Kenneth Ma, left, a member of the University of Washington team behind the PrezVR virtual reality presentation app, gives a demo to Lawrence Tan, right, a fellow computer science student attending the ...

“Hi, Julie,” called Rana Tuncer, a senior computer science major at the University of Delaware. No, Tuncer was not greeting a fellow peer — she was interacting with a computer-generated patient while ...

Once used mainly for distraction, VR is now being studied as a way to retrain the brain’s pain pathways—especially for people ...

(WJAR) — We hear a lot about virtual reality -- computer-generated surroundings that make what you see right in front of you seem real. In the operating room, it's adding a new dimension for doctors ...

NEW YORK – Virtual reality – computer generated 3D environments that can range from startlingly realistic to abstract wonderlands – has been on the cusp of wide acceptance for years without ever ...

Virtual reality uses technology to “transport” you to a digital space where you can move through and interact with a simulated environment. It’s just one type of extended reality, an umbrella term ...

A team of researchers at Michigan State University is using virtual reality to bring awareness to unconscious biases by placing people in "others' shoes." After George Floyd was murdered last year, ...

Giving autistic people the opportunity to experience a major sporting event in a safe environment is the latest project in IT supplier CGI’s virtual reality (VR) operation. The supplier’s pro bono ...

Digital beauty tools are no longer gimmicks. Virtual try-ons for skincare are reshaping how people choose products by ...