The Latest Breaking News from Virtual reality

Needle phobia study investigates if virtual reality headsets can help

Seeing a patient faint out of fear of getting a needle prompted registered nurse Craig Gilbertson to search for "a better way".

ABC News · Feb 1, 2023

Report: Apple Developing Software to Help Users Build Apps for Upcoming Headset

Apple Inc is developing software to help users of its upcoming mixed-reality (MR) headset build their own augmented reality apps, the Information reported on Friday, citing four people who worked on the headset. According to a Bloomberg News report, the company was in talks with about half a dozen media…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 27, 2023

Virtual reality brings Holocaust history to future generations

For those who survived the Holocaust, the memories can never be erased, but their generation is dying out. Educators and historians are looking for new ways to keep their experience alive and connect to younger people.

Reuters · Jan 27, 2023

Scary monsters: how virtual reality could help people cope with anxiety

Guardian science correspondent is put to the test in the panic-inducing VR world of a game that teaches breathing technique

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023

US Military Takes War To The Metaverse With Project Tripoli

The industry metaverse is dimming, the metaverse for the military provides a glimmer of hope

Zenger · Jan 5, 2023

Virtual reality games may help in early detection of autism, ADHD symptoms, research says

VR can also be developed to assess language problems, brain trauma, memory loss, scientists say

The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2023

The top travel trends for 2023

Expect ferries, sleep pods and virtual reality hotels to loom large on this year’s cutting-edge travel landscape, says Lucy Thackray

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023

Did six spooky prophecies about 2022 from blind mystic Baba Vanga come true?

2022 was envisioned by fortune-tellers to include natural disasters, famine and aliens

Dublin Live · Dec 30, 2022

Ask the Doctors: Virtual reality headsets might be effective add-on for anesthesia

This is being explored in conjunction with what’s known as regional anesthesia, in which the surgical patients is sedated but remains conscious.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 29, 2022

Zuckerberg testifies that Meta's lack of VR fitness app doesn’t keep him up at night

Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg says the fact his company doesn’t have a virtual reality fitness app up doesn’t keep him up at night, but acquiring it would boost competition and improve such applications.

Tribune News Service · Dec 20, 2022