Virtual Reality

A boy was rushed to hospital after he had an allergic reaction to the Facebook virtual reality headset he got for Christmas - swelling his eyes shut. Lewis Gray, 13, was thrilled when he received the Oculus Quest 2 from his grandparents and couldn't wait to strap it to his…

Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao | Moment | Getty Images When home improvement company Premium Service Brands wanted to coach franchisees in hiring and sales remotely during the coronavirus pandemic, it tried to replicate classroom learning via video call. But, said the company's Vice President of Learning Deb Jewell, people didn't always remember…

OpinionTechnologyVirtual realityConnecting with people in virtual reality is fun and exciting, but it’s also intense, tiring and often awkward. Parmy Olson Dec 29, 2021 – 5.00am Mark Zuckerberg has said the “metaverse” is where we’ll connect with family and friends. The chief executive of Meta Platforms (aka Facebook) is betting…

press release PRESS RELEASE. The Novatar will be launching with a limited edition of 25K avatars, an NFT project to enable users to experience the fascinating new world of virtual reality and claim a brand new self. To resemble how humans came into this world in the form of a…

The holiday season has been kind to Meta Platforms, the Facebook parent company that recently rebranded to tout its commitment to building the metaverse. Downloads of the app to support Oculus, Meta’s virtual reality brand, rose to the top of the mobile app store charts after Christmas, suggesting its headsets were…

Tech Expert Trevor Long says the best way to describe the Metaverse is a “virtual presence” in a “virtual world”. “If you ask people who are in some way invested in it right now, they would argue it’s a virtual reality world, a place to escape, a different way to…

Marketers will be engaging with more customers in three-dimensional virtual spaces next year. As the virtual ecosystem evolves, it won’t be limited to a single technology or walled garden. The rush to produce 3D experiences for consumers is already underway and set to mature in the coming year. Shubham A.…

According to the recent study the AR/VR Chip Market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 22% to 24% from 2021 to 2026. Growth in this market is primarily driven by growth in demand for AR/VR chips in the gaming sector, cost-efficient benefits of augmented and virtual reality based…

Virtual Veronese WEBWIRE – Saturday, December 25, 2021 Gallery F 7 March 2022 – 3 April 2022 Admission free, ticketed The National Gallery is to bring a sixteenth-century altarpiece back to the chapel for which it was created, for the first time in over 200 years, through a new digital…

Saturday 25 December 2021 10:26 am Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Meta is facing heat from UK regulators over its acquisition of Giphy. Meta’s new virtual reality project the Metaverse will be subject to new UK laws on digital harm, according to the Government’s digital minister. The metaverse was launched with…