Astronauts testing VR headsets in space February 22, 2016 - 18:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Virtual reality is taking off - literally. Astronauts are testing Microsoft's HoloLens aboard the International Space Station, Digital Spy reports. The project, called Sidekick, helps the crews with work on repairs, saving them the strain of going through a manual. They are also given support by those back on Earth over Skype, with voice direction and note drawing, as well as animated visuals. However, at the moment this would only be practical while in orbit around the Earth, as interplanetary delays can be minutes long. ISS astronaut Scott Kelly posted the above picture of himself wearing HoloLens on the International Space Station over the weekend. In other VR news, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg recently argued that the format will be "the most social platform".   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event  The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event.Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party.Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh.France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |
