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2021 Burning Man: A Virtual Reality Experience Is Coming Your Way

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This photo-realistic simulation takes attendees to the heart of a virtual social world, full of art, games, music, and performances. Prior to cancelation, the 2021 Burning Man was scheduled to take place from August 26 to September 3 at Black Rock Desert, Nevada. See Also: The Future of XR’s Remote Events in the New Normal.

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Teslasuit Introduces Pulse-Tracking VR Gloves With Exoskeletal Design

VRScout

Available to demo next month during CES 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada, these advanced VR gloves allow users to “feel” digital objects in VR thanks to a combination of haptic and force feedback technology. Meanwhile, nine different electrodes placed on each fingertip simulate the sensation of touching different textures and materials.

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Cult bus simulator “Desert Bus” is now available in VR

VRWorld

What was once called “most boring”, “the worst” but also “cult” and “legendary” bus simulator Desert Bus, now got its VR version. It lets you experience what it’s like to be at the helm of the action, driving all the way from Tucson, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada, in real time.

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After another canceled year in the desert, Burning Man plans for a virtual event

TechCrunch VR

Last month, the organization behind Burning Man announced that the festival/experience would not be returning to the desert of Nevada this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and would instead be attempting a virtual event, once again aiming to bring attendees access to a handful of web-based experiences.

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Smart Fabric Technology Brings Touch Haptics To The Oculus Quest

VRScout

The more realistic the simulation, the more effective the training. The glove-like accessory allows standalone VR users to feel virtual objects. Those are big wins for everyone involved.

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Sega’s Infamous ‘Desert Bus’ Is Coming To VR

VRScout

Originally developed as a mini game within the unreleased Sega CD title Penn & Teller’s Smoke & Mirrors, Desert Bus is a painfully realistic bus simulation that tasks players with keeping their vehicle on the road during a real-time trip from Tucson Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada. How long is the journey you ask? Eight hours.

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These University Courses Are Teaching Students the Skills to Work in VR

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He tells me that back in 1993 he set up a fully immersive VR lab in the high school where he taught, so it’s not surprising that he believes Virtual Reality and teaching are natural bedfellows, nor that he ended up as the Director of Game Studies & Simulation at Full Sail University. “I

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