Virtual Reality

One of the first things I saw when I arrived at the Palace of Versailles in 2011 was a construction site. In partnership with Google, we were building the History Gallery, an exhibit that brought together our art collections and digital reconstructions of the…

Most of the people I spoke with at Facebook’s Oculus Connect see the proliferation of virtual reality as a foregone conclusion, one that’s just a matter of timing at this point. For Facebook, the conference’s “The Time is Now” catchphrase showcased that they …

We are all waiting for the predictions of Mike Abrash, head of Facebook Reality Lab, to come true. He believes virtual reality has the same potential as the personal computer, and that it will become the most powerful creative and collaborative environment ev…

In 1231 Frederick II, the Holy Roman Emperor who ruled over much of Europe, issued a decree requiring schools that trained doctors to hold a human body dissection once every five years. It was a slow debut for what would become a cornerstone of medical educat…

Mika Johnson (above); a participant during Johnsons VR experiment Abhinav Saha In the late 19th century, when the film industry was in its nascent stages, the grammar of the medium was not much more than a replica of its precursor theatre. At the turn of the…

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TL;DR: You can snag the second-generation Google Daydream View VR headset in charcoal gray for just $69 on Amazon. It's normally $99, so you'll save 30%. Fall can feel so bittersweet. On the one hand, that biting crispness in the air means you can finally br…

Facebook has confirmed that it is actively working on augmented reality glasses, The Verge reports. Reality Labs, the social networks augmented and virtual reality division, made the announcement at yesterdays Oculus Connect developer conference where it also…

Carl's Jr. retail location. Hardee's and Carl's Jr. are subsidiaries of CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. Getty CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc., which owns Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, is using virtual reality (VR) to test and implement new products and processes …

Today at Oculus Connect 6, Facebooks annual event that does its best to convince the world why VR is still a thing, the company announced Horizon, a giant virtual reality playground where users can build their own worlds, create and play games, or just social…