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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


Virtual Reality’s Potential for Magic Gets Real

Virtual Reality’s Potential for Magic Gets Real

LINDON, Utah — In an ordinary office complex here, past stacked cartons of Mountain Dew and a throng of hoodie-wearing employees, sits a prototype for an attraction that Hollywood thinks will become the next entertainment craze — an offering that could mint money for...
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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

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...
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Smartphones, Virtual reality, iOS, Google Cardboard


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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


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Public Speaking by Virtual Speech is a virtual reality app that needs something like Google Cardboard to work properly. The New York Times


Getting Over Stage Fright with Help of Smartphone

Getting Over Stage Fright with Help of Smartphone

New YorkTimes- For some people, public speaking comes naturally. However, if you are like me, you may um and ah too much, spurred by the worry that nerves may get the best of you, that you might speak too fast or mess up in some way. Therefore, I have been practicing...