Metaverse: five things to know – and what it could mean for you

This (virtual) reality is still probably many years away.

Steve Benford, Professor of Collaborative Computing, University of Nottingham • conversation
Nov. 4, 2021 • ~7 min

Virtual reality and regular meditative breathing both ease pain

Two kinds of meditative breathing—traditional mindful breathing and virtual reality, 3D-guided mindful breathing—both reduce pain but do so differently.

Laura Bailey-Michigan • futurity
Oct. 13, 2021 • ~5 min

We created holograms you can touch – you could soon shake a virtual colleague's hand

It could be the first steps towards a Star Trek-style holodeck.

Ravinder Dahiya, Professor of Electronics and Nanoengineering, University of Glasgow • conversation
Sept. 17, 2021 • ~6 min

What is the metaverse? 2 media and information experts explain

The metaverse is science fiction, but a lot of people in Silicon Valley are working to make this interconnected virtual reality a, well, reality.

Yiming Lei, Doctoral student in Media and Information, Michigan State University • conversation
Aug. 12, 2021 • ~5 min

Screentime can make you feel sick – here are ways to manage cybersickness

If you ever felt nauseous, fatigued or disoriented after using your phone or computer, you may be experiencing a condition similar to motion sickness.

Angelica Jasper, PhD Candidate in Human Computer Interaction, Iowa State University • conversation
July 22, 2021 • ~8 min

VR games can ease kids’ fear of scary hospital procedures

Playing games using a virtual reality (VR) headset can help children cope with painful or scary medical procedures in the hospital, a new study shows.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
June 24, 2021 • ~5 min

New material avoids AR/VR glasses ‘bug eyes’

Researcher have created a new way to make lenses for augmented and virtual reality glasses that could ditch the "bug eye" look of some products.

Bob Marcotte-U. Rochester • futurity
May 10, 2021 • ~8 min

Holographic history is making 'Night at the Museum' a reality

Emerging 'mixed reality' technology promises to bring history back to life.

Carl Strathearn, Research Fellow, Computing, Edinburgh Napier University • conversation
Jan. 20, 2021 • ~7 min

How we discovered that VR can profile your personality

How much does your virtual reality headset know about your life?

Stephen Fairclough, Professor of Psychophysiology in the School of Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
Oct. 15, 2020 • ~5 min

New virtual reality software allows scientists to ‘walk’ inside cells

Virtual reality software which allows researchers to ‘walk’ inside and analyse individual cells could be used to understand fundamental problems in biology and

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 12, 2020 • ~4 min

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