Virtual Reality

Tall Tales And other stories from the stranger side of life We will be able to ‘virtually taste’ takeaways through our phones by 2040, according to a study. The report, called Snack to the Future, also predicted that breathing on a smartphone will be able to help to determine what…

The Japanese concept of “forest bathing,” or shinrin-­yoku (森林浴), has long been acclaimed for its supposed health benefits. Hundreds of scientific studies suggest that it can improve mental health and cognitive performance, reduce blood pressure, and even treat depression and anxiety. Yet forests can be hard to reach or, for…

Marketers tend to love whatever the latest shiny new thing is, but after investing quickly in NFTs and the metaverse some say they plan to take a wait-and-see approach to Apple’s Vision Pro virtual reality headset. Marketers say they’re captivated by the headset’s potential, and they’ll have to wait until…

Introduction The TCL NXTWEAR S are marketed as XR glasses. That stands for Extended Reality and is actually an umbrella term that encompasses all VR (Virtual Reality), AR (Augmented Reality) and MR (Mixed Reality) products. Although the NXTWEAR S glasses have an accelerometer, gyroscope and pressure sensor on board, we…

(June 25, 2023 / JNS) Crane your neck way, way back and witness noxious black smoke pouring out of the crematorium. Turn to the right and see the frail, the young and the elderly in line for selection. With a slight pivot to the left, narrator, historian and researcher Rabbi…

Cornell University researchers conduct a groundbreaking study suggesting the environmental benefits the metaverse could bring against climate change. Let’s dive into it.  TL;DR: A study by Cornell University suggests metaverse usage can reduce Earth’s surface temperature by up to 0.02°C by the end of the century. Metaverse technology has the…

Avorak AI, a new AI crypto has been gaining traction in the crypto market. Analysts suggest that there is compelling evidence to show that this AI crypto will overtake Filecoin and Decentraland in 2023. What happened to Decentarand (MANA)? Decentraland, the Ethereum-based virtual reality project, has faced several challenges leading…

The predominant emotions expressed by patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia undergoing virtual reality-based Avatar therapy (AT) are mostly neutral, joy, and anger emotions, according to a study published online June 12 in BMC Psychiatry. Alexandre Hudon, M.D., from the Centre de recherche de l'Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal, and…

At WWDC 2023, Apple announced the Vision Pro, an AR/VR headset that offers an impressive amount of technology, and an equally imposing $3,499 price tag. One of the things that helps the Vision Pro stand out from cheaper products from Valve and Meta is the use of a new type of…

The corporate parent of Facebook and Instagram plans to open a digital gateway for kids as young as 10 years old to enter virtual reality through the Meta Quest headset, despite rising concerns about children spending too much time on social media. Meta Platforms, which oversees a social media empire…