'Room Scale'—Where MR Meets VR & Makes It So Much Better

If you've seen, heard, or even tried the latest virtual reality headsets, you've probably heard about something called "room scale." It's why the HTC Vive suddenly usurped the reign of the Oculus Rift while no one was looking, and it's exactly where Oculus hopes to catch up. Here's what it is and why it matters. We talk about a few different emerging realities, but as these technologies develop there tends to be some overlap. Generally speaking, we define virtual reality as fully-immersive experience that blocks out the world and replaces your sight and sound with the help of a headset. Mixed... more

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