Category: VR
Google’s 360-degree tours will live on in the Arts & Culture app
During the heyday of Google’s VR push back in 2015, the company launched Expeditions. The software allowed teachers to take their classrooms on virtual field trips to far-away locales and distant eras of human history with the help of Google Cardboar… Source
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Stretchable skin sensor could help you touch things in VR
Virtual reality doesn’t quite match up to the “reality” label without tactile sensations, but that might not be an issue for too much longer. Cornell scientists have developed a new form of stretchable skin sensor that uses fiber optics to provide a… Source
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Facebook issues new accessibility guidelines for VR developers
More so than almost any other medium, virtual reality games are a transformative experience. You can see someone play a VR title on YouTube, but until you’ve had the chance to step into that world for yourself, you won’t get the full experience. Unfo… Source
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Facebook’s $299 Oculus Quest 2 VR headset is now available
If you’ve been waiting for the right time to dive into virtual reality, it may have arrived. Devindra Hardawar called the Oculus Quest 2 “The $299 VR headset to rule them all” in his review and it’s easy to see why. The headset is lighter and more po… Source
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‘Star Wars: Squadrons’ is a perfectly pitched VR game
Star Wars: Squadrons feels like a masterclass in scoping. When I say that, I don’t mean the targeting system found on a Tusken Raider’s rifle. Instead, I’m referring to the game’s size, budget and widespread VR support. Unlike Star Wars: Battlefront… Source
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Virtuix is developing a home version of its Omni VR treadmill
It’s been a long time since we first got to try out Virtuix’s Omni VR treadmill and the company is finally preparing to roll out a more-compact consumer version of the device. It plans to ship the gaming-focused Omni One in the second half of 2020. T… Source
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