Virtual Reality

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…

Meta has shared its latest augmented and virtual reality hardware roadmap with employees, and according to The Verge, it's planning to launch its first full-fledged AR glasses in 2027. While the company intends to release other AR glasses before then, the device it's launching in four years' time is the…

Every time we write about the current renaissance of video game adaptations in the world of film and television, it's difficult to pin down why this renaissance has been happening. The basic business case for adapting video game stories is the same as it was in the 1990s and 2000s:…

The Last Clockwinder Review Virtual reality can house unique titles that would not be as effective in the traditional format. The automation farming game, The Last Clockwinder, is a perfect example of this, but does this strange amalgamation of ideas combine to make the perfect machine? The mystical clocktower, which…

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,…

Zero Latency is a virtual reality experience that has grown in popularity over recent years, expanding to locations across the world (70 venues across 26 countries). While I’ve covered news about Zero Latency over a number of years, I had never actually had the opportunity to experience it for myself,…

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…

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…

PlayStation Australia is delighted to announce the next exciting milestone in PlayStation’s history, with the beginning of a new generation of virtual reality gaming  PlayStation VR2. Officially available from today, the launch of PS VR2 comes at a time when gamers will have a much easier time finding a PS5…

Today sees the launch of Sony's latest virtual reality headset, the PlayStation VR 2, which aims to offer a generational step up on the company's original VR headset. Announced in February 2022, the PSVR 2 follows up on 2016's PlayStation VR, which had sold 4.2 million units worldwide as of…