Michael Wells:  A Fantastical Journey To Improved Wellness through VR Gaming

Michael Wells:  A Fantastical Journey To Improved Wellness through VR Gaming

In June 2019, Michael and his friends took a vacation to Florida and while visiting Harry Potter World at Universal Studios, the 265-pound 40+-year-old was asked to sit in the “test chair” to assess whether he could fit on one of the rides. Although it was an embarrassing experience, it was also the motivation Michael needed to lose weight and improve his health.

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‘Moss’ and ‘GORN’ Join the Platinum Club With 1 Million Units Sold

Moss (2018) and GORN (2019) have become the latest VR games to reach the 1 million unit ‘platinum’ mark, earning an estimated $22.5 million and $12 million, respectively, in revenue. Multi-platform development was key to their success. Selling one million units in the VR space used to be a rarity, but an increasing number of games […]

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‘Racket: Nx’ Wants to Become an Olympic Sport and It Just Took an Important Step Closer

Racket: Nx (2018), the VR racket sport game from One Hamsa, took a big step towards becoming a potential Olympic sport recently. The team revealed it’s been endorsed by the International Racquetball Federation (IRF)—an important step on its way to becoming a candidate for the Olympic Games. Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado and recognized by the International […]

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Nanoparticles and Robotics Research Amid Maintenance Today

The Expedition 65 crew members focused their Friday space research activities on nanoparticles and free-flying robotics. Their International Space Station maintenance activities included updating science communications hardware and replacing life support components. State-of-the-art space manufacturing techniques being studied on the orbital lab have the potential to improve building technologies on Earth. The new InSPACE-4 study, …

Twitter Test New Layout for Images, Considers Adding Limited Time Tweet Editing

The new format looks more akin to Facebook, with a wider display in-stream.

Reddit Looks to Improve Content Discovery with Algorithm-Defined ‘Best’ Listing

The new display option will show you more content that you might like, based on your usage history.

Facebook Discontinues Research into a Brain Controlled Interface to Focus on AR/VR Advances

Facebook will instead concentrate on wrist-based controls for AR applications.

Facebook Shares New Insights into its Internal and External Diversity and Inclusion Efforts

The data shows that Facebook is making steady progress on almost all fronts.

4 Things That Make Fracked A Different Kind Of VR Shooter

Here’s four things that make nDreams’ Fracked a different kind of VR shooter.

Steam Deck ‘Has All The Connectivity’ For VR, But Not The Performance

Valve’s handheld gaming system is called Steam Deck and the company is pitching it as “an open PC” that can “connect with any hardware.”