virtual worlds : Science World Report

Feb 22, 2016 06:59 AM EST

3D Virtual Images are Becoming So Realistic that Humans Have a Hard Time Telling the Difference

People may be having a harder time telling the difference between what's real and what's virtual.

Nov 24, 2015 07:46 AM EST

Virtual Reality May Link Simulated Driving with Real Driving Using the Human Brain

Using their state-of-the-art simulation facility, scientists have explored the use of car driving simulators as tools for training and testing drivers to reduce road traffic accidents and fatalities.

Nov 10, 2015 08:56 AM EST

Levitating BitDrones Display Information Midair with Physical Blocks

A new system may revolutionize the way people interact with virtual reality. The system, called BitDrones, allows users to explore virtual 3D information by interacting with physical self-levitating building blocks.

Nov 09, 2015 11:33 AM EST

Augmented Reality May be the Future of Gaming and Child Creativity

Augmented reality may just be the future of gaming and interactive exploration.

Oct 07, 2015 03:07 PM EDT

Pokemon Go Shows the Rise in Virtual Reality Gaming

Virtual reality is spreading out into everything from video games to high-tech equipment used in space. Now, though, VR is possibly getting one of its biggest pushes yet in the form of Pokemon Go.

Aug 11, 2015 09:54 AM EDT

Virtual Reality Kickstarter Turns You into an Astronaut by Putting a Camera in Space

Have you ever wanted to see what Earth looks like from space? You, too, can be an astronaut--with the power of virtual reality.

Jun 27, 2015 09:16 AM EDT

NASA Takes New HoloLens Virtual Reality Headset to the International Space Station

NASA may be taking Microsoft's Hololens to space. The virtual reality headset has been sent to the International Space Station (ISS) to give astronauts superior vision for repairs and other operations.

Sep 26, 2013 02:32 PM EDT

New Device Enables You to Physically Walk in Virtual Realities

How is it possible to walk through 3D virtual realities while staying in one place? Engineers from the Vienna University of Technology have solved this problem and are now introducing their “Virtualizer”.

May 17, 2013 09:53 PM EDT

Worlds Largest Virtual Universe Now Running For 10 Straight Years

The massively multiplayer game EVE Online is special in many ways -- it is possibly one of the biggest social experiments ever, and it is live and growing. The epic online universe is running persistently since exactly 10 years this month, which means that player characters "born" at the launch day ...

Dec 27, 2012 11:29 AM EST

Sex matters in virtual worlds, females more naked, says avatar study

Virtually more naked: Female avatars expose substantially more skin than males in the virtual world of Second Life, according to research just published in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Matthieu Guitton and colleagues from Laval University, Canada.