The Best Black Friday VR Deals for 2020
Updated: November 27, 2020. This is not going to be the year to score great Black Friday VR deals in this peculiarly American holiday event. The most popular VR headset around, the …
The 2020 Thanksgiving Day Parade – Stay Home and Watch the 360 Video
The 2020 Thanksgiving Day parade will be one like no other. In the midst of a raging pandemic with increasing infection rates and deaths (over 2,000 today), the well-known holiday celebration has …
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Myst VR Comes to the Oculus Quest on December 10th
Remember Cyan World’s groundbreaking and now classic game? You likely know it well if you have a few gray hairs or any interest in the history of gaming. Myst transformed game environments …
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Oculus Quest 2 Update Arrives – 90Hz Support, Fitness Tracker, and More
Facebook’s new VR headset showed up barely a month ago, and we have our first Quest 2 update. It adds a ton of new features and, more importantly, reveals Facebook’s plans for …
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A Harrowing VR Story: Carne y Arena Returns for a Global Tour
CARNE y ARENA (Virtually present, Physically invisible) originally premiered at the 70th Cannes Film Festival in 2017. It was the first VR story featured at the festival, which like most film festivals, …
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Politics and Social Media – Will Virtual Reality Polarize Us Even More?
It’s been a brutal election this week, and as of Thursday evening, votes are still being counted. It’s simultaneously tense and draining, with angry tirades on social media and protests in major …
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Oculus Quest 2 Sales: 5X More Popular than the Original
Facebook reported yesterday that Oculus Quest 2 sales surpassed their expectations, coming in at 5X the initial sales of the original headset. That’s hardly a surprise, given that it’s the best standalone …
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Halloween in AR and VR During a Time of Social Distancing
The calendar has rolled around, and once again, it is Halloween night in the West Village in New York City. Usually, this evening has one of the most massive parades for the …
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Latest Quest 2 News: Facebook Account and Head Strap Issues
We’ve been using Facebook’s new VR headset since it first arrived, and in our initial review, it comes in as the best standalone HMD we’ve ever used – with the major exception …
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Zapbox AR: A Solution for Inexpensive Augmented Reality?
One aspect of the AR/VR revolution that deeply concerns us is the Digital Divide. Just when it seems that a significant portion of the world’s population is finally getting access to a …
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Oculus Quest 2 Review – The Best VR Headset (Almost)
Our Oculus Quest 2’s arrived (yes, we bought more than one), and we’ve been running them through our favorite VR experiences. Is it the best standalone VR headset you can buy? The …
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David Attenborough’s Fascinating Look at Insects in VR
David Attenborough never ceases to delight with his innovative use of virtual reality to expand our knowledge of the natural world. His latest project, Micro Monsters, shrinks you down to the micro-level …
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Jenny Holzer AR Art Debuts at the University of Chicago
The Jenny Holzer AR art app debuts today at the University of Chicago. The work of the well-known conceptual artist is well suited for augmented reality. She began in New York in …
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HP Reverb G2 VR Headset will Measure Cognitive Load
In a fascinating development, the HP Reverb G2 VR headset will get eye-tracking and the capability to measure cognitive load. We don’t have all the details, but let’s unpack what we know …
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The Festival Collection: A Platform for Creative VR Projects
As virtual reality gains popularity, there is an increasing challenge of uncovering good creative work amidst all the VR experiences hosted online. Searching through content on SteamVR can be an exercise in …
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Ekto One VR Boots Will Keep You Walking in One Place
Ekto One VR Boots is a fascinating attempt to resolve the difficult challenge of simulating walking in VR. They promise “fully immersive natural movement” through a pair of wearable robotic boots. It’s …
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Oculus Rift S Gone – The End of PC-only VR Headsets?
Every technology advance results in something being taken the trash bin. With the announcement of a new Oculus Quest 2 at Facebook Connect, the victim this time is the Oculus Rift S. …
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Watch the Facebook Connect 2020 Conference – Sept. 16
Join us Wednesday, September 16th, at 10:00 am PDT for a live stream of the Facebook Connect 2020 conference. We will be following and highlighting the latest Facebook developments in VR, AR, …
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Facebook Connect Predictions – a New Oculus Quest, Social VR, and AR News
Facebook Connect arrives this week – the rebooted Oculus Connect 7 conference that reflects the social media giant rebranding its work in virtual reality. We’ll be streaming it live here if we …
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Droplabs’ Haptic Shoes – Feeling Virtual Reality in your Feet
We’re deeply intrigued by haptic developments like Droplabs’ haptic shoes since VR primarily focuses on visual and audio inputs. Human experience is about so much more than what we see and hear …
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A Virtual Burning Man Festival Joins the Multiverse This Year
With every major live event being canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s no surprise that we have a virtual Burning Man festival this year. Last year’s gathering of 80,000 from over …
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Design a Room with Amazon’s New AR Shopping Tool
Several home furnishing retailers now let you try out a piece of furniture in augmented reality, placing it in your home to see if it fits with your space and decor. The …
Like it or not, Oculus will Force you to use a Facebook Account
We all knew this change was coming and the rumors were flying at last year’s OC6 gathering in San Jose. Beginning in October, new Oculus users will be required to have a …
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Nreal Light AR Glasses Finally Available to Consumers
After a long wait, the Nreal Light AR Glasses will finally be available to consumers – if you happen to live in South Korea. According to the company, access will expand to …
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An AR Running App and Glasses for a COVID-19 World
Being outside is clearly safer than standing in a crowded bar with your friends during a global pandemic, but running outdoors brings its own set of challenges. Ghost Pacer, an AR running …
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The World Is 3D and Media Should Be Too
The following article, The World Is 3D and Media Should Be Too, is republished from the Immerse site on Medium. Nonny De La Peña is one of the founding leaders in the …
New Research on Lighter and Thinner VR Haptic Gloves
Haptic devices are hardly where we would like them to be, but 2020 is turning out to be a year of exciting developments. The Feelbelt Kickstarter project promises to deliver a wearable …
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