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Disney works on haptic VR jacket
Disney, MIT and Carnegie Mellon University are currently working on a haptic VR jacket that can be worn in virtual...
May 6, 2018
Virtual reality as a therapy against back pain
Curing (or at least alleviating) chronic back pain with virtual reality is possible. At least that's what a group of Norwegian researchers believes....
April 16, 2018
VR blind cane helps blind people explore virtual reality
Researchers at Microsoft are developing a "Canetroller" digital cane for the blind and visually impaired to explore virtual reality....
February 23, 2018
Electronic skin instead of VR glove
The clunky VR glove is a thing of the past: thanks to a glued-on sensor, real skin becomes an electronic device that can be...
January 29, 2018
Experience the Supernova model in virtual reality
What it looks like inside the remnants of a supernova or a stellar explosion is shown in a new VR experience based on original...
January 2, 2018
Virtual reality in the service of psychology
The structure of our environment follows certain structures and features that we take so much for granted that we...
December 20, 2017
Ubisoft & Renault develop VR experience for autonomous vehicle
Ubisoft this month revealed a virtual reality experience designed specifically for Renault's autonomous vehicle. This experience...
December 19, 2017
Experience Nobel Prize winners in VR
Nobel Media and the makers of HTC Vive have teamed up to create a VR experience called "The Circadian Rhythm"....
December 7, 2017
Virtual reality experience simulates a near-death experience
After a life-threatening situation, some people report how they left their body. A virtual reality simulation is designed to help...
December 6, 2017
Exploring your own intestines with VR
Pharmaceutical company AbbVie wants to make bowel diseases more tangible with virtual and augmented reality apps - whether for education...
December 2, 2017