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Sarah Topham, left, and Ashley Hess taking part in the Void, a virtual reality experience, in Lindon, Utah. The start-up has refined the concept of mapping a virtual world over a physical set. Credit Jason Henry for The New York Times
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Gamers test the Samsung Gear VR at the Oculus display at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, otherwise known as E3, in Los Angeles, June 2015. Photo: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images
Virtual Reality to Diagnose and Treat Vertigo
London – A team of psychologists at the Cardiff University aims to use virtual reality to diagnose and treat visual vertigo. The team believes the concept has “real potential”, especially as virtual reality becomes cheaper. BBC reports that a potentially...Caption:
Smartphones, Virtual reality, iOS, Google Cardboard
Virtual Reality on the Cheap? Try These Apps on Your Phone
AT last week’s annual International CES, one of the largest technology conventions, virtual reality goggles were hyped as a way to get a taste of the immersive 3-D technology. Yet many people may be able to sample virtual reality just by using their phones with the...Caption:
Playing Superhypercube at a party in Austin, Tex., where Kokoromi, a virtual reality production team, tested the game. Credit Drew Anthony Smith for The New York Times
Virtual Reality’s Possibilities Lure Video Game Developers
Phil Fish, an independent video game developer who made the hit game Fez, quit the business in 2014 after burning out and becoming fed up with the gaming industry’s sometimes corrosive culture. Now he’s back, lured by the promise of a long-anticipated technology:...Caption:
Public Speaking by Virtual Speech is a virtual reality app that needs something like Google Cardboard to work properly. The New York Times