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Feel The Future With Interhaptics’ New Design & Development Tools

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After 7 months of beta testing, Interhaptics just released its most ambitious project to date: a mixed reality development suite for deploying haptics across platforms for both head-mounted displays and mobile devices. When designers leave out haptics, they force their users to suffer fatigue,” he says.

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Comprehensive Glossary of the Most Frequently Used VR Terms

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We compiled a list of frequently used terms that are most likely to appear in: VR head-mounted display specifications; Game descriptions; Articles about VR technology ; Instructions for setting up your computer for VR experiences. Head Mounted Display (HMD). How We Prepared the Glossary of VR Terms.

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Can Virtual Reality Help You Sleep Better at Night?

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The researchers gave the experimental group head-mounted displays for VR meditation. That includes sound, sight, smell, taste, and haptic feedback. In Korea, another study, which explored the effects of VR on intensive care patients , found that VR meditation positively affects the sleep quality of patients.

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This Disney Jacket Brings Physical Feedback to VR

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In a recently published Disney Research post , the team writes that “the primary motivation of this research was to enhance the entertainment value of [head-mounted display]-based visual VR experiences in games and movies, by providing on-body force feedback.”.

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Pico 4 VR Headset Announced in Europe

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We have designed the Pico 4 to be one of the lightest and smallest form factors among all current, stand-alone 6DoF head-mounted displays,” said Hedges. Hedges also detailed a haptics system that sounds pretty impressive. See Also: A Hands-On (P)Review of Pico Neo 3 Pro VR Headset. A Deeper Dive From Leland Hedges. “We

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Can Virtual Reality Help You Sleep Better at Night?

ARPost

The researchers gave the experimental group head-mounted displays for VR meditation. That includes sound, sight, smell, taste, and haptic feedback. In Korea, another study, which explored the effects of VR on intensive care patients , found that VR meditation positively affects the sleep quality of patients.

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AMC Theaters Buys Into VR With Dreamscape Immersive Deal

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Much like other popular location-based VR arenas, such as The Void or IMAX VR, Dreamscape uses head-mounted displays combined with computer-mounted backpacks to allow for free roaming VR. This includes everything from floors and fans simulating wind, to different scents and trackable props like a torch.

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