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Do you remember when the internet was just flat pages with blue links? Today, we are stepping right through the screen into three-dimensional spaces where we can interact, work, and play.

The use of VR headsets in general may contribute to worsening myopia, but may be helpful in the context of translating myopia-treating tools, such as simulated blur and focal cues, to a digital format. (Note: Photo is a stock image, not the device used in the study.) Photo: . Click image to enlarge

The use of VR headsets in general may contribute to worsening myopia, but may be helpful in the context of translating myopia-treating tools, such as simulated blur and focal cues, to a digital format. (Note: Photo is a stock image, not the device used in the study.) Photo: . Click image to enlarge

Virtual reality (VR) is transforming how engineers design, validate, and collaborate, making complex decisions faster and more intuitive. For those working in product development, manufacturing planning, or human-centric design, immersive VR and mixed reality software can help reduce late-stage changes, improve cross-functional communication, and accelerate time-to-market.

Marine biologist Dr. Erika Woolsey once led a 450-person dive on the kaleidoscopic coral reefs of Palau, a tropical archipelago nation east of the Philippines. How was a group expedition of such scale possible? Each participant was in fact seated in a Washington, D.C., National Geographic auditorium with an Oculus Go virtual reality (VR) headset…

Professor Ollie Minton, Consultant in End of Life Care and Palliative Medicine at UHSussex and co-lead of the study, wearing the virtual reality (VR) technology used in the trial.

Researchers at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (UHSussex) have contributed to a study examining the benefits of VR for people with advanced cancer.

Montclair State University today opened a new virtual reality learning facility that will bring coursework to life for students across disciplines while helping train the next generation of virtual reality content creators.

A new facility at Montclair State University will offer digitally and sensorially enhanced virtual reality systems to push the limits of how students experience learning in the classroom.

When the virtual reality industry promised everyone a metaverse, Celine Daemen was thinking about Eurydice. Not the lost girl from Greek myth, exactly — more the specific sensation of descending into a space where ordinary time stops working and the laws that keep a person anchored to themselves quietly dissolve. That is the kind of…