Tag: VR
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Immerse yourself in life aboard the International Space Station at ‘The Infinite’ VR experience
Visitors to “The Infinite” walk around an exhibit space at the Tacoma Armory that contains a full-scale VR version of the International Space Station. In the foreground, Lesley Kilp and Kyle Byram are sitting down to watch a VR spacewalk. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) TACOMA, Wash. — One tour of the International Space Station…
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Boeing teams up with Varjo on virtual reality training for Starliner space taxi
Boeing software engineer Connie Miller tries out the Varjo virtual-reality system to control a computer-generated Starliner space taxi. (Varjo / Boeing Photo) Boeing isn’t due to start flying NASA crews to the International Space Station until next year, but in the meantime, astronauts can steer a computer-generated Starliner space taxi with the aid of Varjo’s…
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Expedition Titan uses mixed reality to turn Saturn’s mysterious moon into a thrill ride
GeekWire’s Alan Boyle (foreground) and University of Washington planetary scientist Baptiste Journaux take a thrill ride through an ice volcano, courtesy of Expedition Titan, a mixed-reality experience at Seattle’s Pacific Science Center. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) It’s doubtful anyone alive today will get to ride through the ice volcanoes of Saturn’s largest moon —…