virtual reality

Hey everyone, Lately I’ve been thinking about how drastically avatar creation tools have changed over the years—and wondering if we’ve hit a turning point or still have a long way to go. Back in early Second Life and OpenSim days, customizing your avatar meant tweaking sliders endlessly...

Quick question for anyone running multiple base stations: if two of them have slight overlap and reflect off a shiny white wall, will that mess with tracking? I noticed my headset drifting randomly when I walked into one side of the room, and my controller just flew across the map. I kind of...

Purchase VR headset to make life easier and more comfortable for you.

There's a lot happening in the VR/AR/MR space this year, so I thought I'd start a nobody cares thread for all the little things that might be flying under the radar. Since around Dec/Jan, I've been hearing rumblings from the VR/AR community that there are some exciting things happening. I...

OVR is trying to make technology that will let you smell things in VR. I think this is probably vaporware, but if it's real, it's a terrible idea. I really don't want to smell the average SL user, especially the average SL user after they have been locked down for months, LOL

VR Gets Reality Check with Significant Decline in Investment - Los Angeles Times This is uncomfortably similar to what happened to the Second Life hype cycle and I think the underlying problem may be similar and not just a question of the hardware.