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Tag: virtual reality

Disaster simulator

Computer Engineering students from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines wear Virtual Reality (VR) headsets to simulate and experience an earthquake inside the Muntinlupa...

Virtual reality revives Iraq’s war-ravaged heritage

By Mohammad Salim An Iraqi museum is using computer technology and virtual reality headsets to turn back time, so visitors can explore heritage sites destroyed...

Art, terror and erections showcase VR potential

"Can you tell the difference between what is and isn't real?" intones Tilda Swinton as the room disintegrates into pixels. Swinton is the latest star...

China bans use of AI, virtual reality for fake news

Beijing—China has issued new rules banning online video and audio providers from using artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality technologies to produce "fake news." The...

Old people fulfill their dreams with virtual reality

Miami-Nidia Silva had never realized her dream of swimming with dolphins until a Miami NGO gave her a pair of virtual reality glasses as...

Bodybags, rats, waste: Disaster response turns to VR for grim training

By Delphine Thouvenot A Thai policewoman trudges through waste and ruined buildings looking for bodies—but she needs only a joystick and a virtual reality headset...

A leap for seniors at Vegas tech show

Las Vegas—With artificial intelligence to detect falls, virtual reality to combat isolation and “powered” clothing to assist the incapacitated, the tech world is stepping...

‘Virtually’ play outside

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Tokyo man marries hologram

Akihiko Kondo’s mother refused an invitation to her only son’s wedding in Tokyo this month, but perhaps that isn’t such a surprise: he was...

Arcades seek to take virtual reality gaming mainstream

Gamers wearing headsets and wielding rifles adorned with flashing lights battle a horde of zombies, letting out the occasional terrified shriek. The virtual reality arcade...

‘Hollywood in a box’ coming soon

LOS ANGELES"•On a sound stage no bigger than a large bedroom a cameraman takes up various angles to film a helicopter that isn’t there,...

Oculus: Just like the real thing

SAN JOSE—Facebook worked to ramp up enthusiasm for its virtual reality line, unveiling new gear including a lower-end wireless headset prototype. The company’s Oculus virtual...

2 ladies open the world of virtual reality in PH

Two ladies are leading the digital revolution in the Philippines as top executives of an IT conglomerate that opened the world of virtual reality...

Goggles on, checks away: How virtual reality will reimagine real estate sales

The goggles were strapped to my face like a scuba mask. Only instead of fish, a studio apartment was wavering in my field of...
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