Humans and Technology VR is still a novelty, but Google’s light-field technology could make it serious art A new VR app lets you explore worlds with surprising depth and detail. by Rachel Metz 2018-03-14T11:00:00-04:00
Connectivity Five of the Coolest-Looking VR and AR Headsets, Apps, and More Coming in 2018 Get ready for wireless virtual reality, Harry Potter in AR, and a Spielberg movie based on a hit novel about VR. by Rachel Metz 2018-01-01T00:00:00-05:00
Connectivity Amazon Imagines a Lucrative Future in VR and AR Apps Here’s its business model: make it easy for you to create the apps, and then host them on its cloud services. by Rachel Metz 2017-11-30T15:13:00-05:00
Connectivity Virtual Reality’s Missing Element: Other People VR can be the basis of a new communications industry if the technology becomes less insular and isolating. by Rachel Metz 2017-06-14T00:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines The War on the Disturbingly Real Trolls in Virtual Reality When you feel like you really are inside a virtual body, protecting your personal space is important. by Tom Simonite 2017-03-13T00:00:00-04:00
Connectivity Hollywood Has No Idea What to Do with VR Traditional movies were the popular art form of the 20th century. Is virtual reality what comes next? by Ty Burr 2017-02-16T00:00:00-05:00
Connectivity Pong’s Inventor Wants to Bring Virtual Reality to Arcades You might not want VR in your living room just yet, but Modal VR thinks you’ll try it at the mall. by Rachel Metz 2017-02-03T13:29:00-05:00
Connectivity Here’s What Happens When You Add Scent to Virtual Reality Researchers want to understand how our interactions with food might change if we can smell it in VR. by Rachel Metz 2017-01-31T05:00:00-05:00
Connectivity Second Life Is Back for a Third Life, This Time in Virtual Reality Sansar is a new social, virtual-reality world coming later this year from the company behind Second Life. by Rachel Metz 2017-01-27T15:19:00-05:00
Connectivity Intel and Microsoft Are Teaming Up to Make Virtual Reality Ubiquitous A new headset design from Intel brings your hands into virtual spaces. by Tom Simonite 2016-08-16T16:45:00-04:00