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<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="3366472" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Google-Cardboard">Google Cardboard</keyword> app helps you use your phone as a <keyword id="6380951" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="vr">VR</keyword> device for free.</li><li>The <keyword id="6355629" type="DEFINITION" weightage="60" keywordseo="google">Google</keyword> Cardboard VR viewer is no longer available, but the website provides a selection of other affordable viewers and instructions for creating your own at home. </li><li>The Google Cardboard app also helps you properly format your phone screen for your VR viewer.</li></ul><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/google-cardboard" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google Cardboard</a> is the company's affordable answer to a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/virtual-reality" target="_blank" rel="noopener">virtual reality</a> (VR) experience: It's a free app that works alongside other VR apps to let users effectively turn their phones into a VR device. They also offer relatively cheap viewer options on the Google Cardboard site, lowering the bar to entry for VR.Here's how to find Google Cardboard-compatible VR viewers and use the Cardboard app on your <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/iphone" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iPhone</a> or <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/android" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Android</a>. <h2>What is Google Cardboard? </h2>The term "Google Cardboard" can be used to refer to two different things:<ul><li>The Google Cardboard app: The app, which can be downloaded for <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-cardboard/id987962261" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iPhone</a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.samples.apps.cardboarddemo&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=USmp;gl=US" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Android</a>, helps users launch VR experiences on their device.</li><li>The Google Cardboard VR viewer: This cardboard viewer was made to fit around your smartphone and function like VR goggles. Google has discontinued the device, though they do provide <a href="https://arvr.google.com/cardboard/get-cardboard/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">instructions for creating your own</a> cardboard viewer. </li></ul><div type="image" title="Google Cardboard viewer with smartphone inside" height="2589" width="3452" msid="85376977" hostid="261"></div>Note: Even though the Google-made viewer is no longer available, you can still find <a href="https://arvr.google.com/cardboard/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">similar products</a> from other VR companies through the Google Cardboard site. And those can work alongside the Google Cardboard app.<h2>How Google Cardboard works</h2>To use the Google Cardboard app, you just have to do the following:1. Download the Google Cardboard app from your phone's app store.<div type="image" title="Screenshot of Google Cardboard app in Apple App Store" height="1702" width="1000" msid="85375792" hostid="261"></div>2. Give the app permission to use your camera.3. Find the QR code on your viewer and scan it.<div type="image" title="Screenshot of QR code scanning page on Cardboard app" height="1709" width="1000" msid="85375793" hostid="261"></div>4. Place your phone in your VR viewer device.<div type="image" title="Screenshot of Cardboard app saying to place phone in VR viewer" height="1775" width="1000" msid="85375800" hostid="261"></div>5. Load up your desired VR experience, either within the Cardboard app or through a Cardboard-compatible VR app. <h2>How to get and use Google Cardboard</h2>The VR viewers showcased on the Google Cardboard site range from about $8.95 to $39.95, and are made from cardboard, plastic, and nylon ABS. They can fit screen sizes up to seven inches, depending on the model you purchase. Quick tip: Once you have a viewer, you can scan the QR code into the Cardboard app to connect it up, so the shape of each side of your screen will fit the viewer you're using.You can also download Cardboard-compatible VR apps, which can be found within the Cardboard app.<div type="image" title="Screenshot of VR app download within Cardboard app" height="1710" width="1000" msid="85375806" hostid="261"></div>To use an app in tandem with Cardboard and your viewer, select the View in Cardboard option.<div type="image" title="Screenshot of VR app preview screen" height="1711" width="1000" msid="85375810" hostid="261"></div>From there, you should be able to enjoy your VR experience, properly formatted for your viewer.<a data-type="5fca93c3935fea4a5e76a497">What is augmented reality? 