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Gamers who perish in new virtual reality experience 'die in real life'

Oculus creator Palmer Luckey has made a virtual reality experience in which players who perish inside the game are killed in real life by three explosive charges aimed at the brain

Daily Mirror

China wants sixfold growth in VR industry in five years

HONG KONG: The Chinese government wants to expand the country's virtual reality (VR) industry output by 2026 to 350 billion yuan (US$48 billion) - six times the level last year - showing Beijing's ambitions in becoming a world leader in metaverse technology.

Bangkok Post

London university becomes first to use virtual reality to train doctors in emergency situations

Trainee medics at Imperial College given VR headsets to simulate emergency situations such as a cardiac arrest

Evening Standard

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A Dead Body in Taos review – a spiritual exploration of what it means to be really free

Set in the New Mexico desert, David Farr’s unusual play dips into virtual reality in order to raise questions of love, life and what constitutes the human essence

The Guardian - UK

Australian MMA fighters first to test virtual reality concussion technology

Mixed Martial Arts fighters on the NSW south coast will become the first in their sport to test an emerging technology that uses virtual reality software to measure brain performance and improve the management of brain injuries.

ABC News

Virtual reality experience Perth Modulated shows city landscape changing from pre-colonisation to now

From dark reading room to immersive virtual reality: WA's state library is changing how it shares its historic collections.

ABC News

Nokia’s vision of the future is a world where the metaverse replaces smartphones

It’s hard to imagine a world untethered from your cellphone. Unless you work for Nokia.

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More than 150 people given glimpse into future of two Merseyside towns

People were able to explore how the towns might be redeveloped thanks to some virtual reality technology

Liverpool Echo

Technology: Apple's Virtual Reality XR Headset Could Have 'Face ID' Like Tech To Make Payments Using Eyes

Seems like Apple is upping the ante in the mixed reality competition by offering iris-scanning technology as the tech giant's forthcoming XR device. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Companies are increasingly tracking eye movements — but is it ethical?

When Facebook reinvented itself into Meta in October 2021, it was widely reported that Meta would be focusing on virtual reality (VR) by being at the forefront of the metaverse.

The Conversation

Meta Working to Speed Up Metaverse, but Success Far from Certain

A year after rebranding itself from Facebook into Meta, the social network titan is striving to make the metaverse a routine part of daily life, offering users new features and promoting new virtual reality gear. But analysts say the company has toned down the hype a bit as it struggles…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Meta calls FTC suit to block VR fitness deal ‘ill-conceived’

Meta Platforms Inc. urged a judge to reject the U.S. Federal Trade Commission attempt to block the company’s acquisition of virtual reality app Within Unlimited, saying the agency’s claims about competition in the area are based on “pure speculation.”

Tribune News Service

First big move to a virtual workplace

Meta has just introduced the most advanced, widely available virtual reality glasses ever, and Microsoft will provide the platform for their use in your home office.

Axios

Meta’s virtual reality project will finally have legs – literally

Avatars in Mark Zuckerberg’s Horizon have so far hovered above ground with bodies ending at waist

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The Independent UK

Facebook owner Meta unveils $1,500 VR headset: Will it sell?

Facebook parent Meta has unveiled a high-end virtual reality headset with the hope people will soon be using it to work in the virtual reality of the still-elusive place called the metaverse

Asharq Al-Awsat

Meta Unveils New Virtual Reality Headset Quest Pro

A year after it rebranded itself in the name of building a metaverse, Meta on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its virtual reality headset tailored for working professionals. The $1,500 Meta Quest Pro features a number of new features that are meant to improve users' perception of truly being…

Benzinga

How Do VR And Augmented Reality Impact Cannabis Marketing?

This article was originally published on NisonCo and appears here with permission.

Manchester Evening News

VR warehouse where you can battle zombies is opening in Manchester

Unlike other virtual reality games, this VR experience allows players to freely roam, and explore and battle as a team

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Bangkok Post

Facebook, beware: the metaverse is really flat

In a few weeks' time, Mark Zuckerberg will announce a new virtual reality headset from Meta Platforms.

The Guardian - UK

‘Each guest experience will be different’: VR and the future of theme parks

Expo in east London shows how important augmented and virtual reality will be, as attractions move with the times

Daily Mirror

'Plunging ten decks in a glass tube is not this new cruise ship's only thrill'

The Norwegian Cruise Line's six new ships allow you to ride a waterslide which sends you spinning round a giant bowl and fly through hyperspace in the Galaxy Pavilion virtual reality arcade

Bangkok Post

Metaverse, VR in spotlight as Tokyo Game Show opens

CHIBA, Japan: The Tokyo Game Show opened to media and industry figures on Thursday, with the general public permitted to attend in the coming days for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus, bringing the latest in metaverse and virtual reality titles and technologies into the spotlight.

The Independent UK

Anti-virtual reality note included with explosive package

A law enforcement official says a hard plastic case that exploded on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston causing minor injuries to a staff member contained a rambling note that railed against virtual reality and also referenced Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, The official said Wednesday that investigators are still…

The Conversation

5 challenges of doing college in the metaverse

More and more colleges are becoming “metaversities,” taking their physical campuses into a virtual online world, often called the “metaverse.” One initiative has 10 U.S. universities and colleges working with Meta, the parent company of Facebook, and virtual reality company VictoryXR to create 3D online replicas – sometimes called “digital…

Evening Standard

Open House Festival 2022: 10 of the best free-to-attend events

From art trails and gallery lates to a virtual reality record shop

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