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‘Google Earth VR’ Lets You Experience the Total Solar Eclipse Right Now

Road to VR

Released in an August 12th update, Google has added a new menu function that lets you activate Monday’s total solar eclipse, which can be seen as it passed through 14 US states: Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Wyoming.

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How Climbing Mt. Everest in VR Helped Me Treat My Crippling Fear of Heights

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

It was one of our many family trips up the Eastern Seaboard after we had moved from Boise, Idaho to Alexandria, Virginia. Even roller coasters and the element of lack of control were perceived as greater threats than just an exhilarating 45 seconds. I had to move with the two Vive controllers in tandem.

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Leaping Into the AR Magicverse?

Tech Trends VR

Once again, a transparent list of these cities is not provided, you have to type in your postcode and see if you qualify – I typed in my Idaho one and was not at all surprised to get a “computer says no” response.