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Are Virtual Reality Arcades Becoming A Trend?

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It has been over a year since we first experienced The VOID’s VR theme park in Utah. In the city of Orem, Utah, a VR arcade has just opened for business, maybe giving us a first glimpse at what these arcades may look like in malls around the country. You can pick from a range of HTC Vive experiences to play at this VR arcade.

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

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When I tried the latest installation of The VOID earlier this year in Utah I encountered what I think is likely the pinnacle of immersion possible in 2017, with one major limit. HTC is developing its own tracking puck that’s already been distributed to developers that could perform many of these same functions.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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The German auto manufacturer evaluates design features in virtual reality before building prototypes in actual reality, using the famous high-quality physics-based rendering power of Unreal for the game engine and using the HTC Vive for the VR hardware. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS IN UTAH USE VR FOR TRAINING. THE VOID GOES TO DUBAI.