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The XR Week Peek (2023.08.15): Samsung XR prototype leaked, Meta 2024 glasses are only for internal use, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Top news of the week (Image by VRTUOLUO) A leak shows a prototype of the Samsung XR headset We finally have a leak of the Samsung headset that makes us see something about it. The report talks about Samsung wanting to target the $1000–2000 range, which in my opinion risks being neither expensive nor affordable.

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How VR Can Improve Chemotherapy Patient Programs

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VR is being put to use at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse with the help of Samsung Australia and Start VR. The patients’ experience in the headsets, as well as personal anecdotes and information about the project, were all documented in a video created by the collaboration team that can be viewed below.

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Google Announces First Daydream-Ready VR Phone – Breaking

Road to VR

The 5″ Pixel sports a Full HD (1920×1080) AMOLED panel, some way short of the benchmark set by Samsung’s GearVR comaptible Galaxy phones which sport QHD (2560×1440) resolution AMOLED Panels. The XL however, matches it’s samsung’s rivals with a similar QHD screen. This story is breaking.

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Google Expeditions Will Be Bringing VR To A Million Students In The UK

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The Google Cardboard platform has been an accessible and inexpensive option for skeptics and the Google Daydream is shaping up to be a worthy contender across from the Samsung Gear VR, which is healthy competition needed if the mobile VR industry is to thrive. We’ll update later as more information from Pichai’s visit is revealed.

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Three Reasons Higher Education Has Embraced Virtual Reality

InstaVR

VR Provides Immersive, Interactive Experiences that are Better for Information Presentation and Retention. VR app users can choose between navigation links or interact with Hotspots in a scene to show more information through image, video or audio. Academia is continually evolving thanks to technology. VR is Location Independent.

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What is the Valve Index? Everything you need to know: features, specs, price and how to preorder it!

The Ghost Howls

Instead, it is not for people wanting: An affordable device ( Rift S is much better in this sense); A portable device ( Oculus Quest or Vive Focus Plus are the way to go); A super-big screen resolution ( Varjo VR-1 or HP Reverb are better in this sense); An easy-to-use headset (again, Rift S or WMR devices like the Samsung Odyssey are better).

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Top 37 VR Film Festivals to Attend in 2018

VeeR VR

If you're interested in producing and submitting your own films to these festivals, besides checking on their individual website, also check out Film Freeway and Withoutabox , which is a convenient information hub for all major film submission portals. Projects must be viewable via Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR, or Google Cardboard.

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