VR Outside of Gaming
Find out the different uses of VR in different environment besides gaming.
The New VR Movie
In an immersive virtual world where you can go anywhere, do anything, be anyone. The only limits are your own imagination
Dehn See Toh
Hi everyone! I'm a third year student from NUS Business School. I’m usually following the financial markets, reading about the latest technology trends, playing basketball or tennis, gaming, browsing reddit or hanging out with friends and family.
Guan Quan
Hey everyone! I'm a third year Finance student from NUS Business School. In my spare time, I enjoy a good cup of short black while programming. A frequent indulgence in Marvel, Lego collection and gaming keeps my sanity in check.
Jakob Schub
Hello there! I'm a 22 year old Swede studying in Singapore. I'm currently on my fourth semester, studying informatics and majoring in IT-system science. Biggest hobby right now is rewatching all 6 seasons of Lost and eating as much snacks as possible while doing it. I also enjoy traveling very much.
Wu Hsuan
Hey there! I'm an exchange student from National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. I am a fourth year undergratuate majoring in Information Management and Finance. My main interests are eating food and jogging!
Yu Heng
Hi, I'm from NUS Faculty of Science and I am a third year Life Science major. Occasionally, I enjoy outdoors activities such as rock climbing. Oh, did I mention that I love to cycle too?
Fun Fact One:
Sensorama was the First Interactive Theatre Display
It was first designed by Morton Heilig in the 50s and the actual mechanical prototype was created in 1961. It was the first colourized, three-dimensional film which allowed users to experience sounds, smells, and even motion
Fun Fact Two:
The Term VR was First Coined by Jaron Lanier
Jaron Lanier created the first VR firm called Virtual Programming Language (VPL) Research in 1984. Lanier then developed equipment such as gloves and goggles for users to experience VR. Subsequently, the term VR was coined by him in 1987, and is widely used ever since.
Fun Fact Three:
Palmer Luckey Raised $2.44million for Oculus on Kickstarter
When Luckey launched his fundraising campaign on Kickstarter, his goal was to make 100 of them. By the time Kickstarter ended, the sum he raised enabled him to start an Oculus company. The company was then acquired by Facebook for $2billion in 2014
