Ideas

What Possibilities Can Virtual Reality Bring Beyond the Gaming World?

One real-world application is leveraging it as a tool to treat various mental problems like severe paranoia.

  • By John Breeden II
Emerging Tech

How IoT and Augmented Reality Will Disrupt Federal Tech

Such a future may only be a few years away, according to a new report.

  • By Frank Konkel
Emerging Tech

Video: Inside the World's Most Secretive Startup

Magic Leap's virtual reality system may change computing entirely.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Emerging Tech

Video: Here's What Riding a Virtual Reality Coaster Looks Like

Making loop-the-loops more intense, one headset at a time.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Emerging Tech

Video: Virtual Reality Tech Brings Mars to Earth

Viewers will be able to get up close and personal with the Curiosity Rover and the Martian landscape.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Emerging Tech

Dystopian Virtual Reality Is Finally Here

And it's stranger than science fiction.

  • By Ian Bogost, The Atlantic
Emerging Tech

The New Social Network Where You Can Hang Out with Real People in Virtual Reality

Instead of hanging out with your friends in real life, why not spend time with them in outer space?

  • By Ian Kar, Quartz
Emerging Tech

Video: This 360-Degree Treadmill Will Make Your Virtual Reality Experience More Immersive

Strap in and explore a new reality.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Emerging Tech

Google Is Reportedly Working on an Actual Virtual Reality Headset

Currently, the company’s only foray into VR has been the Cardboard—a literal piece of cardboard that sells for about $20, which users can strap any smartphone into.

  • By Mike Murphy, Quartz
Emerging Tech

Video: A Look at the Impressive Tech Inside Super Bowl 50

The Levi's Stadium boasts 400 miles of cables, 700 security cameras and Wi-Fi boxes placed every 100 seats to ensure 70,000 attendees will be able to connect with their smartphones.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Emerging Tech

Video: Virtual Reality Takes on the Art of Salvador Dali

Put on a VR headset and check out some melting clocks.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Modernization

Video: Which Reality Headset Should You Get?

The technology is new but varied.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Emerging Tech

The UN Using Virtual Reality, Immersive ‘Wormhole’ to Connect Diplomats with Syrian Refugees

The hub uses virtual reality to allow the UN attendees to see Jordan’s Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees through the eyes of a little girl.

  • By Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz
Emerging Tech

Video: Getting a More Tactile Virtual Reality Experience

This is what the new Oculus Touch and Rift feel like.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Modernization

GoPro Is Getting Into Virtual Reality

Videos of snowboarding tricks, aerial drone footage, and perhaps even team sports, could become immersive, explorable worlds.

  • By Mike Murphy, Quartz
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