Real pancakes and virtual reality at Cassandra’s Cafe. Andrew Siede, Norma Thorburn, Tom Thorburn, Martha Seide , Stella Starr, Graham Corham and David Ryan.

Amazon UK is selling the Sony PSVR virtual reality headset at A 331, which is below the A 350 recommend retail price. In fact, we couldn’t find the headset selling for below A 349.99, so this is a decent saving on a relatively new product.

Samsung has launched the new Samsung Gear VR with Controller to expand Samsung’s virtual reality ecosystem and to make it easier for consumers to enjoy Gear VR experiences. The Controller features an ergonomic, curved design, offering convenient one-hand control and better motion interaction with minimized head movement for a comfortable user experience.

What’s New in Civic Tech takes a look at highlights and recent happenings in the world of civic technology. New York City has released a request for proposal for a virtual reality and augmented reality lab to create a centralized space for that industry to take hold in the city.

The home improvement giant is launching a virtual reality experience in one of its stores to give customers hands-on practice with a home improvement project. Lowe’s may eventually create more VR tutorials and roll them out to more locations.

There is no feeling greater than stepping up to the plate, with the crowd cheering, and crushing the pitch deep into left field! Now you can live the experience with VR Baseball, the premier baseball game for Virtual Reality! With over 40 bats to choose from, stepping up to the plate and hitting homerun after homerun has never been so much fun! Increase your skill to smash lights and blow off fireworks! Engage in challenges with friends and family.

Welcome to CloudBound, the first indie title to be released by Silicon Storm! We’ve had a lot of fun making this game, and we’re excited to hear what people think! If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for what you’d like to see in CloudBound, please let us know! A Virtual Reality Grappling Hook! CloudBound is a VR platformer where the player uses a Grappling Hook gun to swing, climb, and fling their way to the top of each level.

Despite all the headlines and conference coverage of virtual reality and augmented reality for education over the last year, the technology is still gaining speed – residing at that sweet spot in the hype cycle where, when you place headsets on people and gently guide them to turn around to gain a full view, they tend to gasp and say, “Oh, wow.” So imagine how your students would respond if, in that next geography lesson, instead of handing them a flat map of Peru, you pass out pre-loaded smartphones to each table along with a $15 Google Cardboard and ask them to pull up a walking tour that places them in Machu Picchu.

Despite all the headlines and conference coverage of virtual reality and augmented reality for education over the last year, the technology is still gaining speed – residing at that sweet spot in the hype cycle where, when you place headsets on people and gently guide them to turn around to gain a full view, they tend to gasp and say, “Oh, wow.” So imagine how your students would respond if, in that next geography lesson, instead of handing them a flat map of Peru, you pass out pre-loaded smartphones to each table along with a $15 Google Cardboard and ask them to pull up a walking tour that places them in Machu Picchu.

Fear in Virtual Reality : Fear elements, coping reactions, immediate and next-day fright responses toward a survival horror zombie virtual reality game Fear elements consisted of place illusion and plausibility illusion dimensions. Plausibility illusion elements induced more fear than place illusion elements.

A virtual reality rollercoaster is enhanced by a strong man shaking the platform the rider is standing on while wearing a headset. The technique is a low-tech but elegant solution to adding motion to the virtual reality experience.