The speaker discusses a virtual reality training program for snipers where they can control their arm movements and practice in various environments, including crawling behind slopes and facing off against virtual walkers at different distances.
A man is trapped inside a virtual reality world for two months while being infused with ketamine in a hospital bed, experiencing other problems as well.
Learn about how Virtual Reality is being used as an innovative treatment for chronic pain, which impacts around 50 million Americans.
Leonore Tiefer, co-founder of Virtuality, discusses the challenges and benefits of recreating historical experiences through virtual reality technology.
A documentary series is using VR to create live action environments for audiences, similar to Planet Earth with David Attenborough narrating, and has been successful with kids as young as four years old.
Chris and his friends like to play Oculus while drinking, but it often leads to them getting distracted and derailed from the game.
The speaker discusses Brian Simpson and the potential of a 360 viewing experience with a 360 camera and Oculus technology.
Virtual and augmented reality have the potential to unlock new social and economic opportunities by creating environments where people can be present regardless of their physical location. This could become a way to explore various ideas and see which environments are more appealing to people in different ways.
VR is making strides in specific training use cases such as medical schools, where it provides a life-like simulation that can help doctors get used to the noise and smell of an operating room, and the different sensations they will experience. While VR is great for gaming, its potential in training is significant.
The possibility of creating an immersive virtual reality raises questions about its impact on our lives and whether it could become preferable to the physical world. However, it remains unclear if it is a better alternative to fighting for our world or if it could become a potential escape from reality.
The availability of content is key to sustaining a broad enough variety for a self-sustaining ecosystem that creates network effects.
The power of virtual reality is not just limited to gaming, with large scale social movements being pushed through extreme beliefs that are often birthed in virtual worlds, but have real-world consequences.
The inventor of the Oculus had people try on the virtual reality device to show how billionaires are going to need services and that people want to contribute to society in a meaningful way.
