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November 20, 2015

‘The Martian VR’ teaser flies Gear VR owners to the planet’s surface

by John_A

The Martian VR Experience -- A picture from inside the helmet of 'The Martian' character Mark Watney

Adding a highlight to the new $99 Gear VR headset launching today, Samsung and Fox are delivering a preview of The Martian VR. When the full experience launches, it will take people directly into the shoes of Matt Damon’s character Mark Watney after being stranded on Mars. That 15 to 20 minute virtual reality trip will launch for “tethered headsets” next year, but today anyone with any of Samsung’s new phones and one of the headset add-ons can take a flight right down to the red planet’s surface and experience “key scenes” in full 360-degree VR.

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