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<ul><li>Given the current market scenario, it is essential that event companies approach the project as a focal point instead of the brand. </li><li><keyword id="9867678" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Janak-Vora">Janak Vora</keyword>, CEO, <keyword id="4506560" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="event-capital">Event Capital</keyword> suggest a few ways in which launching a virtual event by utilizing innovative technology can lead to recreating effective consumer experience, all through the comfort of their homes. </li></ul>The <keyword id="9291054" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="event-industry">event industry</keyword> in recent months has undergone a virtual revolution. With the companies looking for increasingly innovative and engaging ways to bring their events to life, it is now the perfect time to explore technological tools/ XR (extended reality) solutions such as - AR (<keyword id="6369782" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="augmented-reality">augmented reality</keyword>) and VR (<keyword id="6369781" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="virtual-reality">virtual reality</keyword>) and create the new generation of <keyword id="9084093" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="virtual-events">virtual events</keyword>. The technologies powering virtual and augmented reality experiences is now more accessible than ever, and are becoming an essential proponent when devising a virtual event. According to Statisca, consumer spending on augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) technology is expected to reach around 7 billion U.S. dollars. Total AR/VR spending worldwide is projected to amount to 18.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. According to another projection, the overall XR market globally is expected to touch USD 220 Billion by end of 2022. Given the current market scenario, it is essential that event companies approach the project as a focal point instead of the brand. There are various ways in which launching a virtual event by utilizing innovative technology can lead to recreating effective consumer experience, all through the comfort of their homes. <ol><li>3D Merchandise/ Digital Avatars </li></ol>Event organizers can create 3D merchandise or digital avatars that can be used as mascots. These can be available for the consumers to purchase from online stores and act as a great way to build interactivity and can be personalized according to one’s preference. 2. 3D Landscape Event organizers can create a sense of space through- exhibition/stalls/stages. It helps viewers connect with the theme of the event and gives a make-believe feel to them actually attending the event, even as they are restricted at home. 3. 3D Assistance for Guidance A virtual assistant guiding through the landscape or the event can take the viewers for a tour. This can also be a sales assistant or of any other form, depending upon the nature of the event. We recently witnessed these 3D formats being put to use by Event Capital through its IP- ‘The Edutainment Show’. We, at Event Capital, are now taking one step forward and building a Virtual Funtown for our IP WindMill Festival. Utilization of these elements has its own set of advantages that the event organizers can benefit from 4. Creating interactive real-world experiences Event organizers need to find value in the property that they earlier created on-ground and re-create similar spaces (i.e. exhibition stands or experience zones) in the virtual world. Creating hyper-realistic experiences increases realism and also enables the audience to explore and interact with them is the perfect way to make a virtual event a successful one. Consumers have the liberty to explore the virtual space even as their physical mobility is restricted due to distance or any other reasons. This is what our valued community will witness with the upcoming WindMill Festival – Virtual Funtown. 5. Make virtual spaces more interactive and immersive Unique AR tools have the power to provide an engaging ‘try-before-you-buy’ experience to consumers, hence becoming a key element in their purchasing journey. Although the experiences offered through the events is virtual, consumers are interacting within their own real-world and can avail some of these services offline too. Such events present a chance to event organisers to showcase their ideas in a more artistic and rewarding way. An example – Ikea offers its customers the chance to place furniture into their homes with the simple use of a smartphone. 6. Using 3D element as a visualization and executional tool In order to present a graphic representation of a product or a dynamic understanding of an event, organizers can make use of the 3D tool. This would help present a better idea to brands or consumers that they are catering to. We have noticed some unique innovation done by IIFA Stomp, Sunburn Festival, the upcoming Unrated Music and Arts Festival and as the days go by, we are seeing major improvement in the quality of the XR experience being delivered by Event IP owners. However, a word of caution here before we all start anticipating and celebrating the addition of XR experiences into our virtual / on-ground events. The entire ecosystem both on demand side and supply side - products, devices, software, hardware, content etc. has to evolve into a user friendly and affordable solution…at a mass scale. Until that happens, we will have to settle for virtual 3D experiences and soon those will have no differentiators. But yes, I must confess that the events industry in India is working aggressively towards unique virtual innovations and going by the track record, we have hope and positivity.

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>When Google acquired Android back in 2005, Android quickly became the "open" mobile platform of choice, a haven for developers that didn't like all of Apple's rules and the walled-garden of iOS.
Today, Android is the largest mobile operating system in the world, in both worldwide market share and sales, and smartphones and apps wouldn't be what they are today without the existence of Android.
Razer, which has been called the "Apple of gaming" due to its polished designs and high price tags, is actually looking to follow in Google's footsteps - but this time, by betting big on virtual reality.
