Magic Leap, a secretive company making wearable technology for mixing digital imagery with the real world, is seeking to raise $827 million. Jaunt, maker of a 3-D camera for filming virtual... Read more
Virtual reality device successfully used to guide recanalization of right coronary artery, reports the Canadian Journal of Cardiology Virtual reality (VR) has potential to revolutionize some... Read more
An interactive swarm of flying 3D pixels (voxels) developed at Queen’s University’s Human Media Lab is set to revolutionize the way people interact with virtual reality. The system, called B... Read more
DORA—the Dextrous Observational Roving Automaton—is a new kind of robot. Its job isn’t to replace humans by performing tasks more efficiently. Instead, it interacts with human users and serv... Read more
Not too long ago, virtual reality was more science fiction than science fact. Over the past couple of years, giant leaps have been made toward developing this robust platform. However, one c... Read more
Explore beautiful landscapes and dive into adventures with Icaros workout station Icaros is a workout station that lets you exercise while stimulating adventures like exploring space, flying... Read more
Microsoft’s HoloLens wants to bring 3D people into your living room. HoloLens marks a new phase for both entertainment and communication, connecting both fields with the possibilities of aug... Read more
Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a centimeter-accurate GPS-based positioning system that could revolutionize geolocation... Read more
Despite the incredible—and increasing—ability of digital technology to simulate visual experiences, even the most committed Oculus Rift proponent will admit that the sense of touch is neglec... Read more
Wondrous as today’s technology is, there remains no feasible way to put ordinary people in space. Except, it seems, through virtual reality. Australian multimedia company Opaque Multim... Read more
Students learn to interview real patients, ask right questions Jack has a backache. He’s nervous, sitting there in the doctor’s exam room, and his eyes quickly dart back and forth. He carefu... Read more
BYU’s 3D virtual reality system much cheaper, just as effective as others It’s like a scene from a gamer’s wildest dreams: 12 high-definition, 55-inch 3D televisions all connected to a compu... Read more
A new spin on virtual reality helps engineers read robots’ minds In a darkened, hangar-like space inside MIT’s Building 41, a small, Roomba-like robot is trying to make up its mind. Standing... Read more
Collaborative three-dimensional sketching is now possible thanks to a system known as Hyve-3D that University of Montreal researchers are presenting today at the SIGGRAPH 2014 conference in... Read more