To get a 3D support, VirtualBox would have to have virtual 3D hardware and drivers to support it.
The casual nature of that relationship is reflected in Valve's attitude about releasing the new mode -- Team Fortress 2's VR-enabling update in the coming weeks is essentially a giant beta test in which Valve will measure and analyze the way TF2 players interact with virtual reality hardware.
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With such capability you can move and reconfigure not just virtual machines but hardware and networking configurations.
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Operating systems designed to run on hardware from multiple manufacturers and Java virtual machines promising portability across hardware and operating systems were part of the swing toward platform independence.
He built the technology needed to take all executables off the wire, and essentially unpack and run them in a mini-cloud of virtual emulators on a hardware appliance.
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By pulling apart the hardware and software of a computer, the technology allows multiple virtual machines to share the same hardware resources without conflict.
They are devotees of TRIZ, which teaches you that in most instances hardware dissolves it a virtual service.
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In addition, Valve's Michael Abrash will discuss the hardware challenges that lie ahead and possible solutions for virtual and augmented reality in 'Why Virtual Reality is Hard (And Where it Might be Going).
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The group of folks bent on crafting a real-life version of Star Trek's "Holodeck" -- a virtual playground, essentially -- are getting official support from gaming hardware company Razer.
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The virtual servers leverage the computing power of the entire infrastructure without necessarily being dependent on any given hardware.
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