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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. Feature Image Credit: Danyang Zhu, Westlake University The post Could Origami Be The Future Of VR Haptics?

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Ubisoft to Support Haptic Vest in ‘Assassin’s Creed Mirage’, But No Word Yet on ‘Nexus’ VR Game

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Earlier this month Ubisoft announced a new brand deal with haptic clothing creator OWO, which produces a thin and light shirt featuring electrode-based haptics. Strangely enough, the partnership isn’t targeted at the upcoming VR game Assassin’s Creed Nexus , but rather the non-VR game Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

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How AI and Haptics Could Revolutionize VR Gaming

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However, from my experience researching and working with these subsets, there is a large potential to create games, specifically VR games, that are tailored to the human experience. Artificial intelligence, is defined as machine intelligence, and if applied properly, it could revolutionize gaming as we know it.

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Exclusive: Striker VR Raises $4M to Bring Its Haptic VR Gun to Consumers – First Look

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Striker VR, maker of high-end haptic VR gun peripherals for the out-of-home market, announced today it has raised a $4 million investment and plans to use the funds to make its first move into the consumer VR space. With full details not yet released, we don’t know exactly what haptic technology the Striker VR consumer product will use.

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New ‘Arizona Sunshine’ Multiplayer Shooter to Arrive at Nomadic VR Locations Soon

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Nomadic , an up and coming location-based VR entertainment facility, today announced that a new sequel to Vertigo GamesArizona Sunshine (2016) is coming to their locations sometime this spring. The game is said to count marksmanship and kill counts, which is pretty much a recipe for bragging rights.

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Shadow Of Valhalla: A Super Gory VR Adventure Inspired By Game Of Thrones

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This is Shadow of Valhalla , a dynamic RPG combat game from developer/publisher Chicken Waffle that promises one of the bloodiest, most visceral immersive experiences available on VR headsets. The post Shadow Of Valhalla: A Super Gory VR Adventure Inspired By Game Of Thrones appeared first on VRScout. It’s pretty gruesome.

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Road to VR’s 2023 Game of the Year Awards

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Anyone who’s been following the space though knows that more people than ever are playing VR games and opening portals to other dimensions right where their living rooms, home offices, or dorm rooms used to be. Another year has passed, and here we are again—celebrating the best VR games that kept us coming back for more.

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