Virtual Reality
Scientists are aiming to apply the finishing touch to VR
Scientists in the US have developed a prototype device which aims to put this third sense within VR’s reach, using a flexible material fitted with tiny vibrating components that can... Read More
VR has the potential to ease chronic pain, study suggests
Virtual reality (VR) can help to ease someone’s sensitivity to pain, new research suggests. Scientists at Imperial College London found that people immersed in VR scenes of the Arctic reported... Read More
Brain surgery training using virtual reality
Virtual reality (VR) is being used to help prospective brain surgeons train and see procedures in unprecedented detail. Surgeons training to work on the brain have typically struggled getting hands-on... Read More
WiFi as a universal ‘Satnav’ for virtual reality frameworks
The competing Virtual Reality ecostructures currently in intense development – such as Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear, HTC Vive and Microsoft HoloLens – are all addressing the crucial issue of spatial... Read More
Augmenting haptic feedback in virtual reality with robotic proxies
A new approach to haptic interaction in virtual reality environments has been proposed by a group of researchers at New York University’s (NYU) Future Reality Lab. The system, outlined in... Read More