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Old Sep 19, 2014 | 12:27 pm
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Marriott Offers Guests the Chance to Vacation on a "Virtual Beach"

Guests at select Marriott locations will be able to take advantage of the hotel's Oculus Rift technology and explore Hawaii's black sand beaches or the city of London.

Sensory elements like heat, wind, and mist will be added so that the guest can have a more immersive experience.

The program works like this: A person stands in a phone-booth like structure dubbed the Teleporter, puts on the Oculus Rift virtual headset and wireless headphones, and is then "teleported" to the destination. The Teleporter has built in 4-D technology that makes it so the user physically feels different parts of the environment, such as temperature and moisture.

http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/gadgets/...-beach-n207256
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