If you were still waiting patiently for the virtual reality features that Microsoft promised in 2016, then I have some bad news for you. During E3 last week, Microsoft’s chief marketing officer for gaming, Mike Nichols, told GamesIndustry.biz that the company had no plans to fulfill that promise. “We don’t have any plans specific to Xbox consoles in […]
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Dissecting your cat in VR is terrifyingly cute
Leap Motion is finding innovative and fun ways to learn about the insides of a catCat Explorer uses virtual reality to explore the inner parts of a cat from muscles to organs to skeleton. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Virtual Reality, V…
View More Dissecting your cat in VR is terrifyingly cuteThis VR game lets you slash to beat with lightsabers
Beat Saber is a mashup of Fruit Ninja and Guitar Hero. The goal of this VR game is to slash the cubes that come at you while avoiding obstacles and keeping a beat. Read more…More about Music, Mashable Video, Vr, Rhythm, and Mashable Video
View More This VR game lets you slash to beat with lightsabersCome mix your realities at our AR/VR event in LA in October
TechCrunch is hosting one of our single-topic Sessions events centered on AR/VR and mixed reality in Los Angeles on October 18th at UCLA’s Royce Hall. We’re going to be doing some very cool stuff that we’re not quite ready to talk about, but at the core we’re looking to have incredible discussions with the best […]
View More Come mix your realities at our AR/VR event in LA in OctoberFacebook’s Oculus Venues streams its first VR concert. Was it any good?
When Australian artist Vance Joy performed at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Wednesday, there wasn’t a smartphone in sight.
It wasn’t quite physically possible for audience members using Facebook’s Oculus Venues, a live VR concert ex…
Jumping out of a virtual plane is perfect for those who can’t or won’t skydive IRL
I’ve never quite got round to throwing myself out of a plane. Somehow, I wake up every day and find something marginally less terrifying to do with my waking hours and here we are. Jumping out of a virtual plane while floating three feet from the gro…
View More Jumping out of a virtual plane is perfect for those who can’t or won’t skydive IRLHow a bunch of high school students are using VR to help kids with autism
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Virtual reality may finally be having a moment, at least for one community.
A group of students from Kent Career Technical Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has created a VR experience that aims to help students with autism practice social interaction.
It’s far from a finished product, but was polished enough to make it to the final round of Samsung’s nationwide Solve for Tomorrow invention competition last month.
The app places students in various social situations in VR — the hallway, the classroom, interactions with friends, teachers, and students. Students are given options for how to respond to various situations, and can “practice” the interactions in VR. The kids developed the scripts and scenarios in consultation with autistic students and behavioral psychologists. Read more…
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VR porn will never take off until it solves these 3 problems
Virtual reality porn should be a phenomenon. It’s the steamy videos you’re used to writ large: Rather than being a mere window on the action, VR immerses you in it, with the objects of your desire appearing so close it seems like you could touch them…
View More VR porn will never take off until it solves these 3 problemsWith Nickelodeon’s new VR experience, walk a mile in Spongebob’s shoes—er, pants
Playgrounds aren’t what they used to be.
If your kid is getting bored of his school’s old, rusty jungle gym, he may want to check out Slime Zone, Nickelodeon’s virtual playground.
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Google’s new Tour Creator lets students make their own VR tours
Google today launched a new tool for teachers and their students called Tour Creator, which allows anyone to create their own VR tour using imagery from Google’s Street View or their own 360-degree photos. The new app is designed to work with Google Cardboard and Google’s existing VR “field trips” app Expeditions. The goal with […]
View More Google’s new Tour Creator lets students make their own VR toursGoogle’s VR180 cameras get their own app that live streams to YouTube
Just ahead of Google’s big developer conference next week, Google I/O, the company has quietly rolled out a new mobile app for its VR180 point-and-shoot cameras, allowing users to set up their device, view and manage clips, and upload photo and video content to Google Photos and YouTube. At CES in January, Google had shown […]
View More Google’s VR180 cameras get their own app that live streams to YouTubeThe Oculus Go headset is going to win over everyone (even VR skeptics)
The Oculus Go is so easy to use. Just strap it on your head, and you’re ready to go. It has crisp audio, crazy optics, and endless VR experiences. You can even interact with your friends and family in virtual reality. The starting price is $199. Read…
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