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Spider-Man Comes To Virtual Reality

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In conjunction with the upcoming release of Spider-Man: Homecoming starring Tom Holland, you can now suit up as Spider-Man, hone your web-shooting skills, and sling high above New York City in pursuit of the Vulture. Fans can wear the suit, fire the new web shooters – THWIP! Yes please. Image Credit: Sony Pictures.

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What a Netflix Video Store Looks Like in Virtual Reality

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One team at a Netflix’s Hack Day, created just that, with their concept of a Netflix video rental store in virtual reality. The Netflix Zone concept allows you to put on your HTC Vive headset and walk around a virtual video rental store, complete with a library of VHS tapes on the “shelves”.

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Social VR Platform ‘vTime’ Gets Preliminary Video Support in New Theater Update

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Social VR/AR platform vTime released a new update today that includes a few theater spaces where you can chat with friends and watch select sports programming on big screen TVs. Programming is admittedly thin at the moment, which only includes select clips from Manchester City Football Club matches.

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NYC VR Center, VR World, Re-Re-Opens Its Doors To The Public

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Leo Tsimmer and Angelika Lee, founding members of the mixed reality space, weathered the bad news given the massive renovation they had counted on to entice new customers. We want to use virtual reality to bring people together in a meaningful way. Don’t forget the gift shop, too. It’s really powerful,” says Lee.

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Oculus and Kaleidoscope Announce DevLab VR Art Incubator

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Now the team that has been showcasing independent VR projects and hosting events around the world is kicking off a new program to support creators in collaboration with Oculus. Successfully funded projects will go into production in early 2017 and will be available on the Oculus platform. Balthazar Auxietre. Eliza Mcnitt.

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VR Docu-Series Explores The Lives Of Chimps Freed From Research Labs

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Shot in collaboration with Condition One , a VR studio developing advanced technology towards animal awareness, Project Chimps takes users into the heart of the Project Chimps sanctuary in Blue Ridge, Georgia as Hercules, Leo, and a host of other freed chimpanzees are introduced to their new, natural habitat for the first-time.

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Luxury Escapism’s Multi-Sensory Spa Includes Meditative Mixed Reality And ASMR Sound Baths

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It’s rare to have this much space to play with,” comments David Lobser, one half of the Luxury Escapism founders and Head of Virtual Reality and Creative Technology for the so-called digital spa. “We The experience is certainly a novel one and a contrast to the constantly increasing pace of New York City life.