So you’re considering a virtual reality headset, are you? Printer and laptop maker HP are hoping to tempt you away…
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Lonely Planet, and others, have become excited by tourism powered by virtual reality(VR) – both on this planet and, thanks to NASA, on others.
VR films are also being developed by travel companies, such as Thomas Cook. And Tourism Australia has partnered with Google to understand the marketing potential of VR (well, 360 degree panoramic videos).
Labo, the cardboard DIY kits that Nintendo offers for its Switch console continues to evolve, and next up it’s bringing VR to the Japanese portable console.
Virtual reality is coming to homes. Or, at least, it’s getting closer than it has at any point in its surprisingly lengthy history. The next arrival may be via computer maker HP, which has a Windows Mixed Reality headset on the way. Codenamed ‘Copper’, the in-development VR hardware has one thing in particular going for it — resolution. Lots and lots of resolution.
We’ve seen a few solutions to making motion more real in virtual reality. Prime among these is the Virtuix Omni, a…
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For now, this VR video shot in space is as close as we’re going to get to orbiting the Earth…
Virtual reality isn’t confined to the entertainment world. There has also been an uptake of VR in more practical fields –…