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Graffiti VR Experience Paints the Future of Art & Entertainment

There are countries in the world where painting graffiti outside designated areas will get you in serious trouble. Yet, this urban art form has its numerous fans across the globe. In the exact opposite case of Singapore, where caning and jail sentence are a possibility, Croatia renamed the railway bridge into ‘Hendrix Bridge’, based on the graffiti that enthusiasts drew on the middle of the bridge, some 25 maters / 60 feet above the river. Thanks to King Spray, all graffiti enthusiasts will now get a chance to test their skills in the safety and creativity of Virtual Reality. Graffiti Simulator launches next week on Steam and takes the

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News, Software Programs, startups, Virtual Reality (VR), VR World

Two Virtual Reality desktops will Shape Your VR Experience

As first customers are receiving their Oculus Rift VR glasses, and HTC is getting ready to start shipping their Vive system, we’re starting to see first all-encompassing virtual desktop experiences which quite frankly, are true virtual desktops. If you ever thought that the term ‘virtual desktop’ is multiple 2D planes which you can switch with hotkeys, think again. Virtual Desktop 1.0 Guy Godin, an independent developer came up with quite frankly, the best Windows desktop experience we have seen so far. For 14.99 USD or EUR, you get a completely skinned, 360 experience that enables you to create the experience you will feel mostly comfortable with. And

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Breaking, Entertainment, News, Samsung, Virtual Reality (VR)

Watch how Virtual Reality Transforms Roller Coasters

Running and building new roller coasters is a daunting experience, requiring tens of millions of dollars of investment. In the case of Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, the roller coaster they built there achieves equal speed to a Formula 1 car… just for 16 people accelerating 0-241 kph (150 mph) in less than 5 seconds. Once you experience that, you want to experience more and more. In a bid to get Virtual Reality Experience (#VRex) to the mainstream market, American theme park operator Six Flags is literally re-inventing the wheel. The company is creating VR content for its roller coasters, and has recently rolled not one, but

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AMD, Analysis, Breaking, Game Developer Conference (GDC), Graphics, Hardware, VR World

Radeon Pro Duo: How AMD’s Dual GPU went Professional

When AMD revealed the Radeon Pro Duo during the Capsaicin event, the actual product looked significantly different to the one AMD showed at last year’s E3 conference. In fact, it was a completely different product. Besides an occasional leak, destiny of AMD’s ‘Gemini’ board was unknown for the better part of 2015. In this article, we will reveal the full story of how Radeon Pro Duo came to be. The original plan to launch AMD’s “Radeon R9 Fury X2” for gamers changed with the announcement of Radeon Technologies Group (RTG), a new organisation inside AMD led by Raja Koduri, specifically designed to focus on AMD’s FirePro, Radeon and now also

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Breaking, Entertainment, News, Virtual Reality (VR)

Toyota Spain Creates a Scary VR Experience

Can a scary driving experience persuade a potential customer to purchase a vehicle from one brand instead of another? The answer to that question comes from Toyota Spain, which partnered with Antiloop Studio to create an immersive virtual reality experience. Antiloop Studio then created the experience using an Oculus Development Kit and Xsens motion capture suit, in a sizable Motion Capture Studio. The tagline for the experience is: “What would you do if your car stalled in the middle of a drawbridge that was opening? Would you defend your family against a bear if your engine suddenly gave it in front of one? Could you fight off a gang

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