Texas A&M University researchers have found that a brief virtual reality (VR) simulation of a near-death experience can ...

CP Group, a recycling solutions provider and equipment manufacturer based in San Diego, unveiled its Virtual MRF (material recovery facility) May 9, 2017, at WasteExpo in New Orleans. The Virtual MRF ...

When you think of virtual reality (VR), you might imagine someone with a headset playing a video game or watching a movie. But this technology can also help treat certain mental health issues when ...

The evolution of technology continues to reshape our world at a significant pace, with each innovation unlocking new possibilities and changing the way we live, work and interact. As we look to the ...

Clinicians can help patients recover from strokes while they’re anywhere in the world—even states or countries far away from each other—by using a combination of robotics and virtual-reality devices.

The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly prompted the adoption of virtual reality and augmented reality technologies as businesses have turned to remote work. Overall, global spending on AR and VR ...

A new report is raising concerns about Meta's virtual reality technology and the dangers the company's metaverse may pose to children. Common Sense Media, a nonprofit offering families entertainment ...

An experimental treatment seems poised to address a dire mental health crisis. Credit... Supported by By Dani Blum When a Veterans Affairs therapist first suggested that Chris Merkle try a virtual ...

In virtual reality there is much to be seen, but most of our other senses are left wanting. Ever since the concept gathered mainstream attention in the 1990s, it’s been primarily experienced through ...

The metaverse is a shared space for virtual interaction, where people can interact through realistic avatars representing alter egos. Yet as with many types of virtual venues, the potential for ...

Virtual reality uses technology to “transport” you to a digital space where you can move through and interact with a simulated environment. It’s just one type of extended reality, an umbrella term ...

Because we in Silicon Valley are newness junkies, it can feel like an act of sabotage to have memories, but, for better or worse, I have them. It’s been more than forty years since I co-founded the ...