What Virtual Reality Is, How It Works, and What It Can Do I’m still old enough to remember a time when typing a message on a touchscreen keyboard felt very cutting-edge. But I also remember doing that for the first … Continue reading Experience on demand
8 ways augmented and virtual reality are changing medicine Spine and heart surgeons will use augmented reality (AR) to simplify complex procedures. Autistic children will get relief from sensory overload with a calming virtual reality (VR) system. These and other … Continue reading Relief from pain
What AR needs to get right to win our hearts Over the past few years we’ve experienced real world examples of how virtual reality (VR) technology can transform the way we live, work and play for the better. But many … Continue reading More inclusive developments
A Fully Immersive Drinking Experience Like No Other In a secret room hidden in the ever-sophisticated Berkeley hotel, in London, there exists an immersive cocktailing experience like no other on the planet (earth, that is)… It’s called Out of the … Continue reading Cocktail-induced synesthesia
The best VR and AR from Sundance 2018, from haptic gloves to alien abduction The Sundance Film Festival’s New Frontier experimental section featured its first virtual reality experience in 2012, and with every festival, its projects have grown longer and … Continue reading Experience touch
Virtual reality’s moment looks to be over in gaming, at least for now Virtual reality isn’t happening yet, folks. Not for video games, at least. The latest “State of the Industry” results are in, and a declining interest in VR … Continue reading Not only games
See These Companies Use Virtual Reality To Make Fitness Addictive In 2017, there was more than $3 billion invested in the high-growth virtual reality (VR) market, which Digi-Capital says is spread over 28 VR and augmented reality catagories. The report … Continue reading Fitness without mirrors
Virtual reality comes of age You strap on the head-mounted display, slip on the gloves, tune your ears to the surround sound — and suddenly you are facing a plank jutting out over an abyss. The depths here are virtual, … Continue reading A hymn to VR application
Steven Spielberg Calls VR a “Superdrug” in New ‘Ready Player One’ Trailer Renowned filmmaker Steven Spielberg thinks that in the near-future, virtual reality will be the next big superdrug, and that’s what he showcases in the latest video clip for … Continue reading Escaping VR
Virtual reality and Mr Men books: companies reveal their unusual recruitment tools shoe repair and key-cutting business Timpson, there’s one kids’ favourite that’s, erm, key, to its hiring process. When recruiting new shop staff, rather than scanning a CV or … Continue reading Finding employees
LAVREB Laboratory of Virtual Reality and Economic Behavior 