Virtual Reality’s Educational Big Hit Games
Virtual reality might turn out to be more about enriching trips through history than defeating zombie hordes, according to Richard Marks of Sony’s PlayStation. The first crop of apps for virtual reality are dominated by games, but consumers can look forward to a range of experiences hitting shelves as soon as next year, he said. […]
Dexmo Exoskeleton Glove Helps You Feel Objects That Exist In VR
A company called Dexta Robotics recently unveiled a new product that could end up revolutionizing the way VR hand-tracking and interaction takes place. It’s called the “Dexmo,” and it is a futuristic looking exo-skeleton that attaches over your hand like a glove. The glove is full of components that are able to communicate with a […]
5 Revolutionary Educational And Professional Uses For Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality has a lot of potential uses, and not only in gaming and entertainment, although these are two areas that are likely to help drive the development and improvement of both hardware and software. VR is also being used in retail for example, by offering things like virtual mannequins and is also proving popular […]
This Device Claims To Turn Your iPhone Into A 360 Degree VR Camera
Expectations for virtual reality are obviously quite high. And those expectations among content creators have led companies to introduce products aimed at helping to create content in the new format. Creators of the Insta360 ha done this in a unique way. While Arashi Vision, the company that makes the camera, has three different Insta360 versions, […]
Barack Obama In A VR Headset Is Still Inherently Funny
One of video games’ big breakthrough moments came in the early seasons of House of Cards, when consummate politician Frank Underwood sat down and booted up Call of Duty during an episode. It didn’t seem silly or forced; if anything, it was just the 21st century version of watching TV. This is the holy grail […]
2016 Samsung Gear VR Review: Still The Best, As Mobile VR (mostly) Its In Neutral
With the new Galaxy Note 7 and its USB-C port (a first for the lineup), Samsung needed an updated Gear VR headset to support the new phone/port combo. But this is more than a compatibility update, if only by a little. Read on, as New Atlas reviews the more evolution than revolution 2016 Gear VR. […]
Oculus Rift Now Has A VR Patio Furniture Experience…With Drones
Finally, a virtual-reality game that lets you organize patio furniture. Wayfair’s Patio Playground is a free “home design” app that launched Tuesday for Oculus Rift. It’s the first home-oriented game or app for the Rift. Ikea launched a kitchen-exploration app for the HTC Vive earlier this year, where all you could do was change a […]
The VR Accessories Market Is Only Getting Started
When you think of virtual reality, the first thing that comes to mind is a headset, and all the buzz around this industry is focused on these headsets. But while they certainly deserve to be the center of attention, the real potential can be unlocked through the VR accessories market. It is in this nascent […]
Ford’s New Virtual Reality App Puts Fans Of Car Racing On The Track At Le Mans
Not only is virtual reality reshaping the way we game, work out, and practice medicine, the technology has plenty of applications in the automotive world as well. In 2016, you can drive and even configure a new car from the comfort of your home, but fear not, we’ve only scratched the surface. Ford has debuted […]
Here’s Your First Look At Windows In VR
How will you use Windows inside a VR headset? Would you even want to? Those are real questions, because Microsoft is bringing its floating 3D version of its operating system — Windows Holographic — to VR headsets like the HTC Vive starting next year. But we also may have the answer. This official Microsoft video […]