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Experience What It’s Like To Die In This VR Simulation

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This week the Australian-based creative debuted an immersive art piece at the Melbourne Now event that’s designed to simulate what it’s like to pass on to the other side. It’s a question as old as time and one that artist Shaun Gladwell is committed to answering. For more information visit here.

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Nat Geo Built a Mars VR Theme Park in New York

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While wearing a Gear VR headset, you could experience walking on a simulated reduced gravity Mars, immersing yourself in the landscape as you walked in full 360°. The post Nat Geo Built a Mars VR Theme Park in New York appeared first on VRScout. Image Credit: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for National Geographic Channel.

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New York Times App Lets You See a Higgs Particle Reaction from the Large Hadron Collider in Augmented Reality

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Although it's impossible (at least for now) to travel back in time to see the Big Bang, The New York Times has provided its readers the closest simulation of the experience via its latest augmented reality feature.

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Dreamscapes Latest 4D VR Experience Is An 8-Person Dragon Flying Simulator

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This past August, the company opened its second location at Dallas’ NorthPark Center in collaboration with AMC Theaters, with several more locations scheduled to open in Columbus, Ohio and the New York/New Jersey metro area over the next year. Feature Image Credit: Dreamscape, Dreamworks Animation.

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Homeland Security Releasing VR School Shooting Training Simulator

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In response to the rising number of mass shootings in the United States, the Department of Homeland Security developed and released a WebVR training simulator last year called EDGE (Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment), which helped prepare first responders for the stressful moments of responding to an active shooter scene.

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Spider-Man: Far From Home VR Is A Fun, Free Web-Slinging Simulator

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Your time to swing through New York like Spider-Man has finally arrived! The post Spider-Man: Far From Home VR Is A Fun, Free Web-Slinging Simulator appeared first on VRScout. In breathtaking virtual reality, you’ll finally have the chance to scale and swing from the highest towers in Manhattan.

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New York's Rockefeller Center Wants to Build a Rooftop Ride That Lets You Recreate the Historic Ironworkers Photo

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One of New York City’s many tourist magnets is Rockefeller Plaza, which includes a Top of the Rock observation deck for viewing all of Manhattan. Now a real estate investment company wants to upgrade the deck with a new ride that simulates the historic 1932 Lunch Atop a Skyscraper photo—minus the risk of falling.