How Perfectly Can Reality Be Simulated?
Video-game engines were designed to mimic the mechanics of the real world. They’re now used in movies, architecture, military simulations, and efforts to build the [...]
Portland police, preparing for a chaotic reality, train in a virtual world
The software’s surprisingly lifelike simulations offer a cutting-edge tool in facing life-or-death situations. John TerhunePress Herald During a demonstration of the [...]
Apple patent reveals Pencil-like input device for Vision Pro
A newly uncovered Apple patent describes an input device that could bring Apple Pencil-like functionality to the Vision Pro. The Apple Vision Pro could potentially support an [...]
The Top VR Headset Companies for 2024
Leading VR Headset Companies and Vendors As demand for immersive technologies continues to grow, the number of innovative VR headset companies is expanding. More than just a [...]
I tried a Virtual Reality dementia experience – and was upset and horrified by how hard life became
Dementia is one of things we most fear happening to loved ones, or to ourselves. By Sam VolpeHealth Reporter Drink less alcohol. Drink more water. Quit smoking. Eat [...]
Sony Reportedly Pauses PlayStation VR2 Production to Clear Backlog of Unsold Units
BY WESLEY YIN-POOLE Sony has reportedly paused PlayStation VR2 production in order to clear a backlog of unsold units. Bloomberg reported sales of the $550 virtual [...]
Crane training in Virtual Reality: The fun is just a side effect.
Image: Jörn Schumacher Kloeckner Metals Germany now trains crane operators in a VR environment. One of Germany’s largest steel traders is pleased with the increased [...]
LG Launches Business Metaverse
Leveraging Spatial’s Metaverse platform, LG launches immersive space for HVAC professionals Following its recent partnership with Meta, LG Electronics is launching its [...]
Doctor Dinesh Palipana was paralysed in an accident but always dreamed of walking again one day. Now, he’s using virtual reality to make it happen, and it could be the [...]
VIRTUAL & AUGMENTED REALITY AND 3DMeta Quest 3 Lite is a cut-back, more affordable VR headset on track for a 2024 release
Kosta Andreadis @toadovskyBy all accounts, the Meta Quest 3 is an excellent VR headset. Adding RGB video pass-through for an immersive mixed-reality experience adds a new [...]
Virtual reality better than video for evoking fear, spurring climate action
Virtual reality may prove more effective at promoting environmental advocacy by evoking fear, according to new research Depicting worst-case climate scenarios, like the [...]
Apple Vision Pro unlocks new opportunities for health app developers
Breakthrough health and wellness apps are designed to take advantage of the infinite canvas in visionOS, unveiling spatial experiences that benefit users in clinical settings [...]
Virtual reality headsets calm NHS patients
By Teagan Rasche Global News From clinical settings to trauma situations to soft skills, virtual reality can help prepare students for nearly any type of [...]
Virtual Reality Training Aids Nurses’ Ability to ID Pediatric Respiratory Distress
By Teagan Rasche Global News From clinical settings to trauma situations to soft skills, virtual reality can help prepare students for nearly any type of situation they [...]
Canon is “heavily invested in Virtual Reality and we want to get these products out as soon as possible”
By Dan Mold “VR is in its infancy and I don’t think we’ve seen half of what it’s capable of” says Canon of its VR prototype cameras and lenses. The [...]