Facebook's enthusiasm and Oculus technology aside, virtual reality still faces challenges
If you believe the folks at Facebook, virtual reality is about to become the next big thing.
If you believe the folks at Facebook, virtual reality is about to become the next big thing.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 2, 2015
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Virtual reality games often cause simulator sickness – inducing vertigo and sometimes nausea - but new research findings point to a potential strategy to ease the affliction.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 24, 2015
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Sony plans on putting its virtual-reality headset on consumers' noggins next year.
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 4, 2015
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Oculus has unveiled a new prototype of its virtual reality headset. However, the VR company still isn't ready to release a consumer edition.
Computer Sciences
Sep 20, 2014
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Sony is getting into the virtual reality business. The Japanese electronics and gaming giant unveiled a prototype virtual reality headset to be used in conjunction with its PlayStation 4 video game console during a Tuesday ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 19, 2014
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Teachers need to know their material, but they must also keep their students engaged and interested. Part of that involves making eye contact with their students—all of them.
Education
May 29, 2024
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Political conservatives who watched a documentary on Syrian refugees with a virtual reality headset had far more sympathy for the people depicted in the film than those who viewed the same film on a two-dimensional computer ...
Political science
Apr 24, 2024
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Virtual reality, or VR, is not just for fun-filled video games and other visual entertainment. This technology, involving a computer-generated environment with objects that seem real, has found many scientific and educational ...
General Physics
Dec 15, 2023
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University of Washington geologists had set out to create computer-based field experiences long before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Juliet Crider, a UW associate professor of Earth and space sciences, first sent a former graduate ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 13, 2022
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An Iraqi museum is using computer technology and virtual reality headsets to turn back time, so visitors can explore heritage sites destroyed by jihadist fighters and in battles to defeat them.
Archaeology
Aug 29, 2022
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