AR & VR

OpenBCI is reshaping the relationship between humans and the virtual world with Galea Beta, a headset that measures the body and brain.

Afference’s Phantom conducts electrical signals through nerves in the fingers to convince your brain it feels objects in virtual spaces.

HaptX’s new technology uses tactile and force feedback to allow people to “feel” virtual objects with high fidelity.

Apple has announced a February 2, 2024, release date for its highly anticipated mixed reality headset, Vision Pro.

A modified VR headset that records brain activity reveals how being immersed in VR impacts people on a neurological level.

Apple has unveiled the Vision Pro, a VR/AR headset, at their annual WorldWide Developers Conference.

Playing “joyful” music can reduce the symptoms of cybersickness from VR, according to a small study out of Scotland.

Mixed reality, in which immersive virtual content is seamlessly combined with our physical world, is set to transform the world.

Louis Rosenberg

DARPA is developing AI assistants that will display instructions to military personnel through augmented reality headsets.

A VR-controlled medical triage robot is being built to help trained techs attend to injured soldiers on the battlefield.

Early-stage startup Wist Labs is developing a VR app that converts smartphone clips into 3D videos users can step inside.

Connect 2022 brought Meta’s vision of the future of work into sharper focus, with the reveal of a new headset, a major partnership, and more.

Colleges and universities are keen to jump on the metaverse bandwagon, even before knowing what the metaverse really is.

Nir Kshetri

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