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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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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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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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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. For now let just me say that Arizona Sunshine is coming to Quest on December, 5th. I’m amazed. Rikard Steiber departs HTC. Some XR fun.

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How AI and Haptics Could Revolutionize VR Gaming

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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. Image Credit: Vertigo Games. AI’s implications are larger than just this, though.

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Cybershoes Aims to Offer Lower Cost Alternative to VR Treadmills, Kickstarter Now Live

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The creators have since implemented ‘directional’ walking though, which makes your point of view independent from the shoes’ walking direction—something the creators claim is a more natural way of walking through and viewing the virtual environment.

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