Many retirement developments serve as a tranquil refuge for older people who can no longer travel to faraway places or engage ...

Welcome to the simulation hypothesis, an idea that’s been keeping philosophers up at night since ancient China, when Zhuang Zi wondered if he was a man dreaming of being a butterfly or vice versa. But ...

Virtual technology has existed for more than 50 years. However, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have only ...

A simulated tour at Metaverse Fashion Week in March 2022 hosted by Decentraland, a 3D virtual world platform. (Vittorio Zunino Celotto / Getty Images) There’s a new creation story going around. In the ...

Dallas-based Mynd Immersive’s platform for older adults blends entertainment with therapy programs to improve quality of life ...

The VR pioneer Jesse Schell prophesied in 2015 where Virtual Reality would stand in 2025. Was he right with his predictions?

If you’re interested in VR, you’ve probably thought at least once or twice about the simulation hypothesis—the idea that we might actually already be living in a virtual reality world. Many people are ...

The portable device "Escents" aims to integrate scents into VR and AR, relying on magnetic scent capsules, Bluetooth ...

When you think of virtual reality (VR), video games and other types of entertainment might come to mind. But it’s also showing promise as a complementary treatment in medicine. VR puts you in a 3D, ...

DANVERS - The future of education is here at North Shore Community College where surgical technology students are using virtual reality to learn procedures in simulated operating rooms. "It's game ...

On a warm afternoon last fall, Steven Caron, a technical artist at the video-game company Quixel, stood at the edge of a redwood grove in the Oakland Hills. “Cross your eyes, kind of blur your eyes, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William Arruda covers personal branding, leadership, and careers. Home is where the heart is. Thanks to the pandemic, home is also ...