That's why Razer recently announced <a href="http://www.osvr.com/#">Open-Source Virtual Reality</a> (OSVR), an open platform for virtual reality game developers and hardware manufacturers to unify under one umbrella.
Basically, Razer is trying to create the Android for VR, and it has a good chance to succeed.
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When I met with Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan to discuss OSVR, it quickly became clear that Tan and Razer fully believe virtual reality will be the next major computing platform. Razer sees the same opening in VR that Google saw in mobile back in 2005 - Tan says OSVR will be the unifying platform that virtual reality desperately needs.
That's because virtual reality is really the wild west at the moment. While Oculus is leading the charge with the Rift and its partnership with Samsung to create the Gear VR, there's really no unifying virtual reality platform at this time.
<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>The Rift, which originally started as an open-source, DIY project from Palmer Luckey, has since evolved into a company that's still defining how open (or otherwise) the Rift will be. In the meantime, there's plenty of of game developers, hardware manufacturers, and accessory makers that are also creating virtual reality products.
Ideally, it would be great if they could all play nicely with each other.
That's really the goal of OSVR, to make sure that whatever virtual reality headset or accessory you use, they'll all be able to function together.
To show off exactly what it's talking about, Razer has created its own virtual reality developer kit that's highly customizable. Since OSVR is more about a unifying platform than any specific piece of hardware, Razer lets anyone download the plans to make their own version of its headset.
Razer is also making a pre-built developer kit for tinkerers, to demonstrate the software's open nature and customization options: For example, Razer's headset includes USB 3 ports for attaching gaming peripherals like the Leap Motion controller for hand tracking.
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With OSVR, I was able to play a demo where my hands could shoot fireballs. In all honesty, it was far from perfect and I'm not sold on the Leap Motion's capabilities to be the input solution VR needs, but that's the beauty of OSVR: it enables people to have options instead of drawing a line in the sand.
The biggest issue keeping virtual reality from truly taking off is content, and OSVR has the potential to make it easy for developers to create the games and experiences they want, making them easily compatible with the accessories or headsets they want.
So where does this leave Oculus?
Razer's CEO told me the company had talked with Oculus, which was interested in OSVR and what the company was trying to do. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey understands the importance of open-source platforms, and there's no reason that Oculus couldn't make its software and hardware compatible with OSVR. It will really come down to whether or not Oculus wants to retain a certain level of control and turn the Rift into an iPhone and iOS-like device with its own rules and stipulations.
Regardless of what Oculus decides, the future of virtual reality looks a little brighter thanks to OSVR, and it could turn into the next Android if Razer plays its cards right.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11964539" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="france" source="Orion">France</keyword> will trial "empathy machines," which use <keyword id="11896066" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="virtual-reality" source="Orion">virtual reality</keyword> <keyword id="11893017" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="technology" source="Orion">technology</keyword>, from October, per <a href="https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20210925-france-trials-virtual-reality-empathy-machine-on-domestic-violence-offenders-reverto">rfi.</a></li><li>30 male volunteers - all convicted of <keyword id="12137273" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="domestic-violence" source="Orion">domestic violence</keyword> - will take part in the <keyword id="12175390" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="experiment" source="Orion">experiment</keyword>.</li><li>The experiment is part of an effort to stop domestic abusers from re-offending, rfi reported.</li></ul>France is trialing a virtual reality "empathy machine" as part of an effort to deter men convicted of domestic violence from reoffending, according to <a href="https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20210925-france-trials-virtual-reality-empathy-machine-on-domestic-violence-offenders-reverto">Radio France Internationale (rfi).</a>The machine, unveiled by French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti on Friday, uses "total immersion" technology to try and help offenders see situations from their victims' perspective, rfi reported.The all-male volunteers are reportedly immersed in a "seemingly innocuous interior" by wearing a virtual reality headset designed by French start-up Reverto, according to the French media outlet <a href="https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1074089/article/2021-09-24/justice-la-realite-virtuelle-bientot-testee-pour-lutter-contre-les-violences?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=16324643434343">La Voix du Nord</a>. They are then shown 12 minutes of 360-degree video, chronicling a series of scenarios that detail an abusive family dynamic from the victims' perspective, the media outlet reported."It's a kind of empathy machine," said Guillaume Clere, co-founder of Reverto, during an interview with rfi. "It makes men understand fear," he added.According to a <a href="https://tmb.apaopen.org/pub/vr-improves-emotional-empathy-only/release/2?readingCollection=545bdd55">2021 study in the Technology, Mind, and Behavior Journal,</a> virtual reality machines like Reverto's have the ability to arouse compassionate feelings. The jury is still out on whether they can increase cognitive empathy, or the ability for users to put themselves in the shoes of somebody else, the study said.The machine will be trialed with 30 volunteers and the experiment will begin in October, according to the French justice ministry.It will take place for a year in prisons and the trial is prioritizing convicts who are "most likely to re-offend," a justice ministry official told rfi.In recent years, France has tried to staunch its high rates of gender-based violence. In 2019, <a href="https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Actualites/Communiques/Les-violences-conjugales-enregistrees-par-les-services-de-securite-en-2019" target="">146 women</a> were killed by an intimate partner, making it one of the more dangerous countries for women in Europe.Last summer, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-53487322">France's parliament implemented a bill</a> to protect victims of domestic violence by allowing doctors to break patient confidentiality if they believe life is in immediate danger.

