Troy Wolverton: Virtual world meets virtual reality as Minecraft heads to Oculus Rift
If you have an Oculus Rift, you can now use it to explore and build in the world of Minecraft.
If you have an Oculus Rift, you can now use it to explore and build in the world of Minecraft.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 17, 2016
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Games are usually more fun when you play with other people, but if you're playing an educational game, interacting with other players may help you learn more, according to Cornell research.
Social Sciences
Jun 22, 2016
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Rutgers is taking a leading role in an IBM-sponsored World Community Grid project that will use supercomputing power to identify potential drug candidates to cure the Zika virus.
Computer Sciences
May 19, 2016
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Scientists have built a computer model that shows how bees use vision to detect the movement of the world around them and avoid crashing. This research, published in PLOS Computational Biology, is an important step in understanding ...
Computer Sciences
May 5, 2016
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A tiny hearing device roughly the size and shape of an earbud will make it possible to select which parts of the outside world part become part of your earphone experience.
Engineering
Apr 18, 2016
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The Mobile World Congress, the sector's biggest trade fair which wrapped up in Barcelona on Thursday, was dominated this year by the arrival of virtual reality, advances in the development of ultra-fast 5G networks and connected ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 25, 2016
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Palmer Luckey doesn't just want to sell a bunch of virtual reality headsets. He wants buyers to use them every day.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Feb 10, 2016
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"The Lion King" on Broadway is offering fans a view of the musical that even the very best seat in the theater can't rival.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 18, 2015
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After five years of development and about 40,000 tests worldwide, the mobile eye-test device developed by MIT spinout EyeNetra is coming to hospitals, optometric clinics, optical stores, and even homes nationwide.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 19, 2015
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Years ago, when my daughter got an iPod, her iTunes account became un-affectionately known to the rest of the family as the "iTunes you out" app. Many parents have joined scholars in expressing concerns about how mobile computing ...
Software
Sep 22, 2015
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