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How Eye Tracking is Driving the Next Generation of AR and VR

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Despite all the activity, AR/VR hardware remains relatively crude. When done well, these systems could enable virtual displays that respond to natural, even subconscious, cues from the user. It could be the beginning of a truly immersive virtual experience. The technique is substantially gentler on our eyes, and on the hardware.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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A psychologist well-versed in GTP has turned her research to virtual reality and its effects on consciousness – starting with dreams. As it turns out, heavy Oculus Rift usage is linked to increased dream lucidity ; the more time people spent in virtual environments, the higher their ability to dream lucidly.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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Oculus has done a quick 180 on their position on Digital Rights Management: after repeatedly blocking patches that would enable users to access non-Oculus content, Oculus quietly updated its hardware-specific runtime and removed all evidence of that controversial DRM – and did not mention the change in its runtime notes.

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