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Multi-Sensory XR Experience ‘(un)Balanced’ Receives 2020 Lumen XR Award

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Composed of an HTC Vive, a suit designed to shift its weight as you move, and a tilting platform to keep you off balance, Legarnisson’s instillation invited users to “play on the edge of stability.” By turning physical motion into visualized data, you are able to analyze your own notion of embodiment.

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Top XR Stories of 2019

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HTC Vive Retires. The HTC Vive was phased out in October, replaced by the Vive Cosmos , which was priced at $699. The system – which is still in prototype phase and is not expected to deploy until 2022 at the earliest – also collects data to highlight areas that need improvement and further training.