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HaptX Secures $1.5M Grant to Build Full-body Haptics for VR & Telepresence Robots

Road to VR

The company behind the force feedback haptic gloves HaptX and research teams from Virginia Tech and University of Florida have secured a $1.5 SEE ALSO Sony Patent Reveals VR Controller Design Seemingly Inspired by Valve Index.

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Headspace Launches Social VR Mindfulness App on Quest That’s More Than Just Meditation

Road to VR

” Additionally, Headspace says it’s conducting a randomized control trial at Virginia Tech later this year to evaluate how Headspace XR helps people with social health and connection, as well as perceived and objective stress. Headspace XR is now available on the Quest Store for a one-time purchase of $30.

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Agora Present Fresh SDK Updates at RTE 2022

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Agora is redesigning its immersive development ecosystem as a more “flexible, simple and powerful” offering, Virginia Liu, the company’s Chief Experience Officer said. Liu also explained that Agora’s new APIs give greater control over an SDK pipeline while maintaining compatibility with previous versions.

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Virginia Tech, University of Florida, HaptX win $1.5M NSF grant to create full-body haptic feedback for VR and robotics

HaptX

Blacksburg, Virginia and San Luis Obispo, California – A research team including Virginia Tech, University of Florida and HaptX won a $1.5 We’re thrilled to collaborate with NSF and Virginia Tech to build a platform that simulates realistic full-body interactions and helps more fully realize our company’s original vision.”.

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Classic Point-And-Click Game ‘Shadowgate’ Coming To VR

VRScout

The game is brought to us by Virginia-based game company Zojoi, which was founded by two of the creators of the original Shadowgate , so you know you’re getting an authentic experience. That being said, this ain’t your parents’ dungeon crawler.

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Virtual Reality Creeps Into Virginia Commonwealth University

VRWorld

Virginia Commonwealth University , or VCU for short, is the latest educational facility to install a Virtual Reality lab on their premises. Devices like this go far beyond the basic haptics offered by current VR gaming controllers, allowing users more complete sensations of surface and substance. Comment below and let us know!

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Sandbox VR and Netflix Preparing Squid Game VR Experience

ARPost

Using patented motion-tracking technology, the company lets players use their own bodies as controllers. Sandbox VR – San Francisco, CA More locations are set to open in the near future in Kentucky, Kansas, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.