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Silicon Valley Virtual Reality (SVVR), organisers of the annual SVVR Conference & Expo, and roadtovr.com have announced a partnership for an event taking place next month: VR Launchpad.
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With upcoming releases from Oculus, and fresh competition—yes, of course I’m talking about the Valve Index—the state of VR hardware is as vibrant as ever. Since the Oculus Rift came out for consumers 3 years ago headsets, controllers, and GPUs have all improved. While the latest hardware is not exactly leaps and bounds better, it is certainly better: 2K or not quite 2K panels are now pretty much standard, base stations are the norm, and we have virtual fingers! There have been significant quality of life improvements as well. We have better lenses, faster refresh rates, a larger FOV, even eye tracking, all of which have brought clarity to the virtual. While the hardware improvements are great, and needed, we’re still not mainstream, nor have we obtained the crystal clear promise of truly immersive VR.
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What do you think of the state of VR? Have you bought in yet, or still in wait and see mode?
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What do you think of the state of VR? Have you bought in yet, or still in wait and see mode?