Tech demo lets you visit the International Space Station in VR

Wondrous as today's technology is, there remains no feasible way to put ordinary people in space. Except, it seems, through virtual reality. Opaque Multimedia has combined an Oculus Rift headset with Microsoft Kinect 2 motion tracking to make it possible to get a first-hand (virtual) taste of life on – or rather just outside – the International Space Station. Its new tech demo, Earthlight, lets players explore in first person around the outside of the ISS as it orbits the Earth, safe in the comfort of their living room... Continue Reading Tech demo lets you visit the International Space Station in VR



Section: Games



Tags: GDC 2015, International Space Station, Kinect, Oculus Rift, Virtual Reality



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