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Virtual reality: More virtual than real

pcworld.com (8 months and 24 days ago)

Sep 25, 2012

Remember virtual reality? The idea that science could create a virtual world of sight, sound, smell and touch was hot two decades ago, then completely fizzled out."VR made a huge splash in the 90s, but collapsed into near obscurity a few years later. The term VR even became a dirty word for some time, giving way to the less-hyped term immersion," says Paul Mlyniec, president of California-based Digital ArtForms."There's not much new happening... full story

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cnn.com (2 months and 1 day ago)

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gizmag.com (13 days ago)

Virtual reality: More virtual than real

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