Virtual reality can transport people, through headsets and joysticks, into immersive, imaginary worlds where they can explore alien planets, battle zombies, or even play minigolf. But Yale ...

The best video games carry a feeling of immersion, as though players are being actively transported into the world of the game. Virtual reality takes that immersion to the next level. Players truly ...

Virtual reality tools have untapped potential to elicit positive emotions for use in education, health care, architecture and ...

A potential of virtual reality has finally evolvement today in order to change the course of gameplay for players by introducing new levels of immersion, innovative gameplay, and creating new ...

Now that Facebook has placed a $2 billion bet on the future of virtual reality, many are left wondering just what an alternative universe might look and feel like on social media. Last month’s ...

A research team, led by North Carolina State University’s Dr. Mitzi M. Montoya, has developed a new way of measuring how “real” online virtual worlds are – an important advance for the emerging ...

LONE TREE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sandbox VR, the global leader in free-roam virtual reality experience with 25 locations open across the United States, Canada, Asia and Europe, will open the doors ...

The rise of 'gaming tourism' is linking virtual exploration with real-world travel, as increasingly detailed game worlds inspire visits to their real-life counterparts. Developers are recreating ...

Two Penn State Behrend researchers will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for longest time spent watching VR content. The event will be livestreamed, and attendees can participate by ...

As a part of a study testing out a new type of implanted brain-computer interface (BCI), three rhesus monkeys controlled ...

Jamal Johnson was chilling at his buddy’s house in Hampton in 2022 when his friend casually asked if he’d like to try out a new virtual reality gaming system, all hooked up in the living room. Yeah ...