VR 113 Stories

Virtual reality has promised whole new worlds of gaming and entertainment with VR headsets and goggles like the Oculus Rift. But what will be the killer app?

The different layers of the virtual reality skin developed by Northwestern University, illustrated

Humans and Technology

A sensor-packed “skin” could let you cuddle your child in virtual reality

by Charlotte Jee
2019-11-20T13:00:00-05:00

A virtual employee called Barry.

Humans and Technology

You can now practice firing someone in virtual reality

by Will Knight
2019-08-09T11:00:18-04:00

AN image of rubber hands

Humans and Technology

The VR illusion that makes you think you have a spider’s body

Psychologists have long toyed with an illusion that lets you feel “ownership” of a different a body—even one that is not human. It could revolutionize gaming.

by Emerging Technology from the arXiv
2019-07-24T09:31:47-04:00

An image of students standing in the immersive virtual environment

Artificial Intelligence

A new immersive classroom uses AI and VR to teach Mandarin Chinese

Students will learn the language by ordering food or haggling with street vendors on a virtual Beijing street.

by Karen Hao
2019-07-16T11:17:42-04:00

Humans and Technology

Oculus hopes its $399 headset will bring virtual reality to the masses

by Rachel Metz
2018-09-26T19:39:22-04:00

Image of woman in living room wearing VR headset

Humans and Technology

I attended an Oculus conference in virtual reality, and all I got was eyestrain

Facebook’s VR unit revealed the new Quest headset at its conference for developers, but I couldn’t try it from my couch.

by Rachel Metz
2018-09-26T18:25:00-04:00

Image of a Walmart worker using a VR headset.

Future of Work

Walmart will use VR headsets to train all its US employees

by Erin Winick
2018-09-20T14:00:41-04:00

Humans and Technology

Magic Leap’s headset is real, but that may not be enough

It’s taken years of work and billions of dollars in venture funding to build a working mixed-reality headset for developers. Now what?

by Rachel Metz
2018-08-08T08:08:00-04:00

Image of man exchanging a ball with a hand of the robotic-armed backpack.

Humans and Technology

Meet the guy with four arms, two of which someone else controls in VR

These robotic limbs could someday help people work together when they’re far apart.

by Rachel Metz
2018-08-06T03:01:00-04:00

Humans and Technology

Therapists are augmenting eating-disorder treatment with virtual-reality headsets

by Rachel Metz
2018-07-25T18:52:54-04:00

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