Posts Tagged ‘Virtual Reality’
Technology/Gaming: Learn To Make Car Repairs In Virtual Reality (Video)
October 30, 2017
Perhaps not an age-old question, but a cool one to answer: “Can I learn to fix race cars without risking damage to something expensive (like a car, or myself)?” “Oh wait, follow up, I don’t have a car, garage or tools of my own; does that matter much?. Oh, and wait, do I have to get ‘dirty’ and stuff?” Hahaaa!
Fix your car…in VR!
It’s time to get your car ready for racing without getting your hands dirty. “Wrench” is an indie game for virtual reality that lets players assemble photorealistic components for a custom race car. Players diagnose problems with their speed machines and try to fix them.
The game is still in development, and the developers say it won’t include any driving simulation either.
– Vocativ
Well, there’s your answer!
– @ojones1
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Tags: Car Repair, Learn To Make Car Repairs, Race Cars, simulation, Video Game, Virtual Reality, Vocativ, VR, Wrench | 
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Gaming/Relationships: Man Marries The Anime Character Of His Dreams (Video)
October 30, 2017
Hmm… file this under, “Naaaah, not crazy at all. Do you, um, player!”
Japanese adult game developer Hibiki Works recently performed a VR assisted wedding between a man and the anime character of his dreams. The wedding – which actually took place in a chapel in Tokyo – was part of Hibiki Works’ promotion of their upcoming game “Niizuma: Lovely x Cation.â€
– Vocativ
So, question: With the virtual wife concept… Would that be ‘death do them part’ after losing one life on the video game; or is this an ‘all lives matter’ situation (like, you have to stay with the new virtual spouse through all your game lives).
– @ojones1
Posted in Alternative, Fantasy, Gaming, Human Interest, Relationships, Videos | Tags: Hibiki Works, Virtual Reality, Vocativ, VR, Wedding between a human and an anime character | No Comments »
Pioneer Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Takes Viewers to Mars (Video)
March 22, 2017
Excuse you please. It is Dr. Aldrin. Respect! Credited with being on the first team to set foot on the moon, now Buzz Aldrin has set his sights further… as in Destination: Mars.
Buzz Aldrin wants to be remembered for more than just “kicking up moon dust.” He wants his legacy to include laying the groundwork for a permanent human settlement on Mars, and he has a plan. As NASA prepares to send the first humans to Mars, 8i and Time Inc’s LIFE VR have collaborated with the celebrated astronaut and historical icon to create a one of a kind virtual reality experience. In Buzz Aldrin: Cycling Pathways to Mars, journey with Dr. Aldrin from his landing site on the moon to Mars as shows you first hand his plan for inhabiting the Red Planet.
So, Aldrin wants in on colonizing Mars. Yep, looks like Buzz wants to make humans Martians sooner than later. Watch his 360 visuals on that above. Making of video is embedded after the jump for your further edification.
Posted in Science, Videos | Tags: 360, Astronaut, Buzz Aldrin, Buzz Aldrin: Cycling Pathways To Mars, Cycling Pathways To Mars, Mars, Time, Time Magazine, Virtual Reality, VR | No Comments »
Elon Musk: Life Is A Videogame? (Video)
June 17, 2016
Consider that we, in what we call reality, actually exist as part of a simulation (like ‘The Matrix’). It sounds crazy, but billionaire tech futurist Elon Musk says it is crazy not to think of our existence in this way. He posits that 40 years ago, the height of video gaming tech was pong – two rectangles and a dot. In less than half a century we grew the tech into some realistic, 3D simulations, in a ‘world’ of millions of simultaneous players… and such tech is getting better and better, faster and faster. Soon the line between real and virtual could very well become irrevocably blurred. Heck, to have Musk tell it, it may have happened already.
Could that be accidental, incidental, or random evolution? Well, Musk says what he thinks. What do YOU think?
Posted in Opinion, Panel, Technology, Videos | Tags: alternate reality, Code Conference 2016, Elon Musk, Is life a video game, Recode, simulated reality, The Matrix, Virtual Reality | No Comments »
Magic Leap: The World’s Most Secretive Startup (Video)
April 20, 2016
Check out this great article I read on WIRED (embedded videos from the article above and after the jump; link to full article below). Virtual reality (VR) is poised to become a fundamental technology, and outfits like Magic Leap have an opportunity to become some of the largest companies ever.
The world’s hottest startup isn’t located in Silicon Valley — it’s in suburban Florida. Kevin Kelly explores what Magic Leap’s mind-bending technology tells us about the future of virtual reality.
READ THE FULL ARTICLE: MAGIC LEAP (WIRED)
Posted in Business, Technology, Videos | Tags: Kevin Kelly, Magic Leap, Secretive Startup, The Scene, Virtual Reality, VR, Wired | No Comments »
Star Wars: LucasFilms’ Virtual Reality Making The Galaxy Far, Far Away Seem Even Closer To Real (Video)
June 26, 2015
Imagine the folks who brought you the T-1000 in Terminator II… the folks who brought the dinosaurs to life on screen for Jurassic Park… putting their powers to work in the next Star Wars movie. Now, wake up. It’s not a dream! The tech is ready.
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and parent company Lucasfilm, Ltd. announce the formation of ILM Experience Lab (ILMxLAB), a new division that will draw upon the talents of Lucasfilm, ILM and Skywalker Sound. ILMxLAB combines compelling storytelling, technological innovation and world-class production to create immersive entertainment experiences. For several years, the company has been investing in real-time graphics – building a foundation that allows ILMxLAB to deliver interactive imagery at a fidelity never seen before. As this new dimension in storytelling unfolds, ILMxLAB will develop virtual reality, augmented reality, real-time cinema, theme park entertainment and narrative-based experiences for future platforms.
Posted in Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Technology, Videos | Tags: ILM Experience Lab, ILMxLAB, Lucas Films, Lucasfilm, LucasFilms, STAR WARS, Virtual Reality | No Comments »
The Digital Sex Industry (Documentary)
December 2, 2014
What is sex? What is sex online? What can tech do for (or to) your love life? Though we have continually wrestled with these questions… perhaps it’s time we REALLY talk nuts and bolts (yeah, let your mind wander) about it.
In “Digital Love,” VICE investigates how love and sex is faring in the digital age, starting with technology’s notorious bedmate, the adult entertainment industry. We make a pilgrimage to LA’s “Porn Valley” to witness firsthand how virtual reality is scarily close to creating fully interactive porn before heading to Europe’s sex capital, Amsterdam, where the Dutch enthusiastically enlist the use of “teledildonics” to enhance their long-distance relationships.
Porn leads the way in media and tech. This could very well be the very near future. And Facebook is in on this now? Once again, VICE is taking us there. Watch.
Posted in Film, Technology, Videos | Tags: Oculus Rift, Sex Industry, The Digital Love Industry, The Digital Sex Industry, VICE, Virtual Reality | No Comments »
