Virtual Reality

An anonymous Slashdot reader shares a report about Japan's virtual YouTubers or VTubers that act as live performers, corporate PR officials and even surrogate children. From The Wall Street Journal: Ryosei Takehisa, 24 years old, doesn't have any children -- …

A galaxy far, far away is actually now as close as the local shopping mall. A new virtual reality pop-up at New York's Westfield World Trade Center takes visitors inside the world of "Star Wars." It's produced by the company Void, which creates virtual reali…

With no photographic evidence of the theatre from when it first opened, Dr Arrighi and her team have scoured archival eyewitness accounts and architectural floor plans to recreate the theatre in the virtual world. A group of researchers at University of Newca…

The Oculus Quest provides an untethered VR experience that, in many ways, can't be delivered through any other headset. The lack of wires or external sensors and the fact that it doesn't require a PC or phone to operate opens it up to liberating VR experience…

Child life specialist Amanda Banker, right, meets with a young mother and her infant daughter at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, which is pioneering a new virtual reality patient room. CHAPITALPHOTO / Provided If social media has empowered nonp…

New British Airways Virtual Reality Inflight Entertainment

HTC is not only known for its phones but also its stellar virtual reality (VR) headsets. Today, the company announced a collaboration with Major League Baseball, Little League International, and ESPN for a special broadcast of the 2019 Home Run Derby VR Littl…

This is your chance to learn how to fire people the right way. Talespin Poor Barry Thompson is about to get fired, and you're the unfortunate one shouldered with lowering the ax. You might not feel sorry for Barry given he's virtual. But the idea is that fi…

Good news for well-heeled British Airways customers! Now you can transport yourself away from the carrier's aircraft interior through the wizardry of Virtual Reality. Sadly, the idiot visors only get handed out on the aeroplane so will be of little use to th…

British Airways is kicking its inflight entertainment offering up a notch. On Wednesday, the British flag carrier announced that it was set to introduce virtual reality headsets on select flights. The VR headsets will be trialled until the end of 2019 and wi…