Virtual Reality

Valve has announced a release date for Half-Life: Alyx, the VR spin-off and long-awaited return of the Half-Life franchise. The game, exclusive to compatible VR headsets, will be released on March 23, 2020.Developer Valve announced the release date with a tweet linking to the Steam page, which is still offering…

Conferences can be dull, one-note and lifeless events but technology, when used correctly, can extend and augment the experience beyond the event itself. For TBD ‘Risk/Reward’ I wanted to capture the day beyond video and VR was the answer thanks to new techniques and technology. A world-first it seems. TBD…

Feb. 10, 2020 -- Linda Larrimore has been getting chemotherapy every other week for 6 years to treat and manage colon cancer. The chemotherapy is keeping her health stable, so it’s well worth it to the mother and grandmother to regularly get the treatment. Usually, she spends the 4½ hours…

From this year, all engineering branches can offer courses in emerging technologies either as minor degrees or electives. The approved electives/minor degrees include artificial intelligence; Internet of Things; blockchain; robotics; quantum computing and augmented reality/virtual reality.Institutions however, cannot increase their intake for regular courses. The specialisation in emerging areas is…

Virtual Reality, which immerses viewers in three-dimensional computer-generated worlds, is transforming many fields, from entertainment to education. Mike O'Sullivan reports from a California college, where students are exploring some new applications for so-called VR technology. Read More

We all want to be right. We all want to feel that we’re smart and rational, that we’ve weighed the evidence and come to the best decision possible. When we’re proven right, we want to be able to say “I told you so!”—because there are few feelings more powerful than…

During the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, I took a trip to the moon. Spaced Out, a virtual reality experience from French digital artist Pierre “Pyaré” Friquet, is one of the most transporting, immersive things I’ve ever tried. Donning a bathing suit, a floatation device, and an underwater VR headset equipped with…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes the virtual reality ecosystem is making progress after customers spent nearly $5 million on the Oculus Store on Christmas Day.  The Facebook creator was speaking during an earnings call (transcribed by Seeking Alpha), an…

The worlds of virtual and augmented reality have yet to land on the applications and hardware to truly spark mass-market, consumer interest in the space, but meanwhile a startup building mixed reality services for business users has raised a round of funding,…

Source: Nick Sutrich/Android Central If you've been around social media in any form over the past year, it's likely you've heard of Beat Saber. The game is ubiquitous with virtual reality gaming, and for good reason. It recently became the first VR-only game…