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posted by martyb on Wednesday October 18 2017, @06:12PM   Printer-friendly
from the did-you-see-what-they-did-there? dept.

You can't escape virtual reality.

VR headsets from Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo and Samsung are getting ready to hit the market. Their goal: to give you an easy-to-use virtual reality experience with your PC at a lower price than competing headsets from the likes of Sony, Facebook and HTC.

That's the promise of VR powered by Microsoft Windows, the software that runs hundreds of millions of PCs and tablets around the world. When Microsoft begins sending out a free update to Windows 10 on Tuesday, it'll power VR headsets as well. It's called "Windows Mixed Reality."

"SERVE VIRTUAL REALITY. VIRTUAL REALITY IS YOUR FRIEND! Virtual reality wants you to be happy. If you are not happy, you may be used as reactor shielding."


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  • (Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 18 2017, @07:16PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 18 2017, @07:16PM (#584061)

    What small imagination you have. You can do lots of really cool stuff, like taking a virtual tour of a disaster area where you get to walk around shattered and broken people with your cute, smiling avatar while you make pithy statements.

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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 18 2017, @09:36PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 18 2017, @09:36PM (#584144)

    "Computer Chronicles" was a TV show (1983 - 2002).
    Going back around 3 decades, I remember a segment where they demo'd software for realtors where they could take customers on a virtual tour of homes without ever leaving the office.

    So, yeah. Really established notions here.

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