Facebook’s latest attempt to popularize virtual reality (VR) with its $200 Oculus Go VR headset is getting praise from an unexpected ally: Porn studios and their VR offshoots have high hopes for the device, with some even reporting that it is already helping to boost their revenue. “It’s a game changer,”
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How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing The Future Of Beauty
As if there weren’t already enough products on the market, things are about to get even more advanced. And personal. People have been using beauty products to enhance their eyes, brighten their skin or smooth their hair since ancient Egyptian times. But over the years, the beauty market has grown into a
Virtual reality comes of age
Look before you buy: Virtual reality comes to home improvement
You're about to shell out a significant amount of money to upgrade your house, and the choices make your head spin. Traditional asphalt or slate shingles? Summer blue or teardrop blue paint for the walls? Until recently, unless your imagination rivaled a sci-fi novelist's, you wouldn't know if you'd made the
Can you die in virtual reality?
Scaring someone to death? It's certainly possible. Adrenaline pumps through the body, sending the heart racing, jumping someone into cardiac arrest. But the idea of virtual reality essentially creating, a brain death? Probably not. Despite a recent episode of "Black Mirror," which sent a programmer into virtual limbo, killing him, VR's
Airbnb brings holiday homes to life with virtual and augmented reality
Airbnb is developing ways for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) to be used for viewing holiday rental properties both before your visit and during your stay. The company wants to offer VR tours of properties on its website, helping users better understand the layout of a house before going
AI in Every Classroom
For teachers, the classroom is anything but serene. Kids giggle during lessons, call out, rustle papers, and fidget — teachers must compete with the chaos to simply get students to learn. And teachers take their jobs home with them, too, spending their evenings and weekends planning lessons and grading student
Virtual reality app designed to alleviate workplace, other stress
Hill is the founder and CEO of StoryUp VR, a virtual reality company that provides guided meditation and positive thinking activities designed to reduce stress. Founded in 2015, StoryUp recently launched a product for corporate use and an app that includes Ledford’s waterfall experience. StoryUp’s technologies have been used in corporations,
Virtual Reality Cycling Simulator Nominated for World Smart City Award
Cycling was in the spotlight at the Smart City Expo which took place earlier this month in Barcelona. This was thanks to the nomination of the Cyclespex virtual reality cycling simulator developed by Dutch Breda University of Applied Sciences for the ‘World Smart City Award’. In the category of ‘Helping Government
How nonprofits use virtual reality to tackle real-world issues
You meander around the supermarket loading a basket with goods—breakfast tea, sugar, milk. Along the way, though, you become befuddled. You struggle to recall the items on the shopping list. When you arrive at checkout, you discover several items in the basket that you do not recall picking up. Then
Virtual reality pornography is allowing for more ‘Intimate’ and ‘Personal’ experiences
The availability of VR is changing the kinds of sexual and pornographic experiences people are looking for, say creators People could soon be watching more and more "intimate" pornography through virtual reality headsets, according to experts. New VR technology could allow for personal experiences of a kind even more real and perfect
