Connectivity Facebook Is Adding Live VR Broadcasts to Your News Feed If you’re one of the few people with access to an Oculus Rift headset, you can now broadcast live from VR as an avatar on Facebook. by Rachel Metz 2017-07-12T12:00:00-04:00
Connectivity How to Save Your Digital Soul With a selfie and some audio, a startup called Oben says, it can make you an avatar that can say—or sing—anything. by Rachel Metz 2017-05-25T08:00:00-04:00
Artificial Intelligence Customer Service Chatbots Are About to Become Frighteningly Realistic A startup gives chatbots and virtual assistants realistic facial expressions and the ability to read yours. by Tom Simonite 2017-03-22T13:30:00-04:00
Connectivity A Virtual Version of You That Can Visit Many VR Worlds Avatars, long used in video games, are coming to VR. This startup thinks you should be able to use the same one in different places. by Rachel Metz 2017-03-15T12:55:00-04:00
Connectivity People in Virtual Reality Are About to Look a Lot More Realistic 8i is trying to bring real people into virtual reality for more immersive experiences, from films to yoga classes. by Rachel Metz 2016-03-14T01:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life A Mouse with the Same Cancer as You For $12,000, a company grafts a patient’s cancer into rodents and tests drugs on them. by Alexandra Morris 2014-08-11T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Giving Prosthetics a Sense of Touch A study gives a first demonstration that brain-machine interfaces can include touch feedback. by Courtney Humphries 2011-10-06T00:00:00-04:00
News One Avatar, Many Worlds Companies want to let users carry their avatar identities online. by Erica Naone 2008-04-08T00:00:00-04:00
News Creating a Web of Worlds Metaplace builds a different architecture for virtual worlds. by Erica Naone 2008-01-11T00:00:00-05:00
Business Impact Second Life Closes Banks After months of financial scandals and fraud allegations, virtual banks got an eviction notice from Linden Lab. by David Talbot 2008-01-10T00:00:00-05:00