Playing a virtual reality game can increase a person's sense of altruism and influence levels of empathy, according to a new study from University of Oregon researchers. The study tracked participants ...

Silicon Prairie Startup Week attendees get a firsthand experience playing the OVRP’s virtual reality game at Catalyst on October 9. Each player learns how to intubate a patient in the virtual hospital ...

The combination of the two technologies is enabling agencies to give employees hands-on training in the safest environments possible. Most job-related safety training is pretty basic and involves ...

The best video games carry a feeling of immersion, as though players are being actively transported into the world of the game. Virtual reality takes that immersion to the next level. Players truly ...

In honor of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Awareness Month, Abraham Homer, MS, the gaming technology supervisor and creative technologist at Children's Hospital Colorado, shared how virtual reality ...

Huntsville residents can go on a “Call of Duty” type of adventure, battle pirates over treasure or race each other on motorcycles. They can do all of that in one place: Parkway Place Mall. DiVRgence ...

Immersive Media Communication graduate students Isaac Wu (left; game developer) and Leila Okahata (researcher). The student research team tested a prototype of their custom-built virtual reality game ...