Virtual Reality

Reality being what it is right now, doesnt an alternative sound tempting? Thats what I was thinking the other day, in my apartment, when I adjusted the Velcro straps on my Oculus Quest, a chunky virtual-reality headset made of black plastic, rubber, and a few…

Earlier this week, Russian farmers announced they are testing virtual reality (VR) for dairy cows. Conducted at the RusMoloko farm near Moscow, the trials supposedly use specially adapted goggles to show the animals a view of a pleasant field in summer. The …

As part of Facebook's (NASDAQ:FB) ongoing push to accelerate virtual reality (VR) adoption, the social networking behemoth is acquiring Beat Games, the developer behind the popular VR rhythm game Beat Saber. Beat Games will be joining Facebook's Oculus Studio…

Image copyrightMoscow Ministry of Agriculture and FoodImage caption The headsets were specially adapted to fit cow heads A Russian farm has given its dairy cows virtual reality headsets in a bid to reduce their anxiety. The herd donned VR systems adapted …

We are gathered here today to bid farewell to the Steam Controller, the little gamepad that could in some cases, but couldnt in others, because it made peoples hands hurt. Its haptic pads are tickling the fingers of angels now. Currently, Valves maiden foray…

Virtual reality gaming is a thing, but even so, you probably cant name very many off the top of your head. And if you can, chances are the first one that pops into mind is Beat Saberthe One Good VR Game that any putz can enjoy without upchucking their lunch…

Facebook has purchased Beat Games, the studio behind virtual reality rhythm game Beat Saber. The developers will continue to work on Beat Saber across all currently supported platforms.

Virtual reality doesn’t have many hit games yet, but Facebook is buying the studio behind one of the platform’s biggest titles. Facebook announced today that it will be buying Beat Games, the game studio behind Beat Saber, a rhythm game that’s equal parts Fr…

Virtual reality is either an important, transformative technology or a niche innovation that’s destined to be subsumed into “mixed reality” — no one’s quite sure yet. But two of the industry’s biggest players are now taking opposing positions on the subject, …

Filed under: Real virtual reality or just fake moos? Enter the Mootrix. Credit: Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Moscow Region Lets just be up front here: yes, these pictures seem to show a cow wearing a virtual reality headset, and no, we dont r…