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New Mod Adds Dozens Of Free Maps To ‘Gorilla Tag’

VRScout

Everyone’s favorite VR ape-simulator Gorilla Tag this week added dozens of new environments courtesy of the Monke Map Loader. In a trailer posted to Reddit , we catch a glimpse at the following original maps: New York City ISS (International Space Station) Museum Minecraft Volcano Whomp’s Fortress (Mario Bros.)

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The Yang and the Yin of Immersive Storytelling with Oculus’ Yelena Rachitsky

Road to VR

Yelena Rachitsky is an executive producer of experiences at Oculus, and she’s been inspired by how interactive narratives have allowed her to feel like a participant who is more engaged, more present, and more alive. The future of VR storytelling will be immersive and interactive. Support Voices of VR. Subscribe on iTunes.

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First Look Inside ‘The Void’ Ghostbusters: Dimensions, Opens July 1st

Road to VR

The Void was to be an entertainment destination that promised custom built sets designed to match virtual worlds players experienced through VR headsets – a full body, wireless simulation of a virtual world. When we finally did get our hands on it, we were impressed.

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We Survived The Void’s Ghostbusters Experience

VRScout

But would this temporary New York City version be just a cheesy-knockoff of the real facility in Utah? As the doors shut the floor began to shake simulating our ascent to a higher level. Just a lame marketing ploy to get people excited for the Ghostbusters reboot? The short-answer: Absolutely not.

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2018 Highlights: Award-winning VR gloves, global customers, and a growing team

HaptX

Weeks later, we traveled to Park City, Utah to debut our HaptX Glove prototype at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. We were the first VR company to introduce a prototype at Sundance since Oculus unveiled an early version of their Rift in 2012. This new industrial-grade system offers the most realistic haptics experience to date.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.05.30): Niantic launches VPS, Pico launches Neo 3 Link, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

VPS won’t be available worldwide, though: the company is enabling its VPS system in select cities ?—?San San Francisco, London, Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York City, and Seattle?—?for By the end of the year, the cities will hopefully be around 100. Other news. Other news. Learn more. Learn more.

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Seven VR Titles Nominated At This Year’s Emmy Awards

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Blade Runner 2049: Memory Lab by Oculus. A single player mystery adventure set within the Blade Runner 2049 timeline, this Oculus-exclusive detective-style experience was a refreshing change of pace from the multiple wave-based shooters present at the time. Coco VR by Disney Pixar.