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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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AMC Theaters Buys Into VR With Dreamscape Immersive Deal

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Thanks to a new deal made by AMC theatres and LA-based virtual reality startup Dreamscape Immersive , six lucky AMC theaters spread across North America and Europe will soon be home to cooperative VR experiences that blend the line between games and film. Image Credit: Dreamscape Immersive. beginning next year.

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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. By studying the sleep quality of Inter-Dream users, researchers found that the immersive technology significantly reduces cognitive arousal before bed.

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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. Being able to feel interactions raises the bar for an immersive VR experience,” said Hedges.

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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. By studying the sleep quality of Inter-Dream users, researchers found that the immersive technology significantly reduces cognitive arousal before bed.

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What Made VR Gaming Highly Popular

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Games, as one of the prime sources of entertainment, could be more prominent by becoming more interactive and immersive. The VR head-mounted displays were initially created focusing on games mainly. The dense graphics and 360-degree video content help in creating an immersive presence to boost the adrenaline rush.

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