virtual reality

‘Cybersickness’ from VR headsets hits women more often

Researchers are exploring the causes and potential solutions to cybersickness, as it could have a negative impact when virtual reality starts playing a bigger part in job training or education in classrooms.

  • By Rachel Cramer, Futurity

VR drives next-gen situational awareness for public safety

The winner of NIST’s challenge developed a digital twin of a command center that gives remote users access to the center’s large-format video walls and 3D tools through a head-mounted display.

  • By Stephanie Kanowitz

VR trains responders for mass casualty events

Conducting a disaster response training program can be costly and time-consuming, but a virtual reality simulation can train multiple employees at once and provide performance assessments.

  • By Kaitlyn Levinson

VR map tracks ‘silent killer’ of extreme heat

A 3-D map of Washington, D.C., overlaid with temperature data illustrates urban heat islands and shows neighborhoods that are most at risk.

  • By Chris Teale

State expands life sciences, emerging tech clout with research institute

A new medical research hub in Maryland will use artificial intelligence, virtual reality and other emerging technologies to improve health care training, treatment and research.

  • By Kaitlyn Levinson

Is the metaverse really the future of work?

And will it all be as rosy as Meta promises?

  • By Ben Egliston, Kate Euphemia Clark and Luke Heemsbergen, The Conversation