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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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KAT VR Announces Consumer-Friendly VR Treadmill ?KAT WALK C?

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Naturally, this type of artificial locomotion has proven especially popular within the immersive technology sector, allowing VR users to physically traverse virtual environments with complete freedom-of-movement regardless of the size of their play space. The KAT WALK C will be available for pre-order soon via Kickstarter.

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

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Developed as part of partnership between Google and simulation education company Labster, the in-depth program boasts 30 interactive lab experiences in which biology students can engage in a series of hands-on scientific activities in a realistic environment. in Biological Sciences program earlier this month.

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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!

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Its technology tries to analyze the electrical impulse in your arm to try to understand what you want to do with your fingers. That is, the avatar recorded this way can be put in virtual environments and it will reflect the light in the correct way, for a much improved realism. I’m amazed. Rikard Steiber departs HTC.

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How AI and Haptics Could Revolutionize VR Gaming

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Emerging technologies could add a whole new level of immersion to VR. A great application this could be utilized in are the famous zombie VR games, for example– Arizona Sunshine or Brookhaven Experiment. It could be the stepping stone into creating a real virtual world, perhaps without (or with less) moderation.

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

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Now the Metaverse is gaining newfound traction from enterprise clients, companies like Meta, Microsoft, and Apple are reinforcing XR as a serious technology for various use cases. The executive added, We remain focused on delivering a fully synthetic, outdoor training environment that will transform training for future fighter pilots.

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30 Best VR Games for PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive in 2018

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It is the world’s first all-in-one gaming system built for virtual reality, which distinguishes itself from other standalone. While Oculus Go is roughly “80 percent media and 20 percent gaming,” said Oculus chief technology officer John Carmack, the Oculus Quest is emphatically gaming-focused. Arizona Sunshine. Horror Games.

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