Virtual Reality

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Although the use of immersive virtual reality (VR) documentaries by charities to generate funds is effective financially, Dr. Ciaran Gillespie at the University of Surrey warns the trend is reinforcing the West's separation from developing regions. Immersive…

Source: Android Central I'm a reasonably athletic guy with a fairly consistent gym schedule, but 45 minutes playing the new Oculus Quest game Pistol Whip completely destroyed me. My arms are on fire. My legs ache. I'm pretty sure I felt something crack in my…

Google has made its Cardboard virtual reality software open source, meaning those with a penchant for digital tomfoolery can poke away at the Cardboard SDK to create their own VR experiences for the DIY headset.  The news comes a few months after Google deci…

A new technique to change the structure of liquid crystals could lead to the development of fast-responding liquid crystals suitable for next generation displays -- 3D, augmented and virtual reality -- and advanced photonic applications such as mirrorless las…

Researchers have developed a free virtual reality game which allows players to experience the thrill of the hunt as a hungry predator feasting on swarming flies. The VR game, called FlyCatcher, has been created by scientists from the University of Lincoln, U…

It has been five years since Google launched the Google Cardboard. The VR viewer is one of the simplest we know so far because anyone can easily use it. One can also create a new virtual reality experience as made possible by the Google VR software developmen…

After discontinuing its Daydream View VR headset last month, Google has now announced that it is open sourcing the software of its no-frills Cardboard VR headset. This, Google says, will ensure that Cardboard's "accessible-to-everyone approach to VR remains a…

Facebook signed a lease for a large building in a Seattle suburb, Business Insider has learned, cementing the Seattle area as the company's largest engineering outpost. The Menlo Park, California-based company leased a 325,000-square-foot building called Blo…

Chrome 78 has rolled out to all platforms, which means it's time for Chrome 79 to hit the Beta Channel. This update is definitely smaller in scope than the last few releases, but there are still a few interesting additions — especially if you're interested in…