Grand illusions.

The article focuses on research and advances in virtual reality (VR) technology. It states that several large firms tried to develop VR in the 1990s but failed as computers were not powerful enough to product a convincing experience. It talks about VR company Oculus' development of a plausible VR he...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Economist Vol. 416; no. 8953; pp. 61 - 64
Format:	Article
Published:	Economist Newspaper Limited 8/29/2015
Subjects:	Reality Labs Virtual reality Virtual reality equipment Computer performance Crowd funding Liquid crystal displays Gyroscopes
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	The article focuses on research and advances in virtual reality (VR) technology. It states that several large firms tried to develop VR in the 1990s but failed as computers were not powerful enough to product a convincing experience. It talks about VR company Oculus' development of a plausible VR headset using the crowdfunding website Kickstarter to raise funds. It talks about the use of high-resolution liquid-crystal displays, cameras, and miniaturized gyroscopes in VR technology.