A 20-minute virtual reality game can capture 20 million data points about the player - and yet the collection and use of this information is, as yet, unregulated. Last year, a group of pr...

Jessica Outlaw and Susan Persky 29 Aug 2019

Media, Entertainment and Information

After music and TV, what is the future of streaming?

This year we passed a tipping point: more of us now watch video content over the internet than on traditional TV. Streaming has transformed the way we consume media, from music to video g...

Farid Ben Amor 24 Jul 2019

Biotechnology

Virtual reality could soon let your doctor ‘step inside’ your blood sample

Researchers are pairing a nanoscale imaging technique with virtual reality technology to offer a way for researchers to “step inside” biological data.

Calin Riley-Missouri · Futurity 26 Jun 2019

Virtual and Augmented Reality

We know contact with nature makes you feel better. Can virtual contact do the same?

By understanding the different types of interaction we have with nature and how they affect our mood, we can replicate their effects using virtual representations too.

Navjot Bhullar · The Conversation 21 Jun 2019

Emerging Technologies

These technologies are playing a major role at the Cricket World Cup

New developments are helping hundreds of millions of cricket fans around the world get even closer to the sport they love.

Sean Fleming 11 Jun 2019

Mental Health

This VR device could let you know the early warning signs for Alzheimer’s

A new technique which makes use of VR has proven its effectiveness at spotting one of the first symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease.

University of Cambridge · University of Cambridge 05 Jun 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

How the virtual world is affecting the real you

Researchers found that after people had an experience in augmented reality their interactions in their physical world changed as well

Alex Shashkevich · Futurity 21 May 2019

Virtual and Augmented Reality

San Francisco votes to ban city use of facial recognition technology

The reason for the ban is to protect “marginalized groups” that could be harmed by the technology.

Jeffrey Dastin · Reuters 15 May 2019

Virtual and Augmented Reality

3 ways virtual reality is revolutionising teaching

As virtual reality becomes more common, it is being used as a way to give students a more hands-on approach to learning.

John Pickavance · The Conversation 14 May 2019

Social Innovation

Stress is severely affecting the lives of university students - here's what we need to do

For students and academics, the stakes of a life transformed into a competitive game can be highly problematic.

Luca Morini · The Conversation 02 Apr 2019

Digital Communications

Here's what 5G will bring in 2019

From making ultra-high definition video and cloud-based virtual reality possible, to delivering healthcare remotely, 5G is much more than just a faster version of 4G.

Ken Hu 26 Feb 2019

Virtual and Augmented Reality

How VR is empowering disabled musicians

This specialist software is giving disabled artists the chance to create their own music through the power of virtual reality recording tools.

Matilde Meireles and Franziska Schroeder · The Conversation 04 Feb 2019

Virtual and Augmented Reality

5 lessons for the future success of virtual and augmented reality

It has been five years since virtual and augmented reality became embedded in our lives. Here's what have we learned in that time, and how these lessons can shape the future of this trans...

Sandra Lopez and Jeremy Bailenson 16 Jan 2019

Biotechnology

How virtual reality tumours could help cure cancer

Built by doctors at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, the simulation allows detailed exploration of tumours through a VR lab.

Dan Robitzski · Futurism 08 Jan 2019

Virtual and Augmented Reality

In Melbourne, you can now 'play' a tram

An augmented reality app allows people in Melbourne to experience the city in a whole new way, making art on some of the city's trams 'playable' for the first time.

The Conversation 04 Jan 2019

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