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Oculus Rift Closes in on Steam Majority Market Share

Road to VR

According to the latest figures from Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey, the Oculus Rift has picked up an additional 3.1% of the market share of VR headsets on Steam. On the trail end of a major summer sale, the headset has set its new record high for the third month in a row. The HTC Vive maintains the majority with 50.2% share of headsets in use on Steam, but the Rift looms near.

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Al Jazeera Releases VR Documentary ‘I Am Rohingya’

VRScout

‘I Am Rohingya’ shines on a light on the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims. Virtual reality’s ability to influence users on an emotional level by immersing them in new worlds and situations has made it the perfect tool for documentarians looking to further impact their audiences. Being able to place users directly into the shoes of a real subject and surround them in their world brings a new level of empathy that’s often unobtainable in standard 2D filmmaking.

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