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8 key virtual world features moving to VR

Hypergrid Business

Eight year ago, when I first launched Hypergrid Business , virtual worlds offered a unique set of compelling features. There was presence, and immersion, and the ability to create your own virtual environments. At that time, virtual worlds were the only visible path to an interconnected metaverse of virtual environments.

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VR Community Hosts Virtual Memorial Honoring Popular Industry Advocate

VRScout

Christian Long, gaming teacher and champion for VR technology for Windsor Forest Colleges Group // Image Credit: Langley College. Because it was a virtual world, organizers were able to do things during Chris’s Memorial that would have been near impossible to recreate real-world.

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The Future Is Now: 2023 Metaverse and XR Predictions Worth Looking Into

ARPost

We talked with The Park Playground CEO Peter Vindevogel, who shared his thoughts on these myths and misconceptions, shedding light on virtual reality technology. AR Apps to Increasingly Leverage AI Tech To create more immersive virtual environments, AR applications must be able to collect a wealth of information about the user’s surroundings.

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What is the right age to let kids play in VR? The debate continues…

The Ghost Howls

In fact, 20% of the subjects improved their vision after using VR for an hour vs less than 10% for the tablet group. We recently released the VRQ app on Viveport, Oculus and Gear, and are gathering data on nausea sensitivity across age group and between sexes. The wonderful Vive Pro made by HTC: it should be safe for 8-12 yo kids.

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Famous musician Jean-Michel Jarre to host a live VR concert on VRrOOm on Sunday

The Ghost Howls

At the end of this simultaneous performance, the participants gathered in the courtyard of the Palais Royal will be able to chat live with Jean-Michel Jarre’s avatar, erasing even further the boundaries between the physical and the virtual worlds. Also involved in the project are tech startups such as SoWhen?

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7 Insightful XR Gaming Case Studies to Read in 2022

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Sense Arena and HTC VIVE. Combining the worlds of sports and gaming, Sense Arena wanted to create an immersive experience to transform the way hockey players develop their skills. To unlock this new world, Sense Arena worked with the experts at VIVE.

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Sinespace launches VR beta

Hypergrid Business

Sinespace , a virtual world platform from OpenSim co-founder Adam Frisby, launched its virtual reality beta last week and reports 20 percent weekly user growth. Previously, the Unity-based social virtual world was only available for desktop clients. Virtual meeting. (Image courtesy Sinespace.).

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