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Does the VirZOOM Exercise Bike Solve the VR Locomotion Problem?

Road to VR

VR on exercise bikes like VirZOOM is going to be AMAZING… for some people, and I may not be one of those people. At E3 this year, there was a lot of negative press about AAA games like Resident Evil 7 for the Sony PlayStation VR that were making people sick. Support Voices of VR. Subscribe on iTunes.

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For Science!

Doc-Ok

Fancy virtual environments are left as an exercise for the reader. Even with those caveats, the experience was worlds removed from the torture of trying to watch a movie in my Sony HMZ-T1. For one, the Sony isn’t technically a VR headset, and for two, I never finished watching a movie in it.

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Why we should care about ergonomics in virtual reality

The Ghost Howls

However, following the release of consumer equipment like the HTC Vive , Oculus Rift , Sony PSVR and the various mobile VR headsets , we now have a different situation with a much larger group of people (the general population) using virtual reality on a regular basis, for longer periods of time.

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Editorial: Apple Reality may aim to replace the iPad, while Meta…

The Ghost Howls

Apple TV : both immersive sports content and traditional video content – the latter presented in virtual environments, such as a desert or the sky (sport broadcasting tech could come from the acquisition of NextVR) Apple Books : will allow users to read in virtual reality.

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Exploring the Vast Worlds of Immersive Entertainment, with The Stinger Report’s Kevin Williams

XR for Business Podcast

Without boring your listeners to death, the fundamental Stinger Report is, I have always been writing in the trade magazines — I’m an appalling writer — but my English teacher taught me the only way that I can improve my English is by constantly exercising the muscle. And it’s expensive to fill that whole environment.

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Exploring the Vast Worlds of Immersive Entertainment, with The Stinger Report’s Kevin Williams

XR for Business Podcast

Without boring your listeners to death, the fundamental Stinger Report is, I have always been writing in the trade magazines — I’m an appalling writer — but my English teacher taught me the only way that I can improve my English is by constantly exercising the muscle. And it’s expensive to fill that whole environment.

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Exploring the Vast Worlds of Immersive Entertainment, with The Stinger Report’s Kevin Williams

XR for Business Podcast

Without boring your listeners to death, the fundamental Stinger Report is, I have always been writing in the trade magazines -- I'm an appalling writer -- but my English teacher taught me the only way that I can improve my English is by constantly exercising the muscle. And it's expensive to fill that whole environment. It's expensive.