Virtual reality is taking a few steps closer to the mainstream with
Samsung unveiling a headset that brings the technology to its latest
smartphones at half the price of its previous model, Facebook launching
support for 360-degree video, and online video services like Netflix and
Hulu jumping into the format.
The announcements at a developers conference in Los Angeles for virtual reality technology company Oculus represent attempts to push the platform beyond a video-gamer-focused niche.
Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who cut a deal to buy Oculus for $2 billion last year, told some 1,500 conference attendees that virtual reality is "the next logical step'' in online sharing after text, photos and video.
"In just a few years, VR has gone from being this science fiction dream to an awesome reality,'' he said. "And now we all here have a chance to change the way we play, communicate and collaborate.''
Zuckerberg showed off a promo for the upcoming "Star Wars'' movie showing a speeding vehicle zooming over the desert landscape of fictional planet Jakku. Users can look around in any direction using their mouse as the video is playing.
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The announcements at a developers conference in Los Angeles for virtual reality technology company Oculus represent attempts to push the platform beyond a video-gamer-focused niche.
Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who cut a deal to buy Oculus for $2 billion last year, told some 1,500 conference attendees that virtual reality is "the next logical step'' in online sharing after text, photos and video.
"In just a few years, VR has gone from being this science fiction dream to an awesome reality,'' he said. "And now we all here have a chance to change the way we play, communicate and collaborate.''
Zuckerberg showed off a promo for the upcoming "Star Wars'' movie showing a speeding vehicle zooming over the desert landscape of fictional planet Jakku. Users can look around in any direction using their mouse as the video is playing.
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