The days of going to a store to shop or browsing online may soon be over. Virtual reality technology has the power to transform the shopping experience. From transporting customers to another world to ...

Science-fiction writers have a challenge: describe the potential future. It’s exciting to read about our possible coming realities, but it’s often better when we actually catch up. That is what’s ...

Virtual Reality (VR) is a technology that allows users to experience and interact with computer-generated environments in a three-dimensional space. Unlike traditional 2D displays, VR creates a sense ...

At one time not so long ago, a virtual reality headset could be worth in the $5,000 range. Over time, prices have thankfully dropped to more like $500. Augmented reality technology was less expensive ...

Augmented and virtual reality are only in their infancy, yet some industries are leading the way in their use. Here are six examples from the "real" world. Virtual and augmented reality are set to ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. While the benefits and drawbacks of virtual reality (VR) training are still hot topics of ...

Virtual reality uses technology to “transport” you to a digital space where you can move through and interact with a simulated environment. It’s just one type of extended reality, an umbrella term ...

In BYU’s new Mixed Reality Lab, students are forging a new frontier of virtual and augmented reality. The lab becomes scattered with robots. Equipped with a headset and a controller, a player is ...

Analyst Forrester recently defined the metaverse as an immersive experience of interoperable and interlinked environments that will be delivered via a variety of devices. According to the Forrester ...

And here you already thought you knew what "reality" was. Just as the internet has changed how we can communicate, transact, consume, and produce, so will Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality ...

Virtual escapism is perfect for a pandemic, but V.R. still seems far from a mainstream technology. By Kevin Roose I have wanted to love virtual reality for a really long time. More than two decades ...