virtual reality
VR training is the future. Here’s why, and how companies are using it
The time to begin exploring VR training is now. Here are the pros, cons, and different ways this technology can be utilized.
The metaverse: From science fiction to virtual reality
Think of a combination of immersive virtual reality, an online role-playing game, and the internet.
Immersive technology will revolutionize everything from theme parks to daily life
Virtual reality continues to blur the line between the physical and the digital, and it will change our lives forever.
Virtual reality tourism can boost travel in a post-pandemic world
Virtual tourism has thus far been a futuristic dream, but a world shaped by Covid-19 may be ready to accept it.
Will virtual reality be the death of truth?
A famous thought experiment from the 1970s is more relevant today than ever before.
Deepfake geography: Why fake satellite images are a growing problem
A new study calls the technique "location spoofing."
Virtual reality warps your sense of time
Ever lose track of time while doing something? It gets worse with a VR headset on.
VR experiments manipulate how people feel about coffee
A new study looks at how images of coffee's origins affect the perception of its premiumness and quality.
‘A Glitch in the Matrix’ documentary explores the dark side of simulation theory
What happens when simulation theory becomes more than a fascinating thought experiment?
Experiencing opposite-sex body in VR causes gender identity shifts
New research shows that experiencing an opposite-sex body in virtual reality impacted the subject's gender identity.
Viewing nature in VR or on television boosts wellbeing, study finds
"Interacting" with nature through virtual reality applications had especially strong benefits, according to the study.
Why virtual reality is necessary on a planet of 11 billion
Virtual reality is more than a trick. It's a solution to big problems.
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Can VR help us understand layers of oppression?
Researchers are using technology to make visual the complex concepts of racism, as well as its political and social consequences.
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The COVID effect: How more time at home translated to record porn views
The line between work and play has became blurred during the pandemic.
Truth vs Reality: How we evolved to survive, not to see what’s really there
Take the circumstances in your life seriously, but not literally. Here's why.
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If reality is a data structure, can the simulation theory hold up?
Exploring the idea that objects we perceive in everyday life do not reflect objective reality.
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In VR, boys and girls learn differently
Study looks at who/what they prefer learning from
What would it take to create a fully immersive virtual reality?
How could we create a technology capable of replacing our own reality?
Why practicing empathy matters, and how VR can help
VR's coolest feature? Boosting compassion and empathy.
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How experiencing discrimination in VR can make you less biased
What would it be like to live in the body of someone else? With VR, now you can actually find out.
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How VR can dissolve your ego and unlock your empathy
By being someone else, and seeing and discovering the world through the eyes of other people, that can only increase our empathy... and decrease our own egocentric view of the world.
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5G networks debut at the 2018 Winter Olympics, changing how we experience sport
Events, entertainment, and transportation are literally being transformed during this year’s Olympics.
‘Human Uber’ lets you pay a stranger to live your life for you
A new technology hopes to provide customers with "human surrogates" who strap screens to their faces so they can interact with the world on customers' behalf.
How Virtual Reality Will Bring Our Loved Ones Back from the Dead
Soon, the line that divides the living from the dead might not be so clear.
Reclaim Reality, Relationships, and Your Attention Span from Your Devices
Your future happiness and success will depend on the double-edged sword of embracing new technology to stay connected, and being smart enough to unplug at the right time.
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Where Does Reality End and Imagination Begin? In the Future, We Might Not Know
Reality is whatever your body believes. Virtual reality knows how to hack that.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson is Developing a Space Exploration Video Game
Neil deGrasse Tyson is working in with video game developers to create a space exploration game called Space Odyssey.
Better Video Games Could Be Driving Young Men Out of The Workforce
A new study suggests always-improving video games are keeping young men without college educations unemployed or out of the workforce entirely.
Virtual Reality Will Trick You In Ways You’ll Like – and Ways You Won’t
When you take off a virtual reality headset, you don't remember seeing things, you recall experiencing them, says Kevin Kelly. VR will create a world of amazing opportunity – for us and for advertisers.
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Two billionaires are financing an escape from the real matrix
Two billionaires are apparently funding research into how we can escape the simulation they believe we’re trapped in.