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image">FacebookFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg walking through a crowd of a bunch of people wearing VR headsets.</div></div></div>When Facebook bought Oculus VR in 2014 for $2 billion, CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a bold prediction."... at this point we feel we're in a position where we can start focusing on what platforms will come next to enable even more useful, entertaining and personal experiences," he said in <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/zuckerberg-why-facebook-bought-oculus-2014-3">a statement announcing the acquisition</a>. He later added that "we believe this kind of immersive, augmented reality will become a part of daily life for billions of people."Nearly three years later, Zuckerberg testified in a case against Oculus, subtly admitting that virtual reality <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-how-mark-zuckerberg-thinks-the-vr-industry-will-evolve-2017-1">hasn't taken off as quickly as he had anticipated</a>.Zuckerberg was right the second time.Over the past year, evidence has stacked up that VR isn't as hot as everyone thought it'd be, and it feels <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/wearables-are-dead-2016-12">poised to go the way of the smartwatch</a>, a once-promising new computing platform that ultimately flopped once introduced into the real world.The evidence is tough to ignore.Following the launch of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, we have yet to see a breakthrough game or app. Plus, the cost is prohibitive for most people: The headsets start at $600, and go up from there if you want the motion controllers and other accessories. Plus you need a powerful computer to run the hardware, which will run you at least another $500.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Matt Weinberger/Business InsiderThe Sony PlayStation VR headset.</div></div></div>Sony was supposed to be the savior of the high-end VR headset. Its new PlayStation VR is designed to work with the tens of millions of PlayStation 4 consoles already out in the wild, giving it an immediate advantage over the competition. But, like with Vive and Oculus Rift, there wasn't much enthusiasm around the games and content for the PlayStation VR. Google appears to be stumbling too. It <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/google-slashes-price-daydream-virtual-reality-headset-2017-1">slashed the price of its new Daydream View headset</a> this week to $49 following a report <a href="https://www.theinformation.com/googles-new-stab-at-boosting-android-brand-in-u-s">from Amir Efrati of The Information</a> that Google is "disappointed" with early usage numbers for the device.Meanwhile, overall sales of VR headsets are very low, and PlayStation VR appears to have performed well worse than expected, according to data compiled by market research firm <a href="https://www.superdataresearch.com/">SuperData</a>.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Statista</div></div></div>Just a year ago, just ahead of major VR headset launches from Oculus, Sony, and HTC, it felt like we were about to jump into the next era of computing Zuckerberg described back in 2014. The possibilities seemed endless.Today, the narrative has shifted. VR might be OK for gaming, but it's pretty clear it's only a first step to what really can be the next computing platform, augmented reality, or placing digital images on top of the real world either with a phone or headset. (Microsoft's HoloLens is the best example of this.)Google and Facebook would tell you the same thing: We're in the early days of VR, and everything they're building today will inform their AR projects in the future.But in the meantime, VR is going to remain a niche product at best. <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/hidden-iphone-map-reveals-location-2017-1">There's a hidden map in your iPhone of everywhere you've been</a></h3> <div> <div> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="h1ZzV4eDrFeMVarsiwx5YaP_PbbKypBn" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> </div> </div> </div>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6354427" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="apple">Apple</keyword> has acquired VR startup <keyword id="6735899" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Spaces">Spaces</keyword>, <a href="https://www.protocol.com/apple-vr-ar-spaces-acquisition">Protocol</a> reported Monday.</li><li>Spaces, which creates themed virtual environments, had raised nearly $10 milion, according to PitchBook, but Protocol reported that the company has been struggling during the pandemic.</li><li>Apple has made at least seven acquisitions already this year, including another <keyword id="6369781" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="virtual-reality">virtual reality</keyword> startup, NextVR, as it invests further in the emerging technology.