New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research suggests virtual reality (VR) may play a meaningful role in future mental-health ...

Once used mainly for distraction, VR is now being studied as a way to retrain the brain’s pain pathways—especially for people ...

Augmented reality (AR) uses cutting-edge technology to add artificial, digital qualities to real-life objects. Learn how AR ...

Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology are developing a virtual reality-based learning environment to improve middle school students’ interest in STEM fields, specifically the evolving ...

Virtual reality (VR) has arrived in the fire service as a transformative tool for enhancing training effectiveness and realism. Immersing students in a virtual environment that’s a familiar setting, ...

Virtual and extended reality technologies help college students and faculty access learning experiences and research methods that extend beyond classroom walls. Calvin Hennick is a freelance ...

Simply being exposed to a sick avatar in a virtual reality environment is enough to trigger a measurable immune response in humans. This is what a multidisciplinary research team from the CHUV and the ...

The evolution of technology continues to reshape our world at a significant pace, with each innovation unlocking new possibilities and changing the way we live, work and interact. As we look to the ...

U.S. military services could find themselves fighting on a virtual reality battlefield, the Congressional Research Service finds. The military services are looking increasingly to train in 3-D virtual ...