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While virtual reality has been one of the hottest trends in gaming since the Oculus Rift emerged in 2012, Sony's Shuhei Yoshida believes more preparation needs to be done before it's ready for consumers. Speaking to Gamesindustry.biz at the Gamelab conference in Barcelona, Yoshida dismissed the possibility that the concept of VR as a new platform for gaming was in danger of losing momentum

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VRFocus - A student development team going by the name of Easter has debuted a new virtual reality (VR) project this week. The team, which is made up of students from the Savannah College of Art and Design, has released an early version of Memory Leak onto the official Oculus VR Share Beta. The experience is free to download on PC and comes with full support for the Oculus Rift VR headset.

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VRFocus - Nick Pittom of Red of Paw has become a prominent figure in the virtual reality (VR) community in just the space of 2014 alone. The developer has managed this with the release of two popular adaptions of scenes from celebrated anime movie studio, Studio Ghibli. Both scenes, one based on Spirited Away, the other on My Neighbour Totoro, have made headlines within the industry based on their faithful recreations and quality when used with the Oculus Rift VR headset. Now Red of Paw has launched a Kickstarter for its next project, though it might not be what some were expecting.

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Sony exec says people need to try Oculus Rift and Morpheus to understand their potential.
Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, has said he believes that increasing popularity and interest in Virtual Reality won't diminish.

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During a talk entitled Developing for Virtual Reality today at Evolve in Brighton, nDreams CEO Patrick OLuanaigh revealed that the UK studios is currently working on five virtual reality (VR) projects. OLuanaigh also suggested that the studio was working on multiple head-mounted displays (HMDs) after having already stated that he believes the future is more than just the Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus.

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The prototype demonstrated at E3 was, in fact, just a prototype.

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VRFocus - You may remember Porco Grande from the last time VRFocus reported on the title in late May 2014. The virtual reality (VR) compatible videogame boasts the rather unique premise of casting players as an overweight pig that must cycle to meet his girlfriend, consuming healthy foods along the way. The title is played using a connected excesise bike and an Oculus Rift VR headset. Now developer johanpruys has released a new update for the title, along with two accompanying Making Of videos.

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VRFocus - Virtual reality (VR) technology has often been cited for its potential to enhance the education experience. The prospect of using an Oculus Rift VR headset in history or science lessons to bring students closer to the experience could change how we teach classes and more. At this point in time however, the idea remains as simple as potential though one developer has taken the first steps into making it a reality.