Virtual Reality

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…

No Man's Sky received its "Beyond" update today, bringing with it a ton of improvements and, most notably, support for playing the game in virtual reality (VR). While VR is supported across PC and PlayStation VR, those trying to play the game on a Windows Mix…

The No Man's Sky: Beyond update just dropped today.The patch adds several incredible new systems.Some of these include farming, better base-building, and computer logic.No Man's Sky is currently $26 on Amazon. Tod…

You’re sitting in a virtual doctor’s office, looking across a desk at none other than Sigmund Freud. You begin to explain your problem to this representation of Freud—that you’re worried that you’re not performing well at work—as he nods empathetically. But t…

Brick & Mortar Ventures, a young, San Francisco-based venture firm that’s focused on startups innovating in or around architecture, engineering, construction, and facilities management, has closed with $97.2 million in capital commitments. The fund is on…