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For Science!

Doc-Ok

Fancy virtual environments are left as an exercise for the reader. Now, a confession: While I have uncountable many-hour sessions in screen-based VR under my belt, this was the longest time I’ve ever worn a head-mounted display (almost) continuously, by far, and it was a bit of a chore.

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How Hollywood Has Predicted VR in Movies

VRScout

This technology could be in the form of a head mounted display, motion tracking, haptic systems in gloves or suits, locomotion, consoles or image capture. Head mounted display (start of film) : Prototype model that appears to be a maskless football helmet with an array of sensors and circuitry strewn around the head.

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Why we should care about ergonomics in virtual reality

The Ghost Howls

Examples of head measurements (Image by Rob Cole). Other examples are scuba diving masks or full-face motorcycle helmets, although neither of these have the added complication of housing a head-mounted display that relies on a good fit for the correct optical presentation of the display to the eyes.

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Exploring the Vast Worlds of Immersive Entertainment, with The Stinger Report’s Kevin Williams

XR for Business Podcast

There’s an issue here in our industry that we have a concern about putting head-mounted displays and glasses on people’s heads if you’re dealing with thousands of guests. Do you want to have a head-mounted display, or would you rather have the images projected onto the surface you can interact with?

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Exploring the Vast Worlds of Immersive Entertainment, with The Stinger Report’s Kevin Williams

XR for Business Podcast

There’s an issue here in our industry that we have a concern about putting head-mounted displays and glasses on people’s heads if you’re dealing with thousands of guests. Do you want to have a head-mounted display, or would you rather have the images projected onto the surface you can interact with?

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Exploring the Vast Worlds of Immersive Entertainment, with The Stinger Report’s Kevin Williams

XR for Business Podcast

There's an issue here in our industry that we have a concern about putting head-mounted displays and glasses on people's heads if you're dealing with thousands of guests. Do you want to have a head-mounted display, or would you rather have the images projected onto the surface you can interact with?