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Is This a Happy Cow?
Images of cows wearing virtual reality headsets have gone viral, but experts say understanding what makes cows happy is a more complicated question.
Prison Company Patents VR to Give Inmates Brief Taste of Freedom
Global Tel Link Corporation says the system would allow an inmate to "for a brief time, imagine himself outside or away from the controlled environment."
Documents Show Police Virtual Reality Training for 'Mentally Ill Subjects'
The scenarios in VirTra's training include "Hot tub trio," where an officer encounters people "in the backyard hot tub, playing loud music and possibly smoking marijuana."
How a Forgotten VR Satire Game Got Caught Up in Far Right Propaganda
'The American Dream' wasn't a game many people played, and yet, the far right social network Gab somehow ended up using its artwork.
The Good, the Bad, and the Weird of Gaming During a Pandemic
The lockdown forced people to stay inside and look towards virtual worlds for comfort and connection. The industry boomed and things got weird.
Watch These AI Hands Attempt to Play an Unplayable Song on the Piano
This algorithmically-generated virtuoso can play almost any composition by ear.
COVID Has Closed Theaters, But Some Actors Are Finding Work in Virtual Reality
'The Under Presents: Tempest' brings the closeness of interactive theater online at a time when people are furthest apart.
Watch a VR Performance By Jean-Michel Jarre
The pioneering French composer staged a virtual reality concert to celebrate World Music Day.
People Are Socialising More than Ever, Just In a New Way
A new culture is emerging as people all over the world are forced to stay at home to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
'Half-Life: Alyx' Is Scary as Hell, and Proves Valve's VR Gamble Paid Off
Under the heavy burden from a decade of speculation and expectations, 'Half-Life: Alyx' delivers.
Russian Farmers Put Cows in VR So They Can Chill
An experiment straps virtual reality headsets onto dairy cows to let them de-stress, and yield more milk.
‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Arrives March 2020, And It Looks Stunning
Virtual reality might not have been how folks figured Half-Life returned, but here we go.