Reality Seeps

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  • Entertainment
  • Not just a game: Virtual reality is already seeping into the real world
  • E-commerce
  • Virtual reality sweeps shoppers into new retail dimension
  • Reality seeps in as Pinellas educators learn to spot mental health problems in students

    • Until recently, virtual reality VR technology has almost exclusively been used to explore the fantasy realms of the gaming world. But a few new developments strongly indicate that VR has outgrown games and is on the verge of becoming a practical, real-life tool for experiences, enterprise and education. Let's recap some recent developments in this quickly-expanding field.

    Entertainment

    We've already imagined potential non-gaming uses for VR and pondered how far the technology can go , but in some areas there's no imagining or pondering required: All you have to do is follow the steady stream of virtual reality headlines. Not long ago it seemed like a novelty to eventually watch events in VR, but that's already becoming a reality.

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    California-based NextVR is on the leading edge of broadcasting live events in virtual reality. NextVR believes that the necessary technology for compelling VR experiences is here, and all that's missing now is content.

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    Investors seem to agree: Live event broadcasting which NextVR isn't alone on isn't the only part of the entertainment world that VR is dipping its toes in. In addition to more traditional video streaming services, like Netflix, which is available on the Gear VR , Oculus has its own movie-producing division if you own a Rift, you must check out Henry and multiple Hollywood studios now have dedicated VR divisions.

    With an HTC Vive , it's possible to explore a test kitchen firsthand. Change the appearance of the cabinets, experience the room as a short or tall person, and maneuver within it as if it were real. The test version of the app will remain supported until December ; after that, it could turn into a remarkable visualization tool for potential buyers. Ikea also just made parts of its catalog available in VR. In May, eBay launched the world's first "virtual reality department store. They jointly gave away 20, Google Cardboards branded as "Shopticals" as part of the promotion.

    Not just a game: Virtual reality is already seeping into the real world

    China's largest e-commerce site Alibaba is also a driving force in expanding VR shopping options. There are several informative 3D and VR experiences already available, such as Google Street View , Oculus' sculpting tool Medium , and several different kinds of medical tools. Proprietary wellness apps include exposure-based therapy for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, a population for whom mental health solutions have proven elusive.

    Even apps that have yet to catch on in the virtual world are fertile with possibilities. Just this week, British blogger Aaron Puzey made headlines for his present attempt to bicycle the entire length of the United Kingdom virtually. I learned a couple weeks ago that my beauty shall wed her swell guy next summer. She plans to celebrate small and local. If your daughter gets married in Australia can you immigrate?

    E-commerce

    I'm thinking don't sell the boat just yet. My kid and his girl friend telephoned a bit over a year ago and announced their engagement. I offered them five thousand dollars to elope. She said, "That's odd, my father just made us the same offer We split the expenses down the middle with the bride's parents.

    Costs were a bit over twice our original combined offers. It was worth every penny. Oh, and I am now related by marrage to about half the population of St Louis Congratulations Greggy but why are you going to move? I'm all in favor of generosity toward one's children, but that doesn't mean one needs to squander money on the shark-like predators who seem to infest the wedding business. If you go about things sensibly, then you may have a happy couple, happy guests, AND happy and fiscally intact parents.

    Shang That looks like about the price of a kidney. Well, I've got two daughters Chris, Congrats to you and your daughter. The Light is beautiful though.

    ANSWER ME KIM feat. Mr Creepypasta

    Mike, we've been wanting to get out of this neurotic selfimportant, sub-urban area for years. We've been doing karmic duty or something like that. The time seems to be acomming. I also have her step father to deal with HA what a racket Maybe she's kidding Join Date Mar Posts 9, At the end of it, you will have a good boat. And since you'll be the captain Ours was high on taste, and low on budget but I'm glad I didn't have to cover it I spent most of the time sitting out on the balcony watching my life drift by. Lookin like we might have done something right.

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    Depends here in Oz the same as any where, my daughter and her man wanted nothing from parents at all What a bloody waste!!!!! Bald, ugly, not too bright but incredibly sexy in an unattractive sort of way My wife's wedding cost her parents absolutely nothing. We've been married 45 years or so. Sometimes I wonder if happieness is not inversely proportional to how much money one tries to spend on it.

    The NY Times a few weeks back ran a piece on just that topic. Evidently, there's no small number of marital problems caused by overly splashy expensive weddings.

    Virtual reality sweeps shoppers into new retail dimension

    BTW Alan, when my wife and I wed, we skipped the wedding cake for just the reasons you noted: More ridiculous considering the usual quality of most wedding cakes. You would not enjoy Nietzsche, sir. He is fundamentally unsound. Wodehouse Carry On, Jeeves. I feel a bit of amnesia comming on Who was that women, and why is she saying those things to me?

    Our oldest daughter's and our son's wedding cakes were both made by my talented wife. They looked equal to or better than the best-in-town bakery's cakes, and in my unbiased opinion they tasted better.

    Reality seeps in as Pinellas educators learn to spot mental health problems in students

    All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. NextVR believes that the necessary technology for compelling VR experiences is here, and all that's missing now is content. The extraordinary Mullin Automotive Museum. There are several informative 3D and VR experiences already available, such as Google Street View , Oculus' sculpting tool Medium , and several different kinds of medical tools. My kid and his girl friend telephoned a bit over a year ago and announced their engagement. But such problems aren't cooling programmers' ardor for the form.

    The brides in both cases were happy, and other than the modest costs of flour and powdered sugar, etc. When my wife and I got married 20 some years ago we decided that there are far better ways to spend large amounts of cash than on a lavish party. We catered our own dinner: By doing it all ourselves, it became very personal. My daughters have already heard the story and know that they ain't getting much from us.

    I would rather give them the down payment on a house as our parents did. One of the nicest weddings I've ever attended was my own. It was held outside at Brightwater, a community in Maine. This isn't likely possible for most folks these days, but almost the entire community pitched in. Women gathered wild flowers, arranged with friends for cooking, men mowed fields and made a stage for the country orchestra.