virtual reality

Virtual reality is a simulated experience that can be similar to or completely different from the real world. Applications of virtual reality can include entertainment and educational purposes. Other, distinct types of VR style technology include augmented reality and mixed reality.

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Google Launches Voice Chat For YouTube
Google Launches Voice Chat For YouTube
May 19, 2017  |  Google

Instead of adding text comments in YouTube VR, Google announced that it will be creating shared rooms where users can voice chat about the videos...

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VR Startups Create Entertainment Locations In Old Retail Space
VR Startups Create Entertainment Locations In Old Retail Space
May 01, 2017  |  News

Virtualities, the company that runs virtual reality theaters and arcades, has been opening up locations in strip malls and retail space that are being abandoned...

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Facebook Unveils Beta Version of Social VR Platform Spaces
Facebook Unveils Beta Version of Social VR Platform Spaces
April 19, 2017  |  Retail

The next frontier of virtual reality (VR) is here. After three years of development following its Oculus acquisition, Facebook has announced its new VR product...

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Amazon’s Physical Retail Vision Could Change How Retailers Operate
Amazon’s Physical Retail Vision Could Change How Retailers Operate
March 29, 2017  |  Amazon

If retailers were worried about the impact Amazon would have on the world of eCommerce, they should be even more concerned about what Amazon has...

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Concur Creates Virtual Reality Prototype For Corporate Travel
Concur Creates Virtual Reality Prototype For Corporate Travel
March 28, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Concur’s innovation arm, Concur Labs, is taking a look at virtual reality for corporate travel. Reports Monday (March 27) said Concur Labs has created a...

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Global Augmented, Virtual Reality Market To Reach More Than $66B By 2022
Global Augmented, Virtual Reality Market To Reach More Than $66B By 2022
March 20, 2017  |  Innovation

Analysts are predicting that the global augmented and virtual reality market will reach an estimated $66.68 billion by 2022. According to a press release, the...

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A Whole New Retail Virtual Reality
A Whole New Retail Virtual Reality
March 17, 2017  |  Omnicommerce

Reality may or may not bite, but virtual reality sells. In the latest Omnicommerce Tracker™, PYMNTS caught up with Beck Besecker, cofounder and CEO of...

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In Search Of The Next-Gen AR/VR Retail/Payments Experience
In Search Of The Next-Gen AR/VR Retail/Payments Experience
March 06, 2017  |  Innovation

While many in the Greater Boston area stayed indoors to keep clear of the arctic chill that had descended upon the region, ten teams hunkered...

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zSpace Joins OpenXR Group To Define Standards For VR Devices
zSpace Joins OpenXR Group To Define Standards For VR Devices
March 02, 2017  |  Payment Methods

zSpace, an education company that brings mixed reality experiences to computing, announced Wednesday (March 1) that it is joining the Khronos Group’s OpenXR working group...

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