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Virtual Fixer Uppers: Buy, Renovate & Sell Homes in “House Flipper” Game

For those who enjoy fixing and flipping homes, this video game could be a dream come true, virtually speaking, letting you purchase rundown shacks and turn them into market-ready ...

Virtual Atlas: New Book Explores Digital Cities Inside 40 Video Games

Spanning 40 years of gameplay and 40 different games, this new volume dives into the design and history of dozens of virtual realities, acting as a travel guide to imaginative places that only ...

Cat VR: Feline Virtual Reality Technology Aims to Amuse Animal Companions

A new PVRR (Pet Virtual Reality Research) technical brief targets the hundreds of millions of global kitties who might enjoy a romp through a virtual playscape. For starters, be sure to watch the ...

Augmented IKEA: Assembly App Shows Full-Scale 3D Building Instructions

Putting IKEA manuals into augmented reality, this phone app lets buyers scan their product's barcode, then swipe to follow steps in realtime against the actual backdrop of the room being used ...

VR Journalism: Experience a Solitary Cell in Prison with ‘6×9’

The Guardian has launched a virtual reality app for Android users, compatible with low-tech VR devices like Cardboard (which uses your mobile phone); its first story is about solitary ...

IKEA VR: Explore Interior Layouts in New Virtual Reality App

A new virtual reality application from IKEA lets users try out various kitchen configurations in three dimensions. Using an HTC Vive headset, the app lets people see different setups but also ...

VRchitecture: Interactive Virtual Reality House Feels 90% Real

No matter how many drawings and models a client is shown, there is still a leap of imagination needed for someone to understand how a building design will really look and feel when it is ...

CastAR 3D: See the Future of Work & Play in Augmented Reality

In this new video, Technical Illusions, the company behind CastAR, a hybrid augmented and virtual reality headset, shows off a series of amazing everyday applications of their technology, ...

Fictional Bridges from Euro Banknotes Now Built in Real Life

In a strange case of fact following fiction, a Dutch designer was inspired to create physical versions of faux-historical bridges first drawn on European currency in 2002. The ...

Real Holodeck: 360-Degree Immersive Home Gaming Environment

Using a series of networked camera-and-projector units, this working demonstration turns an entire living room into and interactive gaming environment. Dubbed RoomAlive (a successor to ...

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