This Week in Virtual Reality, 24 October 2016
This week’s top Virtual Reality stories: space exploration, haunted houses, VR at the UN, and more!
Virtual Reality is one of the most exciting new areas of technology, and for good reason. VR offers amazing experiences for users and creators both, and growth in the space is incredible. New products, new technologies, new experiences, and best of all, new jobs! Did you know that Virtual reality job openings are up 800% year-over-year? It’s true!
With so much going on in this fast-moving field, it can be hard to keep up. That’s why we created “This Week in Virtual Reality.” Each week we publish a curated list of Virtual Reality stories as a resource to help you keep pace. New posts will be published here first, and previous posts are archived on the Udacity blog. So, whether you’re currently enrolled in our VR Developer Nanodegree program, already working in the field, or just pursuing a burgeoning interest in the subject, there will always be something here to inspire you!
Healthcare
In his speech at Colorado State University’s Virtual Reality Week, William Warren describes recent innovations that allow medical problems like allergies to be treated using VR.
Tourism
The Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board launches Virtual Discovery LA, a portal to help meeting planners design events in virtual reality.
Devices
Documents filed with the Federal Communications Commission reveal Google is working on a wireless virtual reality device, separate from the upcoming Daydream VR.
Science
NASA uses virtual reality to allow astronauts to intuitively control humanoid robots acting in outer space. NASA is also using augmented reality support astronauts in the ISS.
Fun
Universal Studios Florida offers a virtual reality experience called The Repository as part of its Halloween Horror Nights, running through October 31.
Category 6
The Indian VR documentary “The Cost of Coal”, about the negative environmental effects of coal mining, is acquired by the United Nations for its dedicated VR app, UNVR.
