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#VR motion sickness – curing what ails ya when you’re exploring other worlds – an annotated infographic

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Virtual reality (VR) motion sickness, a common side effect of exploring VR worlds for many users, could be eradicated with a new system that dynamically changes the field of view (FOV). Nausea and discomfort is a complaint shared by some VR users, caused when the brain receives visual information that is at odds with sensory information received from the inner ear’s vestibular balance system. This new proposed method of combating VR sickness is touted as being easily applied to existing consumer head-worn displays, such as the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Sony PlayStation VR, and Google Cardboard. E&T reported on this … Continue reading #VR motion sickness – curing what ails ya when you’re exploring other worlds – an annotated infographic

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#OculusRift launch date getting closer – #VR fans getting frothy for March 28 – an annotated infographic

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Oculus Rift, the virtual reality headset developed by a subsidiary of Facebook, is taking pre-orders for its hardware, due to ship on March 28. The level of excitement in the tech sphere can be gauged by the three-hour wait in line at CES 2016 that VR fan boys were prepared to patiently endure, simply for the opportunity to try out a Rift headset. Think about that: THREE HOURS. That’s like watching two English football matches in full, back to back. Or one Superbowl 50.  Make a note of the time on your clock right now and then stand up and … Continue reading #OculusRift launch date getting closer – #VR fans getting frothy for March 28 – an annotated infographic

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#Facebook buys Oculus Rift – #Minecraft creator abandons VR plans immediately – an annotated infographic

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While Facebook’s acquisition of virtual reality (VR) headset developers Oculus has been hailed as a significant win for the tyrannical social networking behemoth, an equally significant PR besmirching of this coup was landed on it by the developer of the popular construction game Minecraft. On hearing the news from Big Blue HQ, Markus ‘Notch’ Persson announced he was immediately cancelling his plans to develop an Oculus Rift version of Minecraft. The simple reason? One that may be familiar to millions of social networking followers: “Facebook creeps me out”, Persson tweeted. Genius. It’s not only Persson that Facebook’s news has disappointed. … Continue reading #Facebook buys Oculus Rift – #Minecraft creator abandons VR plans immediately – an annotated infographic