Getty Images has launched a new business that it hopes will provide its users with an even richer visual experience as it dives deeper into the creation and distribution of virtual reality content.

How does the book and upcoming movie "Ready Player One" compare to the reality of Virtual Reality today and 2049? What's possible today, and in the near future?

What is VR? Virtual reality uses computer technology to take you somewhere else—a digital “space” where you can move through and interact with others in a simulated environment. Whether that ...

Another place where virtual reality will be important is sharing the significance of your work. As scientists, we typically present our data to each other using PowerPoint presentations, which is ...

Japan’s government and NHK are bullish about giving Japan a broadcast system that supports ultra-sharp 8K — 16 times the resolution of HD — in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Virtual reality was supposed to transform entertainment. At least, that was the expectation roughly a decade ago with the arrival of the Oculus Rift, the first virtual reality (VR) headset from ...

A diagram shows how Amazon’s blended-reality mirror could put an observer into a virtual scene. (Amazon Illustration via USPTO) How would that glitzy cocktail dress look on you when you’re on ...

Now that virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) are becoming more mainstream, people outside of tech circles have more questions about how these technologies differ ...

Xbox itself may have swerved virtual reality, but its previously-announced partnership with Meta VR seems to be on the horizon. A now-deleted thread on X (formerly Twitter) shared images of the ...

The Tribeca Festival in New York City features powerful examples of storytelling through the use of virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, interactive media and other ...

Virtual reality, with its ability to simulate almost any space, presents practically unlimited feedback communication and highly motivating gaming tasks that can fill in the missing components of ...