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A poll of 2,000 adults found that more than a third of Brits now save their favourite shows to watch while travelling.

A new study has shown that people like virtual influencers more when they are cartoonish or stylised, rather than when they strive for realism.

An Eastern Michigan University doctoral student is using virtual reality to explore a new way to treat one of the world’s most common phobias: the fear of flying. The study combines immersive technology with exposure therapy in hopes of making treatment more realistic and effective.

University outreach often follows a familiar pattern: a researcher visits a school, gives a talk, shows slides and hopes pupils can imagine themselves in that world. This can work well, but for many subjects the most exciting parts are hard to convey in a classroom. Pupils may never see the laboratories, studios, clinics, field sites,…