Virtual Reality

Last year, Disney Animation released its first virtual reality short film, Cycles, the work of animator Jeff Gipson (Frozen, Zootopia). It was part of a new program called Short Circuit, where animators could submit ideas for short films with the chance of se…

The beauty industry today continues to merge with technology, as more cosmetics and personal care retailers turn to tools like augmented and virtual reality to deliver customers enhanced product discovery, remote trial, personalized consultations and tutorial…

Hype for virtual reality has certainly died down over the past couple of years, owing to a combination of expensive hardware, so-so performance and motion sickness, and a lack of user content. The industry is currently stuck in a bit of a chicken vs. egg scen…

CINCINNATI — A new permanent exhibit focusing on space exploration and the Ohio native who was the first person to walk on the moon has opened at a Cincinnati museum. The Neil Armstrong Space Exploration Gallery opened May 6 in the Cincinnati Museum Center. …

A virtual camera in a virtual speakeasy Technicolor By Andrew Rosenblum Wearing a VR headset, Im immersed in a virtual speakeasy of the 1920s. A strange-looking wooden protagonist, played by a human actor whose footage has just been recorded, chit-chats w…

Facebook’s VP of VR product Hugo Barra is out after some leadership changes at the top of the Oculus organization. He’ll be stepping down into a new role leading global AR/VR partnerships, while Eric Tseng, Facebook’s director of product management, will be r…

Google seems to be waking up from its VR daydream. The company’s ambitious plans to leverage the smartphones that people already own to power VR experiences went unmentioned at its I/O developer conference. After spending 2016 and 2017 making big promises fo…

As technology is emerging, new gadgets are being developed on a daily basis to make the lives of people more comfortable and more convenient. One of the most astounding inventions is the introduction of virtual reality. The technology of virtual reality is pe…

A few months ago, we told you about how Ford was tinkering with virtual reality technology to design cars in 3D, thanks to a partnership with London-based Gravity Sketch. Now the Blue Oval has apparently expanded the program to other design offices across the…

Do you need a 5G TV? Probably not (at least for a while), but that, reportedly, won't stop China's Huawei from launching an 8K TV with a built-in 5G chip.  This is according to Nikkei Asian Review, which cites sources familiar with Huawei's plans. These sour…