Is This Real Life? The VR Naysayers

Virtual Reality was a medium that was first promised over 20 years ago. It came and went, crashing in a fiery mess. Now that we stand on the cusp of the second arrival of virtual reality it is no surprise that naysayers will be there to tell us that history will repeat itself. Today on the show Edmund Ward of Virtual Reality Reviewer joins us to talk about a particularly hot article and a few other news pieces.   http://www.virtualrealityreviewer.com/ @VRReviewer @Hubcrab   The Weekly Weekly Gear VR apps will be in a closed system controlled by Oculus. http://www.polygon.com/2014/9/25/6844973/gear-vr-oculus-game-sales   Blade Runner 9732 experience. http://www.cornflex.org/?p=1419   The dexmo by dexta robotics http://www.dextarobotics.com/products/Dexmo   The About Face Virtual Reality Comfort and Hygiene System https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/543401688/about-face-virtual-reality-comfort-and-hygiene-sys The Virtuix Omni https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1944625487/omni-move-naturally-in-your-favorite-game/posts/1002619   Darkfield VR https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vrbits/darkfieldvr?ref=card   5 senses VRhttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/28/groundbreaking-gadgets-feast-for-senses?CMP=soc_567   VR Series http://vrfocus.com/archives/7473/first-oculus-morpheus-gear-viewable-series-announced/   Music   "Instrumental" by RoccoW Licensed under CC 2.0     "Daniels Kruis - Weekly beats 2014" by RoccoW Licensed under CC 2.0     https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/is-this-real-life/id896071827?mt=2