Revolutionizing next-generation VR and MR displays with a novel pancake optics system

Augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) have expanded perceptual horizons and ushered in deeper human-digital interactions that transcend the confines of traditional flat panel ...

Virtual reality treatment for palliative care shown to help patients ‘flourish’ during relaxation therapy

Palliative care is the interdisciplinary medical specialty of caring for people with serious and often terminal illnesses. Its aim is to improve quality of life for such patients and their families, by ...

What did you Google in 2023? ‘Barbie,’ Israel-Hamas war are among the year’s top internet searches

Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived.

Study: Immersive engagement in mixed reality can be measured with reaction time

In the real world/digital world cross-over of mixed reality, a user's immersive engagement with the program is called presence. Now, UMass Amherst researchers are the first to identify reaction time as ...

Study: Immersive engagement in mixed reality can be measured with reaction time

In the real world/digital world cross-over of mixed reality, a user's immersive engagement with the program is called presence. Now, UMass Amherst researchers are the first to identify reaction time as ...

Machine learning gives users ‘superhuman’ ability to open and control tools in virtual reality

Researchers have developed a virtual reality application where a range of 3D modeling tools can be opened and controlled using just the movement of a user's hand.

Suggestible people feel more ‘present’ in virtual reality, study finds

People with vivid imaginations are more likely than others to believe they truly inhabit the worlds they visit in virtual reality (VR) according to new research led by the University of Bath.

Virtual reality study reveals link between sense of presence and cognitive abilities

A study published in Scientific Reports has shed light on the intricate relationship between the sense of presence in virtual reality (VR) environments and cognitive abilities. The study, titled "The ...

Vietnam internet firm VNG files for US IPO

Vietnamese internet firm VNG has filed to list in the United States, soon after electric vehicle maker VinFast made its debut in New York.

Modified virtual reality technology can measure brain activity

Researchers have modified a commercial virtual reality headset, giving it the ability to measure brain activity in order to examine how we react to hints, stressors and other outside forces.