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Magic Leap’s New Demo Video Simply Shows How Awesome It Is
Magic Leap executes their jaw-dropping tech with this demo. Screenshot from Magic Leap YouTube In the advent of virtual reality and augmented reality technologies, a very secretive company has emerged…
“Paranormal Activity” VR Game For The Rift Will Make You Scream
If you thought horror experiences couldn't get any more immersive, think again. Virtual reality is now poised to bring the popular horror movie franchise "Paranormal Activity" to your very eyes…
Crytek’s The Climb Is A VR Mountain-climbing Experience For The Rift
Many of the available VR experiences today are starting to get clearer for consumers as VR headsets are inching closer to their commercial launch. With the imminent launch of the…
Icelandic VR Experience Takes You To The Mount Everest
A glimpse of the Everest VR experience. Photo: Solfar You can't go regularly to the Himalayas just for the Mount Everest. Luckily, one VR company promises to give a one-of-a-kind…
Facebook Now Offers 360-degree Videos
Facebook enters the realm of virtual reality: the social network giant has just released a tool that will allow users to get the most out of videos that are recorded…
Crytek and Oculus team up for Back To Dinosaur Island demo on the Rift
Visual experiences optimized for virtual reality are constantly being refined for upcoming VR headsets such as the Oculus Rift. VR is poised to become the norm for mainstream content consumption…
This VR glove uses air bladders to create haptic feedback
These tiny air bladders are behind Hands Omni's ability to give haptic feedback. Photo: Rice University Tiny air bladders found their way into virtual reality with the development of a…
Google launches updated Cardboard, teams up with GoPro for Google Jump
The redesigned Google Cardboard now supports both iPhones and Android smartphones. Photo: Google At the annual Google I/O developers' conference held in San Francisco, the tech giant is introducing cutting-edge…
Virtual Reality Simulators Take Centerstage at New York Auto Show
The Lexus RC F Rift demo, powered by the Oculus Rift. The automotive industry is already reaping the benefits of virtual reality technology in bringing helpful information about cars even…
Reality Substitution Project is a Unique Approach to Virtual Reality
This is how RealiSM works. Photo: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Virtual reality has already come to a point where its identity has gone beyond the "hobbyist" level: it has…