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The future of touch Virtual Reality

The future of touch

Haptic holography promises to bring virtual reality to life, but a new study reveals a surprising physical obstacle that will need to be overcome. A research team at UC Santa Barbara has discovered a new phenomenon that underlies emerging holographic haptic displays, and could lead to the creation of more…
bubmag
March 1, 2023
Did you buy a PlayStation VR2? Virtual Reality

Did you buy a PlayStation VR2?

PlayStation’s new PS5 virtual reality headset, the PlayStation VR2 (PS VR2), is finally here. The headset, which only works with the PlayStation 5 console, sports eye-tracking, front cameras, haptic feedback, adaptive triggers and new Sense controllers. The PS VR2 launches with 40 games coming during, or shortly, after its release,…
bubmag
February 26, 2023
Review: PlayStation VR2 is a huge leap that still can’t escape its niche Virtual Reality

Review: PlayStation VR2 is a huge leap that still can’t escape its niche

The PlayStation VR2 is a simultaneously exciting and disappointing development in the virtual reality space. Well-specced, easy to set up and reasonably light and comfortable, Sony’s latest still can’t shake the fundamental issues that have prevented VR from going mainstream: a lack of compelling content and despite a brand new…
bubmag
February 24, 2023
The physical world is complex. Reproducing it digitally needn’t be as complex as you think Virtual Reality

The physical world is complex. Reproducing it digitally needn’t be as complex as you think

Sponsored Feature Technologists have been attempting to create digital worlds since the dawn of computing. The industry has been entranced then left feeling deflated by digital environments ranging from The Sims™ to Second Life™, to virtual reality headsets, and arguably, the initial variants of the Metaverse. But if there's a…
bubmag
February 24, 2023