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Apple Vision Pro Review: A Heavy Portable Cinema & Monitor
At $3500, Apple sets huge expectations with Vision Pro. But does it deliver? And what’s it really like to own and use? Read our in-depth Apple Vision Pro hardware & software review here:
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Second Life Founder, Philip Rosedale, Is Quietly Creating a Next-Generation Virtual World
In Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One, humanity escapes a gritty dystopia by donning VR goggles and entering a virtual world called OASIS. Back here in a comparatively rosy 2013, we don’t have a fully immersive virtual experience—yet. But virtual reality is undergoing a renaissance. And while Oculus develops a consumer-ready virtual reality headset, Second Life creator, Philip Rosedale, and his latest startup, High Fidelity, are hard at work constructing a next-generation global virtual world.
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Oculus Primed: Meet the Geniuses Who Finally Mastered Virtual Reality
In May 2012, a programmer named John Carmack tweeted a picture of what looked like steampunk bifocals made out of a black shoebox. “This is a lot cooler than it looks,” read the caption. He was right. Since then, that awkward contraption—now more streamlined, and known as the Oculus Rift—has become the most anticipated new product in gaming since the Nintendo Wii got people off the couch.
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Virtual reality just got real: Could the Oculus Rift change the way we play, work and learn?
Virtual reality has a come a long way since the 1990s, the heady days of Lawnmower Man and epic battles with evil triangles and squares. But with the arrival of the Oculus Rift headset, VR is poised to change the way we play, work and learn. That may sound like hyperbole, but I assure you that it's entirely justified.
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Playtime Is Over: Oculus Rift Lets You Live Video Games
It's been a week and I still can't get my experience with the latest Oculus Rift prototype at CES 2014 out of my mind. The Oculus Rift, which made its debut at CES 2013 and then further enchanted reporters at E3 2013, is undoubtedly one of the coolest pieces of technology I've ever seen.
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Legal Heroin: Is Virtual Reality Our Next Hard Drug
Very soon, advances in neuroscience and technology are going to allow us to create virtual experiences that are far more fun and meaningful than real-world experiences—what happens then?
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Valve Expects Virtual Reality To Be Awesome Within 2 Years
Virtual Reality is coming. As in, actual, good, user-friendly virtual reality. The stuff sci-fi has promised us for decades. Don’t take my word for it...
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Valve: The future of Virtual Reality is just one year away
The most exciting aspect of contemporary virtual reality is its implications. Even using Oculus VR's early duct taped-prototype, most users immediately
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What VR Could, Should, and Almost Certainly Will Be within Two Years
We've figured out what affordable VR hardware will be capable of within a couple of years, and assembled a prototype that reveals that that level of VR hardware is capable of stunning VR experiences. That hardware is almost certainly going to appear in that timeframe, and it will be worth starting to develop for it now. This talk will discuss what that hardware is, and what it makes possible.
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Sony set to reveal PS4 virtual reality headset at GDC 2014
Sony's Oculus competitor is almost ready for its big unveiling, and it's said to be impressively good.
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Oculus to Suspend Sales of Rift Developer Kit, Next Version Incoming?
VRFocus reports on Oculus VR suspending sales of its Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) headset development kits. This could be to make way for a new version.
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ZeldaVR: The Legend of Zelda BETA on the Oculus Rift
This is a VR clone of The Legend of Zelda for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The gameplay and artwork are virtually identical to the original NES classic, however in this version you see the world through Link's eyes, in all of it's virtual 3D 8-bit glory. Explore the world, find weapons, kill enemies, collect items, discover secrets, buy upgrades, delve into dungeons, defeat bosses, restore the Triforce, and rescue Princess Zelda from the evil Ganon.
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Oculus Gearing Up to Host its Own VR Convention, 'RiftCon'
Oculus Gearing Up to Host its Own VR Convention
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Oculus Rift Simulator Demos 1080p, 2k, or 4k Rift with Low-persistence (Link in article)
Developer Michael Blix has created an Oculus Rift Simulator web app which gives an idea of what an Oculus Rift could look like equipped with a 1080p, 2k, and 4k screen. The demo also features simulated ‘low-persistence’ which helps users see how the new tech improves the virtual reality experience. Road to VR’s editors are… Read the full article …
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ZeldaVR Download
For those with a rift, you can actually download that ZeldaVR game that's making its way around the web right now.
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A Crazy Oculus Rift VR Hack Lets Men and Women Swap Bodies
“Deep inside you know it’s not your body, but you feel like it is,” says Philippe Bertrand.
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Valve's virtual reality headset might be better than the Oculus Rift
Valve has been vocal in its support of virtual reality technology, saying that "compelling, consumer-priced VR hardware" could "transform the entertainment industry." Valve says it has offered help to Oculus as it works on the Rift headset, but the Bellevue-based developer is also apparently working on its own virtual reality hardware. A poster on gaming super-forum NeoGAF says he was invited to see and use that prototype after it was shown to a few game developers.
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Spirited Away's The Boiler Room Now Available from Oculus VR Share
VRFocus reports on the release of Spirited Away The Boiler Room on the Oculus VR Share Beta. The demo allows users to tour a scene from the classic film.
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Affordable Smartphone VR Headset Altergaze Launches Kickstarter
VRFocus reports on the launch of a Kickstarter campaign for Altergaze, an affordable virtual reality accessory that uses smartphones as a display.
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Valve Boss Talks VR Headset Origins and Future Oculus Rift Integration
VRFocus reports on Valve boss Gabe Newell answering questions on virtual reality on a Reddit topic addressing the company's VR headset and the tech's future.