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Austin’s Rapidly Growing VR Community

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By 2014, Nonny de la Pe ñ a had premiered Project Syria at the World Economic Forum and Palmer Luckey was a household name. What began as a couple of experiences at SXSW gaming, has no expanded into a VR takeover spanning several floors at the JW Marriott. The VR community in Austin was a bit of a late bloomer compared to other cities.

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AT&T Shows Future of VR/AR at Developer Summit

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An award-winning creator and CEO of Emblematic Group, de la Pena is a pioneer in immersive journalism – one of her most famous projects is Project Syria, which was made for the World Economic Forum. To create non-gaming virtual and augmented reality solutions in 5 categories: Film/Content, Education, Sports, and Healthcare.

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Starbreeze releases info on upcoming immersive Virtual Reality experiences for StarVR

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HERO – From the award winning studio that brought us 1979 REVOLUTION: Black Friday, iNK Stories creates an electrifying first-person rescue experience that throws players into the volatile streets of the civilian warzone in Syria — where survival is secondary to saving the lives of others. Be prepared to defend the Earth!

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Hands-on: New GTX 10-Series Equipped Notebooks Put Desktop VR Performance in a Portable Package

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See Also: Next-gen VR Ready Gaming Notebooks Will Start at $1,300 with NVIDIA 10-Series GPUs. While a 1060 isn’t particularly viable for 4K gaming, it’s a stunning screen for general Windows operation, and playing Doom at 1080p scaled up to 4K looked superb anyway, running on Ultra settings at a solid 60fps.

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Why VR Will Change The Way We Absorb The News

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VR and AR are so powerful and not everyone is interested in merely playing video games. JP: I think it’s safe to say we’re pioneers in non-gaming VR. Our third partner in the company, Michael Licht, has an extensive history in video games, and gaming has a lot to tell us about how we tell stories in this medium.

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How Virtual Reality Can Be Used To Fight Racism And Prejudice In Society

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One of her major pieces, Project Syria , was the topic of our discussion. We put Project Syria on Steam and the response was horrible,” de la Peña exclaimed. I would expect that our game [wouldn’t be liked] as a game. I would expect that our game [wouldn’t be liked] as a game. Racist, vitriolic responses.

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New Oculus Rift and Gear VR Releases for the Week of 10/30/16

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Finally, the VR headset is gaining access to one of this year’s most immersive and perplexing titles — a game that we called a “ cinematic VR marvel. ” Beyond that are a slew of new games on Steam and some Gear VR titles to round out the selections. Panzer Panic, from Handy Games. Read our review.

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