Virtual Reality

China is counting on Apple Vision Pro to make AR and VR viable for their startups

Apple's Vision Pro holds the key to China's AR & VR industry booming. While there are many companies that offer VR headsets, most tech companies anticipate it will take Apple to shake up the VR and AR industry

Whole New Dimension: Scientists create VR headset that lets users ‘smell’ games and movies

The new VR headsets can release up to 30 different scents and use paraffin wax mixed with perfume. The headset can change smells within 1.5 seconds and will greatly enhance the immersiveness and user experience in video games, 4D films, and virtual educational settings.

New virtual reality 'death simulator' lets users see what happens to them after they die

Shaun Gladwell, an Australian artist has created a VR programme that lets his patrons experience "death" and have an out-of-body experience, in a very realistic setting. More and more artists like Gladwell are using AR and VR for experiential art projects.

Are we living in a computer-simulated universe?

The branch of science known as information physics supports the idea that our universe is a computer simulation with someone (possibly an advanced alien species) fine-tuning the conditions and that space-time and matter are not fundamental phenomena

UAE's big tech bet: All you need to know about Dubai's ministry in the metaverse

The UAE has announced that its economy ministry is setting up shop inside the immersive virtual world. The UAE hopes the metaverse can add $4 billion to its annual GDP and 40,000 jobs to its workforce by 2030

EdTech: A force for good and defining role it has in inspiring a whole new generation

EdTech will play a defining role in inspiring a whole new generation to innovate and change India

How Kashmir-origin doctor separated Brazilian twins fused at the brain

Three-year-old boys Bernardo and Arthur Lima were born with fused brains in Brazil. The operation was conducted by a team of 100 medical experts, engineers and support staff in separate countries wearing virtual reality headsets, led by Kashmiri-origin Dr Noor ul Owase Jeelani from London

Apple's AR glasses will be launched in 2024, along with a second-gen VR headset

Apple has been betting big on augmented reality and virtual reality. They have been planning to release an AR/VR combined headset sometime in the future, but before that, they plan on releasing a pair of AR glasses.

India sets up Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics task force: What this means for future of metaverse in country

Experts claim "there is no reason why India cannot be a world contender in building the metaverse" if the announcement of the AVGC task force in Budget 2022 is followed by robust execution.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shares metaverse plans, talks about users' immersive experience on MS Teams

MS Teams will allow users to create their own 3D digital avatars and collaborate in virtual spaces by plugging into the virtual reality headset such as Microsoft’s HoloLens and Facebook’s Oculus.