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Metaverse Company to Offer Immortality Through ‘Live Forever’ Mode
Somnium Space is developing a way for people to talk to their loved ones even after they die. All it requires is massive amounts of personal data.
I Tried to Find a Date in the Metaverse
Could I become a pro at love with nothing but an Oculus VR headset and a few flirty pick-up lines?
At SXSW, A Pathetic Tech Future Struggles to Be Born
The first SXSW in three years was taken over by crypto-mania fueled by marketing hype.
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.