The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business opened its virtual twin to the UI’s campus in the metaverse on Thursday. The virtual copy of the UI’s campus will be used for research on virtual ...

Virtual Reality headsets have long been associated with science fiction movies and niche tech experiences. But during the late 2010s, VR materialized into the mainstream at lightning speed and became ...

Once seen as a novelty, virtual reality (VR) technology has dramatically improved over the years and is now used widely in fields including health care, manufacturing and training. To improve VR ...

After years of rather insignificant updates, the new SteamVR takes a lot more cues from the Steam Deck’s UI. Reading time 2 minutes Valve is finally giving some love to those still looking to play ...

Psychology and Computer Science researchers at the University of Iowa are collaborating to use virtual reality to study how children can safely cross the road. UI postdoctoral scholar Elizabeth O’Neal ...

Virtual reality experiences depend on goggles and headphones, transporting wearers to new places using sight and sound. Be it a peaceful meadow where the only sounds are birds chirping and the breeze ...

When word surfaced that Apple was scaling back its planned headset to a mixed-reality build, those in the know assumed it was caution on the part of the mighty manufacturer. Experts figured Apple had ...

In the mission to make controlling and interacting with devices as natural as possible we've developed touchscreens, speech recognition, and motion tracking. Chirp Microsystems, a Berkeley,CA-based ...

Apple has been granted a patent (number 11,301,050) for a “method and device for presenting a synthesized reality user interface.” It involves the rumored “Apple Glasses,” an augmented reality/virtual ...