When you think of virtual reality (VR), video games and other types of entertainment might come to mind. But it’s also showing promise as a complementary treatment in medicine. VR puts you in a 3D, ...

A new scary VR game is being developed and tested by Ninja Theory and the University of Cambridge. New VR Game Could Help People With Anxiety; Ninja Theory Partners With University of Cambridge ...

The praying mantis looms large, towering over you and filling your field of view. It has its prey in sight – an unsuspecting Bombardier beetle. The menacing green insect twitches its arms, and closes ...

Virtual-reality therapies can place a person in a serene setting to work out past traumas, manage the perception of pain -- and have even helped some paralyzed patients to recover partial muscle ...

Virtual reality therapy could be a key to helping patients with psychosis reduce agoraphobic avoidance and distress, according to a recent study published in the Lancet. In the study VR therapy was ...

Over the past few years, virtual reality (VR) has emerged as a remarkably useful addition to the field of medical science. From offering physician training and helping people cope with pain to ...

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Meta wants to make it clear it's not giving up on high-end VR experiences yet. So, in a rare move, the company is spilling the beans on several VR headset prototypes at once. The goal, according to ...

We're so used to seeing virtual reality depicted nefariously in films like The Matrix, Virtuousity (a forgotten '90s classic) and The Lawnmower Man, it's genuinely surprising to see something that ...

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The best VR headset can be your ticket to the middle of a lightsaber battle, courtside seats at a big game and even the middle of a blood-pumping workout that’s a whole lot more fun than going to the ...