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Walmart Brings Tricked Out ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ VR Experience to Select Stores

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Participants then don HP Windows VR headsets outfitted with Leap Motion sensors, and sit in specialized Positron Voyager motion chairs powered by the HP VR backpack. Burbank, California (1301 N Victory Place) – February 15-16. Pico Rivera, California (8500 Washington Boulevard) – February 17-19.

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These Gloves Let You Play Piano in VR—and Feel It

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Researchers at University of California-San Diego have designed a new lightweight glove that can replicate the feeling of touch, using it to play piano. Combining three discrete technologies, researchers at UC San Diego have created a glove that simulates real-life force in virtual worlds.

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Report: Apple to Announce ARKit Updates at WWDC 2019 Including OS Support for AR Headsets

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SEE ALSO Report: Apple Nearly Acquired Leap Motion but the Deal Fell Through. Whatever the case, we’ll have our eyes peeled from June 3rd to 7th when the hardcore Apple dev community descends upon San Jose, California for this year’s WWDC.

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Cal Hacks 2014: Voice-Commanded Virtual Reality and Musical Data

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Late last Friday night, over 1,000 undergraduates from across the country poured into California Memorial Stadium for Cal Hacks , a 36-hour coding spree put on by Major League Hacking. Leap Motion hacks and mashups, plus lots more photos from a weird, wacky, and wild weekend. (By Leap Learning. Notetastic! Unity Wizard.

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Twist the Gears of a Massive VR Music Engine with Carillon

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Using technology like the Leap Motion Controller allows us to use our hands to directly engage virtual instruments, from the plucking of a virtual string to the casting of a sonic fireball. Carillon was really built for VR: the Oculus Rift and the Leap Motion Controller are key components in the work.

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.12.23): Facebook works on its OS, Oculus Link official cable released, Huawei VR glasses available, and much more!

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Facebook is investing billions for hardware creation, and it is going to move 4,000 employes working on AR hardware in a new venue just built in California.

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Best VR Headsets in 2018

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Oculus Connect 5 is taking place in a few days in San Jose, California on September 26-27th at the McEnery Convention Center. It is rumored that the Oculus team will spend a considerable amount of time discussing Project Santa Cruz at the event in California. Last year, Oculus Go, a $199 standalone VR headset, has blown people’s minds.