VR is the next step for gaming and entertainment

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After decades of development, virtual reality is finally reaching professional usability

The arcades of the '70s and '80s were a place of absolute wonder: banks of magical machines crammed with challenging, eye-catching and colourful games catapulted the computer games industry from ni...

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