{"id":2280,"date":"2016-03-13T10:43:44","date_gmt":"2016-03-13T02:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/03\/13\/virtual-reality-app-lets-you-meet-others-in-imaginary-places\/"},"modified":"2016-03-13T10:43:44","modified_gmt":"2016-03-13T02:43:44","slug":"virtual-reality-app-lets-you-meet-others-in-imaginary-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/03\/13\/virtual-reality-app-lets-you-meet-others-in-imaginary-places\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual reality app lets you meet others in imaginary places"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vtm2\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.2.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE2LzAzLzEzLzgwL3Z0bTIuYjRmNzguanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJNTc1eDMyMyMKZQlqcGc\/0192bb2b\/521\/vtm2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;width: 50px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?via=Mashable&amp;text=Virtual+reality+app+lets+you+meet+others+in+imaginary+places&amp;src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F03%2F12%2Fvirtual-reality-app%2F\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-tw\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F03%2F12%2Fvirtual-reality-app%2F&amp;src=sp\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-fb\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Next to full body sensor suits, one of the main components missing from <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/virtual-reality\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">virtual reality<\/a> experiences is the ability to share experiences with others<\/p>\n<p>Now a new app called vTime hopes to bridge that gap by giving users full VR character avatars that can interact with each other in virtual environments in real-time<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2015\/12\/30\/virtual-reality-in-2016\/\">How virtual reality will grow in 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>All you need to engage in a vTime VR chat is a smartphone and the <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/gear-vr\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Samsung Gear VR<\/a> headset or a <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/google-cardboard\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Google Cardboard<\/a> device<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"vTime\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE2LzAzLzEyLzgwL3Z0bTIuYjRmNzguanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJNTc1eDQwOTY-\/914e0d66\/521\/vtm2.jpg\" alt=\"vTime\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Video: YouTube, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DTor5fbv9-c\" target=\"_blank\">vTime<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The environments shown are fairly simplistic in terms of what we&#8217;re used to from some <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2015\/07\/28\/oculus-rift-henry-movie\/\">VR experiences<\/a>, but as a mobile app for virtual meetings, the demonstration video is impressive <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/03\/12\/virtual-reality-app\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More about <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/social-networking\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Social Networking<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/software\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Software<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/vr\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Vr<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/virtual-reality\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Virtual Reality<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/tech\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Tech<\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/jump\/mash.to\/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x250;ord=1457835230' target='_blank'><br \/>\n<img src='http:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/ad\/mash.to\/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x250;ord=1457835230'><br \/>\n<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Mashable\/~4\/CQiFJtwlWbw\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next to full body sensor suits, one of the main components missing from virtual reality experiences is the ability to share experiences with others Now a new app called vTime hopes to bridge that gap by giving users full VR &hellip; 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