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How to turn 360-degree photos into a virtual reality tour

Many museums, hotels, real estate agencies and other organizations are experimenting with virtual reality tours. A virtual tour of the Neuschwanstein castle. Snapshot from VR Virtual Reality Neuschwanstein Castle Tour app. You put on a headset, and you can look around inside the virtual location. Then you stare at an arrow or button or use

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11 Questions About Virtual Reality + Augmented Reality Headsets Before You Buy

UPDATED February 27, 2017 Looking for a virtual reality experience, but don’t know where to start? GearBrain breaks down the top eleven questions to ask before dropping some dough on your first VR headset. Last year was a banner year for virtual reality. HTC Vive , Oculus Rift and Sony Playstation VR headsets were released,

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Review: Google’s Daydream View, The Most Immerse Mobile-based VR Headset Today

Google Daydream View – VR Headset (Slate) New From: $89.99 in Stock Used From: $89.99 in Stock Google’s Daydream View virtual reality headset arrived this month, with a big splash. The headsetonly works with the latest Android Nougat smartphones which, right now, are only the Google Pixel and Pixel XL, and the Lenovo Moto Z

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How VR Ad Pioneer Annie Lukowski is Transforming Story Telling

There’s a lot of hype out there right now about virtual reality (VR). But one of the most practical business uses of this platform is for marketing and advertising. Even a simple VR ad gets attention simply because they are still so rare. Take, for example, Banana Republic’s 360-degree ad featuring this year’s summer dresses

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