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NASA Needs Your Help Building A VR Mars Simulator

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Earn money helping NASA build a next-gen simulator for researchers and astronauts. Built using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5, the Mars XR Operations Support System is a virtual environment developed by NASA in collaboration with Buendea that simulates life on the planet Mars. ” Credit: HeroX.

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Researchers Simulate Walking In VR Using Foot Vibrations

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When it comes to simulating movement in VR, you have two primary options: teleportation or free locomotion. Location-based entertainment ups the ante even further, offering dedicated playspaces complete with haptic technology that allow players to physically interact with the in-game world. Each group participated in two experiments.

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Agent Simulator Offers Secret Agent Training With A VR FPS On Quest

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Agent Simulator promises action-packed secret agent training through a VR FPS, and it's available now on Quest. Created by Turkish developer Studio Gamebit ( Naau: The Lost Eye ), Agent Simulator previously appeared as a demo on SideQuest. Here's the trailer.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.12.28): Flight Simulator VR released, a new hack lets you use Quest without Facebook, and more!

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Microsoft Flight Simulator releases VR patch. The time has come: one of the most awaited VR games of the year (or better, one of the most awaited VR modes of a 2D game) has been released. It turns out that Flight Simulator hasn’t been much optimized for VR, and the result is that many people are having terrible performances.

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Get Fit While Having Fun With Sports VR Games

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Sports VR games are changing the fitness game. They allow players to immerse themselves in a virtual environment and engage in physically demanding activities, such as playing virtual basketball or boxing, within the confines of their own homes. Gym Class VR brings the ball game right where you are.

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Watching TV While Flying A VR Spaceship Looks Rad

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A little entertainment can go a long way during a lengthy commute, as shown by Reddit user manicmastiff81 who this week shared a video of them watching YouTube from the cockpit of a VR spaceship in the popular open-world science-fiction game No Man’s Sky. No Man’s Sky is available now on PC VR headsets for $59.99

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The Best Apps and Games to Get Seniors Into VR

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Here, we’ll recommend some games and apps that might be the perfect introduction – or long-time favorite – for players coming to the medium a little later on. We’ll be focusing on games and apps that move a little slower – after all, “ VR sickness ” can be a problem for newcomers at any age. GOLF+ (Quest).

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