</li></ul>Apple is continuing its <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nextvr-reportedly-acquired-by-apple-in-buying-spree-2020-4">buying spree</a> with its <keyword id="30334" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="acquisition">acquisition</keyword> of the virtual reality startup Spaces, <a href="https://www.protocol.com/apple-vr-ar-spaces-acquisition">Protocol</a> reported on Monday.Accotding to Protocol, Spaces announced last week that it was "heading in a new direction," adding: "Thank you to our users and partners who participated in our awesome VR video conferencing product and the many people who enjoyed our VR location-based entertainment attractions found at theme parks, theaters, and more."Apple and Spaces could not be reached for comment.Spaces built themed and location-based virtual environments and experiences, and its founders launched the company in 2016 after leaving DreamWorks Animation. The company had raised $9.5 million from investors, according to data from PitchBook.But the pandemic forced Spaces to shutter its in-person VR centers, lay off workers, and eventually take a PPP loan as the industry more broadly has suffered, Protocol reported.Apple, meanwhile, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.nl/apple-leads-other-tech-giants-in-ai-purchases-analysis-finds-2020-7/">has not lost steam</a>, recently hitting a <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/apple-stock-price-market-cap-valuation-hits-2-trillion-milestone-2020-8-1029517431">$2 trillion valuation</a> as it continues to buy up startups. Spaces would be at least the company's eighth purchase on the year.Apple has been particularly interested in virtual reality startups, most recently acquiring NextVR, a company that creates virtual experiences for live events and sports, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-nextvr-acquisition-creates-opportunities-ar-vr-ecosystem-2020-5">reportedly for around $100 million</a>. Apple also scooped up <keyword id="6369782" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="augmented-reality">augmented reality</keyword> glasses maker <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-buys-akonia-holographics-next-big-product-will-be-smartglasses-2018-8">Akonia Holographics</a> in 2018 and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-buys-vrvana-totem-mixed-reality-headset-2017-11">Vrvana</a>, which made headsets that can do both virtual and augmented reality and was run by several Apple alumni, in 2017.Apple has long been rumored to be working on a combined AR-VR headset that could launch as soon as 2021, according to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-11/apple-s-ar-push-will-start-with-ipad-and-culminate-with-glasses?utm_source=Triggermail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Post%20Blast%20bii-connectivity-and-tech:%20Apple%20buys%20into%20XR%20%7C%20Nvidia%20leaps%20into%20smart%20health%20%7C%20Facebook%27s%20challenger%20goes%20global&amp;utm_term=BII%20List%20Connectivity%20ALLtivity%20ALL">Bloomberg</a>, and the company has ambitions to become a major player in the "crossover reality" ecosystem, as well as a dominant force in the entertainment industry.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11892960" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="facebook" source="Orion">Facebook</keyword> CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a new version of "<keyword id="12412344" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="grand-theft-auto" source="Orion">Grand Theft Auto</keyword>" on Thursday.</li><li>The game is a VR version of "<keyword id="12412345" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="grand-theft-auto-san-andreas" source="Orion">Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas</keyword>," a gaming classic for the PlayStation 2.</li></ul>For the first time ever, "Grand Theft Auto" is coming to <keyword id="11896066" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="virtual-reality" source="Orion">virtual reality</keyword>.Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg himself announced the news during Thursday's Oculus Connect livestream presentation."The Rockstar Games classic 'Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' is in development for [Oculus] Quest 2," Zuckerberg said. "This new version of what I think is one of the greatest games ever made will offer players an entirely new way to experience this iconic open world in virtual reality.""San Andreas" is part of a trilogy of "Grand Theft Auto" games from the PlayStation 2 era that are getting remastered for an upcoming release, "Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition."It looks significantly more modern than the original game:"San Andreas" originally launched way back in 2004 on the PlayStation 2, and has been ported to a variety of other platforms in the years since - everything from modern game consoles to aging smartphones. Though a subsequent entry in the "GTA" franchise featured a first-person perspective, there has never been a first-person version of any prior "GTA" game.It's unclear if the version coming to Facebook's <keyword id="12412343" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="oculus-quest" source="Orion">Oculus Quest</keyword> 2 headset will be the remastered one or the original, nor is it clear how much the game will cost and when it's expected to launch. Rockstar Games didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.Got a tip? Contact Insider senior correspondent Ben Gilbert via email (<a href="mailto:bgilbert@insider.com">bgilbert@insider.com</a>), or Twitter DM (<a href="https://twitter.com/RealBenGilbert">@realbengilbert</a>). We can keep sources anonymous. Use a non-work device to reach out. PR pitches by email only, please.

