Virtual reality

Viral Video: Man Driving Tesla Cybertruck Wearing VR Headset, Raises Safety Concerns

In the user guide of the Vision Pro headset, Apple mentioned that Never use the device while operating a moving vehicle, bicycle, heavy machinery, or in any other situations requiring attention to safety.

Feb 06, 2024, 13:28 PM IST

Meta Introduces Text-Based 'World Chat' Feature For Horizon Worlds

Users will be able to connect with or follow others participating in the chat by simply clicking the person's name to view their profile and inviting them to connect.

Jun 15, 2023, 12:03 PM IST

Getting Motion Sick While Playing VR Games While Others Are Not? Here's Why

Cybersickness is a form of motion sickness that occurs from exposure to immersive VR and augmented reality applications.

May 03, 2023, 15:24 PM IST

Bengaluru Airport's newly opened Terminal 2 now available on Metaverse, here's HOW to experience it?

The Metaverse at the Bengaluru International Airport is built in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Polygon, offering an immersive, three-dimensional (3D) virtual experience of Terminal 2.

Dec 13, 2022, 14:00 PM IST

Will Fortnite battle royale game be rolled out in virtual reality? Epic Games said THIS

In a bid to empower gamers, Epic Games had hosted the in-person Fortnite Champion Series last month in Raleigh, North Carolina, with a prize pool of $1 million.

Dec 09, 2022, 11:41 AM IST

Meta shuts down its biggest VR game for Quest 1 owners

Quest 1 owners will no longer be able to launch or play the game starting October 31, its developer BigBox VR has announced.

Aug 08, 2022, 14:41 PM IST

The Promise of Immersive Learning

Unicorn Information Services invests in AR & VR education

Jun 07, 2022, 16:56 PM IST

Truecaller update: 5 new features coming in 2022 to improve the way app works

Truecaller upcoming features will allow users to communicate in a safe, hassle-free, and efficient manner.

Jun 02, 2022, 16:42 PM IST

Facebook’s Meta to soon launch high-tech gloves to let you feel VR objects as if they're real

Meta is working on sci-fi haptic gloves that can reproduce a range of sensations in virtual worlds, including texture, pressure and vibration, using air pockets.

Nov 17, 2021, 17:17 PM IST

Facebook plans to hire 10,000 in Europe to build 'metaverse'

Facebook also said in July it was creating a product team to work on the metaverse which would be part of Facebook Reality Labs, its augmented reality and virtual reality group.

Oct 18, 2021, 19:00 PM IST

Facebook launches VR remote work app, calls it a step to the 'metaverse'

Facebook sees its latest launch as an early step toward building the futuristic "metaverse" that CEO Mark Zuckerberg has touted in recent weeks. The term "metaverse," coined in the 1992 dystopian novel "Snow Crash," is used to describe immersive, shared spaces accessed across different platforms.

Aug 19, 2021, 18:44 PM IST

New Facebook Reality Labs to develop next-gen AR/VR products

Previously, Facebook Reality Labs was the name given to its research division, which had historically been known as Oculus Research.

Aug 26, 2020, 11:50 AM IST

Nasscom to mentor, fund 17 new deep-tech startups

The start-ups have been selected for a four-month programme that would involve guidance, enterprise connect sessions and exposure to investors and the global start-up ecosystem, the IT industry's apex body said in a statement.

Jul 03, 2020, 18:17 PM IST

Google making AR/VR more immersive on consumer devices

New research shows the ability to record, reconstruct, compress, and deliver high-quality immersive light field videos, lightweight enough to be streamed over regular Wi-Fi.

Jun 22, 2020, 12:50 PM IST

Co-founder of Facebook-owned VR firm Oculus quits

Mitchell was the head of VR products at Facebook which acquired Oculus for $3 billion in 2014.

Aug 14, 2019, 15:08 PM IST

Facebook's VR dream may not take off: Oculus co-founder

Facebook announced VR headset called "Oculus Go" at a starting price of $199 in October 2017. The $199 Oculus Go has sold a little more than 2 million units, according to market research firm SuperData.

Jul 15, 2019, 14:50 PM IST

Apple temporarily halts its AR, VR dream: Report

According to Taiwan-based portal DigiTimes that cited people familiar with the situation, the Apple team working on the AR/VR project has been temporarily disbanded and "reassigned to other product lines".

Jul 12, 2019, 11:42 AM IST

Virtual Reality can better detect early Alzheimer's: Study

Researchers developed and tried a VR navigation test in which patients wear a VR headset and undertake a test of navigation while walking within a simulated environment.

May 24, 2019, 14:25 PM IST