Virtual Reality

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 51, December 2025. SignificanceEnvironmental boundaries provide essential anchors for spatial navigation, yet little is known about how vertical and horizontal boundaries influence spatial representations in the 3D space. Using immersive Virtual Reality, we show that ...Read More

“It makes me feel like I am right there on Country”. This was the response of a student after they used a new virtual reality (VR) tool I codeveloped to help Indigenous people around Australia learn on Country. Learning on Country is the way in which Indigenous people teach and…

Laying eyes and lenses on UEVR Image credit: Gearbox Software Valve’s recently announced Steam Frame is promising a unique twist on VR headsets. On top of being a Quest 3-style standalone headset that can both stream games from a powerful PC and run less demanding games on its own internals,…

Corry Ogyden has fond memories of attending bands when she was younger. These days, Ms Ogyden, a resident at an assisted living facility in Carnegie, Victoria, hangs with a less rowdy crowd. But she appreciates live entertainment nonetheless. "I've been to many live bands over the years, including the big…

Meta remains the undisputed global leader in virtual reality, with a market share of 77% last year...Read More

Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio is a behavioral, AI, and Big Data expert with affiliations at Harvard Law School and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. She advises global organizations on AI, Big Data, and workforce strategy, co-leads international initiatives on AI and virtual worlds at the United Nations, and is the author of Building…

December 9, 2025 2 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm These miniature displays can be the size of your pupil, with as many pixels as you have photoreceptors—opening the way to improved virtual reality By Simon Makin edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Peter Finch/Getty Images Visual displays have…

Fight the Supes in the Boys: Trigger Warning ARVORE and Sony Pictures Virtual Reality have joined forces to create the first official game based on the acclaimed series The Boys. The result is The Boys: Trigger Warning, a virtual reality title that invites players to step directly into the show’s…

Reality Labs encompasses several areas of Meta's VR/AR business, but Bloomberg writes that two of them will be hit hardest: Horizon Worlds and virtual reality. Zuckerberg is planning to slash Reality Labs' budget by 30%, with the cuts coming as early as January 2026.Read Entire Article...Read More

Meta Plans 30% Cut to Metaverse Budget as Reality Becomes Less Virtual: Bloomberg Horizon Worlds and Quest are facing layoffs as Meta retreats further from its $70 billion bet on virtual reality, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. Updated Dec 4, 2025, 5:10 p.m. Published Dec 4, 2025, 4:32 p.m. Meta…