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<ul><li>An app is in the works that will allow users to capture and relive their memories in <keyword id="6369781" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="virtual-reality" source="Orion">virtual reality</keyword>.</li><li>Using the virtual reality app, the recorded footage can be viewed through a VR headset, and the user can interact with the scene.</li><li>If interested, you can sign up for the beta or join the launch waiting list.</li></ul>It may resemble a plot from <keyword id="128682" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="netflix" source="Orion">Netflix</keyword>'s science fiction series <keyword id="2621395" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="black-mirror" source="Orion">Black Mirror</keyword>, but the ability to relive past moments of our lives will soon become possible using VR and new age smartphones. <a href="https://wistlabs.com">Wist labs</a> is currently developing a smartphone application that will enable users to record unforgettable experiences and upload them to a virtual reality headset, and watch it at any point in time. The technology captures the 3D information of the footage, transforming any recording into an immersive three dimensional world that users can interact with. Vivid, the VR application, is currently in its beta stage and available on iOS. It is designed to be paired with a Quest VR headset, allowing users to invite their friends to participate in their past experiences. <div type="twitter" handle="WistLabs" handlename="Wist: Immersive Memories" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1541426490759229440/nXQHd76g_normal.jpg" favoritecount="961" retweetcount="255" status="Your memories — how you remember them https://t.co/eRwIK6xYTF" createdat="1677011265000" id="1628129368760516609"></div> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Capture, save, and relive your memories" comment="subhead" text="Capture, save, and relive your memories">Capture, save, and relive your memories</cmsannotation> Similar to the plot of Black Mirror's 'The Entire History of You,' where people can access memories through an implanted device that records their every move, the VR app also allows users to access their past experiences. The technology enables them to rewind, zoom in, and examine the scenes of their daily lives. However, in Vivid's case, memories are captured through a smartphone, thanks to sensors and software with 3D capture technology. <keyword id="16652278" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="andrew-mchugh" source="Orion">Andrew McHugh</keyword>, the founder of <keyword id="16652277" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="wist" source="Orion">Wist</keyword>, revealed that the right combination of this technology could create spatial moments in time that one can step back into. To relive a memory, users must record an experience with the Vivid app, which collects the necessary information to transform 2D footage into a 3D world. The engineering and design of the app will make it as simple as capturing a video and bringing it to life. McHugh explained that the app saves colour, depth, device pose, audio, and scene information during the capture process. Depth is captured using LiDAR sensors on Pro model iPhones and iPads. The app and program are still in the early stages, and the videos produced may appear glitchy and lack certain portions of the scene. Wist aims to enhance the app's performance before its official release. Wist is in a private beta phase on iOS and Meta Quest 2. Wist plans to release a Meta Quest Pro version later this year. If interested, you can <a href="https://wistlabs.com/">sign up</a> for the beta or join the launch waiting list on the Wist: Immersive Memories website. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/scammers-are-cashing-in-with-fake-chatgpt-apps-heres-what-you-can-do-stay-safe/articleshow/98199424.cms">Scammers are cashing in with fake ChatGPT apps: Here’s what you can do stay safe</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/noninvasive-blood-glucose-testing-is-among-the-[%E2%80%A6]y-reaches-proof-of-concept-stage/articleshow/98198709.cms">Noninvasive blood glucose testing is among the new Apple Watch tech that reportedly reaches 'Proof-of Concept' stage</a>

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India’s largest multiplex chain <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/You-can-buy-a-PVR-movie-ticket-on-Paytm-now/articleshow/51494335.cms">PVR</a> Cinemas is all set to launch 10 Virtual Reality (VR) lounges worth Rs 15 crore across some of its properties spread countrywide. 
