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Revisiting 19th-century Paris with VR
While I have fond memories of past efforts to combine VR content with real-world locations, I’d assumed the pandemic had put those ambitions to an end. If
If I wanted VR in 2024, I thought I’d have to buy a headset, and it would be a largely solitary experience at home or in the office — not something I shared with a crowd in a converted retail space. Image: ExcurioAt a press event earlier in the week, my partner and I joined a long line of people donning VR headsets before stepping into a large white room — 11,000 featureless square feet that would be transformed into apartments, galleries, lakeside retreats, and more. And in the end, the 45 minutes of “Tonight With The Impressionists” felt a bit long for relative VR newbies like us — enough time to feel some eye strain and discomfort from the equipment.
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