Virtual reality, at its most efficient, can save companies time and money with its digital spaces. VR can supply immersive meeting spaces with a level of interaction not available to phone or even video conference calls. Those digital areas can even be shaped to test tools, ideas, and take risks that would otherwise be financially...
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Black Friday/Cyber Monday Deal at Best Buy Offers $100 in Oculus Store credit
From November 24th to the 28th, purchases of an Oculus Rift headset through Best Buy will be eligible for $100 of Oculus Store credit which can be spent on Rift and Gear VR games and apps. This Black Friday and Cyber Monday, prospective VR adopters will see the first discounts on newly launched headsets. In...
Owlchemy Seeks Beta Testers For New Mixed Reality Solution
Mixed reality is one of the most impressive uses of virtual reality technology we’ve seen so far. By using a green screen and inventive camera setup, users can project the game world to the screen and let it surround the player — as if they are actually standing inside the VR experience itself. This not...
Social VR: Who Is Going to Get It Right First?
Virtual Reality is quickly moving beyond novelty experiences and showing its potential for enabling new types of social interaction. But which platform(s) will be the one to make that happen? What sort of experiences will they enable, and will those turn out to be the kind of experiences we actually want? It’s unlikely that VR...
Sony: ‘No Plans For PS VR-Related Deals’ on Black Friday
With the biggest shopping and sales day of the year quickly approaching, planning what to buy and where to buy it is more important than ever. Especially in the United States, people around the country will start lining up outside the biggest retailers such as Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and more getting ready to make...
Hands-On: ‘Smashbox Arena’ Is Like Team-Based Dodgeball on Steroids
As I stood, perched atop a small hill on the edge of a wood plank that overlooked the arena, I felt powerful. I had just teleported to the top of this hill by throwing my orb and my enemies were scattered below me. I could hear the sounds of everyone giggling and laughing while playing,...
Vrideo Shuts Down, Marking The Closure Of One VR’s Early Startups
360-degree video hosting service Vrideo is gone. The service shut down yesterday — it had launched in beta in March 2015 and raised $2 million total. The startup was competing against Jaunt, Littlstar and giants like Google’s YouTube to host 360-degree immersive content. In a post outlining the company’s efforts, founder and CEO Alex Rosenfeld...
How VR Could Change Courtrooms (And Why There Might Be Resistance)
The courtrooms of the future, from the jury to the prosecution process, may look different thanks to the rise of virtual reality. Several experts contacted for this article are working on ways to innovate the legal profession to usher in VR tools to make the trial process, and the law student experience, more immersive and...
How ‘Red Dead Redemption’ Lead Designer Is Using VR To Change Storytelling
Red Dead Redemption is often regarded as one of the best video games from the past decade. The immensely detailed world full of bustling NPCs, addicting gameplay across the Wild West, and a cast of memorable characters all add up to one of the most lively and appreciated game worlds. It’s both open-ended and focused...
MIT’s Brilliant Trick to Make VR Go Wireless
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