 
The first such lounge was launched in Noida, and similar lounges will come up in Mumbai, Delhi and a couple of South Indian cities in next six to eight months. 
 In these VR lounges, <keyword id="406134" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="movie-buffs">movie buffs</keyword> will get to experience a new dimension of entertainment before the film begins. 
 
"We track our consumers' journey across properties and are always on the lookout for what more we can offer them. This idea of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/tech/we-just-got-the-first-real-look-into-how-well-virtual-reality-is-selling/articleshow/57379295.cms">VR</a> lounge came last year and we partnered with HP for the latest ground-breaking technology," said <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Know-why-PVRs-stocks-are-enjoying-their-showtime/articleshow/48050084.cms">PVR</a> CEO <keyword id="9154" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gautam-Dutta">Gautam Dutta</keyword>. 
 
Dutta added that it would cost about Rs 1.5 crore per lounge on an average, owing to average per seat cost being Rs 25 lakh, and all lounges having 4-12 seats. 
 
<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/trends-thatll-define-the-future-of-mobile-gaming-industry/articleshow/57648983.cms">Games</a> and a library of interactive content from across several genres like drama, fiction, sci-fi, horror, action, etc would be parts of these lounges. 
 
Also read: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/DLF-to-sell-DT-Cinemas-to-PVR-for-Rs-500crore/articleshow/47603876.cms">DLF to sell DT Cinemas to PVR for Rs 500 crore!</a> 
 While the <keyword id="6359672" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="customers">customers</keyword> won’t have to pay anything to experience these lounges for the first 15 days, there would be a fee of Rs 100 per customer afterwards. 
 
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In 2014, 24-year-old Palmer Luckey <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-to-buy-oculus-rift-for-2-billion-2014-3" target="_blank">sold his virtual reality company, Oculus, to Facebook for $2 billion</a> (£1.6 billion). Since then his company has become a headache for Mark Zuckerberg. Now, less than three years later, <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/oculus-cofounder-palmer-luckey-leaves-facebook-2017-3" target="_blank">Luckey is on his way out</a> of the social media giant. In that time Oculus made headlines for all the wrong reasons: <ul><li>The Daily Beast reported that Luckey was the backer of a conservative group dedicated to "shit-posting" anti-Hillary Clinton memes.</li><li>Luckey's appearance on the cover of Time drew as many lampoons as it did praise.</li><li>Oculus was accused of stealing the technology its product is based on and <keyword id="6354576" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="facebook">Facebook</keyword> paid a further $500 million in legal costs.</li><li>Oculus sales have not hit expectations.</li><li>Luckey, Oculus's founder, was replaced as the leader of his own company by a more experienced executive.</li></ul>The question that's likely to be on many people's minds is: "Was it Luckey's choice to leave or was he fired?" A Facebook spokesperson declined to comment on this matter. Luckey's departure, along with several other events at Oculus, suggests that Facebook's big VR bet has so far produced more headaches than victories. <h2>What happened before Luckey left</h2>Last September, <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/09/22/palmer-luckey-the-facebook-billionaire-secretly-funding-trump-s-meme-machine.html">The Daily Beast revealed</a> that Luckey secretly funded a conservative group called " Nimble America" that created viral, anti-Hillary Clinton memes. Nimble America said in its description that "we've proven that s---posting is powerful and meme magic is real." Luckey told The Daily Beast that Nimble America work is "something that no campaign is going to run." One such example was an enlarged image of Clinton's face with the phrase "Too big to jail" alongside it. Luckey, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/profile/palmer-luckey/" target="_blank">who</a> <a href="https://www.forbes.com/profile/palmer-luckey/" target="_blank"> has a net worth of around $730 million (£586 million) according to Forbes</a>, admitted his involvement with Nimble America and said he ran a Reddit account under the pseudonym, "NimbleRichMan." That same pseudonym shows up on the Nimble America website, which describes Luckey as vice