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Meta announced a major update for its immersive virtual world, Horizon Worlds, on Thursday that will see it leave the metaverse behind. The tech giant said it’s shifting focus for Horizon Worlds to be ...

That was the reaction inside the Dreamscape Learn Lab at St. Charles Community College — where biology students aren’t just reading about cells in a textbook. They’re stepping inside them. The ...

Biology students at St. Charles Community College are revolutionizing learning through virtual reality, as they diagnose and cure alien species.

In 2021, Facebook became Meta and the company claimed its focus would be to “bring the metaverse to life.” It launched Horizon Worlds, a VR metaverse that people could explore and create worlds in. It ...

One of the first plays written for mixed reality recently opened in New York. "An Ark" is about the joys and terrors of being human, and it's all-British cast includes acting royalty Ian McKellen. But ...

A Long Island veterans home is using state-of-the-art virtual reality to help its residents fight PTSD with amazing simulated tours of outer space, animal sanctuaries and the northern lights.

This bulky, bizarre accessory for your Switch isn't exactly VR, but it is a lot more fun than I expected. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, ...

Virtual reality transports patients into immersive landscapes — a coral reef, a forest, even a simple puzzle world — as the real-life medical procedure unfolds. Evidence supports its use for needle ...

Meta's deprioritizing virtual reality in favor of artificial intelligence and Internet-connected smart glasses has chilled the VR industry. "The market has spoken," said Jitesh Ubrani, an analyst for ...

DALLAS -- In a Dallas retirement home, Theresa Steward is skydiving. She squeals and yelps as the ground rushes up and snow-capped mountains slide past. Her body lurches forward, and she grabs at the ...

Per Ola Kristensson has previously consulted for Meta. He receives funding from EPSRC and Google. Mark Zuckerberg’s vision for the metaverse was meant to reimagine how we interact with each other and ...