveal and much more!

The Ghost Howls

In my opinion, they are a perfect fit…. Vertigo Games has made a gift to us as well and has told that even Arizona Sunshine is coming to Oculus Quest! More info (Arizona Sunshine on Quest). There are new hands-on on Asgard’s Wrath , that is really becoming a massive VR game, with more than 30 hours of expected gameplay.