president. He later denied using the Reddit account. "I've got plenty of money. Money is not my issue," Luckey told The Daily Beast. "I thought it sounded like a real jolly good time." Following the revelation, multiple female employees resigned from Facebook, people familiar with the matter told Business Insider. Prior to The Daily Beast's article, Luckey was the public face of Oculus and regularly made media appearances on behalf of the company. Time Magazine Luckey on the front cover of Time. He even made the front cover of <a href="http://time.com/3987022/why-virtual-reality-is-about-to-change-the-world/" target="_blank">Time magazine (wearing no shoes) in August 2015</a>. The image was widely mocked, and <a href="https://petapixel.com/2015/08/07/everyone-is-mocking-times-latest-cover-photo/">turned into many unflattering photoshops</a>. He has been keeping a low profile ever since. He was absent from Oculus's annual developer conference in October and not mentioned when Oculus <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/facebooks-oculus-ceo-brendan-iribe-steps-down-2016-12">restructured its leadership team</a> in December. <h2>Lawsuit and Xiaomi hire highlights issues deep inside Oculus </h2>In January, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-hires-xiaomis-hugo-barra-to-lead-virtual-reality-business-2017-1">Zuckerberg hired Xiaomi executive Hugo Barra</a> to lead all of Facebook's <keyword id="6369781" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="virtual-reality">virtual reality</keyword> efforts, suggesting that Facebook wanted to give the Oculus project some adult supervision. Luckey's last public appearance on behalf of Oculus was in February, when he testified in a Dallas lawsuit by game maker ZeniMax that claimed Oculus was based on stolen technology. The jury found Oculus be guilty of patent infringement and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-ordered-to-pay-zenimax-500-million-in-oculus-vr-lawsuit-verdict-2017-2">ordered Facebook to pay $500 million (£401 million) in damages</a>. The jury also found that Luckey violated a signed <keyword id="809463" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Non-Disclosure-Agreement">non-disclosure agreement</keyword> with ZeniMax during Oculus's early days. He was personally ordered to pay $50 million (£40 million) for false designation. <h2>Oculus Rift sales failed to meet expectations</h2>Facebook was heralded by the media as one of the tech industry's leaders in virtual reality when it acquired Oculus three years ago, but early sales of VR headsets have since <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-says-virtual-reality-wont-be-profitable-for-quite-awhile-2017-2">fallen short of Zuckerberg's expectations</a>. When Zuckerberg was asked about Facebook's VR and <keyword id="6369782" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="augmented-reality">augmented reality</keyword> efforts during <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-q4-earnings-results-2017-2">a conference in February</a>, he said "we're a little behind from where we want to be." He added that the delayed shipments of the company's Oculus Rift VR headset and touch controllers were a "disappointment," and that VR sales "won't be profitable for quite awhile." Facebook has yet to reveal how many units of its more expensive Oculus Rift headset have been sold but competitors like <a href="http://www.amazon.de/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?__mk_de_DE=%C5M%C5Z%D5%D1&amp;url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=htc" target="_blank">HTC</a> and Sony have also made early market share inroads and put pressure on Oculus. Samsung recently confirmed that it has sold 5 million of its lightweight Gear VR headsets to date, all of which run Oculus software. A report from <a href="http://www.superdataresearch.com/">SuperData Research</a> last month said that total VR revenue from 2016 was $1.8 billion (£1.5 billion), with 6.3 million devices sold. <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/samsung-galaxy-s8-vs-apple-iphone-7-2017-3">6 things the Samsung Galaxy S8 can do that the iPhone can't</a></h3> <pre style="display: none;"> if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; } RunFunctions.push(function() { var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'UweXhqYTE6iUhX0GwPIH1ftHlSnfP4sj',{ autoplay: 'false' }); }); </pre> Please enable Javascript to watch this video <pre style="display: none;">(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </pre>

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