Preserving endangered dark rides with VR

Crystal writes, “‘Dark rides’ like the Spookarama at Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park, those single-cart rides that take you through a haunted house full of ghosts and scares. They’re prime for teenage making out, have been around for 100 years — and they’re disappearing. Joel Zika, a 36-year-old art and design university professor in Melbourne, Australia, has been fascinated with the dark rides for years, reveling their connection to early horror effects in movies. So he decided to document them in the only way that would truly do them justice: virtual reality.” (more…)

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Preserving endangered dark rides with VR

Microsoft launched Skype for Outlook.com today, bringing voice calls, video calls, and messaging to

Microsoft launched Skype for Outlook.com today, bringing voice calls, video calls, and messaging to its email service. Users just need to link their Outlook.com account with Skype and install a plug-in for Chrome, Firefox, or Internet Explorer to enable the integration. Read more here . Read more…        

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