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Technology The premise of Grace Chan’s debut novel – that you can choose to upload yourself to a virtual reality – might sound dated, but this is a stunning big‑picture look at what might lie ahead for us, says Emily H. Wilson By Emily Wilson Facebook / Meta Twitter /…

Dr. Michelle Rutty As Canadians contend with climate-induced environmental changes like wildfires, flooding and melting glaciers, Dr. Michelle Rutty (MES '10, PhD '14) has been exploring the relationship between environmental changes and the global tourism sector. Her research is among the first to use the power of virtual reality (VR)…

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by William D'Angelo , posted 3 days ago / 1,841 Views Survios has announced  Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition for the PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam. It will launch in September 30. It is a re-envisioned flatscreen version of the virtual reality game. View the announcement trailer below: Read details…

Minecraft is no longer (officially) available on virtual and mixed reality platforms. The change was confirmed in today's patch notes for the game's Bedrock edition following an announcement from developer Mojang in October. Those fall patch notes suggested that the platforms would be removed in March, so players who favored…

Image: Mojang Studios If you ever thought about virtually wandering through Minecraft‘s Overworld in a VR headset, think again. Those days are over, at least from Microsoft’s perspective. Microsoft’s latest update to Minecraft‘s Bedrock Edition, version 1.21.80, removes support for both virtual reality and Mixed Reality, Microsoft’s own take on…

After donning a virtual reality headset, trainees are placed in a simulated highway construction scene...Read More

Almost Time for Surviving Mars: Pioneer Surviving Mars: Pioneer is set to launch in Early Access on May 8, 2025. This will bring the popular Martian survival series to virtual reality for the first time. Developed by Bolverk Games and published by Impact Inked in association with Paradox Interactive, the…

Company says cuts will help teams "work more efficiently". Image credit: Meta Facebook owner Meta has reportedly cut over 100 jobs at Reality Labs, the division responsible for its virtual reality and augmented reality software and hardware, including Quest. The news was initially reported by The Verge, whose sources said…

Meta is downsizing its virtual reality division. Meta confirmed to The Verge on Thursday that it had laid off an undisclosed number of employees in its virtual reality and hardware unit, Reality Labs. The layoffs impacted teams working on games for Meta's Quest virtual reality headsets and the division that…