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StretchSense built an actually comfortable hand-motion capture glove

TechCrunch VR

New Zealand-based StretchSense, a maker of hand motion capture technology, believes virtual and augmented reality are going to replace the smartphone as the dominant way we interact with digital worlds and each other. In fact, it was recently used to make Snoop Dogg’s ‘ Crip Ya Enthusiasm ‘ music video.

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‘Robinson: The Journey’ Will Test VR Game Prices At $60 On Nov. 8

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

The game, which is all about close encounters with dinosaurs, is positioned to become the latest showpiece for Crytek’s game engine and its ability to create gorgeous virtual worlds. It’ll launch the following day in Europe, Australia and New Zealand published by Sony and available in stores as well as digitally.

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What is 5D/7D Cinema?

Steki Amusement

The seats can make the audience feel ups and downs, flying up and down, walking through the mountains and ridges in the virtual world of the movie, and experiencing the excitement of speeding through the lofty mountains indoors. Other auxiliary equipment: control software, stereo glasses, connecting pipelines, hangers, etc.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Researchers at the National University of Singapore first showed us how face electrodes can simulate food in virtual reality– and now they are bringing wind and heat to your virtual world. Birthed in New Zealand and raised in Los Angeles, CA, volumetric capture company 8i has announced a Series B round of $27M.

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What is a Virtual Tour in 2021? Types, Feature­­s, Development

ARVR

They offer an unprecedented level of immersion, realism, and user control. With a headset and proper software featuring the virtual world in 3D, users are transported to the location, where they can look around just by turning their heads, and interact with the environment using the controllers that come with the headset.

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.10.27): Quest sales are not taking off, Minecraft Earth launches in Early Access and much more!

The Ghost Howls

The two lucky countries are New Zealand and Iceland. More info (Holoception) More info (Doctor Who: The Edge of Time) More info (Borderlands 2) More info (Davigo) More info (Stormland) More info (Budget Cuts 2) More info (Avengers: Damage Control) More info (Pavlov Lite) More info (Audio Trip). Some XR fun. Funny link.

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Magic Leap’s LEAP Con 2018 round-up: all the major announcements in only one place

The Ghost Howls

Some of the most notable points are: 2 Controllers support. In the next months, Magic Leap will offer the possibility to buy an additional controller and pair it with the device, so that it will be possible to use two 6 DOF controllers inside the AR experiences. MagicScript. Seven Ages by William Shakespeare.