• Experts weight in on what COVID-19 means for the planet

    Experts weight in on what COVID-19 means for the planet

    Experts agree that the legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic will be with us for years, even after the immediate threat has passed.
  • Getting opposite-sex body in VR study caused gender identity shifts

    Getting opposite-sex body in VR study caused gender identity shifts

    New research shows that experiencing an opposite-sex body in virtual reality impacted the subject's gender identity.
  • How do we see color? Differently than everyone else

    How do we see color? Differently than everyone else

    Each of us lives in our own multi-colored universe. And there's scientific proof of it.
  • Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 was preordered five times more than predecessor

    Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 was preordered five times more than predecessor

    Facebook’s virtual reality ambitions are finally catching on with consumers. The company’s latest VR headset, the Oculus Quest 2, has received five times as many preorders as its 2019
  • Jony Ive, ex-Apple design chief, clashed with VR headset team

    Jony Ive, ex-Apple design chief, clashed with VR headset team

    Before leaving the company, Apple design chief Jony Ive reportedly clashed with the team developing its upcoming virtual reality headset. While the team — which had grown under executive Mike Rockwell to to number more than 1,000 employees — had high technical ambitions for its dual virtual reality and augmented reality wearable, Ive demanded that …
  • Lucasfilms unveils new ‘Star Wars’ VR experience based on theme park

    Lucasfilms unveils new ‘Star Wars’ VR experience based on theme park

    Disney is hoping to lure Star Wars fans back to its theme parks — once they’re allowed to reopen this summer — with the assistance of a new virtual-reality experience that extends the storylines encompassing the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge attraction. ILMxLab, Lucasfilm’s immersive entertainment studio, announced the development of “Star Wars: Tales From the …
  • Apple buys virtual reality company NextVR

    Apple buys virtual reality company NextVR

    Apple, keen to up its prowess in virtual reality and augmented reality, has purchased NextVR. The Newport Beach, Calif., outfit uses virtual reality tech to enable people to “attend” concerts and other live events. Neither the hardware giant nor the acquired company has disclosed the sale price, but 9to5Mac reported it as around $100 million. …