Virtual Reality

For years, a simple and elegant inside joke has permeated Defcon, the influential hacking conference. You say it to your friends, you reference it during your talk, you design a fake website to try to trick unsuspecting rubes: Defcon is canceled. On Friday, though, the bit became reality. Organizers announced…

As some parts of the US slowly start to reopen, more employers are developing plans for a return to work. But business operations won't look the same and many offices will have to adhere to strict social distancing guidelines for the foreseeable future. Business Insider has compiled a list of tips from…

Source: Vertigo GamesWhat you need to knowArizona Sunshine is a critically-acclaimed virtual reality game. It just got its final expansion called The Damned on Oculus Quest. The expansion is cross-buy, so you own it on the Oculus Rift, too. You can purchase Arizona Sunshine for $40 on the Oculus Store.…

This image shows how Wireality works. Carnegie Mellon University Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University want to make virtual reality a little less virtual and a lot more physical with a device that puts the feel of solid objects at your fingertips.Wireality is a shoulder-mounted haptic system that uses retractable wires…

A new device uses multiple strings attached to the hand and fingers to simulate the feel of obstacles and heavy objects in virtual reality, researchers report. Today’s virtual reality systems can create immersive visual experiences, but seldom allow users to feel anything—particularly walls, appliances, and furniture. In comparison, the new…

Illustration: Dustin Hansen (DC Comics)In My Video Game Ate My Homework, a new middle-grade graphic novel from DC Comics and writer/illustrator Dustin Hansen, 13-year-old Dewey Jenkins’ science project is sucked into a malfunctioning virtual reality game console. Dewey and friends must navigate a digital role-playing adventure to retrieve the project…

With this virtual reality platform, work drinks can still go ahead during the pandemic | Photo source Antenna on Unsplash Innovation Work & Lifestyle Office drinks held via virtual reality Work & Lifestyle A creative agency has designed a virtual office so employees can be better connected while working from…

1 of 6 2 of 6 3 of 6 4 of 6 5 of 6 6 of 6 Atlanta-based InnerSpace Project is gearing up to launch a virtual reality festival this week. Co-founded by visual artist Greg Mike, the digital initiative will gather multifaceted artists from across the globe to…

Home • Beat Saber • The best virtual reality game, probably. Beat Saber is a rhythm game in which you swing lightsabers to slice through blocks to the beat of the music. The blocks need to be sliced with the matching coloured saber and in a specific direction indicated on…

IFA 2020 will not follow in the footsteps of MWC 2020, Google I/O 2020, E3 2020, GDC and so on and so forth — the full list of events canceled due to the ongoing pandemic is far too long for me to list here. Heck, even Coachella has been postponed…