VR
Oculus VR’s cross-buy strategy main goal: Facebook platform lock-in
Posted in Business, Games, Software on 14th Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller
Customer lock-in is an economics idea that “makes a customer dependent on a vendor for products and services, unable to use another vendor without substantial switching costs.”
UK doctors can practice emergency patient care in virtual reality
Posted in Hardware, Medicine, Science on 1st Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller
Doctors in the south of the UK can now run through virtual reality simulations of emergency care for folks suffering from Type 1 diabetes, before applying what they've learned on real patients.
Oculus co-founder is leaving Facebook after cancellation of 'Rift 2' headset
Posted in Hardware on 23rd Oct, 2018
by Alex Muller
Iribe is leaving Facebook after the cancellation of the companys 'Rift 2' PC-powered virtual reality headset.
Google is bringing support for all Android apps to Daydream VR
Posted in Business on 23rd Sep, 2018
by Alex Muller
Google is continuing to push Daydream VR, the company announced, as its making moves that expand the app support and usability of its devices.
Discovering new drugs and materials by 'touching' molecules in virtual reality
Posted in Software on 7th Aug, 2018
by Alex Muller
Scientists can now visualize and experiment with molecular structures, with real-time multi-user collaboration via the cloud.