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Mechanical Backpack Makes Jumping In VR More Fun

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” Pedro Lopes , an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the University of Chicago who focuses on integrating interfaces with the human body by exploring the interface paradigm that supersedes wearables, wants to make jumping in VR a more enjoyable experience. “Jump up and down and move it all around.”

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Traveling Halo Fan Experience Will Feature Competitive Location-Based VR

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Based on the video provided, it appears as though attendees will be using PC backpacks provided by VRcade Systems all-in-one free-roam VR platform in conjunction with the HTC Vive Pro and its motion controllers. As for what the experience is actually like, we’ll just have to wait and see.

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Field in View: My VR Highlights Of 2016

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Last December the VR community was left guessing as to when the Oculs Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR would really release, and 12 lightning-fast months later we have them all and a new headset from Google to boot. It’s the first VR app he’s been able to easily navigate on his own thanks to the range of control options.

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The 9 Best Oculus Rift Games That You Can Play Right Now (Touch Update)

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And to top it all off Windlands now comes with a free Touch update that transitions the already mesmerizing, gaze-based grappling hook gameplay into a hand-controlled experience. Note: This game is also available on the HTC Vive but I prefer to play it on the Rift. The Touch controllers also feel more comfortable. DiRT Rally .

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A first look at the Tundra Labs HDK

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Triad was an instrumental partner in bringing Valve’s tracking technology to production , with the photodiodes used in SteamVR headsets, tracking pucks, and motion controllers produced by Triad’s factory and shipped to off-shore manufacturing partners building XR equipment for brands like HTC, Pimax, Varjo , StarVR, and Valve.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.11.22): Quest maybe has sold 10 M units or maybe not, Roblox goes VR, and more!

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The new version of Roblox ships with a new VR system , that among other things, increases support for VR and especially for Oculus Touch and Valve Index controllers. Now the design has been used also by other companies, like HTC that has just launched its Vive Flow headset. The news is huge for two reasons. Discover Chemical Haptics.

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How VR Saves Lives in the OR

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ImmersiveTouch of Chicago, Illinois founded in 2005, is surgical simulation company that uses Vive and Rift Head Mounted Displays (HMDs), patient-specific anatomy and haptic (tactile) feedback in order to train surgeons and team members, and educate patients themselves.

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