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FragmentVR Opens A Window To Reality Within The Virtual World

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Available at the end of the month via SteamVR, FragmentVR is a utility application for the original HTC Vive that allows you to “draw” custom VR windows into the real-world with total control. The post FragmentVR Opens A Window To Reality Within The Virtual World appeared first on VRScout. Image Credit: FragmentVR.

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A Complete Guide to Virtual Reality

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Over the years, technology has become smaller, lighter, more comfortable, and with faster processing, breathing life into the virtual world. Also, unlike augmented reality (AR), which people can access via smartphones and smart glasses, VR relies on larger headsets and controllers to interact with fully-immersive virtual worlds.

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VR Ninja Dojo Opens Next Week In Tokyo

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Trainees will participate in a gauntlet of both real and virtual training experiences using an assortment of custom weapons, such as katana swords with the blades replaced by Vive trackers. Image Credit: Five For. So, you can unite and enjoy the experience even when your group consists of two or more people.

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NVIDIA’s FCAT VR Tool Benchmarks VR Hardware And Experiences

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A new tool from NVIDIA for benchmarking VR hardware and experiences should make it easier for buyers to figure out how systems perform in real world scenarios. Head-mounted displays like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive put heavy demands on the PCs required to power these headsets.

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SIGGRAPH 2017: Optitrack Reveals Tracking Puck For Full-Body VR Immersion

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The head-mounted display features specifications and clarity matching consumer VR headsets like the Rift and its tracking system, powered by long-time motion-tracking company Optitrack, is seamless in allowing freedom to move around multiple rooms so you can find objects and walls exactly where you expect them to be.

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Intel’s Project Alloy Demonstrates “Merged Reality”

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Yesterday Intel announced its entry into the virtual reality space with the Project Alloy all-in-one head mounted display. Later a prerecorded video showed a woman in a small virtual world complete with a pet dog. The lathe itself could be interacted with by hand or a dollar bill held in the hand.

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Intel’s Project Alloy Demonstrates “Merged Reality”

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Yesterday Intel announced its entry into the virtual reality space with the Project Alloy all-in-one head mounted display. Later a prerecorded video showed a woman in a small virtual world complete with a pet dog. The lathe itself could be interacted with by hand or a dollar bill held in the hand.