Lab Demonstrations: Virtual Reality and the Oculus

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References:

Margaret Sullivan, “The Tricky Terrain of Virtual Reality”, The New York Times November 14, 2015. The New York Times
Jillian D’onfro and Jay Yarrow. “Google is Leading A $542 Million Investment in Magic Leap, A Crazy-Sounding Startup Building a New Way to See the World.” Business Insider. October 2014. http://www.businessinsider.com/magic-leap-google-investment-2014-10
Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook. March 2014. https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10101319050523971
Shire Ovide and Evelyn M. Rusli. “Microsoft Gets ‘Minecraft’- Not the Founders.” The Wall Street Journal. September 2014. http://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-agrees-to-acquire-creator-of-minecraft-1410786190
Jeff Grubb. “How John Carmack pestered Microsoft to let him make Minecraft for Gear VR. September 2015. http://venturebeat.com/2015/09/24/how-john-carmack-pestered-microsoft-to-let-him-make-minecraft-for-gear-vr/a>

Jessica Conditt. ‘Oculus Ready’ PC program offers VR-ready rigs for less than $1,000. Engadget. September 2015.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/24/oculus-ready-pc-program-offers-vr-ready-rigs-for-less-than-1/
Ian Hamilton. John Carmack made Netflix and Minecraft happen for Gear VR. UploadVR. September 2015. http://uploadvr.com/john-carmack-made-netflix-minecraft-happen-gear-vr/
Ian Hamilton. Michael Abrash reveals long term goals for Oculus. UploadVR. September 2015. http://uploadvr.com/michael-abrash-reveals-long-term-goals-oculus/
Notes on the Resolution of the Human Eye. ClarkVision. November 2009. http://www.clarkvision.com/articles/eye-resolution.html