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…
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Here 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…
Read MoreVirtual Reality is Helping People Self-isolating to Stay Grounded
VR News: This VR project (done in Cardiff University here in Wales, UK) was to see if VR can help people stay connected and grounded while they were self-isolating. The main goal of the project is to improve peoples health and wellbeing as those who are Self-isolating often felt trapped, so VR was used for some escapism with a lean…
Read MoreDoes Virtual Reality Have a Future in the Fashion Industry?
VR News: For years the fashion industry has relied on 2D sketches and renders to see what their clothing will look like once made, but now some of the fashion industries biggest influencers are turning to virtual reality so they can see what their creations look like on a hyperreal body. They get to see their creation on any size…
Read MoreSports Betting in VR is Easier Than You Think!
While it is nice to have a supporting app that you can simply click on and bet there is another easier way to do sports betting in VR without the need for a dedicated app. And best of all it is not only easier than you would think, but it might also be better than using a 2D screen for…
Read MoreThe Royal Opera House Hosts a VR Powered Hyper-reality Opera
VR News: As fans of the opera eagerly await the reopening of London’s Covent Garden (I can’t see that happing any time soon) the ROH (Royal Opera House) plans to use VR technology to host a hyper-reality opera called Current, Rising. It is apparently a multi-sensory experience that will put people into the opera rather than just listening to it.…
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