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End of the World Simulator in VR

ARVR

Face your fears with On The Morning You Wake (to the end of the world) in virtual reality Photo via Pixabay Imagine waking up to the text message “Ballistic Missile Threat Inbound. That above text message was the reality for the 1.4 million people living in Hawaii on January 13, 2018. Seek Immediate Shelter.

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“A Whale of a Time: A Virtual Adventure Exploring the Deep Blue Sea!”

VRGames

Punahou School in Hawaii is taking traditional Polynesian voyaging methods and introducing a new approach to sea navigation: Kilo Hōkū, an educational virtual reality (VR) experience.

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Sketchfab Hosts 1 Million Online Scenes While Matterport Posts 250K Virtual Spaces

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Virtual reality’s web presence is heating up. The first comes from Sketfchfab — which is announcing 1 million scenes live online — and the second is Matterport — which is announcing over 250,000 spaces published in virtual reality. ” Charles Singletary contributed to this report.

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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 to Improve AR/VR Rendering & Reduce Power Consumption “by 30%”

Road to VR

Qualcomm introduced it’s new Snapdragon 845 mobile processor at the company’s tech summit in Hawaii this week, which Qualcomm says improves mobile AR/VR headset (branded to as ‘XR’, or ‘eXtended reality’) performance up to 30 percent in comparison to its predecessor, Snapdragon 835.

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Editorial: Climate Change, Civilization Collapse, and the Metaverse

Ryan Schultz

The Lahaina wildfires in Hawaii on August 8, 2023 burned so hot and fast that many people were trapped in their cars trying to flee; some only survived by jumping into the sea ( image source ). A hurricane-driven wildfire leveling a Hawaiian city, Lahaina, burning 100 people to death before they could flee.

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Jake Rowell: How The best VR Experience Came to Life

VRWorld

After spending the past ten days in Hollywood, we met with numerous industry members who are working on next generation of Virtual Reality content. For a pure enjoyment, theBlu experiences simply are the best way to immerse a person in virtual reality, no matter the age. Be on Hawaii in a way that you could not be before?

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The Future of Performance Art: Samsung and Punchdrunk Showcase ‘Believe Your Eyes’

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PlayStation VR launched earlier this month, joining the Rift and the Vive to deliver quality virtual reality to people’s home. With a Rift DK2, you experienced a beach on Hawaii, complete with the warm breeze of ocean air that smelled of sea salt. Read More: Virtual Reality Still Needs To Find Its Heart.

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