With more companies jumping on the bandwagon, virtual reality tech is more visible – and investable – than ever.

Virtual reality is not just for video games anymore. It has a very real place in higher education today. By applying virtual reality technology to a wide range of training and educational purposes, ...

Slowly but surely virtual reality, or VR, headsets are becoming a part of classrooms in colleges, high schools and even middle schools. Meanwhile, large companies such as Apple and Meta continue to ...

After a shift stocking coffee beans at grocery stores around Birmingham, Sarah Stewart sits in her mother’s office chair and logs into a virtual world. She straps on virtual reality goggles and ...

While the benefits and drawbacks of virtual reality (VR) training are still hot topics of debate, the hyper-modern practice has quietly gained a foothold across various industries over the past few ...

The realm of virtual reality (VR) continues to experience growing momentum against the backdrop of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Traditionally, virtual reality tools and the ...

When natural disasters strike, they shatter lives, disrupt routines and loosen the emotional ties people have with the places they call home. For the Italian towns of Amatrice and Accumoli, devastated ...

Here’s a rundown on the differences between virtual reality and augmented reality and the popular uses of each. A man experiences Google's Daydream View VR headset. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled ...

Researchers have demonstrated a new hands-free approach to convey realistic haptic feedback in virtual reality (VR). Their 'multisensory pseudo-haptics' uses a combination of headset visuals and ...

A recent review highlights the neurophysical changes associated with immersive virtual reality-induced hypoalgesia for pain management.

Last year in The Conversation Canada, we described Agrilo, an affordable “colorimetric” soil-testing system developed through ...

Not long ago, I decided to try to write an article in a virtual world. This was not the first time I had this idea. In the spring of 2016, a student in the computer-science department at Georgetown ...