Tag: Virtual Reality
We now know what Sony’s PlayStation VR2 headsets look like
by Kyt Dotson | Feb 22, 2022 | News | 0 |
Sony has revealed the look of its upcoming PlayStation VR2 headset, which will match the PS5....
Read MoreVirtual Reality Imaging of Molecular Peptides
by Nelson Williams | May 11, 2011 | News | 1 |
Sure, the Playstation Network is still down and you can’t play any of your 60$ games on your 300$ console, but who needs that when you have step-through models of proteins in virtual reality? Drug Discovery and Development...
Read MoreVirtual Reality System In Tests To Help Drug Abusers
by Nelson Williams | Oct 21, 2009 | News | 0 |
Because if there’s one thing drug addicts know, it’s altered realities. The system, being tested at Janus in Santa Cruz, allows patients to enter a simulation of real-world locations, like a house or a park, where...
Read MoreSound Engineers Dance to the Beat of a Virtual Drum
by Nelson Williams | Oct 8, 2009 | News | 0 |
Sound engineers at Ford are tuning in to the techniques of virtual reality to create better stereo systems for the automaker’s latest vehicles. By simulating the effects of a given sound system design inside a virtual car,...
Read MoreWorld’s Coolest Virtual Reality Chamber Helps Researchers
by Nelson Williams | Sep 16, 2009 | News | 0 |
Scientists get all the cool toys. Not only do they get to play with a world-destroying supercollider, but now the labcoat set has themselves a giant virtual reality chamber with more speakers and screens than an...
Read MoreLockheed Martin Patents New Virtual Reality Machine
by Nelson Williams | Sep 3, 2009 | News | 0 |
Virtual reality is coming ever closer to your living room, and recently, Lockheed Martin has filed a patent for a new type of portable VR machine. The system includes gloves, a helmet, and a stand with motion tracking cameras....
Read MoreBoston Planning “Mixed Reality” Charter School
by Nelson Williams | Aug 27, 2009 | News | 0 |
One of the greatest powers of our teleconnected age is the ability to reach out and do good work from anywhere to anywhere. Telecommuting, it’s called. Virtual reality adds the power to actually be there without being...
Read MoreReturning Veterans Use Virtual Reality to Fight PTSD
by Nelson Williams | Aug 3, 2009 | News | 0 |
The PTSD in question being Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, which comes quick when a bomb blows the front half of your Humvee into tinfoil. The condition is easy to pick up, and hard to shake. You see, the problem with PTSD is...
Read MoreVirtual Surgery Using Video Game Technology
by Nelson Williams | Jun 24, 2009 | News | 0 |
You see, back in the day when computers were new and exciting, I went to college and majored in something wonderful; virtual reality. Not to play games, not to do 3D animation, although there was that. Mostly, I knew that...
Read MoreUS Army Seeks to Prevent Suicides by Deploying Video Games
by Nelson Williams | Nov 30, 2008 | News | 0 |
The high-stress environment of the Iraq occupation, combined with longer tours of duty, has taken a deep toll on US soldiers. One grim result of these unfortunate conditions is the suicide rate among personnel, which has jumped...
Read MoreTED.com — Will Video Games Become Better Than Life?
by Nelson Williams | Nov 3, 2008 | News | 1 |
It’s my belief that the future of humanity will be something like the Matrix with friendly AIs, save points, and porn. The reason why I think this will come to pass is I’m a gamer. So many people are playing games...
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