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Deconstructing videogames for the purpose of art
The “levels” and “bosses” structure has greater implications than those contained in videogames.
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VR lets you see the world through Van Gogh’s eyes without losing an ear
Enter Van Gogh’s world but skip the madness VR project introduces impressionistic easter eggs
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How Eve Online became a birthplace for stories
The best virtual worlds mix work with play Eve Online is a rich universe most people don’t know exists How a sci-fi world creates some of the best non-fiction CCP wants to turn the virtual lives of Eve Online players into a TV show
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Blade Runner 9732 brings Deckard’s futuristic apartment to virtual reality
Kicking it back in electronic dreams of the future.
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The stock market’s roller coaster metaphor becomes literal thanks to VR
The stock market, which is a representation of transactions and not a physical reality, is commonly described as a roller coaster. The reasons for this are understandable: that fun thing you ride at the amusement park sounds way cooler than “the aggregation of buyers and sellers,” even if that’s wha
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Chris Milk on VR: "It can change people’s perception of each other."
TED Talk on VR points to its use outside of games
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They still don’t get paid, but student quarterbacks are now trained in virtual reality
It’s NFL draft season again, that magical time of year wherein prognosticators discuss the concussion-riddled future of young athletes for hours on end. One of the questions that invariably comes up during these interminable discussions is whether an athlete can “read the field” when he moves up fro
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Can virtual reality make us more empathetic?
Scientists are learning that changing bodies changes minds.
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The videogame trying to change how we treat the homeless
See through their eyes. Feel the dejection.
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A quick primer on 3D sound, or how to create convincing worlds in virtual reality
Finally, audio that appreciates for your innate denseness.
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Why does this art smell like fish?
For art, smell is the alternate VR
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Virtual reality may be coming to the courtroom
Most people do not want to be picked for jury duty. You have to take time off work. You’re made to sit around for hours. Wouldn’t it be better if jury duty consisted of exploring Link’s childhood village from Ocarina of Time in virtual reality? Jury duty is unlikely to ever boil down to playing vid