Virtual, augmented, and mixed realities have continued to receive a lot of funding and investment support in the last decade. Today, many products use these technologies, with evangelists expecting them to become essential in the future. The advancements of these technologies alongside the gaming market this year is worth noting, as many industries have struggled in 2020. Fortunately for gamers,…
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What Role Will Virtual Reality Play in the Future of Education?
Education has always been one of the fundamental pillars of society. It functions as a base of how we perceive things to be in search for that whichever happens to be true. As we progress through decades and centuries, the core need stays the same; however, it’s the execution part of it that changes. With the advancement of technology, so…
Read MoreHow Well Do Hearing Gadgets Work With VR Headsets?
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 466 million people globally have hearing impairments. Even worse, the number is expected to grow to more than 900 million people by 2050. The good news is technology has made it easier for people with any degree of hearing impairment to live a relatively normal life. But how well do they work…
Read MoreCan Virtual Reality be Used to Profile Your Personality?
VR News: VR technology isn’t all about games and training, some psychologist are starting to see the benefit as well. Studies made at the School of Psychology, Liverpool, UK have proved users of VR could have their personality profiled in a virtual world meaning it could one day be used to spot certain mental health conditions and thus also used…
Read MoreWhat is Virtual Realities New ‘Universal Law of Touch’?
VR News: There has always been a problem with virtual reality technology that enables you to feel things in VR and that is the question of “what is feeling?” as in how does your brain work out what it is feeling? The good news is researchers from the University of Birmingham think they have found the answer in for form…
Read MoreHere is Why Using an Online Casino is Better in VR
Millions of people use an online casino each and every day, but hardly anyone does it in VR. While you can easily explain that away due to the lack of users of VR, there are reasons why using an online casino like Mr Green is so much better in VR and here are five reasons why…
Read MoreMother Reunited With Dead Daughter in VR Goes Horribly Wrong
**BE WARNED THE VIDEO ABOVE IS RATHER EMOTIONAL AND COULD TRIGGER SOMEONE WITH DEPRESSION** VR News: At first, you might be thinking this is a pro-VR story, but it turns out not everyone was happy with what happened. The story goes that a Korean channel made a documentary about a mother being reunited with her dead daughter in virtual reality.…
Read MoreVR Shows Positive Signs of Helping Those With ADHD
VR News: We have heard many times about VR helping people in therapy to the point that you could indeed say Virtual Reality has found its niche in therapy, but it seems one area it shows better signs of improvement with VR and normal therapy is those with ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) mostly with the restless side of things.…
Read MoreThe Google Daydream VR Platform is Officially Dead
VR News: This news will not come as surprise to anyone, in fact, most people thought it was dead a long time ago. It was launched back in 2016 and was considered Google Cardboards Answer to the Oculus/ Samsung Platform Gear VR While there were some good titles at first thing soon went south and the platform started to vanish…
Read MoreDavid Guetta Just Backed a $100M VR Platform
VR News: It is called Sensorium Galaxy which is apparently a social VR platform which was founded in 2018 by Forbes-listed billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov. The company recently received a massive $100 Million backing and has seen superstar DJ and producer David Guetta join them on their content creation. Murray Stassen for musicbusinessworldwide.com reports – https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/david-guetta-joins-100m-backed-vr-platform-sensorium-galaxy/ My Thoughts: It is always…
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