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VR stylus for digital art and design: everything you need to know

Now you can work in 2D and 3D virtual reality in Meta Quest or Apple Vision Pro - but how do VR stylus work and who are they for?

Creative Bloq

Virtual reality tech, batteries named in safety probe

Battery-powered products and new kinds of consumer gadgets will be closely examined by Australia's consumer watchdog as a top priority.

AAP

Hearing voices is common and can be distressing. Virtual reality might help us meet and ‘treat’ them

Have you ever heard something that others cannot – such as your name being called? Hearing voices or other noises that aren’t there is very common. About 10% of people report experiencing auditory hallucinations at some point in their life.

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Who Is Palmer Luckey? Businessman Sells His Virtual Reality Company For $2B, Then Left Two Years Later

VR pioneer Palmer Luckey left Meta in 2016. He founded Anduril Industries and built a deadly VR headset inspired by anime

International Business Times UK

An eerie ‘digital afterlife’ is no longer science fiction. So how do we navigate the risks?

Imagine a future where your phone pings with a message that your dead father’s “digital immortal” bot is ready. This promise of chatting with a virtual version of your loved one – perhaps through a virtual reality (VR) headset – is like stepping into a sci-fi movie, both thrilling and…

The Conversation

Did Apple Make A Mistake By Not Allowing VR Porn On Vision Pro?

According to market research firm CSS Insight, almost 70% of all VR users are consuming adult content with their virtual reality headsets.

International Business Times

Just Dance VR is coming to Meta Quest, finally letting you break it down in virtual reality

Just Dance VR: Welcome to Dancity has been revealed for Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest Pro, and Meta Quest 3.

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Canon goes all-in on VR, with its second virtual reality RF lens

Canon RF-S 3.9mm f/3.5 STM Dual Fisheye is a budget-friendly stereoscopic lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras

Digital Camera World

XPG Demos "Nia" Handheld Gaming PC With Foveated Rendering, Swappable DRAM

With the rise of the handheld gaming PC market, we've seen PC vendors and their partners toy with a number of tricks and tweaks to improve improve framerates in games, with some of their latest efforts on display at this year's Computex trade show. Perhaps the most interesting find thus…

AnandTech

AI brain map could help demystify Alzheimer’s and autism

Florida scientists use AI and virtual reality to create 3D renderings of brain formations of mice, whose neuron types are like humans’

The Guardian - US

5 Years Later, This Early Neon-Soaked Success Is Still Among the Only Reasons to Try VR

'Beat Saber' is an early VR hit that remains one of the best examples of the power of virtual reality five years after its release.

Inverse

Is this VR headset as effective as a gruelling Barry’s Bootcamp workout?

Should we be ditching our gym memberships for gameified virtual reality exercise at home? Barry’s regular Ellie Davis straps in to find out if Meta Quest 3’s apps can hold up to the most challenging class in London

Evening Standard

Virtual reality games helping UK’s deaf children to understand speech

Scientists have found that immersing kids in computer games can train their brains to localise sounds better

The Guardian - UK

Olympic dreams in 3D: Australian swimmers turn to VR goggles in pursuit of Paris gold

Australia’s swim team are using virtual reality to practice relay changeovers and cut fractions of a second off their times

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Postcard from Cannes #2: the rising potential of immersive cinema

The Cannes Film Festival has rolled out the red carpet for immersive cinema and, for the first time, its own competition. With evolving techniques in virtual, augmented and mixed reality, storytelling is being taken to a whole new level.

International Business Times

A-list Stars, Menstruating Superheroes In Cannes VR Competition

From a voyage through the human body with Cate Blanchett, to a feminist superhero satire featuring giant tampons and octopus demons, the Cannes Film Festival launches its first competition for virtual reality films on Wednesday.

Space

Houston, we have an encore: ISS virtual reality experience 'The Infinite' returns

What do you do for an encore after you have virtually transported thousands of Houstonians to the International Space Station? If you are Felix & Paul, you invite them back, to fly to the moon.

International Business Times

Einstein And Anime: Hong Kong University Tests AI Professors

Using virtual reality headsets, students at a Hong Kong university travel to a pavilion above the clouds to watch an AI-generated Albert Einstein explain game theory.

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The Latest Technological Innovations, From AI to Virtual Reality

The rapid pace of technological innovation continues to redefine the boundaries of human capability and interaction.

Kiplinger

After Decades of Promise, the Virtual Reality Era Has Finally Arrived

VR is a paradigm shift for consumer technology. The tech has a long road ahead, but amazing hardware already puts the huge potential on full display.

Tom’s Guide

Apple Vision Pro was made for Star Wars fans — and you can't convince me it's not worth $3,500

Apple Vision Pro offers a one-of-a-kind experience for Star Wars fans for watching the the franchises movies and shows in virtual reality.

Radio France Internationale

Paris showcases Nigerian cinema and society as Nollywood comes to town

"Nollywood Week" has kicked off in the French capital. With this year's focus on animated film and virtual reality productions, the festival proves Nigeria has the goods when it comes to technology. It also holds a mirror up to a complex and evolving Nigerian society, says festival founder Serge Noukoué.

PC Gamer

Asus is creating the VR 'gaming headset of the next generation' built on Meta's Horizon OS lifted off the Quest 3

An ROG branded virtual reality headset built on Meta's OS? This I have to see, though we don't know much about it yet.

Windows Central

Want an Xbox VR headset? You will be able to get one soon, sort of.

Microsoft, ASUS, and Lenovo are among the first wave of companies that will make mixed reality headsets powered by Meta Horizon OS. That operating system powers the Meta Quest and is now available to manufacturers apart from Meta.

TV Tech

Virtual Reality Becomes the New Production Reality

VR holds the key to faster production times and new storytelling power

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