VR

Google can make AI seem sentient, but the AI has no understanding of what it is saying. But humans are easily fooled by conversational AI.

People are paying millions of dollars to buy plots of pixellated land in virtual worlds, even though they doesn’t fully exist yet.

Technology that merges the virtual and physical worlds could start to become a reality for consumers in just a few years.

Web 3.0 and the metaverse both describe the internet of the future, but they aren’t the same thing — this is your guide to each.

Fittingbox’s Frame Removal uses diminished reality to help people pick out new eyeglasses — but the tech’s potential extends far beyond the bridge of your nose.

The Church of England is releasing performances of advent carols in virtual reality to bring Christmastime to social-distancing parishioners.

Meta (formerly Facebook) has opened up access to Horizon Worlds, its virtual world for the metaverse, to all adults in the U.S. and Canada.

A U.K. hospital is using VR to help parents see the potential impact skull-reshaping surgery could have on their baby’s appearance.

Extended reality technologies are quickly becoming better and cheaper, suggesting they may soon become part of daily life.